Good cheap integrated stepper motors?

Hi,

Anyone know of sources for cheap stepper motors with integrated electronics? Maybe that's not a likely combination I suppose, but any leads or suggestions would be great.

Also, what are some of the smallest packages. Are very expensive usually? Or cheaper because of less material.

Thanks.

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Ericson Mar
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Alun

Well, thanks...but those aren't integrated. :)

Reply to
Ericson Mar

I guess it would depend on what you want integrated - driver or driver+controller? I'd say you are guaranteed to overpay if you bought your 1-axis stepper controller integrated into the motor. I don't see how it would use much less components than, say 3-axis one. Besides you loose any flexibility should you even require a different interface to the controller. Well, ontop of all of the above I would admit I have never come across a stepper motor with controller in one unit. Sounds like a custom application to me if it exists. Have you checked the usual military/industrial surplus places?

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DA

Sort of like this.

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I guess they're kind of new, relatively. I saw them in a show so I thought this was a product trend.

I'm looking for store to buy these things. And they would perhaps carry an "existing line". Not really surplus as availability is usually random. But I guess that's better than nothing.

Reply to
Ericson Mar

Here's a pretty good video one.

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Reply to
Ericson Mar

The associated page (go up and down one level on the URL) has the controllers.

You've only to screw up the connectors on the controller boxes.

A small increase in the number of wires in the total automation scenario

Reply to
Alun

Including a controller does what ? That kind of negates using a stepper in the first place. Mabe if you could tell it to move 10 steps from a usb bus ??

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GregS

r in the first

I would imagine that the advantages include miniturization and ease of use. Not everyone has stringent requirements of their motors. Sometimes it doesn't matter as long as you can achieve a position without too much "design and forethought". You don't have to know how it works. You just want a black-box.

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Ericson Mar

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