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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: Robotics Guy on January 20, 2009, 02:17:43 PM

Title: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: Robotics Guy on January 20, 2009, 02:17:43 PM
How do you control stepper motors, the one's that turn both directions?

I'm using a PIC microcontroller. Do I need to buy some kind of speed controller to control stepper motors?
Title: Re: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: Razor Concepts on January 20, 2009, 02:30:57 PM
I've never done it but this should help you:
http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G14197
Title: Re: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: Admin on January 21, 2009, 08:56:50 AM
sparkfun.com sells a stepper motor driver for like $15 if I remember right.
Title: Re: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: Webbot on January 21, 2009, 12:05:52 PM
Quote from: Robotics Guy on January 20, 2009, 02:17:43 PM
How do you control stepper motors, the one's that turn both directions?

I'm using a PIC microcontroller. Do I need to buy some kind of speed controller to control stepper motors?

See my stepper tutorial http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/120 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/120) which also includes links to my Stepper Motor driver.
Title: Re: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: TrickyNekro on January 21, 2009, 01:44:20 PM
Quote from: Webbot on January 21, 2009, 12:05:52 PM
See my stepper tutorial http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/120 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/120) which also includes links to my Stepper Motor driver.

Very nice... Really!!! 8)
Title: Re: How to control stepper motors?
Post by: paulstreats on March 08, 2009, 08:10:27 PM
Ive just completed a stepper motor tutorial that concentrates on software methods for controlling them without a commercial stepper controller - (they can go faster than you think)

http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/314 (http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/314)