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From: lye@fraser.sfu.ca (Bill Lye)
Subject: Re: Help - DC Motor controllers
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 01:54:29 GMT
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Chris Beasley <cb1p+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:

>Well, I'm a bit suprised nobody has replied to this yet.  It maybe
>because it is not entirely clear what type of motor you are using.  Is
>this a DC brush motor with electromagnets for stator magnets?

>If so, and possibly even if otherwise, you should be able to use an HP
>chip (assume you familiar with Hewlett Packard?) in the HPCTL-1000 or
>HPCTL-1100 family.  They are closed loop motor controllers in a ~40
>pin DIP.  Just add an amp and motor (and encoder) and go!

>I think TI (Texas Instruments) makes similar chips.

Try also the LM628 and LM629, from National Semiconductor.  We're 
considering re-doing our motor drive train controller board, replacing
the HCTL-1100's we're using now with LM629's.
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