In Botland you will find easy-to-use, stable and precise stepper motors drivers. These are intelligent and innovative PVC plates that enable the professional use of stepper motors in CNC devices (e.g. in 3D printers and plotters). Stepper motors are commonly used in such projects as automatic and robotic projects, manipulators, measuring devices, and scientific projects. Due to the fact that stepper motors are often placed in toys - interactive, walking and other - as well as related devices, the general use of stepper motor drivers is really very wide.
Stepper motor drivers
Stepper motor driver A4988 RepRap - green
Stepper motor driver based on the A4988 system. Voltage supply in the range from 8V to 35 V, with maximum current consumption of 1 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/16 of a...Stepper motor driver A4988 RepRap - red
Stepper motor controller based on A4988. Powered from 8 - 35 V, with a maximum current consumption of 1 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/16 steps.StepStick DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver
Stepper motor's driver based on the system DRV8825, allows you to control the motor with a current consumption of up to 1.5 A (with cooling of up to 2.2 A) per coil, at...Stepper motor driver L9110 12V/0,8A
The driver module uses L9110 chips to control one stepper motor or two DC motors. Supply voltage is from 3 V to 12 V. Continuous current up to 800 mA.Bigtreetech TMC2226 v1.0 Stepper Motor Driver
Two-phase stepper motor driver. Maximum current consumption per coil is 2.8 A . RMS effective value is 2 A. It ensures a smooth operation with a resolution of 256 steps. The...DRV8834 stepper motor driver Low-Voltage 10,8V 2A - Pololu 2134
Stepper motor controller based on the DRV8834 system allows you to control a motor with a current consumption of up to 1.5 A (momentary up to 2 A) per coil, with voltage from...A4988 - stepper motor driver RepRap 35V/2A - Pololu 1182
Stepper motor driver based on the A4988 system. Voltage supply in the range of 8 to 35 V with maximum current consumption of 2 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/16 of a step....TB67S249FTG - Stepper Motor Driver 47V/1,6A with headers - Pololu 3097
Stepper motor driver based on the chip TB67S279FTG. Powered by a voltage range of 10 - 47 V, with a maximum current consumption of 4.5 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1 /...- Reduced price
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Grove - PCA9685 - 16-channel server driver, 12-bit PWM I2C
A 16-channel PWM generator useful when there is no microcontroller output. It allows, among others: controlling servomechanisms, adjusting motor speed or changing LED...STSPIN220 Low-Voltage Stepper Motor Driver Carrier - Pololu 2876
Stepper motor driver powered from 1,8 V to 10 V. Maximum resolution: 1/256 koku. Can operate without heat sink or forced air flow at 1.1 A per phase.DRV8434A stepper motor driver 48V/2A - Pololu 3764
Stepper motor driver module based on the DRV8434A chip from Texas Instruments. It allows you to control a motor with a maximum current consumption of up to 2 A per coil,...A4988 Black - stepper motor driver RepRap 35V/2A - Pololu 2128
Stepper motor driver based on the A4988 chip. Powered by a voltage range of 8 - 35 V, with a maximum current consumption of 2 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/16th of a step....TB67S249FTG Stepper Motor Driver Carrier 47V/4,5A - Pololu 2973
Stepper motor driver based on TB67S249FTG chip. Powered by a voltage range of 10 - 47 V , with a maximum current consumption of 4.5 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1 / 32...MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control (Header Pins Soldered) - Pololu 2967
Stepper motor controller based on MP6500 system. Powered from 4.5 V to 35 V, with a maximum current consumption of 2.5 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/8th step. The module...- Reduced price
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TB6612 - two-channel 13.5V / 1.2A motor driver with connectors - Adafruit 2448
Dual-channel driver motors on the basis of the layout of the TB6612FNG . The voltage of the motors is d 4.5 V to 13.5 V and logic voltage ranges from 2.7 V to 5 V . The...MP6500 - stepper motor driver 35V / 2.5A - with analog current control - Pololu 2966
Stepper motor driver based on MP6500 chip . Powered by a voltage range of 4.5 - 35 V, with a maximum current consumption of 2.5 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/8 step. The...- Reduced price
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Cytron Shield-MDD10 - two-channel DC motor driver - 7V-30V/10A - Shield for Arduino
A module that allows you to control two DC motors or one stepper motor using Arduino. The overlay allows you to adjust the direction and speed of motors with current...Stepper motor driver HY-DIV268N-5A in case - 48V5A
Stepper motor driver based on the system TB6600 allows you to control the motor with a current consumption of up to 5 A (range is adjustable from 0.2 A to 5 A) on the coil...MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control - Pololu 2968
A stepper motor driver based on the MP6500 chip . Powered by a voltage range of 4.5 - 35 V, with a maximum current consumption of 2 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/8 step....MP6500 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier, Digital Current Control (Header Pins Soldered) - Pololu 2969
Stepper motor driver based on MP6500 chip. Powered by a voltage range from 4.5 V to 35 V , with a maximum current consumption of 2 A per coil. Maximum resolution: 1/8 step....- Reduced price
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STSPIN820 Stepper Motor Driver Carrier - Pololu 2878
Stepper motor driver based on the STSPIN820 chip. It is powered from 7 V to 45 V, with maximum current consumption of 0.9 A per coil without heatsink (momentary up to 1.5...- Reduced price
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DRV8434S stepper motor driver 48V/2A SPI - Pololu 3768
Stepper motor driver module based on the DRV8434S chip from Texas Instruments. It is powered with the voltage in the range from 4.5 V to 48 V. It offers a wide range of step...- Reduced price
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Simply Robotics Motor Driver Board - motor driver - for Raspberry Pi Pico - Kitronik 5348
It imposes on the Raspberry Pi Pico extending the functionality of the module with the ability to control servos and motors. It allows you to simultaneously control 8 servos...L298N - two-channel motor driver
Two-channel H-bridge. Supply voltage: max. 46 V. Max. instantaneous current 2 A. Housing: Multiwatt15 (THT).Stepper drivers presented in this category allow you to control the direction and speed of rotation of the motor. The resolution of the motors (microstep size) is also set using such plates. This page also provides detailed information on how to connect the motors. Thanks to them, controlling a stepper motor becomes very easy. Please see all the products below!
How to choose a driver for a stepper motor?
In this category, you can choose from stepper motor drivers specially selected by the specialists of the Botland store. Such devices allow you to precisely control the operation of one or more motors. They are suitable for bipolar and unipolar components. The controllers use signals from any system that generates logical states, such as: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, STM32Discovery, or microcontrollers. If you create a project in the field of programmable electronics, these types of boards will certainly find their application sooner or later. It is also worth noting that some models allow you to simultaneously connect DC motors, stepper motors and servos, as well as sensors, LCD display, memory card reader or Bluetooth module, which allows you to create more advanced projects.
The standard system consists of a controller that takes pulse signals from a system generating logic states and converts them into a signal fed to the motor windings. As for the way the device works, the stepper motor converts the pulsed electrical signal from the controller into a sequence of movements. The direction of rotation is determined by the type of pulses supplied. In turn, the speed of rotation depends on the frequency of the pulses, and the number of microsteps depends on the number of pulses. Therefore, when choosing, it is necessary to check the detailed technical parameters of a given PCB.
Stepper motors – mechanism of action and current intensity
To understand how a stepper motor driver works, it is necessary to understand how a motor of this type itself works. Well, the movement of the motor results from the interaction between the stator's permanent magnet and the alternating magnetic field, which in turn is directly proportional to the current flowing in the windings. It follows from the above reasons that when choosing a controller one should first of all take into account the intensity of the current consumed by the coils.
The controller should have a current capacity corresponding to the rated value of the motor. The rated motors’ value should not differ by more than ± 5% of the motor current value. In many available controllers in this category of the Botland store, it is possible to independently limit the maximum current consumed by the stepper motor. For this purpose, it is enough to use the built-in potentiometer located on the PCB.
It should also be remembered that stepper motors work all the time and consume the most current in the holding phase, which in turn causes the motor to heat up. Therefore, it may be necessary to use an appropriate heat sink to prevent damage to the controller and the motor.
Choosing a stepper motor and its driver
The key parameter of the stepper driver is the voltage range and the torque. This is because the same parameters are extremely important when selecting the motor itself. Both devices should be matched to each other. When selecting a controller with a specific voltage range, one should take into account mainly the torque (power) of the motor, which directly depends on the speed of the impulse growth (i.e. on the supply voltage) and the voltage resistance of the controller to the electromotive force generated by the motor.
In turn, the aforementioned high voltage of the controller supply allows the current intensity in the coils to increase rapidly. More voltage is more engine dynamics, and lower voltage causes a deterioration in engine dynamics and speed.
Remember that for additional information on stepper motors and drivers, see our guides published on the Botland website. Be sure to read the specification of a given product by going to the product sheet. We wish you great shopping at the Botland store!