Overview

The project consist in designing an intelligent driver board for small stepper motors, with encoder feedback capability, serial interface control or external control by digital inputs and outputs.

Goal: developing a low-cost driver card for step motor control applicable to various equipments.

Development steps

The steps followed are as follows:

• Identification of a integrated driver for motors with size up to 24V 2A.
• Identification of a cost effective and powerful microprocessor.
• Design of an electronic board integrating different control possibilities: from autonomous control to various external interfaces.

Results

The study brought to the realization of a standardized low cost card for different application fields and equipments; extended use is possible thanks to high software flexibility.