Servo or Stepper

Servo or Stepper?

Traditionally servo motors is the go to solution for demanding applications and stepper motors are the first choice for low cost machines.

Standard stepper motor

A stand stepper motor + a puls/direction driver is the starting point for a controlled rotation.
Think of a standard stepper as the seconds hand on a clock. Each puls will move it 1 second forward or backwards.
Rotation occurs when the driver sendes continuous pulses the motor.
This makes a loud squeaking noise, it can lose steps and there is no feedback to confirm the movement.
A main feature is its ability to stand completely still benefit while in requested position.
It is called an open-loop stepper which means a stepper motor without feedback.
Use this solution to get the lowest priced movement possible.

ServoStep motor

While still a stepper motor an added controller and feedback device makes it comparable to a servo motor.

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