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  • Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Embedded Systems

Background:

  • Precision measurement and manufacturing demand efficient multi-axis stepper motor control.
  • Existing controllers face challenges with resource consumption, parallel operation, and real-time responsiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based method for trapezoidal velocity profile generation and pulse generation.
  • To achieve low resource consumption, parallel control, and real-time response for multi-axis stepper motor controllers.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an FPGA-based controller that avoids multiplication and division operations.
  • Implemented a novel real-time comparative state transition logic for speed control.
  • Designed for parallel and independent multi-axis control.

Main Results:

  • Reduced resource consumption and enhanced pulse output frequency.
  • Achieved acceleration adjustment within a single clock cycle for real-time responsiveness.
  • Successfully validated the controller on a four-axis positioning system.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed FPGA-based controller meets the demand for efficient, parallel, and real-time multi-axis stepper motor control.
  • The design is suitable for precision measurement and manufacturing applications requiring high responsiveness.