The Stepper-Stick was designed to allow a first time user to learn to move a stepper motor intelligently in under half an hour.

Housed in a USB Stick measuring only 2" x 1" x 0.5" thick, the fully intelligent stepper motor Controller + Driver is capable of moving bipolar stepper motors of 0.5A current.

A Bipolar Stepper motor is wired to the stick via 4 wires. When inserted to the USB of PC, the drive draws power up to 0.5A from the PC, which is adequate to drive a small motor. The Stepper-Stick appears as a Virtual Com Port, and commands are easily sent via ASCII text from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) or from the EZStepper Windows application.

The Commands are intuitive and simple. For example, the command A10000 will move the stepper motor to Absolute position 10000. (This communications protocol is compatible with devices that use the Cavro DT or OEM protocol.)

The Stepper-Stick is also capable of stand-alone operation with no connection to a PC. It can be set to execute a preset string of commands upon power up (i.e., only power is required in this mode). The Commands include nested loops and execution halt pending a switch closure, which is useful in stand-alone applications.

The Stepper-Stick Stepper Motor Controller + Driver will work with any stepper motor that is 1.7" or smaller (size17 or smaller). This drive is designed to enable a first time user to make a Stepper Motor move intelligently in less than half an hour.

Once your motor is connected, connect the RS-485 Converter to your COM port on a PC and you'll be ready to start moving your motor. Please refer to the EZ Start Document to get started.

Features

• 0.5 Amp Chopper (PWM) Driver
• Operates fom 5V USB Power or external 5V source.
• Stand alone operation with no connection to a PC
• Execution Halt pending switch closure
• Pre-wired for OptoSwitch inputs (see wiring diagram)
• Full, Half, Quarter or Eighth step bipolar contro
• Industry standard communications protocol
• Homes to an Opto or Switch closure with a single command
• Fully programmable ramps and speeds
• Industry standard communications protocol
• Homes to an Opto or Switch closure with a single command
• Fully programmable ramps and speeds
• Four Digital I/O and two 1/2 Amp Power On/Off Drivers included
• Switch selectable device address
• Software selectable "Move" and "Hold" currents
• Optional ADC Inputs
• Hold Current automatically selected upon move completion

Support Links

• STEPPER-STICK Wiring Diagram
• STEPPER-STICK Command Set
• STEPPER-STICK Windows Application

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