esphome / esphome/feature-requests

work around for the 1000steps/second cap on steppers

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Description

**Describe the problem you have/What new integration you would like**

When using a high gear ratio stepper motor such as the 28BYJ-48 with an tmc2209 stepper driver(minimum microstepping 1/8)
the 1000steps/second cap of the stepper component makes it impossible to rotate the stepper at a resonable pase.

**Please describe your use case for this integration and alternatives you've tried:**

I'm trying to use this motor driver combo for a quiet smart blind setup.

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Research direction

Start by locating the stepper component and the code enforcing its 1000-steps/second cap. Review how the component handles microstepping and the TMC2209 use case, then determine how higher step rates could be supported without breaking existing behavior. Done means the 28BYJ-48 with a TMC2209 can rotate at a practical speed for the described blind setup.

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Assessment

Domain
embedded-iot
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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