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I have a newbie basic question.
Hello all,
I have a newbie basic question.
Is there a way to make a stepper motor just like a servo motor? Meaning using PWM so that it could be use with say the Pololu Software/Maestros or the VSA type of software? I know that asking what I believe to be a broad question, I might be missing steps or something but that is why I am asking.
I just wanted to see if there was a way to do it. I am looking to do it for longevity reasons. Servos can wear out and I need something more dependable over time. I am very new to this and just want to see if it is even possible and what hardware is needed. I also like the fact that the software that I spoke of above is so easy to use.
The end result that I am looking for is to use a stepper motor instead of a servo motor while having it just as easy to automatically write and run scripts for a series of actions to perform using the software as I have suggested above. The stepper motor needs to act just like a servo would. Meaning, having a middle at rest position and then when it is needed, move to the left or right position as commanded.
Sorry in advance for such noob type questions.
Any help is very much appreciated.
John
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It’s possible but you will need to find a matching project.
Here is an Arduino based project that look like that.
forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=191968.0
Hello and thank you for responding to my post so quickly DiaLFonzo.
I do appreciate the suggestion but that is not what I am looking for. I am not looking in to writing scripts/code myself.
I should probably be a little more succinct and to the point.
Does anybody know of any existing software that will control stepper motors in a similar fashion that the VSA Brookshire software or the Pololu Maestro Servo Controller software does for servos? It would be software that takes all of the guess work out of it. Software that you decide the actions, timing and movement of the stepper motors and it writes and runs the sequence for you. The idea would be to control many stepper motors doing different things at different times in a sequence with hopefully/maybe showing the actions in some kind of GUI screen.
That is what I am looking for. I just wanted to know if there was something like that, that actually existed or is actually possible in the way that I am hoping for it to be. If not according to whomever, I would love hear some reasons or maybe just the facts that I do not have.
Thank you for any suggestion or comments from anybody.
John
Hi John,
Off-the-shelf we do not have a solution for that.
However making a controller that make your Stepper act like a R/C servo would allow you to control them in the standard softwares SSC-32 Sequencer / VSA Brookshire / Maestro.
