{"id":16364,"date":"2024-10-18T07:46:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T04:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sahinrulman.com\/how-to-control-a-stepper-motor\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:12:43","slug":"how-to-control-a-stepper-motor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sahinrulman.com\/en\/how-to-control-a-stepper-motor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Control a Stepper Motor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brushless DC motors are called stepper motors. These brushless motors have a longer lifespan than brushed motors. They operate accurately in position and speed control without requiring feedback.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things to Know When Controlling a Stepper Motor<\/h2>\n\n<p>There are some important points to know about stepper motor control. We can share these with you as follows: <\/p>\n\n<p>When controlling a stepper motor, you need to know the amount the stepper motor will rotate for each full step. If the step resolution is not marked on the stepper motor, it should be turned by hand and the number of steps counted.  <\/p>\n\n<p>After learning the number of steps, it is divided by 360\u00b0 to find the step angle. <\/p>\n\n<p>Stepper motors have 4 coils and 5 terminals: 4 separate terminals and 1 common terminal. An ohmmeter measurement is performed to find the common terminal. A fixed resistor is placed between the common terminal and the other terminals, and the common terminal is identified.   <\/p>\n\n<p>The stepper motor does not operate directly from the microcontroller output. The outputs must be amplified. This requires a transistor, a dedicated stepper motor driver, or a FET integrated circuit.   <\/p>\n\n<p>Some stepper motors have 6 terminals. In these stepper motors, 2 terminals are connected together and used as 5 outputs.  <\/p>\n\n<p>For more information about stepper motors, you can read our blog post titled \u201cWhat is a Stepper Motor? What are its Types? And How Does it Work?\u201d <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performing Stepper Motor Control<\/h2>\n\n<p>Step motoru kontrol ederken, \u00e7al\u0131\u015fma voltaj\u0131 ortak terminale uygulan\u0131r. Kalan 4 terminal, transist\u00f6r veya FET gibi bir anahtarlama eleman\u0131 ile entegre edilmi\u015ftir. Bu 4 ba\u011flant\u0131 do\u011fru \u015fekilde yap\u0131l\u0131rsa motor d\u00f6necektir. Ancak, yanl\u0131\u015f ba\u011flan\u0131rsa motor titreyecektir. B\u00f6yle bir durumda, do\u011fru sonu\u00e7 elde edilene kadar 4 terminal ba\u011flant\u0131s\u0131 de\u011fi\u015ftirilir ve test edilir.     <\/p>\n\n<p>During stepper motor control, the frequency at which current pulses are delivered increases the speed of the stepper motor. With each current pulse, the stepper motor moves at a specific angle proportional to the motor frequency value and motor structure. Current pulses must be sent to the stepper motor in a specific sequence. If the previous pulse is not applied before the next pulse is sent, the stepper motor will brake.    <\/p>\n\n<p>To learn about step skipping issues in stepper motors, you can read our blog post titled <strong>\u201cInformation on Encoder-Equipped Stepper Motors Against Step Skipping Issues.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p>To browse <strong>stepper motor<\/strong> options, you can click on the relevant link or contact us for detailed information. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brushless DC motors are called stepper motors. These brushless motors have a longer lifespan than brushed motors. They operate accurately in position and speed control without requiring feedback. 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