Morgan Hill, Cal. – A new RoHS compliant version of Lin Engineering’s R325 stepper motor driver is now available. Combining compact size with high performance, the R325 can be used with stepper motors of many shapes and sizes. The R325 microstepping driver is capable of output currents ranging from 0.3 to 3.0A peak while handling […]
Stepper Drives
ACS Stepper Drive/Controller offers affordable Electric Actuator Solutions
Tolomatic (www.tolomatic.com) has unveiled its latest ACS Stepper Drive/Controller. Specifically designed for use with electric actuators, the company’s latest actuator control solution (ACS) is a low-cost, easy-to-use stepper drive and controller. Integrated with configurations for the ERD, Tolomatic’s rod-style electric actuator linear motion is easily and automatically created in the desired linear units (inch or […]
Universal Single & Dual Axis Drive Modules for EtherCAT Networks from ACS Motion Control
Eden Prairie, Minn. – ACS Motion Control announces an EtherCAT slave Universal Drive Module that directly drives one or two axes. Designated the SPiiPlus UDMnt, the Universal Drive Module operates as an EtherCAT slave device to any SPiiPlus EtherCAT master controller. The SPiiPlus UDMnt supports AC servo, DC brushless, DC brush, closed and open loop […]
Rohm introduces high-performance stepper motor drivers
Rohm Semiconductor (www.rohm.com) is proud to announce the release of its new high-reliability, high-performance stepper motor drivers that offer selectable excitation modes, full-step to 16th-step with 1 A or 2.0 A output current and full-step to 8th-step with 2.5 A output current. The stepper motor drivers are now available in RS Components stocks (www.rs-components.com). The […]
Micromech introduces TMCM-078 stepper motor drive module
Micromech (www.micromech.co.uk) is pleased to launch its TMCM-078 stepper motor drive module with coil currents up to 7A and 75V. The TMCM-078 stepper motor drive is made for bipolar two-phase stepper motors, operating with motor coil currents of 0.7A to 7A (rms) (9.8A peak) and voltages of 15V to a maximum of 75V. Depending upon […]
ON Semiconductor unveils two new products for industrial sector
ON Semiconductor (www.onsemi.com) is proud to announce the launch of its two important latest products specifically designed for the industrial market sector at this year’s Electronica. Designed to enable current and next generation office and home automation applications, the manufacturer’s wide range of industrial devices provides market-leading levels of reliability and ruggedness to support the […]
ROHM’s Microstep Motor Drivers offer reliability, high performance
ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC (www.rohmelectronics.com) is proud to introduce its new high-reliability, high-performance stepper motor drivers that offer selectable excitation modes-full-step to 16th-step with 1.0A or 2.0A output current and full-step to 8th-step with 2.5A output current. The microstep drivers allow designers to optimize motor torque, vibration and noise for a variety of applications. The […]
Physik introduces new piezo stepping drives
Physik Instrumente (www.physikinstrumente.com) has unveiled its new piezo stepping drives, which can be combined with a linear encoder for nanometer accuracy over the complete scanning range. The new drives are available for PIFOC focusing systems for microscope objectives. The N-725 PIFOC scanner for microscope objectives with NEXACT piezo stepping drives offers travel ranges of up […]
Allegro introduces new DMOS Microstepping Motor Drivers offering overcurrent protection
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (www.allegromicro.com) unveiled the expanded microstepping motor driver line, including four new devices which utilize a simple Direction and STEP interface and require fewer external components. The company’s A4988/A4985/A4984 and A4982 devices are complete microstepping motor drivers with an embedded translator for overcurrent protection and easy operation to reduce rework cost in both […]
EtherCAT® Motion Box for Stepper Motor Control from Beckhoff
Minneapolis, Minn. – Beckhoff Automation has introduced the EP7041 EtherCAT® Motion Box, allowing for stepper motor control in a compact, machine-mountable device. Using the EP7041 stepper motor box, small EtherCAT motion applications can now be implemented directly in the field without a protective control cabinet. Ideal for harsh environments, the compact EtherCAT module in protection […]