Stepper motor facts for kids
A stepper motor is an electric motor that is able to create sharp movements. It is used, for example, in printers. Typically it has more than two wires that are needed to control it. A stepper motor needs an electrical circuit to work. There are several versions of stepper motors and several ways to drive those.
Applications
Images for kids
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A stepper motor
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Stepper motors like this are often accompanied by a reduction gear mechanism to increase the output torque. The one shown here was used in a flatbed scanner.
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A bipolar stepper motor used in DVD drives for moving the laser assembly.
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A bipolar stepper motor with gear reduction mechanism used in a flatbed scanner.
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Stepper motor with Adafruit Motor Shield drive circuit for use with Arduino
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Unipolar stepper motor coils
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Different drive modes showing coil current on a 4-phase unipolar stepper motor.
See also
In Spanish: Motor paso a paso para niños
