Where should I go to learn about steppers motors?

Question

Well, I am trying to make a choice about dc motor with variable speed or step by step motor with microsteps driver to control the mechanism that I explained here

What i need to know is: Is there any resource in this site or another where i can start to learn about dc motors?

I am making random readings after many searches in google... but i don't know enough about these motors to get usefull information.

Thank you.

peterjcs23 · Accepted Answer

good luck with your design deliberations. Slow speed and high torque a good combination as you can choose a smallish motor and add a high ratio gearbox. You need to check the motor speed vs torque characteristic to make sure you get the torque at the speed you want. Torque is multiplied by the gear ratio and speed divided. It still sounds to me like a good stepper motor application as long as you have enough torque and do not slip steps.

shabaz · Answer

You could read a bit about a few different types of motors here: http://www.element14.com/community/community/applications/industrial-automation/blog/2015/02/14/motors--pm-dc-bldc-servo-stepper-moving-coil Brushed DC motors can be controlled with an Arduino as shown here: http://www.element14.com/community/groups/internet-of-things/blog/2015/02/11/getting-started-with-the-infineon-dc-motor-control-board Stepper motor control with Arduino can be found here: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-16-stepper-motors/overview

neilk · Answer

Hi lokkytron you could also have a quick look here: http://www.element14.com/community/people/neilk/blog/2015/01/24/arduino-controlling-stepper-motor-28byj-48-with-accelstepper-library and perhaps here: http://www.element14.com/community/people/neilk/blog/2015/02/19/test Good luck Neil

Where should I go to learn about steppers motors?

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