From the manual .............
Most drives will work well with a 1 microsecond minimum pulse width. If you have
problems with the test moves (e.g. motor seems too noisy) first check that your step pulses
are not inverted (by Low active being set incorrectly for Step on the Output Pins tab of Ports
and Pins) then you might try increasing the pulse width to, say, 5 microseconds. The Step
and Direction interface is very simple but, because it "sort of works" when configured
badly, can be difficult to fault-find without being very systematic and/or looking at the
pulses with an oscilloscope.