An orrery is a beautiful type of mechanical contrivance, built to demonstrate the motion of heavenly objects. LEGO happens to offer just such a device, built using its Technic line of blocks, shafts, ...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines a servo device as “an adjustable-speed AC power drive system that includes an AC motor integrated by feedback, a converter, and control, ...

Microcontrollers may dominate today’s stepper motor projects, but there’s a certain charm in driving them with pure CMOS logic. This no-firmware approach strips things down to the fundamentals of ...

The SparkFun ProDriver and Mini Stepper Motor Driver make it easy to start developing with the TC78H670FTG bipolar stepper motor driver from Toshiba! On the ProDriver, the latch terminals provide ...

This library is designed to work with the Arduino IDE versions 1.8.x or later; we have not tested it with earlier versions. This library should support any Arduino-compatible board, including the ...

Even veteran engineers often suffer from a lot of misconceptions about stepper motors and how to drive them. This article will focus on clearing up just a few of these misunderstandings so that ...

Stepper and servo motors have different attributes when considered for motion applications. Torque curves play an important role in selecting the proper size and type of motor for an application.

Yes, you can program Arduino with Python using the PyFirmata library. While Arduino traditionally uses C++ code, Python can control Arduino boards through the Firmata protocol, allowing you to ...

Stepper motor on a CNC desktop machine. Source: Teodor Costachioiu/Adobe stock Stepper motors have their roots in the invention of stepping relays in the early 1900s; however, no one knows for sure ...

Stepper motor linear actuators (SMLAs) combine a stepper motor, precision lead screw and nut in one compact envelope, providing a highly configurable, customizable and robust system for linear motion.