Most of my firmware applications will have a very simple real time operating system running in the background and calling one out of eight tasks every 250 us. What this means is that each task is called every 2 ms,…
Controlling a Motor With Your Computer PART I
I was recently asked to document the system that I use to control stepper motors (or any motor, for that matter) by sending serial commands with a computer. I realize the concept can be intimidating, but is really not that…
An Interview With The DRV8833 (PART II)
EBLDC : Hi again and thanks for tuning to the second part of this interview. Mr DRV8833, we are already experts in how to use you to drive two DC motors. But we hear there is so much more…
An Interview With The DRV8833 (PART I)
Just recently I added a new design to my library of cool driver boards to consider for your next project. This time, the dual H Bridge design revolves around a low voltage device better known as the DRV8833. This puppy…
Why Is It Called Mega Motor???
Can I hook a million motors to this board? Well, I would have to admit that a million motors would be a little bit too much. Actually, about 999,999 too many. No! The AE-MDL-MegaMotor II is not a board to…
Can I drive 10A with the BTN79xx devices on the AE-7960 board?
This question came recently on my forum so I decided to answer it with a blog post. Hi Cobo, Depending on what device you position on the board, yes, you could in theory reach 70A, as proclaimed by the device…