Driving stepper motors is a perfect example: you can grab a cheap controller board, hook it up to a microcontroller, and the rest is essentially just software.

The ongoing advancements in stepper motor technology also highlight important trends for automation engineers, particularly in energy efficiency, customization and integration. Modern stepper motors ...

Nanotec will reportedly be the first manufacturer in the world to launch a sensorless control for stepper motors in which the speed of the rotor is determined by means of a "virtual encoder ...

Today in devices that use stepper motors to make beautiful music we present to you this Arduino-powered, Raspberry-Pi containing music box that uses ...

These concepts also apply to stepper-motor-based linear actuators. You could also replace the pushbutton with a control signal from a computer or a controller, thus allowing stepper motors to take ...

Due to this fine level of control, stepper motors are required in any applications where there needs to be an exact movement such as 3D printers and CNC machines (or robots).

The FTDI DLP-USB245M is a USB-to FIFO interface module that simplifies the control of multiple steppers by a PC.

The Wi-Fi Stepper module is now available to purchase priced from $59. “Wi-Fi Stepper is a feature-packed, easy-to-use, stepper motor controller accessible over Wi-Fi.

Toshiba has launched an 4 x 4mm QFN24 stepper motor driver that can run from 4.5 to 33V and deliver up to 1.2A. Typical on-resistance of the output block is 1.2Ω. “It is well suited for ...