Stepper motor driver circuit
US5225756A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P8/18
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A stepper motor driver circuit applies charging current to one phase of a two-phase stepper motor in a Sine wave configuration while simultaneously applying charging current to the opposing winding in a Cosine wave configuration to carefully control the position of the motor. To reduce memory storage requirements and therefore reduce size and cost, only quarter of the Sine and Cosine waveforms are stored in memory and with additional circuitry, reconstruction of the complete wave form is realized. Furthermore, the resulting circuitry provides the user with a Full Step position output thereby reducing the need for the controlling microprocessor to count micro-steps over long moves to monitor the motor position.
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