EDN

Bipolar Stepper Motor Control

First, we want to explain how such a controller works and what’s involved. A bipolar motor has two windings, and thus four leads. Each winding can carry a positive current, a negative current or no ...
EDN

Bipolar Stepper or Dual DC Motor Driver IC

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC revealed a new low voltage bipolar stepper or dual DC motor driver IC. The A3916 device was designed for pulse-width-modulated (PWM) control of low-voltage stepper motors or ...

ROHM’s Flexible Brushed DC Motor Driver ICs for a Wide Range of Applications

ROHM Semiconductor today announced they have developed two new motor driver ICs for brushed DC motors, BD60210FV (20V, 2ch) and BD64950EFJ (40V, 1ch). They are intended for use in home and office ...
Electronics For You

Driving Motors In Everyday Devices

From home appliances to industrial tools these motor driver ICs help designers save space power and development time.
Electronic Design

Driver ICs Elevate Design of Stepper-Motor Control

Stepper motors are now being used more frequently in industrial environments. Increased performance and reduced size make them increasingly attractive, and their application is no longer limited to ...
Electronic Specifier

ROHM unveils flexible DC motor driver chips to target energy-efficient appliances

ROHM has launched two new motor driver integrated circuits aimed at broadening the range of applications for brushed DC ...
Embedded

Trinamic launches multi axis stepper motor servo module

TRINAMIC extends its portfolio of TMCM embedded motor control modules. Following the success of the TMCM-351 triple axis board, the TMCM-3351 is designed to be as easy to use as its sibling, but with ...
Electronic Design

DMOS Microstepping Driver with Translator and Overcurrent Protection

Allegro MicroSystems has announced a new integrated bipolar stepper motor driver IC with built-in translator for easy operation. Allegro MicroSystems has announced a new integrated bipolar stepper ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Control a Stepper Motor Using a Computer

Stepper motors produce accurate, computer-controlled motion for applications such as robotic arms and paper-feed mechanisms for printers. They require current pulses delivered through a special ...
Hackaday

stepper motor driver

When you think about highly-precise actuators, stepper motors probably aren’t the first device that comes to mind. However, as [Diffraction Limited]’s sub-micron capable micro-manipulator shows, they ...
Machine Design

Bipolar rotary hybrid stepper motors now available

The new PJE series of bipolar hybrid stepper motors from Nippon Pulse America Inc. are available in sizes from 20 to 86 mm in diameter (NEMA sizes 8 to 34). The motors provide high torque in each of ...