This Module enables the users to use a stepper motor as a rotary encoder for position control and Up/Down direction control. A bipolar stepper motor can be used as a rotary sensor as it generates two channel strings of pulses by turning the shaft. The circuit provides Step pulse and Up/Down Direction signals by rotating the stepper motor shaft clockwise or counterclockwise directions. The outputs are TTL logic signals. The operating supply is 5V DC and the circuit consumes very low current.
This Module enables the users to use a stepper motor as a rotary encoder for position control and Up/Down direction control. A bipolar stepper motor can be used as a rotary sensor as it generates two channel strings of pulses by turning the shaft. The circuit provides Step pulse and Up/Down Direction signals by rotating the stepper motor shaft clockwise or counterclockwise directions. The outputs are TTL logic signals. The operating supply is 5V DC and the circuit consumes very low current.
Mode Selection Jumper J1
RBIAS– Resistor R8 (Range 2K Ohm to 10M Ohms) – Refer to Figure below
When the shaft of the stepper motor is turned two coils of the bipolar stepper motor generate two electrical signals which are connected to IN1 and IN2 of the U1 NCV1124 chip. The chip continuously compares the stepper motor output signal to a user−programmable internal reference. An alternating input signal of appropriate amplitude at IN1 or IN2 results in a rectangular waveform at the corresponding OUT terminal OP1 and OP2, both these signals are interfaced to the LS7184 quadrature clock converter. When both signals are applied to the A and B inputs of the LS7184 they are converted to Clock and Up/Down direction control. These outputs can be interfaced directly with standard Up/Down counters for direction and position sensing of the stepper motor. The number of pulses per rotation depends on the stepper motor output. Output pulses are proportional to stepper motor output. A standard 1.8-degree stepper motor provides 200 Pulses per rotation. Any small or big-size bipolar motor can be used as a rotary sensor
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