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# Stepper Motor Modes
A typical stepper motor has two sets of coils, *A* and *B*. Applying a current to one or both coils creates a magnetic field that fixes the motor's position. Any changes to the direction and/or magnitude of the current flowing through the coils causes the motor to "step" to a new fixed position. By repeatedly changing the current flow according to a specific pattern the motor can be made to continuously step clockwise or counterclockwise. The specific pattern chosen, known as the *step mode* in the **StepperControl** class, determines the size of the step and overall performance of the motor. The speed at which changes to the current flow are made determines the speed at which the motor rotates.
A typical stepper motor has two sets of coils, *A* and *B*. Applying a current to one or both coils creates a magnetic field that fixes the motor's position. Any changes to the direction and/or magnitude of the current flowing through the coils causes the motor to "step" to a new fixed position. By repeatedly changing the current flow according to a specific pattern the motor can be made to continuously step clockwise or counterclockwise. The specific pattern chosen, known as the *step mode* in the **StepperControl** class, determines the size of the step and overall performance of the motor. The speed at which changes to the current flow are made determines the speed at which the motor rotates. The modes supported by **StepperControl** are as described below.
**StepperControl** supports two different types of step modes: constant-current modes only set the direction of the current flow to either fully on or off, and PWM modes that use a PWM signal to also modulate the magnitude of the current flow.
#### FULL_STEP_TWO_PHASE
### Constant-Current Stepper Modes
The most basic pattern you can use to drive a stepper motor is to sequentiually flip the direction of a constant current applied to the *A* and *B* coils by changing the voltage across their coil wires from positive to negative in the following manner:
In this mode, a constant current is applied to both coils *A* and *B*. The motor is then stepped by alternatively flipping the direction of the current flow (from "positive" to "negative") in the *A* coil, then the *B* coil, as follows:
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**StepperControl** refers to this pattern as the **FULL_STEP_TWO_PHASE** mode because each flip of the direction of the current in one of the coils (or phases) results in the motor moving a full step, and both phases are always powered.
This is called a two-phase mode becuase both coils (phases) of the motor are powered at the same time. Note that though the pattern repeats after four steps, it is not symmetrical - running the pattern from left to right causes the motor to rotate in one direction, whereas running the pattern from right to left will cause it to rotate in the opposite direction. Many stepper motors are constructed to have 200 full steps, which means you need to repeat the above pattern 25 times to cause the motor to complete a single revolution.
Note that though the pattern repeats after four steps, it is not symmetrical - running the pattern from left to right causes the motor to rotate in one direction, whereas running the pattern from right to left will cause it to rotate in the opposite direction. Many stepper motors are constructed to have 200 distinct steps, which means you need to repeat te above pattern 25 times to cause the motor to complete a single revolution.
One advantage of the **FULL_STEP_TWO_PHASE** mode is that it is easy to implement since you only need a single.
One advantage of the **FULL_STEP_TWO_PHASE** mode is that it is easy to implement since you only need a single digital signal to control the direction