Electric bikes (e-bikes) offer a fantastic alternative for eco-friendly commuting and recreation. However, they can encounter issues over time, like any piece of machinery. This troubleshooting guide ...

I was planning to use the opto-coupler speed sensor as part of a motor speed control – making the motor into the VCO block in a phase-locked loop. When this technique works, using it is simple: put ...

Allegro MicroSystems has introduced a new family of contact-less, Hall-effect-based magnetic sensor ICs for high speed motor position sensing applications. (Image courtesy of Allegro Microsystems).

[Davide Gironi] shows us how to implement a sensorless brushless DC motor controller (sensorless BLDC) using an ATmega8 microcontroller. In order to control a BLDC motor you need to know its ...

The new generation of Ecofit G9 electronically commutated (EC) motors from Rosenberg offers an increased power rating of 170 ...