Trinamic (Analog Devices)

Trinamic (Analog Devices) contact details

Analog Devices, Inc. (principal executive offices)

One Analog Way
Wilmington, MA 01887
United States

Telephone +1 781 935 5565

Website analog.com

TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG

Hamburg
Germany

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Contact details as published by Analog Devices, Inc., checked 2026-10-30. Specify Motion is not affiliated with Analog Devices, Inc..

Trinamic (Analog Devices) product lines

Who Trinamic is

Trinamic is a motion control brand that grew up in Hamburg, Germany, and is now part of Analog Devices (ADI), where it is sold as ADI Trinamic. Its products span from silicon to complete axes. They include stepper motor driver and motion controller ICs, a hardware field-oriented-control (FOC) servo controller chip, small controller/driver boards (TMCM modules) and PANdrive motors that have a module mounted on the back of a stepper motor.

For a machine designer, the Trinamic range suits small axes that need to be quiet, efficient and compact at 10 to 48 V, such as laboratory automation, small positioning stages, pumps and format adjustment on packaging machines.

History and ownership

Product documentation names the developer as TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany. The TMC4671 datasheet carries a 2022 copyright in that name, and older manuals refer to the former website, trinamic.com. Trinamic products are now listed, documented and sold on analog.com. ADI’s product pages describe “ADI Trinamic” controller/driver chains and ADI Trinamic software. The pages we read do not give the date on which Trinamic joined the ADI group, so we have not stated one. ADI completed its acquisition of Maxim Integrated on 26 August 2021; that announcement does not mention Trinamic.

Analog Devices, Inc. was incorporated in Massachusetts in 1965 and is listed on Nasdaq as ADI. Its principal executive offices are in Wilmington, Massachusetts. ADI’s website gives about 24,000 employees and FY2025 revenue of $11.0 billion.

Product portfolio

Stepper controller/driver modules

• The TMCM-1211 (StepRocker) is a single-axis stepper board built on the TMC5160. It runs from 10–30 V with up to 5.7 A RMS and 256 microsteps, and has USB, RS485 and step/direction interfaces. It includes StealthChop, StallGuard and CoolStep.
• The TMCM-1316 adds closed-loop operation with an external encoder through the TMC4361 and TMC5160 chain, also at 10–30 V and 5.7 A RMS.

See how to select a stepper drive and closed-loop stepper motors explained.

BLDC and multi-motor modules

The TMCM-1637 is an 80 × 40 mm FOC module for BLDC, stepper and DC motors. It runs at 10–30 V, with 5 A RMS continuous and 7 A peak, ABN encoder and Hall inputs, and RS485 or CAN at 1 Mbit/s. See how to select a PCB-mount servo drive.

PANdrive integrated steppers

• The PD42-1241 is a NEMA 17 PANdrive with 0.20–0.80 Nm holding torque, 10–30 V and up to 3 A RMS. It has a 1,024-count SensOstep magnetic encoder and USB, RS485 and CAN.
• The PD-1243-IOLINK is a NEMA 17 unit (0.27 Nm) controlled over IO-Link (IEC 61131-9) on an M12 connector. It suits format-adjustment axes that a PLC sets up through an IO-Link master.
• The PD57/60-1378 pairs a NEMA 23 or 24 motor with a 12–48 V module running CANopen (CiA 301 / 402), with closed-loop operation from an external encoder.

ICs

Trinamic’s chips include the TMC5160 stepper controller/driver, the TMC4361 motion controller, the TMC4671 FOC servo controller (for PMSM, BLDC, two-phase stepper and DC/voice-coil motors, with PWM from 25 to 100 kHz). They are of interest to engineers designing their own drive boards.

Technologies

Trinamic’s named driver features appear across its stepper ICs and modules:

• StealthChop gives quiet, voltage-mode chopping at low speed.
• StallGuard detects load and stall without a sensor, so a machine can home without a switch.
• CoolStep adapts motor current to the load, which cuts heat and power.

The TMCL firmware and TMCL-IDE let a module run standalone scripts or take direct commands.

When you specify a Trinamic module, check the supply range (many modules stop at 30 V), the RMS current against your motor’s rated phase current, and whether the interface (RS485, CAN, CANopen or IO-Link) matches your controller. See servo vs stepper for the wider choice.

Module or PANdrive?

A TMCM module mounts in the cabinet or on a board and drives a motor you choose, so you can match the motor’s torque and frame to the axis. A PANdrive fixes the motor and the electronics together on the back of the motor. That saves wiring and space, and the PD42-1241’s built-in encoder can detect lost steps. The constraint is that motor size and current come as a set: the PD42-1241 offers 0.20 to 0.80 Nm on NEMA 17. Use a module plus a separate motor when the axis falls outside the PANdrive range.

Industries served

Modules and integrated steppers of this size are typically used in laboratory and medical automation, packaging and format adjustment, small positioning systems and pumps. See medical and laboratory and packaging and food.

Global and UK presence

ADI product pages show the status, pricing and stock options for each Trinamic module. ADI has sites in the USA, Ireland and Asia. No UK-specific Trinamic contact is published on the pages we read.

Specify Motion is independent of Analog Devices and Trinamic and is not a distributor for either company. Our engineers can help source Trinamic modules and PANdrive motors or propose equivalents from our supply network on published figures; see find a replacement or the servo drives hub.

Trinamic (Analog Devices) history: key dates

1. 1965Analog Devices incorporated in Massachusetts
2. 2021Analog Devices completes its acquisition of Maxim Integrated (26 August)
3. 2022TMC4671-LA datasheet revision published under TRINAMIC Motion Control, Hamburg

Trinamic (Analog Devices) stepper drives

Stepper drive

TMCM-1211 (StepRocker)

Single-axis stepper controller/driver board built on the TMC5160: 10–30 V, up to 5.7 A RMS, 256 microsteps, StealthChop, StallGuard and CoolStep, with USB, RS485 and step/direction.

Closed-loop stepper drive

TMCM-1316

Single-axis stepper controller/driver for closed-loop operation with an external encoder, using the TMC4361 and TMC5160: 10–30 V, up to 5.7 A RMS, RS485, USB and step/direction.

Trinamic (Analog Devices) servo drives

PCB-mount drive

TMCM-1637

80 × 40 mm single-axis field-oriented-control module for BLDC, stepper and DC motors at 10–30 V, 5 A RMS continuous and 7 A peak, with ABN encoder and Hall inputs and RS485 or CAN at 1 Mbit/s.

Trinamic (Analog Devices) stepper motors

Integrated stepper motor

PANdrive PD42-1241

NEMA 17 PANdrive integrated stepper combining the TMCM-1241 module and motor: 0.20–0.80 Nm holding torque, 10–30 V, up to 3 A RMS, SensOstep 1,024-count encoder and USB, RS485 and CAN.

Integrated stepper motor

PANdrive PD-1243-IOLINK

NEMA 17 integrated stepper with an IO-Link (IEC 61131-9) interface on an M12 connector: 0.27 Nm holding torque, 6–28 V, 1.2 A RMS and a 10-bit SensOstep sensor for step-loss detection.

Integrated stepper motor

PANdrive PD57/60-1378

NEMA 23/24 integrated stepper for 12–48 V with CANopen (CiA 301/402) at up to 1 Mbit/s and closed-loop operation from an external ABN encoder fitted to the motor shaft.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Trinamic website?

Trinamic products are now listed on the Analog Devices website, analog.com, under the ADI Trinamic name, with product pages, datasheets, hardware and firmware manuals and the TMCL-IDE software. Older Trinamic documents also refer to the former site trinamic.com.

What is the phone number for Trinamic or Analog Devices?

Analog Devices' principal executive offices are at One Analog Way, Wilmington, MA 01887, telephone +1 781 935 5565, as given in its annual report. Trinamic product support is handled through the analog.com product and support pages.

Who owns Trinamic?

Trinamic is part of Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI). ADI's product pages describe the technology as ADI Trinamic, and the TMCM, PANdrive and TMC products are sold and documented on analog.com. The product documentation names TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany.

Where is Trinamic based?

Trinamic's documentation names TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg, Germany. Its parent, Analog Devices, has its principal executive offices in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA, and sites across the USA, Europe and Asia.

How do I buy Trinamic products in the UK?

Trinamic products are sold through Analog Devices, with status, pricing and stock options shown on analog.com product pages. Specify Motion is independent of Analog Devices and can help source Trinamic modules or propose equivalents from our supply network.

What does Trinamic make?

Trinamic makes motion control ICs (stepper drivers and motion controllers such as the TMC5160 and TMC4361, the TMC4671 FOC servo controller), TMCM controller/driver modules for stepper and BLDC motors, PANdrive integrated stepper motors, and the TMCL firmware and IDE used to program them.

Sources

1. Analog Devices: TMCM-1211
2. Analog Devices: TMCM-1316
3. TMCM-1637 hardware manual
4. PANdrive PD42-1241 TMCL firmware manual
5. PANdrive PD-1243-IOLINK hardware manual
6. PANdrive PD57/60-1378 CANopen firmware manual
7. TMC4671-LA datasheet
8. Analog Devices: About ADI
9. Analog Devices annual report on Form 10-K, fiscal 2023
10. Analog Devices completes acquisition of Maxim Integrated

Figures are summarised from the sources above and from manufacturers' published data on the date shown. Always confirm against the current datasheet for your exact part.