ESP32-S3 Powers the $20 CLMD 1.5 to Bypass Robotic Gearbox Defects

Fix 3D printed robot backlash using the $20 CLMD 1.5 closed-loop stepper driver. The board's dual encoder inputs reduce RMS ...
CNX Software

280 MHz STMicro STM32G5 Cortex-M33 mixed-signal MCU targets digital power and motor control applications

The STM32G5 series is a family of 280 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 mixed-signal MCUs designed for industrial power supplies, ...

Texas Instruments releases microcontroller with integrated NPU

GPU: A powerful, all-around player that excels at drawing pictures NPU: An energy-efficient specialist that only performs AI ...
GitHub

README.md

For students of the ENR312 Control Systems Laboratory, whose DC-motor apparatus this is. The rest of the repository is general; this page only maps the MOTOR handout to the experiment that answers ...
CNX Software

Gearotons M17 – A low-cost NEMA-17 4-in-1 servomotor with driver, motion controller, and encoder

Gearotons M17 open-source hardware servomotor integrates the four parts of a motion axis into one standard NEMA-17 body with no protrusions: the motor, the driver, the motion controller, and the ...
IGN

Control Resonant Review

Control Resonant is centered around Dylan Faden, the brother of the first game's lead Jesse Faden, who backflipped into becoming the director of the Federal Bureau of Control, and it uses his ...
Electronic Design

Arduino’s New Modulino Boards Tackle I2C and Motor-Control Limits

The Modulino Hub, Extender, and Motors boards simplify I2C expansion, long-cable communication, and protected motor control for modular embedded projects. How the Modulino Hub isolates duplicate I2C ...
Electronic Design

How to Control Brushless Motors (Part 3): Commutation

How brushless DC motors use electronic commutation to maximize efficiency and ensure smooth and stable motion. Compare trapezoidal, sinusoidal, and sensorless commutation techniques, including key ...
Game Rant

Rotary Encoder & Ion Sputter Location (With a View Quest) in ARC Raiders

Ayyoun is a staff writer who loves all things gaming and tech. His journey into the realm of gaming began with a PlayStation 1 but he chose PC as his platform of choice. With over 6 years of ...
Automation World

Absolute Encoder

The ANS/ANM58 Profinet from Sick Sensor Intelligence delivers rapid, bi-directional communication with PLCs. The design includes an improved optical measurement system for high precision movement ...
Inside EVs

This Breakthrough EV Motor Makes 1,000 Horsepower—And Fits Inside A Wheel

UK-based Yasa has revealed a potentially game-changing in-wheel electric motor. Based on its record-breaking tiny axial flux motor, the new drive unit prototype can provide over 1,000 hp per wheel.
EDN

Understand quadrature encoders with a quick technical recap

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...