Question about voltage matching of motors and motor controllers into my 5 volt project

Using Arduino Motors, Mechanics, Power and CNC
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Hello all,

I have a 5 volt project and want to include a stepper motor and motor controller.

As far as the stepper motor controller goes I want to use the TMC2208 stepper motor controller because its quiet.
According to data sheet its voltage range = 4.75 to 36 Volts

I am also looking at 2 different pancake stepper motors that I might use with it.
1.Nema 14 is rated 8.5Volts and 0.5 amps per phase
or
2.Nema 17 3.8 Volt and current per winding is 1Amp

So the question is can these motors work ok within my 5 volt project?
I thought all components in my project would have to be rated 5 volts in order to work in a 5 volt project?
Can either one of these motors work fine in my 5volt project as long as the current limit for the TMC2208 is set to less than the motors max current rating? Any special requirements you think I should worry about?

This is my first project so Iam inexperienced. I dont want to blow out a motor. These are like 20$ each. Iam using Arduino Nano. Thanks

Here are the data sheets if you want more information on the items I am looking at. You dont need them to answer my question.

Stepper Motor Nema 14

Data sheet for TMC2208 is here:
https://trinamic.com/fileadmin/assets/Products/ICs_Documents/TMC220x_TMC2224_datasheet_Rev1.09.pdf

3.8 Volt motor specs

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The TMC2208 is a current controlling driver. The nominal motor voltage is irrelevant. Apply the motor voltage, under the driver limit, and set the coil current limit. The higher the voltage, up to the max allowed by the driver, the more speed and torque that the motor will provide.

Properly setting the coil current limit on the driver is imperative. This page shows how.

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