RE: [avr-gcc-list] Stepper motor driving?

[Rune Christensen]

Hello

Atmel have an application note AVR360 Step Motor Controller
This is a very short one.

There is also several application notes with keyboard and displays.

I think you will need a driver between the step motor and the avr.
I will select the at90s2313.

If you use a numeric PS/2 keyboard, then you will only need two I/O pins to
connect to the keyboard.
The display can be a 16 chars X 1 line lcd in 4 bit mode (with r/w hardwired
to w) that will use 4 data + 2 control.

Then you will you will use 8 I/O pins for interface.
Leaving 7 I/O pins to the step motor.
You will also need something to activate the camera if it's taking still
pictures.

If the step motor driver has an enable pin you will be able to multiplex
some of the pins. That will say that the 4 data pins could also be used for
the step motor. Because the display and the motor wouldn't be active at the
same time.

I found a little step motor tutorial on http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/

Some links
diagram - http://www.jrkerr.com/pstep_bd.pdf
L297 - http://www.micromouse.co.uk/datasheets/data/l297.pdf
L298 - http://www.micromouse.co.uk/datasheets/data/l298.pdf

The driver could be a L298.
It should be possible to implement the function of the L297 in software.

Good luck.

If you have any questions just mail me.

Best regards
Rune Christensen


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:address@hidden Behalf Of Jim Ford
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 10:30 PM
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Subject: [avr-gcc-list] Stepper motor driving?


Hi, I'm new to AVR's and this list, so please be patient with me!

I'm considering using a stepper motor to drive a camera panoramic head,
hopefully to enable me to select on a keypad the number of images in 360
degrees I want, and the delay before images start being taken (so I can hide
behind a tree and not be in the picture!).

I already have a 8 wire stepper motor with a nice reduction gearbox fitted
and have bought an av90s2313 based board ('Microbot'). I've also been give a
av90s1220 that I'm going to use for a prototype board. I've a _little_
experience in Z80 programming (going back about 15 years!) and some 'C'
experience. I anticipate a steepish learning curve for learning to progarm
the AVR chips.

My question is: Am I on a loser with the above AVRs, or do I need something
a bit more 'heavyweight'? Also, does anyone know of a similar project that I
can crib from?

I would be grateful for any info on using stepper motors - googling
initially
looked productive, but the most useful looking links proved to be dead!

Regards: Jim Ford

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