
Each time the step motor driver receives a pulse, the step motor moves one step. If the driver receives 200 pulses, the motor moves 200 steps. The motor steps at the same frequency as the clock pulses. FIGURE 1: Step Motor Driver General Description The BLD72 is a step motor driver that can drive motors rated from 1 to 7 amps/phase (unipolar rating). It can handle 6 lead and 8 lead motors. This driver features a unipolar bilevel (or dual voltage) drive technique with short and open circuit prote