This page is for step and direction timing of stepper drives.

Please add to this list using the stepconf wizard format and in nanoseconds so it will be uniform.

Some boards have know issues see the troubleshooting hardware page

If your unsure about your drive timing start high like 10000 for each and test. remember that signal conditioning and opto-isolation can increase timing requirements. That’s why you need to know the timings for a driver board, not just the step translator chip that is contains.

Also notice that some controllers step on the falling edge some on the rising edge. This matters as it will change the timing and will be hard to trace. make sure LinuxCNC follows what the controller expects.

Note 1 if an asterisk precedes the name then the values are not confirmed. If you can confirm the values please do…

Times listed are in nanoseconds (ns). Multiply microseconds (us) by 1000 to get nanoseconds (ns)

Manufacturer	Model	Step Time	Step Space	Direction Hold	Direction Setup	Steps on	Spec Sheet
Chinese Blue Boards	TB6560 CNC Stepper Motor Driver Controller Board	150000	150000	150000	150000	Falling Edge	http://hyu68.com/cp8.htm
Gecko	201	500	4000	20000	1000	Falling Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g201-rev-16.html
Gecko	202	500	4500	20000	1000	Falling Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g202-rev-15.html
Gecko	203v	1000	2000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g203v-rev-7.html
Gecko	201x	500	3000	20000	1000	Falling Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g201-rev-16.html
Gecko	212	500	4000	20000	1000	Falling Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g212-rev-15.html
Gecko	213v	2000	1000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/stepper-drives/g213v-rev-7.html
Gecko	320	3500	500	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/dc-servo-drives/g320-rev-7.html
Gecko	320x	1000	2500	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.geckodrive.com/support/motor-control-manuals/dc-servo-drives/g320x-rev-10.html
Granite Devices	VSD-E/XE Evolution	125	125	125	125	Rising Edge	http://granitedevices.fi/assets/files/vsd-e_160_manual.pdf
Granite Devices	VSD-E/XE DualDC	150	1850	150	800	Rising Edge	http://granitedevices.fi/assets/files/vsd-e_160_dualdc_manual.pdf
JVL	SMD41	500	500	2500	2500	Rising Edge	http://www.jvl.dk/files/pdf/lb043gb.pdf
JVL	SMD42	500	500	2500	2500	Rising Edge	http://www.jvl.dk/files/pdf/lb043gb.pdf
Linistepper Open Source	RULMS1	30000	100000	4000	4000	Rising Edge	http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/linistep/index.htm
Linistepper Open Source	THB6064	2300	2300	4600	1000	Rising Edge	http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/THB6064/index.htm
*Motion Control	MSD542	>1500	2000	2000	2000	Rising Edge	http://www.motioncontrolproducts.com/c2/uploads/msd542%20datasheet.pdf
Parker	OEM750	200	300	0	200000	Rising Edge	http://www.compumotor.com/manuals/OEM750/OEM750_Entire_Rev_B.pdf
ST	L297	?	500	4000	1000	Rising Edge	http://www.st.com/stonline/books/pdf/docs/1334.pdf
Xylotex	XS-3525/8S-3	2000	1000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.xylotex.com/XS3525V202.pdf
Xylotex	XS-3525/8S-4	1000	1000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.xylotex.com/XS3525V400.pdf
Lin Engineering	Silverpak 17D/DE	20000	20000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.linengineering.com/site/products/pdf/SilverPak17D_DE-manual.pdf
Hobbycnc	Pro Chopper Board	2000	2000	2000	2000	?	http://www.hobbycnc.com/products/hobbycnc-pro-chopper-driver-board-kits/
*Routout	2.5amp Stepper Driver	200	1000	1000	?	?	http://www.routoutcnc.com/2-5ampdriver.pdf
*Intelligent Motion System	IM483	1000	1000	1000	1000	Rising Edge	http://www.imshome.com/im483.html
Keling	4030	5000	5000	20000	20000	?	http://www.
Keling	6852	1750	1750	10000	10000	Rising Edge	http://www.kelinginc.net/kL-6852.pdf
Sherline	8760	1000	6000	24000	24000	?	http://www.sherline.com/
Burkhard Lewetz	Step3S	6000	15000	?	5000	?	http://www.lewetz.de/download/ibstep3se.pdf
Parker Compumotor	Zeta 4	200	200	?(200)	?(200)	Rising Edge	http://www.compumotor.com/manuals/ZETA/ZETA_Rev_A_Entire.pdf
www.cncdrive.com	Dugong	1000	2500	1000	1000	?	http://www.cncdrive.com/content/dugong.htm
www.cncdrive.com	DG2S-08020	1000	2500	1000	1000	?	http://cncdrive.com/DG2S_08020.html
Wantai Motors	DQ542MA	5050	5050	500	500	?	http://www.wantmotor.com/ProductsView.asp?id=257&pid=82
Leadshine USA	Digital DM422 40V 2.2A	7500	7500	20000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM422m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital DM556 50V 5.6A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM556m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital DM856 80V 7.0A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM856m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital DM870 80V 7.0A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DM870m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital DM1182 150VAC 8.2A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/DM1182m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital EM402 40V 2.2A	10000	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM402d_P.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital EM503 50V 4.2A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM503d_P.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital EM705 70V 7.0A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM705d_P.pdf
Leadshine USA	Digital EM806 80V 8.2A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/EM806d_P.pdf
Leadshine USA	Analog M415B 40V 1.5A	1500	1500	8000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M415Bm.pdf
Leadshine USA	Analog M542 50V 4.2A	1500	1500	8000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M542V2m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Analog M752 75V 5.2A	1500	1500	8000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M752m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Analog M880A 80V 7.8A	1500	1500	8000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/M880Am.pdf
Leadshine USA	Analog M860H 80VAC 7.2A	1500	1500	8000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/MA860Hm.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushed servo DCS303 30V 15A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS303m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushed servo DCS810 80V 20A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS810V1m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushed servo DCS810S 80V 20A	1000	1000	7000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/DCS810Sm.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushless servo ACS306 30V 15A	2500	2500	10000	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshine.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS306hm.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushless servo ACS606 60V 15A	850	850	6700	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS606m.pdf
Leadshine USA	Brushless servo ACS806 80V 20A	850	850	6700	5000	Rising Edge	http://leadshineusa.com/UploadFile/Down/ACS806m.pdf
Pololu	A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier	1000	1000	200	200	Rising Edge	http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/1182/
Pololu	DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier	1900	1900	650	650	Rising Edge	http://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/2132/
cnc4you		2000	8000	5000	5000	Rising Edge	http://cnc4you.co.uk/resources/CW5045.pdf