An education tool study on mechatronics: emulation of stepper motor driving systems by using a microcontroller based system interface

Some type of electromechanical actuator related driving systems, such as stepper motor driving systems, have various types of implementations in the mechatronic systems. Besides the implementation variety, rapid changes in the actuator and driver technologies make it a costly and difficult task training about the type of mechatronic systems. It is most acute for undergraduate programs, specially. However, with the introduction of computers and flexible programming techniques, it is now possible to simulate these systems easily. Systems can also be emulated economically, in this way. Therefore, electromechanical actuator related mechatronic systems could be leached and/or trained, by computer simulations and/or emulations. This paper describes such a teaching and training tool study on stepper motor driving systems, including full-step, half-step and micro-step driving implementations. System emulations are fulfilled by using a microcontroller based system interface in the study.