The [Denki Otaku] YouTube channel took a look recently at some stepper motors, or ‘stepping motors’ as they’re called in Japanese. Using a 2-phase stepper motor as an example, the… ...

The tool looks quite useful for setting stepper drive current and the video shows doing that both with a manual adjustment or using G-code, including some thermal images of hot drivers.

As the shift to automation continues to gain momentum in the industrial sector, servo motors and stepper motors with electric actuators become ever more important. When selecting a motor for an ...