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From: v105l4lg@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (collie)
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Subject: Re: data needed on stepper motor and controller
Summary: Very little
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Date: 31 Jul 90 01:52:01 GMT
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In article <2465@zeus.uop.edu>, luther@uop.EDU (Pat Luther) writes...

> I recently was given a stepper motor and control chip, but no documentation.
>The motor is a 5 volts, with a step angle of 7.5 (I assume that's degrees)
>It has two wires, red and black, each coming out of the top half and bottom half
>of the motor, are these to turn the thing different directions, or what are theyfor?

>The chip is labeled:   SAA1042A 
>                         T8736
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	  This chip is a stepper motor driver chip'IC'is made by
	             Motorola SAA1042 or SAA1042A


   You looked in the wrong book,check out Motorola's book not TTL cook book.I'm
sorry that I can't provide you with the pin out as I don't have my books close
at hand,but just look in Motorola's book you will find it there.

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        I know you wanted it email,but I hit 'f' instead of 'R'.

						collie