Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] motor drive

Yes,
The Gecko 201/210 will go under the microstepping bipolar chopper category.
They limit the current by chopping and microsteps by not only changing the
direction of current thru the coils but also the current relationship
between the two phases in a sin/cos scheme.

/Henrik Olsson. Sweden.

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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] motor drive


> Hope you guys don't mind answering this simple question.
>
> A stepper drive can be classified as Unipolar, Bipolar, bipolar
> chopper, etc. The G201 is described as a microstepping drive. How
> would one classify the G201/210?
> Would it be classified as a bipolar? Would it also be a chopper? Or
> does it limit the current in other ways?
>
> Simpleton