Questions tagged [stepper-driver]
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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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Power protoboarding for Uno R3, 3x Mosfet Drivers, 1x A4988 w/motor and a grove relay
I need some help on this Arduino project. The breadboard wiring I did isn’t working for power delivery and we haven’t connected everything up thus far. I’m getting a drop in voltage when I turn on two ...
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add 2 buttons to this sketch
Can anyone tell me how to add 2 button switches to this sketch (one forward and one reverse) for a second motor?` This code works great and I would like to just add the some button switches to pins 4 ...
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Running multiple 4-wire bipolar stepper motors without drivers etc
I need to use about 120 motors for an arts project. My budget is limited, as are my skills.
I need linear motion. I have found well-priced stepper units driving lead screw and nuts at sensible prices.
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When is it appropriate to connect two steppers in series?
I'm considering building a machine that would have 4 axes, two of which would require two steppers each to allow for the desired mechanical layout. These pairs would have to run synchronously. That's ...
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How to fix overcurrent fault pin triggering stepper motor driver to stop? Or how to reduce current spikes?
I am using two DRV8825 stepper motor drivers. They each control a NEMA23 with a 50:1 gear box.
VREF is connected to the DAC of an ESP32 (datasheet). This is so I can control the torque. (I have a hard ...
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What specification on a stepper motor relates to its resistance to external forces turning it?
I'm planning to use a stepper motor NEMA17 type for my project.
One of the requirements is that the user might turn the shaft while the motor is powered and maybe moving.
Is that possible?
What ...
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NEMA 23 RPM with a tb6600 driver
I want to run a NEMA 23 with a tb6600 driver. The motor needs 2.8 amps, 24 volts. The tb6600 can output 4 amps. The voltage output of the tb6600 isn't specified on the link above but I google it and ...
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MotionKing 17H2A Stepper Motor with BigEasy Driver not working. Making noise, but not turning!
I'm trying to make the MotionKing 17H2A stepper motor to work with my BigEasy driver and Arduino Feather 32u4 LoRa.
It's just making some noise, and not turning around.
This is the diagram for the ...
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TMC5160 stepper driver - one phase seems to be offset and clipped
I am using the TMC5160 stepper driver with a stepper motor. I am configuring it in SPI mode from an STM32F4. I used the sample commands from the datasheet on page 116 (section 23 getting started) with ...
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DM542 driving Nema17 controlled by a Teensy 4.1, random stepper stalls
I am trying to drive 4 Nema17 stepper motors using 4 DM542 drivers, controlling them using a teensy4.1. The step and direction signal is level shifted to 5V, the DM542 are powered using a separate 48V ...
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Stepper Motor Driver Current Regulation: Lead Acid Batteries
I'm controlling two NEMA 34 6A stepper motors through HSS86 stepper motor drivers. The drivers take AC and DC, between 20 and 80v. I'm using them to control a golf cart via remote control, and I ...
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Stepper motor has own encoder, can I connect encoder pins to microcontroller and see feedback?
I am using closed loop stepper motor with motor driver. Here is my driver CS-D808. I am using this with microcontroller.
I want to stop this motor always certain location after 5 to 10 turns. I wrote ...
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TMC2130 Stepper Motor on Raspberry Pi. SPI issue?
For the last few days I've been struggling to get a NEMA17 (1.5 rated current) stepper motor to function with TMC2120 driver (vref = 1.0) and I'm all out of options now to try, so I'm here looking for ...
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Solution for EMI on signals in a connector?
I have PWM signal and PSU signals coming from switch mode PSU to our machine.
The motor drive boards that run the stepper motors in the machine are located in the PSU.
At the moment the outputs to ...
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Powering Arduino and stepper motor from a single 12 V power supply
I am trying to control mechanism involving a nema 17 stepper motor. I use an A4988 stepper driver and an Arduino Nano both powered by the same 12 V/3A power supply. So far I have fried or crippled 4 ...
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Missing steps while rotating stepper motor with gear 20:1 and driver tmc5160
as per the title I'm using Nema23 stepper motor and 20:1 gear and tmc5126 stepper driver. 1) I'm providing 3amp of current to motor and 4096 of microstepping. 2) Motor was working on same ...
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Why stepper motor is slow with A4988 driver?
I'm using NEMA17 17HS13-0404S1 stepper motors with Arduino CNC Shield & A4988 drivers but I think they're much slower than they should be. Hard to explain how slow they are but compared to Ender 3 ...
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Nema17/A4988 + LED display pump, 5v circuit not complete?
I'm trying to build a pump from Instructables, with no experience at all. I appear to be pretty close but the 5V line from the Arduino does not power the driver or LCD screen via my perfboard, it ...
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Possibility of series connected LIPO batteries for running stepper motor
I have project where I am using a motor driver DM860A2 to run NEMA 34 85 kg-cm stepper motor. Currently I have used a transformer to supply 48V AC during testing. I have with me four 2200 mah 11.1V ...
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Is there a concept of "rotor is blocked" feedback in a stepper motor?
I am building a mechanism to move a lever via a stepper motor controlled by a Raspberry Pi (following this tutorial) and I will be using a Stepperonline HS1715 motor.
I can estimate the angle I will ...
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Using Power MOSFETs to interupt stepper motors
To preface I need to slave one of my steppers on a CNC machine however I have switches that help "square up" the gantry. The problem is this works on two separate drives and using the enable ...
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Bipolar stepper motor spins one direction but buzzes the other direction just buzzes. The Arduino is giving Dir und Pul signals to CL57T driver
The driver recommends a 50% duty cycle for the Pul signal, and a HIGH/LOW signal to determine direction. The motor spins fine one direction, but with the same code for the other direction, only ...
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Controlling stepper motor with DRV8833
I’m trying to get a Nema8 stepper motor working with a DRV8833 controller. The stepper motor has 0.6 A specified on its label but no other data mentioned. Its the connections are A+, A-, B+ and B-.
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SPI Control of TMC5160-BOB using ESP32-S2 Feather
I am unable to drive a motor with the TMC5160-BOB using SPI commands. Anybody understand why?
Block Diagram:
Arduino C Code:
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ESP32 Stepper Driver Library Issue
I have been having a wired Issue which I couldn't solve during the last two days :( I'm building a winding machine using a stepper. The Stepper runs fine with basic Arduino code but the stepper only ...
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Designing a unipolar stepper driver using STM32 MCU, lack of torque
I am working on my first robotics project which will hopefully become a desktop sized KUKA iiwa. Unfortunately, I have only just completed the first year of my electrical engineering degree so have ...
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How do I run two NEMA 17 stepper motor from a 5v 3a powerbank?
The motors are 2 phased 4 wires 3.3v @ 1.5a, and I need them to run from a powerbank, how do I control and provide the motors with power? Which drivers are needed? They will be controlled by a ...
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Steppers drivers that take 3.3V (TTL) inputs
I am currently using a stepper driver from omc-stepper online. The PUL and DIR inputs work fine with 3.3V logic but not the ENA input.
Are there any stepper drivers that take 3.3V inputs?
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Why extending the wire of stepper motor leads to vibration?
I'm almost newbie in hobby electronics and I'm trying to extend the wires of my Nema17 stepper motor. (Model: Stepperonline 17HS13-0404S1, 12V, 0.4A) But somehow extension leads to vibration.
It's ...
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Power source is shorting with stepper drivers
I’m having an issue with my TB6600 stepper motor driver and I’m hoping someone can help me out. I am currently running 3 steppers, each being fed 24 volts from the power supply. The first 2 work ...
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Powering 3 micro stepping pumps simultaneously
I am currently working on a project that requires me to use three micro stepping motors that act as a peristaltic pump. I have no access to the data sheet, but the company we purchased them from has ...
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Decoupling capacitors used in a remote controlled stepper motor circuit
I am building an Arduino-based remote controller for a stepper motor-driven variable capacitor for a magnetic loop antenna to be used with an amateur radio transmitter, which will create a fairly high ...
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Need help figuring out how to organise a system to run a stepper motor at low speed without Steps-skipping
TL;DR : How to prevent step-skipping with a NEMA gearbox motor at low speed.
Edit: following @glen_geek comment, removing the load on the system seems to remove the problem, hinting at inertia and ...
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Excessive noise in stepper current
I am currently utilizing the TMC5160-BOB module to operate a stepper motor with a current rating of 2.4 amperes via the SPI interface. The supply voltage for this system is 29 volts. I am ...
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Why is stepper motor jittering when approaching body part near driver until I touch the motor?
I am controlling a Nema17 stepper motor with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 using an A4988 stepper motor driver.
When my python program finishes, the motor (which has still power) doesn't move, has I expect.
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Closed loop stepper with unshielded wires
I've bought a closed-loop stepper from a somewhat reputable manufacturer but was surprised to see 2 things:
Power cable is MUCH shorter than the signal cable (they both go to the same place - driver)
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Zero-Crossing Detector Circuit for a PWM-Generated Sine Wave
Given this PWM,
How to detect a zero crossing without a dual-voltage supply? There is only VCC and GND.
I've tried using a low-pass filter approach, but the PWM frequency is not guaranteed to be ...
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Is it possible and safe to switch between the motors when required?
I want to control a two phased stepper motor in an application, so I chose this driver. There is also a requirement for a brushed DC motor in the application. I want to save space eliminating an extra ...
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Driving 3V NEMA 17 motors with GRBL + CNC V3 Shield
I want to drive some motors using the GRBL + CNC V3 Shield.
Seeing the specs, I see that it can drive four A4988 or DRV8825 stepper motor drivers.
These drivers, are suitable for 8.2V~45V stepper ...
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Can't drive stepper motor (42BYG) with a Raspberry Pi
The end goal is to make a chess board that moves the pieces by itself with help of a plotter. We already got most of the software. We only need to make the plotter work but we are having trouble with ...
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How to ameliorate over-current from stepper motors' back EMF?
I tried changing up the power supply. I tried 15 V, and one with a higher current rating (8 A). Here is the datasheet of the I have been mainly using: EPP-200 24 (volts).
There are two stepper motors ...
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Significance of the pulse setting on stepper driver and performance
I have a stepper motor driver DM860D and I am using signals from an Arduino to control a NEMA 23 stepper motor.
Can someone explain what the significance of the pulse/rev setting on the driver is, or ...
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For the DVR8825 IC chip (not the carrier/module), nSleep and nReset need to be HIGH, why does connecting them to the IC's 3.3V out not work?
A breadboard prototype was made using the DVR8825 carrier/module:
A microcontroller's HIGH was connected to nReset and nSleep. Now a prototype was made using the IC/chip. It's 3.3V output was ...
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Replacing a single dual shaft stepper motor with 2 stepper motors
I have a stepper motor that is 42x42x60mm (width, length, height) and has a shaft in the front and back of the motor. This thing has finally given out and won't rotate even when powered down. But I ...
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Closed Loop Stepper Motor/Driver
I have been tasked with building a motion control demo box. The controller MUST include an Omron Delta Tau Power PMAC (CK3W-AX1515P).
I can be flexible with the other components (motors, drivers, etc.)...
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How to set holding torque in 3 phase stepper motor drivers?
I have no previous experience with stepper motors. I want to use such a 3-phase driver in a 3-phase open loop stepper motor.
I looked at the datasheet here, but I couldn't see any information about ...
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Rotary encoder connected to stepper driver
I want to control the speed of a stepper motor using a rotary encoder (OMRON E6B2 series) conected to one of the PUL terminals of a DM556S stepper driver.
¿Is that possible? ¿Which encoder type would ...
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Raspberry Pi motor hat not a 1 to 1 with stepper driver?
Just a general question that someone hopefully can answer.
I've been working on getting a large stepper motor setup with a Raspberry Pi, so I went for a DM556T stepper driver.
I've gotten the smaller ...
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