NEW 4 axis stepper motor driver questions
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:18 pm
Hello,
I just bought 2 of the 4 axis stepper motor drivers and have downloaded the manual for this driver..
First question:
The manual does not completely match the picture..there is another DB style connector on the board that is
NOT the DB-25 for the parallel port, it has less than 25 pins on it. So what is this port for and what is the pin out?
Second question:
I am using 6 wire steppers, are the 2 extra wires that would normally be connected to main power supply now
not needed and only the 4 wires that are each end of the coils? In other words the center taps are no longer
needed using this type of driver IC?
It would be nice if an updated manual was online rather than the one there now that doesn't match what is being
sold at present.
Thanks,
Bruce
I just bought 2 of the 4 axis stepper motor drivers and have downloaded the manual for this driver..
First question:
The manual does not completely match the picture..there is another DB style connector on the board that is
NOT the DB-25 for the parallel port, it has less than 25 pins on it. So what is this port for and what is the pin out?
Second question:
I am using 6 wire steppers, are the 2 extra wires that would normally be connected to main power supply now
not needed and only the 4 wires that are each end of the coils? In other words the center taps are no longer
needed using this type of driver IC?
It would be nice if an updated manual was online rather than the one there now that doesn't match what is being
sold at present.
Thanks,
Bruce