Category: Stepper Motors

A deep dive into steppers and their control.

The Singing Stepper: A DRV8818 Primer

The code for this project can be downloaded here: MIDI_2_STEPPER_MSP430F1612_10-25-2012 I am not the first one. Many more, and before me, have used a frequency signal to feed into a stepper driver which then in turns lets the stepper sing a…

How to Wire Your Stepper

You have a stepper motor and you are wondering how to wire it to your driver board. If you have a four lead motor, then that is plenty easy. But what if the motor has five, six or even eight…

What is a Stepper Motor?

A stepper motor is a motor that moves in steps. Well, DUH! Isn’t that obvious? But it may not be. Because the notion of moving in steps is not as trivial as we may think. In fact, the ability to…