I'm working on kinda robotics with no A-B-Cs of it.

So the question is: Can we control external stepper motor with the 8086 processor?

Any advice is highly appreciated.

Thanks.
-Ralphyour going all the way back to a 8086???

but yes you can do this. just CONNECT for outside transitors to it(power BIPOLAR transistors) and tell it to TURN on each pin the transitor is connected to it in a stepping pattern. and then you can connect the transitors to the stepper.

but i need more specifics for better advice.Thanks for reply.

Then lets get to something modern..
It'd better if you could advice the best Processor to use.

Specifics? Like?


- RalphYou would not use a real 8086 unless you wanted to design all the INTERFACE stuff - you would use a microcontroller such as the AMD Am188ES which uses 8086 code.

You need to learn the basics yourself from books or classes.

Yeah, I accept that I haven't read at all.

Well, how about using the processor right in the cabinet? I mean can I use it my motor as external hardware which can be controlled (I can write programs to do so) from Windows?

RalphI expect so, sounds pretty *censored* likely, look at all those usb missile launchers, must be a big hobby thing, find out how to Google, get a book from the library, subscribe to a robot magazine, join your local town's robot CLUB, etc.

http://www.botmag.com/

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=robot+hobby&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D
or try using a LPT port and cut the printer cord to control each motor with the transistor setup i told you about.

i've done this before and its really good: trying to remember the link.