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Linear Servo Motors in Parallel

With the Linear Servo Motor, you have the ability to drive two motors in parallel using only one encoder and one amplifier. All other systems require two drives, two controllers and two encoders, connected together. How is the Linear Servo ...
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Closing the Loop: Stepper Motors Operating in Servo Mode

Running a stepper motor in servo mode is a bit of a new thing. In the past, when talking about utilizing rotary servo motion, that meant using a brushless servo motor; however, if you have an encoder with sufficient resolution ...
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3 Reasons to Customize a Stepper Motor

Step motors, especially tin can steppers, are typically considered commodity items – purchased by the millions and mass-produced around the world. In today’s competitive marketplace, a major factor for machine builders is still keeping costs low, but also ensuring a ...
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What’s the difference between captive and non-captive linear steppers?

Linear stepper motors are a great solution when it comes to converting rotary motion to linear, particularly when the application does not require the accuracy of a linear servo motor or closed-loop stepper motor/encoder operation. There are three mechanical configurations ...
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The four torque characteristics associated with stepping motors

When choosing a stepper motor, it is important to understand four torque characteristics: Pull-out torque is the maximum torque that can be delivered without losing steps. It reaches its maximum at the lowest frequency or speed, and decreases as frequency increases. ...
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Extreme customization, well-maintained tooling and accuracy

An OEM small-batch manufacturing customer came to Nippon Pulse because their current supplier’s motors had a very high failure rate for the newest generation version of their application. The new generation required accuracy from the motor that 50 percent of ...
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Firmware 101: What is it, why do I need it, and when should I update it?

You may or may not have heard the term "firmware" before. However, if you own any modern electronic device, you use firmware. But what does this term mean? What is firmware? In lay terms, firmware is software embedded in hardware. ...
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What’s the difference between a motion controller and a driver?

There are numerous terms that float around the motion control world and they can sometimes be confusing to novice engineers. It also can be quite unnerving to design a motion controller into a machine platform only to realize later that ...
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Motion Control Basics: What is a Motion Profile?

A motion profile is a two-dimensional visual plot of the operation of a motor. Typically, it is plotted as a trapezoid, where time is the base and speed is represented by the height; the trapezoid’s sides are the rate of ...
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Controller chips offer a variety of origin return sequences to meet application requirements

Origin return (or built-in homing) allows the controller to move the motor back to its initial, or starting, position. Every Nippon Pulse controller chip, in each of the four series, has multiple origin return sequences available, though the specific types ...
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4 steps to choosing a motion controller

A simple-to-follow graphic on the considerations required to choose any motion controller for your application. View Whitepaper
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How to choose a servo controller for your application

When it comes to developing a new application, you have many options for control: all-in-one controller boxes, integration-ready boards, and ASIC chips for complete customization. What factors should be taken into consideration when selecting a motion controller option? View Whitepaper
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