From: Rohan P. <roh...@gm...> - 2009-02-04 09:19:43
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Hi! I am a new user! I am a n00b in electronics! My friends and I are Computer Science students.. [image: Confused] We are using stepper motors to control the camera's azimuth and elevation..This is not the only objective.. for that we are using the following equipment! 1) Overo Earth ==> http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/view/Hardware-Specifications/Overo-Specifications/112.html 2) summit an expansion board for overo earth ==> http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/view/Expansion-boards/Overo-Expansion-boards/112.html Which stepper motor kit should i use? please specify which are available in india... There are signals in the summit boards Signals (Available on 0.100" through-holes at 1.8V logic) can these be used to control the stepper motor?? Please bear with my n00bness !! [image: Embarassed] I actually found these stepper motors! ==> http://robokits.co.in/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_4&products_id=139 And these controllers for them ==> http://robokits.co.in/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=15 will this driver accept the input from the 1.8v signals from the summit ??? but it says : "Upon giving the battery/power supply to circuit it will drive the motors as per the input from RC circuit / Microcontroller / PC output or any other circuit that gives 3-5 V output. " I dont know if summit gives 3-5 V output !! |
From: No O. <log...@gm...> - 2009-02-04 09:41:53
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The summit provides 1.8v outputs (as stated on the Gumstix website) so it cannot directly control the driver you specified. You have to either find another driver that accepts lover voltage inputs or use a level shifter circuit to boost the output signals. You can use Google to find out about voltage level shifters of course. On 2/4/09, Rohan Patil <roh...@gm...> wrote: > Hi! I am a new user! I am a n00b in electronics! > My friends and I are Computer Science students.. [image: Confused] > We are using stepper motors to control the camera's azimuth and > elevation..This is not the only objective.. > for that we are using > the following equipment! > > 1) Overo Earth ==> > http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/view/Hardware-Specifications/Overo-Specifications/112.html > 2) summit an expansion board for overo earth ==> > http://www.gumstix.net/Hardware/view/Expansion-boards/Overo-Expansion-boards/112.html > > Which stepper motor kit should i use? please specify which are available in > india... > > There are signals in the summit boards > Signals > (Available on 0.100" through-holes at 1.8V logic) > > can these be used to control the stepper motor?? > > Please bear with my n00bness !! > [image: Embarassed] > > I actually found these stepper motors! ==> > http://robokits.co.in/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_4&products_id=139 > > And these controllers for them ==> > http://robokits.co.in/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=15 > > will this driver accept the input from the 1.8v signals from the summit ??? > but it says : "Upon giving the battery/power supply to circuit it will drive > the motors as per the input from RC circuit / Microcontroller / PC output or > any other circuit that gives 3-5 V output. " I dont know if summit gives 3-5 > V output !! > |