Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Wave Drive (Mode 0)
Wave drive mode is the simplest of the modes, in which only one winding of the motor is
activated at one time (see Figure
6-6
). Each winding is energized in sequence to cause the
rotation to occur in full steps. The motor will have significantly less torque than in full-step
drive mode and is therefore rarely used.
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Figure 6-6.
Wave drive (mode 0)
Full-Step Drive (Mode 1)
Figure
6-7
shows how full-step drive mode operates. Each field is energized in turn like
a wave drive, but the next field is activated prior to turning off the prior field. In this way,
an overlapping drive is affected in the direction of travel. This is the usual drive method
delivering full-rated torque.
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Figure 6-7.
Full-step drive (mode 1)
