A Look Back At Stepper Motor Control
Stepper Motors are good for precision. You will always know how many steps you've taken with a stepper motor. DC motors in comparison are unreliable and difficult to control. One drawback to stepper motors is that they are inefficient. They typically sink more current than geared dc motors do.
What To Do Now
Controlling stepper motors is a gigantic leap in the right direction if you desire to make your own mobile robotics project. The inherint control that these motors have to offer allows for quick implementations in robotics where tracking movement is necessary.
Please note that the methods and circuits we've used and looked at here today are not the only ones available to us, I just offer one that I feel is simple enough for anyone to do.
Conclusion
This tutorial covered everything I had hoped it would and had enough pictures that I feel it should be fairly clear to anyone who takes a look through it.
If you have any further questions, I implore you...don't be shy, take a look at the forums or ask a question there. I check them out regularly and love getting comments & questions.
Stepper Motors are good for precision. You will always know how many steps you've taken with a stepper motor. DC motors in comparison are unreliable and difficult to control. One drawback to stepper motors is that they are inefficient. They typically sink more current than geared dc motors do.
What To Do Now
Controlling stepper motors is a gigantic leap in the right direction if you desire to make your own mobile robotics project. The inherint control that these motors have to offer allows for quick implementations in robotics where tracking movement is necessary.
Please note that the methods and circuits we've used and looked at here today are not the only ones available to us, I just offer one that I feel is simple enough for anyone to do.
Conclusion
This tutorial covered everything I had hoped it would and had enough pictures that I feel it should be fairly clear to anyone who takes a look through it.
If you have any further questions, I implore you...don't be shy, take a look at the forums or ask a question there. I check them out regularly and love getting comments & questions.