Can someone recommend a driver to drive a X27.168 stepper motor? I am after something that gives a smooth movement with an accurate indication. It will be used to drive a single X27.168.
Would running directly off the arduino with no driver give smooth results?
Would running directly off the arduino with no driver give smooth results?
No, you cannot drive a stepper directly from an Arduino.
I get nearly 8000 hit with a search for "X27.168 stepper motor arduino". Lots of schematics and code.
Like this one.
There is a dedicated chip , “AX1201728SG quad drive chip” for these motors , works well , cheap, and simple to use without any library . ( one pin for direction, one for "pulses" to generate the steps ( rising edge generates one micro step -15deg of the rotor ( which of course is geared down).
Needs a small delay between steps ( so the chip doesn't think it's noise?) , data sheet is out there too, from switec .
Motor runs pretty fast and very smooth.