Questions tagged [stepper-motor]
A kind of motor that moves in steps.
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How to read position sensor values more accurately for stpper control?
I am using Feather M4 express development board with DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing and Ethernet FeatherWing stacked on it. The idea is to read the target position from the UDP from 0 t0 360 degrees ...
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Should I replace my stepper driver since my motor is acting up?
I've been using a Pancake Bipolar Stepper Motor for a project and STSPIN220 as the driver, but I've been randomly having a lot of current issues causing my motor to jitter.
My project has been running ...
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Is my stepper motor driver causing me current issues or is it me?
I've been using a Pancake Bipolar Stepper Motor for a project and STSPIN220 as the driver, but I've been randomly having a lot of current issues causing my motor to jitter.
My project has been running ...
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Why is my NEMA 14 stepper motor overheating when idle?
TLDR: motor overheats >200 degF and I don't know why.
I have a NEMA 14 stepper motor (14 N-cm) driven by an A4988. The logic is controlled by an ESP-32 WROOM MCU, and the motor is powered by a 24-V ...
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Stepper Motor: Understanding why missed steps are multiples of 4
I’m trying to quantify the resolution of a stepper motor. Meaning, if I say travel to 500 steps, I want to define a window in which the stepper actually travels (say 495–505 steps). I realize this ...
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Finding power rating of stepper motor used as generator
I have a stepper motor that I want to use as a generator for a micro wind turbine project, and I need to know how much power it can generate.
The stepper motor is a 57BYGH420 for Wantai Motor, and it ...
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Bipolar stepper motor - can't decide whether its defective or not
I am trying to control a two phase bipolar stepper motor using a TMCM-3212 module. The parameters of the stepper motors are 0.96 A rated current and 2.66 V.
When I first ran the Python script of the ...
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Driving stepper motor with higher voltage
I have a DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing and I am trying to drive a ST2018S0604-C stepper motor. The motor is rated at 3.9V and the specification of the motor driver TB6612 on the FeatherWing board ...
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EMC considerations when driving stepper motors through cable
I am developing a driving circuit for a pump — essentially a stepper motor. The PWM output signals that drive the windings are connected through a connector on the PCB and an approximately 50cm cable ...
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Can I safely "home" a 24BYJ28 geared stepper by ramming it into the limit?
I am building a toolchanger for my 3D printer and I want to use a 24BYJ28 geared stepper motor for the tool changer.
When I power up the machine, the machine doesn't know the current position of the ...
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Sensor and motion system synchronization
Disclaimer: This is well outside of my field of knowledge. So please respond accordingly.
I am working on a project to measure hydrodynamic effects of a certain type of skin roughness in an open ...
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Can I link two stepper controllers and motors of different types to the same step signal outputs from a control board?
I need stepper motors of different amps and weights to mirror each other to +/- 5% total precision.
Can there be problems if I use the same step-signal pins from a control board towards two different ...
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Need help on making a stepper motor run smooth and silent with 3revs/sec (180rpm)
I am trying to make a Nema 23 motor run smooth and as much silent as possible with at least 3 revs/sec. Motor has 2 phases, 4A/phase, 0.9R active resistance and 3.8mH inductance per phase.
I have ...
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Discrete components motor driver or integrated solution
Is there any reason for someone to implement a stepper (or DC) motor driving circuit with discrete components such as ZXMHC3F381N8 and external MOSFETs, resistors, snubber circuits, flyback diodes etc....
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How to use Stepper Motor and GP1S094HCZ0F Photointerruptor to home
I am working on a robot project and am currently working on the neck joint. For this, the head will be turning, and I am using a stepper motor for this purpose as it has more than 180 degrees of ...
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