Articles and blogs

Controllers are moving out of the central cabinet and closer to the process and drives are getting more work out of each kilowatt.

Discover how the TeSys Deca motor starters featuring innovative SNAP IN technology helps streamline operations, simplify training, and increase throughput.

Explore Toshiba motor drivers, MOSFETs, and isolation devices for efficient robot motion, precise motor control, thermal management, and reliable servo drives.

Learn how stepper motors work, compare with DC motors and servos, and explore torque, step angles, NEMA sizes, drivers, control methods, and uses for makers.

If you are starting out in robotics and ROS2 feels like a wall of unfamiliar vocabulary, this is exactly the blog I wish someone had handed me before I opened the documentation for the first time.

Festo’s Servo Solution is a fully engineered, end-to-end design that simplifies deployment while maximizing performance.

In my first blog, I talked about the plan and the overall roadmap. In my most recent blog, I talked about the technical plans and the road bumps we encountered. With all that out of the way, let’s talk about the final implementation and the results.

Creating a low-cost prosthetic arm is challenging, but making one that is also easy to calibrate and accurate is even tougher.

This webinar introduces how the Schneider Electric Altivar™ ATV320 variable frequency drive helps address motor control challenges.

Explore a custom-built dyno for hub motors using load cells and Arduino, enabling accurate power and torque measurements.

This webinar introduces how the Schneider Electric Altivar™ ATV320 variable frequency drive helps address motor control challenges.

Growing industrial automation and the push for better energy efficiency are speeding up the adoption of VFDs in motor-driven systems.

Discover how the XRP CoreXY chessboard prototype evolved with improved durability, lighting effects, and a compact transportable design.

Accelerate AMR and AGV integration using motor controllers, IMUs, and ToF modules with native ROS 2 drivers.

Follow the revival of an open-source self-balancing skateboard with upgraded motor, VESC controller, and improved design.

Evaluation boards and software enable designers to establish and characterize the performance of advanced motion control ICs under realistic load conditions.

Qorvo’s compact ACT72350 BLDC motor driver manages power, processes analog signals, and provides power signals for robotics, drones, and other applications.

Learn how a modular development platform helps designers solve processor selection challenges and accelerate prototyping for both MCUs and MPUs.

Design precise yet flexible fixed-in-place robotics using advanced control, imaging, sensing, and communications technologies.

Use the PSOC Control C3 MCUs’ combination of fast analog, CORDIC math, and high-resolution PWM for efficient and precise motor control.