Questions tagged [stepper-motor]
A kind of motor that moves in steps.
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Motor type require for robotic arm
I am making a tennis playing robot. There is a tennis racquet mounted on a robotic arm. I want suggestion on what kind of motor will better solve the purpose.
The arm consist of multiple motors but ...
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Appropriate step resolution and step frequency for given stepper motor speed
The stepper motor I want to drive will work at many different velocities in a robotic arm. The rotational velocity of a stepper motor depends on both the step frequency and the step resolution. But ...
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Stepper Motor Driver Output Frequency
I am working on a project with NEMA8 stepper motors, and I am using an DRV8825 driver controlled by an STM microcontroller. However, I noticed that the driver output does not match my expectations ...
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Driving stepper motor
I got a few stepper motors (NEMA-17) from an old 3D printer, I wanted to drive these motors with a uC.
I set up my circuit with DRV8825, ESP32, and a stepper motor using a 100uF capacitor between the ...
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TMC5160 stepper drivers don't enable the motor, "supply short to Phase B" bits set, driver error
I tried to create a board based on BigTreeTech TMC5160 Stepper driver with encoder functions and pure SPI driver instead of using DIR/STEP.
However, I triple checked the layout and still it didn't ...
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Why does my stepper motor shaking back and forth instead of turning and have no torque?
I've been scratching my head on this one for several days now.
Stepper motor is shaking and has no torque. A light squeeze on the shaft will prevent the motor from turning.
Motor does this: https://...
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Switch activated by stepper motor unintentionally
I want to control a stepper motor with a switch, here is the simplified setup:
and here is the code for it:
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Stepper motor not moving but driver showing lights
I am trying to get a stepper motor to work, I am following this tutorial and I have the same stepper motor/driver https://www.youngwonks.com/blog/How-to-use-a-stepper-motor-with-the-Raspberry-Pi-Pico
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Maximum distance between stepper motor and driver
I have a motor setup with the driver DM556T close to a stepper motor (model 34IP65-120)(<2m cable length) on 24V@10A power supply. Due to certain circumstances, I have to separate the driver for a ...
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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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Using STM32F407 to drive 8 pulse pins
I have an application where I need to send send signals to 8 stepper drivers on my STM32F407 Discovery board. Each stepper driver requires an independent PULSE, DIRECTION, and SLEEP signal. DIRECTION ...
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Motor and Controller to spin Camera Array
I am in over my depth with respect to motors and drive hardware.
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The motion control solutions I have tried have failed due to torque insufficiency and noise.
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I am seeking motion ...
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Unipolar stepper driven PWM to reduce voltage
I need to drop voltage for unipolar stepper motor with winding resistance 50ohm and inductance 40mH (measured with generator and oscilloscope for equivalent circuit Rout + (Rl + L)). Available Vcc is ...
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Trying to run Nema 34 stepper motor, using DM542 driver and Beaglebone black vc
I am trying to run a Nema 34 stepper motor, using a DM542 driver connected to external power supply and beaglebone blackvc. The driver needs 5 volts to run and I am confused on how to get 5 volts to ...
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STEP Motor Maximum Speed
Hello I'm struggling with getting my nema 23 step motor(3A max) to achieve maximum speeds and I'm wondering if its the algorithm or the motor driver. I'm using 24 volt power supply with TB6600 step ...
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Running TMC2240 Stepper Motor Driver with Arduino?
I am attempting to run a Nema 17 stepper motor with the BigTreeTech TMC2240 stepper motor driver. I am connecting to the driver module with an Arduino UNO R3 board, and I'm using Arduino IDE v2.3.0.
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When I hold a stepper motor while it is operating, what happens? Does it draw more current or maybe reverse current?
I was wondering how stepper motors of 3D printers work and I found that some of them does not have a calibrating mechanism like a switch or whatsoever. It seems like there is an internal thing that is ...
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Test Stepper Motor Driver TMC2208 With Multimeter
I had a faulty stepper driver which i plugged into my 3D printer motherboard (GTM32 Mini S) and when i powered up the board there was smoke and the MCU was toast. I thougt it was the board first, so i ...
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Baby bed Carousel - Is it possible to control stepper motor using L298N driver and mks osc v1.0 controller?
I have a mission. Wanted to build bed carousel for my baby and now it's a matter of honor.
What parts i have:
5 wired stepper motor - I know the trick how to convert it to bipolar one.
L298N Driver
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What is the purpose of the this part of a motor controller circuit?
I was looking at the schematic for the Pololu High-Power Stepper Motor Driver 36v4
and can make sense of most of it, except for this portion of the circuit. What is the purpose of the MOSFET and ...
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What's the difference between a direct drive/torque motor and a stepper?
A torque motor is 'either a rolled-up linear motor or a classic servo drive with a large number of poles'. As I understand it they are ironless 3 phase supply motors, though perhaps neither of these ...
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Why is the load supply (VBB1) on my A3967 shorting to both OUT1A and OUT1B when the stepper motor is disconnected?
I am utilizing the A3967 Allegro microstepping driver with translator. The problem is that I'm burning out the driver when the stepper motor is seemingly disconnected. This doesn't happen every time I ...
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Bipolar stepper motor tooth geometry
A normal 1.8 degree bipolar stepper motor has 50 rotor teeth evenly spaced around the rotor's circumference, but what is the normal geometry of the stator teeth?
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Current Limiting Circuit with Comparator/ Threshold Comparator (current limit) switch Simulation
I am driving a stepper motor with an H-bridge and hex inverter and need to create a circuit that limits the current. I need help designing a circuit with a comparator that detects a current greater ...
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How to calculate the angular resolution of a stepper motor?
I have a Motorized Vertical drive optical mount 8MKVDOM-1
Based on the specification, the resolution is 1.25 um and the lead screw picth is 0.25mm. To translate the linear resolution to angular,
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Custom mount dev-board for A4988 stepper motor drivers - motor performance issues and loud noise
I have a project that requires 3 stepper motors driven by A4988 and NodeMCU V3 LoLin (ESP32). I 3D printed a panel to mount my components. Since I have 3 seperate A4988 drivers one for each motor I ...
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Stepper motor noise
I’m currently developing a belt drive system that uses two separate Nema 42 stepper motors and an htd pulley. Everything is working well except I recently increased the supply voltage from 110 to 220 (...
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Low side driver for unipolar stepper motor (voltage drop or current limiter)
I need drive unipolar stepper motor which resides in device with center coil pins connected internally together.
So I cannot change to bipolar driver. I use ULN2003 which works and I drive it with 5V,...
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TB6600 / using with low voltage stepper motor
I'm using a classic TB6600 Stepper Motor driver (see for example link)
I have a stepper motor that is rated for 5 VDC (datasheet). I have the datasheet, but it does not specify a current limit. I ...
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DRV8825, TMC2209 burning out on stepper rotation
I have burned one tmc2209 and 3 drv8825 drivers.
I have a linear rail with nema23 on it.
Esp32-tmc-stepper conf
I wanted to move it fast, so i pushed the stage and got a magic pop and smoke.
I made a ...
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Powering a NEMA17 stepper motor (DRV8825 driver) with a mt3608 boost converter
I'm encountering a very strange problem at the moment.
In the course of my school project I need to drive a NEMA17 stepper motor with a DRV8825 stepper driver, which is soldered with its breakout on ...
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Advantages of low voltage steppers
Many vendors now offer low-voltage stepper motors, e.g. 2 V or even 1.8 V.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of such motors relative to 12 V or 24 V motors?
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Disconnecting Stepper Motor While Active
I've been playing with using one stepper motor driver to control multiple bipolar stepper motors (one at a time).
I've found disabling the stepper motor, using a relay array to switch to another ...
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Does the TMC5160 track motor position?
It's not clear if the TMC5160 has position tracking internally or if it can be used in substitute of an external encoder.
The data sheet indicates that the driver can both detect stalls and tracks ...
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Stepper motor for wire winding step calculations
Stepper motor takes 200 steps/revolution without anything attached to the shaft. With a bobbin of 10mm in diameter and 50mm in length attached to stepper motor shaft, does it take the same 200 steps/...
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Bipolar stepper motor buzzing and heating with a DRV8825 driver
I followed these instructions to drive a couple of stepper motors from a Raspberry Pi 4B and two DRV8825 drivers.
I made the board, plugged in the 16 pin drivers, wrote a Python script to instruct the ...
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Optimal Protection Circuit Configuration for TMC2209 Stepper Motor Outputs
I am currently working on a project involving a stepper motor driven by a TMC2209 driver. I aim to implement effective protection for the motor driver outputs. According to section 3.7 of the TMC2209 ...
