[sdiy] stepper motor (slightly OT)

[Scott Gravenhorst]

This looks helpful:

http://www.uleth.ca/phy/courses/physics/3000/3900/img/Physics3900_StepperMotors.pdf

The first part is about motors in general, the last part is about stepper
motors -- several kinds of them.

bschiett <Bert.Schiettecatte at esat.kuleuven.ac.be> wrote:
>hi all,
>
>i'm interested in getting into stepper motors.. i'd like to control 
>them using a microcontroller like the atmel atmega's... but I have no 
>idea what circuit I need for controlling the motor. can anyone point me 
>to an idiot's introduction to stepper motors and how to use them?
>
>thanks!
>bert
>
>

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