Questions tagged [stepper-driver]
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FPGA to control NEMA stepper motor
Is it possible to control a NEMA Stepper motor directly from an FPGA without a separate Motor Driver Circuit?
I have the following setup:
TinyFPGA BX (https://tinyfpga.com)
NEMA 17HS4401 (https://...
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Why did this arduino burn out? SilentStepStick (TMC2130) stepper at 24V
I'm new to electronics.
Attempting to bench-test a SilentStepStick stepper driver board, (based on a TMC2130)
Using: Arduino Uno, a SilentStepStick driver board, a 0.6A stepper motor, and waterott ...
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How do I wire a TMC2130 stepper motor driver to an Arduino UNO in order to control it?
I simply want to control a stepper motor with an Arduino and I need the TMC2130 to ensure it runs very quiet. I've done a lot of searching and somehow can't find how to actually wire it to an Arduino ...
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What makes a stepper motor run faster?
I have a stepper connected to a leadscrew, on which is situated a nut somehow connected to a load, along with linear bearings -- so a typical linear-actuation setup. I'm using a commonplace A4988 ...
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Why sometimes a stepper winding is not fully powered?
After some tests with my multi-meter I was quite surprised that the windings of my stepper was not receiving the full current (1.5 A) even if the driver board was set so.
After mumbling and scraping ...
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Two identical stepper motors behaving differently at higher (but below their rated) speeds
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My question might be short on specifics here when it comes to the motor-parameters, but I have been trying to understand a situation for the last 2~3 Weeks, and I still don't have an ...
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TMC5160 stepper drivers don't enable the motor, "open load" bits set, driver error
I made a 6-layer board with an ESP32-S3 and two TMC5160 stepper drivers, with external H-bridge MOSFETs (WSD4098DN56 from Winsok). I copied the schematic of common "StepStick" TMC5160 boards ...
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Why does (dis)connecting a stepper motor while powered on damage the driver?
In many manuals (for example for 3D printers), one can find the warning not to connect or disconnect the stepper motors from the electronics while powered on because that will very likely damage the ...
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Why NEMA-17 Stepper Motor with DRV8225 vibrates randomly at Idle?
I am working with a NEMA-17 Motor (17PM-K310-32VS) with motor driver DRV8225 for which I am following this guide with the exact same circuit they have given but with a addition of one push button ...
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Why are stepper motor phase currents a sinusoildal waveform?
I don't know if this is a really dumb question or not, but I've seen all kinds of torque, peak-current and RMS discussions related to current drive output for stepper motors. I acknowledge that for a ...
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Stepper driver - pinout: enable, reset and sleep
Can anybody tell me (as simple as can) what is actual difference between:
ENABLE, RESET and SLEEP pin on DRV8825 stepper motor driver ?
I'm trying to learn programing by writing simple CNC controller....
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Nema 17 Stepper Motor Weak Torque (A4988, Arduino)
I'm attempting to run a Nema 17 stepper motor using the common A4988 stepper motor driver. I'm running the motor with a Teensy 4.0, an Arduino-based microcontroller.
The main issue I'm running into is ...
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BLDC vs Stepper motor
How is a BLDC motor fundamentally different from a stepper motor? They both operate in the same way where you manually energize coils to force the rotor to turn.
Is there a reason you couldn't do ...
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L298N heating up when driving a Nema 17 with Arduino
I've just bought a Nema 17 (Motor NEMA 17 40mm 1,2A 2,6kg/cm 1,8º 42STH40 1204A CNC) to build a pet feeder, and to control it I'm using a L298N driver I've also bought. I've wired everything together ...
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Can you control the speed of a DC motor with a stepper motor controller?
I want to make an RC car and for that I need to control speed. Can I use a stepper motor controller to do this?
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