| 1 | This page documents various stepping motor controllers built in EDF |
| 2 | over the years. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | === New Super-K Power Box === |
| 6 | |
| 7 | This box is designed to be driven by the Hytec 2256 VME module, or any other source |
| 8 | of step/direction pulses |
| 9 | |
| 10 | * [[Hytec_Notes]] |
| 11 | * Schematic [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/step_motor-rev2_sch.pdf PDF] |
| 12 | [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/step_motor-rev2.sch ExpressPCB] |
| 13 | * [[Stepping_Motor_Design_notes]] |
| 14 | * Finished Layout 6/30/06 |
| 15 | [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/step_motor-rev2.pcb ExpressPCB] |
| 16 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/StepMotor2a_Nov07.zip StepMotor_Nov07a.zip] |
| 17 | Updated CPLD design which de-energizes motor when not stepping |
| 18 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/step_cpld.zip step_cpld.zip] |
| 19 | * [[SuperK_Box_Rev2]] |
| 20 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/Project1.zip Project1.zip] |
| 21 | project for testing stepping motors from PC parallel port. |
| 22 | See [[Visual_Basic_Stepping_Motor_Notes]] |
| 23 | |
| 24 | === Old Power Box for MACRO/Super-K === |
| 25 | |
| 26 | This is a Bud box with a 12V power supply, a PCB and 3 connectors (DB15, DB25 and 20 pin header). |
| 27 | It provides power switching electronics for a 5V motor. |
| 28 | |
| 29 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/stepping_motors/power_box_sch.pdf PCB Schematic] |
| 30 | partly-legible original! Component references may not be 100% correct. |
| 31 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/stepping_motors/power_box.sch ExpressPCB file] |
| 32 | (no PCB layout done) |
| 33 | |
| 34 | == Commercial Modules == |
| 35 | |
| 36 | * [http://www.hytec-electronics.co.uk/2256.html Hytec 2256] |
| 37 | step/direction outputs for 4 motors. No power drive electronics. |
| 38 | [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/DataSheets/Hytec/2256_User_Manual_IssueC.PDF User Manual] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | === El-Batanouny Lab === |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Three-motor control in rack-mount box. Uses 3 "power box" boards, |
| 43 | wired to a DB-25 connector on the rear panel. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | * [http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/stepping_motors/elbat_new_box.pdf Documentation] |
| 46 | - Revised 10 Feb 2006 |
| 47 | |
| 48 | === Control Basics === |
| 49 | |
| 50 | The Airpac motors we have lots of from a surplus lot are configured like this: |
| 51 | |
| 52 | :http://joule.bu.edu/~hazen/SteppingMotors/stepper1.gif |
| 53 | |
| 54 | This is the standard step sequence: |
| 55 | |
| 56 | || ||A||B||C||D|| |
| 57 | ||1||ON||-||-||ON|| |
| 58 | ||2||ON||-||ON||-|| |
| 59 | ||3||-||ON||ON||-|| |
| 60 | ||4||-||ON||-||ON|| |
| 61 | |
| 62 | === Other Links === |
| 63 | |
| 64 | * [http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/index.html Jones on Stepping Motors] |
| 65 | * Suggest L298 and LMD18200 chips (Digi-Key has both) |
| 66 | |