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Subject: little step-u

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-06-04 18:55 in General Discussion
Andrew,

I have the Little Step U and love it, however it's a 1:1 ratio. Sorry.

Chris Dundorf

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Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 02:22:53 -0000
From: "manwithapipe" <manwithapipe@y...>
Subject: little step-u

Just a quick newbie question regarding the little step-u...
Is it pretty much a 1:1 ratio to # of little step-u's to # of stepper
motors? Or is there a clever way to wire up a little step-u to run
more than one stepper motor independently. The reason why I ask is
because I am designing something that operates similar to a plotter
and need to know if one step-u can run both x and y. Thanks!

Andrew

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-06-04 18:55
    The Parallax BS1 application note 6: A Serial Stepper Controller shows a
    circuit and software for controlling a stepper with only 2 stamp pins.
    It uses a ULN2003 Darlington driver chip to handle the switching logic.
    I added a 2nd ULN2003 for controlling a 2nd stepper simultaneously, and
    it works well for driving 2 steppers with 4 stamp pins. I added a relay
    for ON/OFF control of the motor voltage. As shown, the Parallax circuit
    leaves the motors always ON.

    Dennis

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    Andrew,

    I have the Little Step U and love it, however it's a 1:1 ratio. Sorry.

    Chris Dundorf

    <<>>

    Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 02:22:53 -0000
    From: "manwithapipe" <manwithapipe@y...>
    Subject: little step-u

    Just a quick newbie question regarding the little step-u...
    Is it pretty much a 1:1 ratio to # of little step-u's to # of stepper
    motors? Or is there a clever way to wire up a little step-u to run
    more than one stepper motor independently. The reason why I ask is
    because I am designing something that operates similar to a plotter
    and need to know if one step-u can run both x and y. Thanks!

    Andrew

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