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Strange sound after moving the motor

2024-06-26
2024-07-03
  • Carlos Izquierdo Vázquez

    Hi Robert. I have made a focuser with an Arduino Pro Micro + DRV8825 (firmware 330). Everything works well, but I find it strange that, at the end of any movement, a sound can be heard in the motor/driver. Is this normal? Can something be modified in the code? I'm sending a video where you can hear it.
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jHl46D0PQObOcBcNFsVWoxEjMIYNci-5/view?usp=drive_link

     
  • brownrb

    brownrb - 2024-07-03

    Hi Carlos
    That noise is coming from the stepper motor, and is related to the current setting on the DRV8825. Very Very small changes on the POT of the DRV8825 can reduce it a little. I did have that issue on one of my controllers. In my case I adjusted the current to reduce the sound.

    i believe it is caused by the current being too low, and the stepper driver DRV8825 has the motor coils oscillating between steps, vibrating between the steps.

    Do you use micro-stepping?

    Eventually I gave up adjustung the POT and just replaced the DRV8825 driver chip

    Regards
    Robert

     

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