Motor Control

How to Easily Design a Stepper Motor

STMicroelectronics

This presentation will explain the basics of magnetic fields and motor control with a  review of the challenges of stepper motor control design, and will present the innovative solutions STMicroelectronics brings to the market. The easySPIN and dSPIN platforms which handle most of the requirements and make the design of a stepper motor a fairly simple task will be reviewed.

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ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionOutput ConfigurationAvailable QuantityPrice
IC MTR DRV BIPLR 3.3/5V 28HTSSOPL6470HTRIC MTR DRV BIPLR 3.3/5V 28HTSSOPHalf Bridge (4)7112 - Immediate$6.94View Details
IC MTR DRV BIPLR 3.3/5V 28HTSSOPL6474HTRIC MTR DRV BIPLR 3.3/5V 28HTSSOPHalf Bridge (4)14857 - Immediate$4.95View Details

Eval Boards

ImageManufacturer Part NumberDescriptionFunctionEmbeddedUtilized IC / PartAvailable QuantityPriceView Details
EVAL BOARD FOR L6470EVAL6470HEVAL BOARD FOR L6470Motor Controller/Driver, StepperNoL64700 - Immediate$72.26View Details
EVAL BOARD FOR L6474EVAL6474PDEVAL BOARD FOR L6474Motor Controller/DriverNoL64741 - Immediate$72.26View Details
PTM Published on: 2012-10-02

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