How to Interface Stepper Motor with 8051
Stepper motor is a variable reluctance DC motor. When correct input sequence of signal is given to the motor, it starts rotation in steps. ULN2003 is high voltage, high current Darlington arrays each containing seven open collector Darlington pairs with common emitters. Here it is used as a current driving IC. This IC is required because stepper motor require more than 60mA current and since controller doesn’t work at this current rating so this IC provides high current to the stepper motor. In the circuit port P2 as output port which provide input sequence to four input pins of ULN3003 and output of ULN2003 drives the motor. Input sequences : Simplest sequence 0001 0010 0100 1000 And for half step size 0001 0011 0010 0110 0100 1100 1000 1001 Circuit : Code: #include<reg51.h> sfr stepper = 0xA0 ; void delay ( unsigned int count) { int i; for (i = 0 ;i < count;i ++ ); } void main () { while ( 1 ) { stepper = 0