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US 10,516,356 B2Granted
Stepper trajectory driver with numerical controlled oscillators operated at frequency provided by a synchronized clock signal
AssigneeMicrochip Technology Incorporated
InventorKeith Curtis
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Abstract
A stepper control circuit includes numerical controlled oscillators configured to provide step signals for multiple axes of stepper motor movement. The numerical controlled oscillators are configured to be operated at a same frequency provided by a synchronized clock signal.
Claims16
A stepper motor control circuit comprising:
- a first numerical controlled oscillator configured to provide step signals for a first axis of stepper motor movement;
- and
- a second numerical controlled oscillator configured to provide step signals for a second axis of stepper motor movement;
- wherein the first and second numerical controlled oscillators are configured to be operated at a same frequency provided by a synchronized clock signal and generate step signals of different frequencies from one another.
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A method for controlling a stepper motor, comprising:
- providing step signals for a first axis of stepper motor movement by a first numerical controlled oscillator;
- and
- providing step signals for a second axis of stepper motor movement by a second numerical controlled oscillator;
- wherein:
- control of the first and second numerical controlled oscillators is performed at a same frequency by a synchronized clock signal;
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- the step signals provided to the first axis and the second axis are of a different frequency compared to each other.
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