Step 3

The controller board

One 4-layer through-hole board carries the ESP32, three drivers and every connector. Current board: Rev-D.

65 × 80 mmboard size
4 layersGND & VMOT inner planes
Through-holeevery part hand-solderable
19.5 V inone laptop charger runs motors and logic

Before you fit the modules

  • Verify the silkscreen pin labels match the pins of the ESP32 and of each TMC2209: not turned round 180°, not offset by a pin.
  • Set the LM2596 to 5.0 V with no load, before it touches the ESP32.
  • Meter the supply and jack polarity: centre positive.

All files are for Rev-D, board id d4ed-3b79

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