The most common stepper motors are 50 pole, which results in 200 steps per revolution when driven by the 4 possible combinations of magnetic polarity of the 2 coils. If you turn them by hand, you will feel the 50 magnetic detents associated with the 50 poles.
Steve Stallings > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian R Upton [mailto:upt...@pacific.net.au] > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 3:36 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stepper motor setup and test > > Gentlefolk, > > I added a pointer to the shaft of the motor (like a clock > hand) so I could see what the motor was doing. > <snip> > > So it looks like I have a 200 step motor........... > > Ian > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
