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RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] stepper motor question

Posted by Tim Goldstein
on 2000-11-24 23:15:20 UTC
This would be a relatively easy task to program in a PIC microcontroller.
You would read the voltage with the ADC and based on the result send out a
step and direction signal to a stepper driver. I am sure there are plenty of
other ways to do it.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> Hello list.
> .
> I am looking for an electronic circuit that will allow me to read a
> voltage and then based on that voltage drive a motor in one direction to
> raise a load or the other to lower a load. Or leave the motor alone if
> the voltage is with in the range. I was told of a window compactor and I
> see how it would work . A window comparitor was posted in the
> cad-cam-dro files section and I did save it here someplace but it was
> using a standard motor which will not work for this application because
> a standard motor will not stop instantly and is not made to be turned
> off and on several times a min and thus a stepper motor would be a
> better choice. Can someone here point me in the correct direction for a
> new or modified circuit to do the above function?
>
> Thanks
> Stan
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Discussion Thread

STAN MCDONALD 2000-11-24 23:00:26 UTC stepper motor question Tim Goldstein 2000-11-24 23:15:20 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] stepper motor question STAN MCDONALD 2000-11-24 23:30:59 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] stepper motor question Tim Goldstein 2000-11-25 09:54:39 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] stepper motor question Mariss Freimanis 2000-11-25 19:21:00 UTC Re: stepper motor question Jon Elson 2000-11-25 20:07:34 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] stepper motor question