Hello,
I am fairly new with programming and Raspberry pi. Though, I feel like I can learn fairly quick. Would you be able recommend a motor controller that controls two stepper motors,
12V, 1.7A, 667oz-in NEMA-17 Bipolar Stepper Motor
I’m hoping to use something that has good instructions and is easily usable. I am planning on building a pan and tilt system for a 130mm dobsonian telescope weighing approximately 15 pounds. Controlled through a small joystick or entering coordinates through the PC connection.
Any help is much appreciated!
Thank You,
Wojtek
You need a bipolar DC stepper motor controller capable of 2A at 12V.
Since you mention entering coordinates, you will either need a microcontroller or a computer (you mention PC).
Note that a stepper motor does not offer absolute positioning, so you’ll need to determine how to zero it.
A good choice: robotshop.com/en/phidgetstep … RB-Phi-179
For my current project, I used an Arduino Uno controller board hooked up to a TB6000 Stepper Motor Driver. This provided enough current for my application (I went through others before I settled on this as my solution). Good luck!
