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Tic T500 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller
The Tic T500 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller makes basic control of a stepper motor easy, with quick configuration over USB using our free software. The controller supports six control interfaces: USB, TTL serial, I²C, analog voltage (potentiometer), quadrature encoder, and hobby radio control (RC). This version incorporates an MPS MP6500 driver, and male headers and terminal blocks are included but not soldered. It can operate from 4.5 V to 35 V and can deliver up to approximately 1.5 A per phase without a heat sink or forced air flow (or 2.5 A max with sufficient additional cooling).
Alternatives available with variations in these parameter(s): model connectors soldered? Select variant…
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Documentation and other information

User’s manual for the Pololu Tic USB Stepper Motor Controller.
File downloads
- Tic Software and Drivers for Windows (10MB msi)
- Tic Software for Linux (x86) (8MB xz)
- Tic Software for Linux (Raspberry Pi) (6MB xz)
- Tic Software for macOS (8MB pkg)
- Dimension diagram of the Tic T500 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (198k pdf)
- Dimension diagram of the Tic T834 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (215k pdf)
- Dimension diagram of the Tic T825 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (199k pdf)
- Dimension diagram of the Tic T249 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (348k pdf)
- Dimension diagram of the Tic 36v4 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (349k pdf)
- MPS MP6500 stepper motor driver datasheet (1MB pdf)
- Texas Instruments DRV8834 stepper motor driver datasheet (2MB pdf)
- Texas Instruments DRV8825 stepper motor driver datasheet (1MB pdf)
- TB67S249FTG datasheet (533k pdf)
- 3D model of the Tic T500 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (11MB step)
- 3D model of the Tic T834 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (11MB step)
- 3D model of the Tic T825 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (12MB step)
- 3D model of the Tic T249 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (12MB step)
- 3D model of the Tic 36v4 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (14MB step)
- Drill guide for the Tic T500 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (82k dxf)
- This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
- Drill guide for the Tic T834 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (71k dxf)
- This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
- Drill guide for the Tic T825 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (76k dxf)
- This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
- Drill guide for the Tic T249 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (77k dxf)
- This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
- Drill guide for the Tic 36v4 USB Multi-Interface Stepper Motor Controller (90k dxf)
- This DXF drawing shows the locations of all of the board’s holes.
- UM10204 I²C-bus specification and user manual (1MB pdf)
- The official specification for the I²C-bus, which is maintained by NXP.
Recommended links
- Video: Getting Started with the Tic Stepper Motor Controllers
Getting up and running with your Tic stepper motor controller from Pololu is easy. This video will guide you through the basic steps to connect your Tic to its software and control a stepper motor from your computer.
- Tic Stepper Motor Controller software source code
- This repository contains the source code of the Pololu Tic Command-line Utility (ticcmd) and the Pololu Tic Control Center (ticgui). It also has drivers for Windows and build instructions.
- Tic Stepper Motor Controller library for Arduino
- This is a library for the Arduino IDE that helps interface with a Tic Stepper Motor Controller using serial or I²C.