Using stepper motors with Udoo Neo

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  1. Gonzalo Calandria

    Gonzalo Calandria New Member

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    I'm new with electronics and with udoo neo and i have a question about stepper motors.
    Do i need a stepping stepper motor driver like the one in the image bellow to make it work?
    I'm trying to make a CNC from an arduino uno project and that project uses three stepper motor drivers so i want to know if i need those having the Udoo NEO board or if the board bring that on the board (i don't understand too much the "9-axis motion sensors" that are embedded).
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    This is the project i want to make
     
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  2. waltervl

    waltervl UDOOer

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    The Arduino side of the Neo does not have a stepper module *Edit* like all other Arduino's don't have a stepper module. So you will need one.

    The 9 axis motion sensor is a sensor that measures movement of the board itself. It cannot drive motors. You can use this for example when you mount your board on a robot, drone or segway clone.
     
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  3. Gonzalo Calandria

    Gonzalo Calandria New Member

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    @waltervl Thanks for your response!
    Another question.. what do you mean with "...a stepper module like all other Arduino's"? you mean that there is an arduino that came with a stepper module?

    Regards,
    Gonzalo.
     
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    waltervl UDOOer

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    I wanted to say that to my knowledge there is no Arduino with a build in stepper module.
     
  5. Cyril BOSSELUT

    Cyril BOSSELUT New Member

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    Hi,
    you must isolate motor power from UDOO power so a driver is mandatory. You can use 4 NPN MOSFETs, an ULN2003 (Darlington) or a driver board like the A4988 or the DRV8825. You will need to use 4 pins on your board (6 if you want to enable microstepping) plus 5V and GND. Here's an example:
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  6. Gonzalo Calandria

    Gonzalo Calandria New Member

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    Awesome! thanks!!
     

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