Stepper Motor Interface

Driving coils sequence.

Darshan N
Updated: 19 March 2026
10 min read

Stepper Motor Quiz

Test your knowledge of stepper motor coil excitation sequences and interfacing with microprocessors.

Question 1 of 3

Q1.A 4-phase stepper motor is driven in full-step single-phase excitation (wave drive) mode. The coil sequence for clockwise rotation is A, B, C, D. Which byte sequence (for coils D3=D, D2=C, D1=B, D0=A) correctly represents the first four steps?