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Bipolar stepper motor wires are terminated with bare leads. |
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Sanyo bipolar stepper motor wiring diagram. |
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Overview
This NEMA 17-size pancake bipolar stepping motor from Sanyo features an integrated high-resolution (1000 P/R) quadrature encoder that allows for 4000 counts per revolution of the output shaft when counting both edges of both channels. The stepper motor itself has a 1.8° step angle (200 steps/revolution) and each phase draws 1 A at 5.4 V, allowing for a holding torque of 1.9 kg-cm (26 oz-in). The motor has four color-coded wires terminated with bare leads: red and yellow connect to one coil; orange and blue connect to the other. It can be controlled by a pair of suitable H-bridges (one for each coil), but we recommend using a bipolar stepper motor driver or one of our Tic Stepper Motor Controllers. In particular, the Tics make control easy because they support six different interfaces (USB, TTL serial, I²C, RC, analog voltages, and quadrature encoder) and are configurable over USB with our free configuration utility.
Our 5 mm universal mounting hub can be used to mount objects on the stepper motor’s 5 mm-diameter output shaft, and our NEMA 17 aluminum bracket offers a variety of options for mounting this stepper motor in your project.
This stepper motor is also available without an encoder.
Stepper motor specifications
- Size: 42 mm square × 31.5 mm, not including the shaft (NEMA 17)
- Weight: 165 g (5.8 oz)
- Shaft diameter: 5 mm
- Steps per revolution: 200
- Current rating: 1 A per coil
- Voltage rating: 5.4 V
- Resistance: 5.4 Ω per coil
- Holding torque: 1.9 kg-cm (26 oz-in)
- Inductance: 2.9 mH per coil
- Lead length: 30 cm (12″)
- Output shaft supported by two ball bearings
More specifications are available in the SS242x stepper motor datasheet (385k pdf) and the product-specific SS2422-50XE100 datasheet (567k pdf).
Dimensions
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Dimensions (in mm) of the SS2422-50XE100 42×31.5mm Sanyo pancake stepper motor with encoder. |
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We also carry a thinner version of this stepper motor with identical dimensions except for the height. The pictures below show this stepper motor on the left and the thinner version on the right:
 | Side view of the SS2422-50XE100 42×31.5mm Sanyo pancake stepper motor. |
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 | Side view of the SS2421-50XE100 42×24.5mm Sanyo pancake stepper motor. |
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Quadrature encoder
The integrated quadrature encoder operates from 5 V and has a resolution of 1000 P/R, which allows for 4000 counts per revolution (CPR) of the output shaft when counting both edges (i.e. rising and falling) of both channels (i.e. A and B). In addition to the A and B channel outputs, the encoder has a home channel, Z, that pulses once per revolution and can be used for absolute positioning. The encoder also has outputs for the inverse of A, B, and Z. A 15 cm (6″) encoder cable is included.
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Bottom view of the 42×31.5mm Sanyo pancake stepper motor with encoder. |
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Stepper Motor Applications
Stepper motors are generally used in a variety of applications where precise position control is desirable and the cost or complexity of a feedback control system is unwarranted. Here are a few applications where stepper motors are often found:
- Printers
- CNC machines
- 3D printer/prototyping machines (e.g. RepRap)
- Laser cutters
- Pick and place machines
- Linear actuators
- Hard drives
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Sanyo stepper motors; from left to right: 14mm single shaft, 42×18.6mm, 50×11mm, 14mm double shaft |
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Note: Sanyo Denki calls this product the “SANMOTION F2 STEPPING SYSTEMS TYPE SS2422-50XE100”.
People often buy this product together with:
