Circuit diagrams and schematics - Electronic projects

The following diagram is for the main circuit of the motor driver. A testing version is shown later on this page. The testing circuit is laid out differently and shows the SN7474 in logic block form and LED’s are used to indicate the motor coils being switched. #The 555 astable oscillator produces a series of [...]

Stepper motors are devices, which convert electrical impulses into discrete mechanical rotational movements. In a typical stepper motor, power is applied to two coils. Two stator cups formed around each of these coils, with pole pairs mechanically offset by ½ a pole pitch, become alternately energized North and South magnetic poles. Between the two stator-coil [...]

Probably the simplest, reversible drive circuit is the H-Bridge. Some BEAMbots use H-bridge motor drivers; many more use an H-bridge variant of some sort. Here’s a simple conceptual schematic: Image A basic H-Bridge has 4 switches, relays, transistors, or other means of completing a circuit to drive a motor. In the above diagram, the switches [...]