The world is digital today, and most information is represented in numbers. However, human nature is more “analog” and better represented in the old-fashioned way, using pointer gauges and bar graphs.

Adjust the phase current, crank up the microstepping, and forget about it — that’s what most people want out of a stepper motor driver IC. Although they power most of our CNC machines and 3D printers, ...

This article shows the hot-swap testing results of Allegro’s A5977 and A5979 microstepping DMOS drivers. The experimental setup, measurement of parameters are included in this article as well. This ...