The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) defines a servo device as “an adjustable-speed AC power drive system that includes an AC motor integrated by feedback, a converter, and control, ...

This is a modification of the popular AccelStepper library that runs the motors using timer interrupts instead of polling them in the main loop. This allows for more precise step timings and running ...

Van Nuys, CA – The new LPT-60-60-60 Series of Lift, Pan, and Tilt Motorized Motion Control Stages has been released by OES (Optimal Engineering Systems, Inc.). These compact stages feature a Lift-axis ...

Posital has enhanced its IXARC family of incremental magnetic rotary encoders, increasing the maximum resolution to 32,768 pulses per revolution (PPR). This upgrade also includes new phasing options, ...

This library implements non-blocking functions to move a stepper motor by jogging (start/stop on command), or by a set angle (absolute or relative). Constant speed ...

Nanotec has expanded its product portfolio with the high-torque stepper motor ASA5618. This power pack not only meets the highest safety standards, as evidenced by its UL/CSA certification, but also ...

Rotary encoders sense changes in the position of a rotating shaft, then generate signals that send speed, direction, and position information to a receiving device such as a counter, drive, or ...

Stepper motor on a CNC desktop machine. Source: Teodor Costachioiu/Adobe stock Stepper motors have their roots in the invention of stepping relays in the early 1900s; however, no one knows for sure ...

Abstract: Incremental Encoders (IEs) are widely used in the speed and position control of electric motors due to their compact sizes and low costs compared to other alternatives. An initialization ...

The 1FK7 servo motor from Siemens is developed with field-replaceable encoders that make for quick and easy on-site service with no special tools or recalibration required. Modular design permits the ...