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2025-08-21 15:44:12
I have an old i3 Mega that I'm breathing new life into and decided to do the upgrades on the drivers. I was always hesitant because of conflicting procedures and settings posted but finally took the dive. I bought the TMC2208 v3 UART drivers then realized they were the wrong ones I should have purchased the STEP/DIR ones even though they are not software configurable. Well the issue came with de-soldering the jumpers on each driver to take them out of UART mode or send them back for the right ones. It occurred to me I had read you could just remove pins 3,4 & 5 instead of de-soldering them... being lazy and knowing fully well it would void any warranty I went for it. Set the Vref at .95 on them all. I didn't physically reverse the pins to the stepper motors and instead opted to use the Marlin software upgrade that has the pin reversal in the code. Like having a new printer! The drivers are great and work perfectly. Between them and the Marlin software it has made a huge jump in print quality and got rid of the noise along with the steppers getting hot. Definitely worth the upgrade on an Anycubic i3 Mega just make sure you get the STEP/DIR ones or be prepared to do a lot of additional work on your board and coding.
Clayton
2025-07-17 11:26:19
Got these to replace my TMC2100s and they work like a champ. No more skipped steps due to over heated motors. These crank out power to my stepper motors and allow me to fine tune just how much power is going to them thru menus on my printers menu. I now run nearly 3 times less power to my motors causing them to run cold, even at speed. This means no more skipped steps due to over heating. This also means my printer runs significantly quieter. These also crank enough power to my extruder motor to run retractions @ 80mms with zero skipped steps while running cold to the touch too.Pros:Runs my stepper motors quieter than any other driver I've owned, and I've owned a lot. DRVs As and older TMCs. These put them to shame.Ability to control vref voltage from menus on my printer is really nice.Sensor less homing is the bomb once you get it tuned.Cons:Had to remove a pin to get sensor less homing working. This was a pain.Price.Other thoughts:These were spendy but if you were like me and keep having motors over heat, these will fix your problem. Worth every penny.
Lee
2025-07-04 10:10:58
My stock FLSUN QQ-S Pro was noisy out of the box. I dealt with it, but after seeing other people upgrade their stepper drivers and show videos online WITHOUT NOISE, I knew I had to upgrade mine. The process is not terribly difficult but you NEED to monitor the voltage for each driver that you install. If you're not comfortable doing that, check with local Maker Fare facilities or computer stores that might be able to assist you. My printer can support the newer TMC2209 drivers but this was an inexpensive and quick method to silence the stepper motors.
Matt
2025-06-25 18:10:01
Swapped out boards with the DOESBOT one for my 3018 PRO and popped these in as I upgraded the stepper motors. Also bought bigger heatsinks and a fan because these get very hot, very fast. They're working well.I was extremely confused by the whole UART functionality bit, there was conflicting documentation on the listing about this. However, in the end, I just popped the drivers in using jumpers for 1/16th micro stepping and it worked perfectly. So, I'm sure these work with UART, but it doesn't appear to require it.
Todd Cassity
2025-05-20 10:05:22
I put these in my anycubic mega x. I had to install custom marlin firmware but after that they worked amazing. The noise from my printer is significantly quieter. this is great because I live in an apartment and so my printer sits right behind my couch. Much easier to relax and watch tv now.
Quinn Adajar
2025-05-07 19:51:44
I had to remove the clock pin to use with my SKR 1.3 but other than that it was pretty much plug and play. One driver was having intermittent problems so I checked the pin connections to the board. 4 pins had solder on them but were not connected to the board. It was simple to resolder them. I hope they have better quality control in the future.
Maker Guy
2025-04-17 18:44:07
I used these to automate the blinds in my house. I have five running for a few months now without any issues. Initially, managing them was a learning curve for me, but once I got it all working, I could rapidly build the other four units without issues.
Customer
2025-02-18 18:58:19
Works with BIQU E3 mini dip. Did not need to solder anything. Got these because after upgrading the motors on my ender 3 pro, the stepper drivers I had didn’t have the power to drive them. I have these driving 45nm steppers for the axis and a 65nm extruder motor. They can do it in coolstep mode without breaking a sweat. My prints look great and I can’t even hear the steppers. I can hear the belts moving over the motors...
justin
2025-02-01 16:16:15
pretty obvious complaint, one of them is unusable, and one driver is the same cost of a pack of a4988
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