Mouser Now Offering STMicroelectronics' Tiny STSPIN Single-Chip Low-Voltage Motor Drivers

July 20, 2016 - Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking STSPIN low voltage motor drivers from STMicroelectronics (ST). At just 3mm × 3mm, the new low voltage STSPIN ICs are the world's smallest full-featured single-chip motor drivers, designed to control motors in devices like portable medical pumps, miniature robots, surveillance equipment, and precision tools.

ST's STSPIN low voltage motor drivers, available from Mouser Electronics, integrate all the functionalities to enable product designers to deliver compact, lightweight, and user-friendly innovations to their target markets. The series comprises the STSPIN220 stepper-motor driver with position resolution of 256 microsteps per step, STSPIN230 3-phase brushless-motor (BLDC) driver, and STSPIN240 with two complete on-chip MOSFET bridges for driving two brushed DC motors. The power stage of each device features efficient integrated MOSFETs that minimize energy loss and heat dissipation. In addition, all devices benefit from comprehensive built-in protection features including over-current, over-temperature, and short-circuit protection. These ensure ruggedness and reliability, even in harsh industrial environments, without additional components thereby further reducing cost and complexity.

The drivers operate from a supply voltage as low as 1.8V and support power-saving design with ultra-low standby current of less than 80nA for a zero-power state when the motor is inactive, as well as a powerful supply current of up to 1.3A_RMS to drive a motor in a wide range of applications. The combination of low power consumption, small form factor, and high performance of ST's new motor drivers is ideal for battery-powered Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Designers can easily evaluate the STSPIN220 motor driver in combination with an STM32 32-bit ARM^® Cortex^®-M core microcontroller as well as STM32 Nucleo development and the X-NUCLEO-IHM06A1 expansion board in an open, flexible and affordable development environment to enable fast prototyping that can quickly be transformed into final designs.

To learn more, visit http://www.mouser.com/new/stmicroelectronics/stmicroelectronics-stspin-drivers/.

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