Hi I'm new to electronics. I would like to know if 12v and 20 amps is suitable for drv8825 stepper motor driver and a nema 17 17HS4401 stepper motor which has a current phase of 1.7 ampere and is it okay to perform this setup in a breadboard?
Nema 17 17HS4401 data sheet
Your datasheet link does not work for me.
If the motor draws 1.7 amps then a rough guess is that it needs about 3 watts (need to see datasheet to be sure) so a power supply delivering 12v and 0.5 amps would be sufficient. If you have a 20 amp power supply that will also be fine.
I suspect a solderless breadboard would not take kindly to 1.7 amps being passed through it.
Hi! This is the data sheet in pdf.
17HS4401-MotionKing.pdf (94.9 KB)
If that's the case with a breadboard then what is the recommended board for a high current supply? Thank you so much!
1.7A is well beyond breadboard safe limits, you'll melt something, and more to the point risk destroying the driver.
Use solder or screw-terminals. Stepper motor winding connections must be rock solid or you'll fry the driver. Never connect/disconnect the windings with the driver powered up, it will almost certainly become damaged instantly.
1.7A is beyond the 8825's real-world capabilities, it will tend to overheat and shutdown.
Adjust for <=1.5A and use a heatsink on the top of the chip, and you'll probably be OK.
Thank you so much!