Re: advise on controller board to drive these motors
Just in case you don't know this as well, that's the maximum /sustained/ voltage the motor can manage, NOT the actual drive voltage you should use. You want a MUCH higher drive voltage and then the driver will regulate the voltage down to provide an average below the max, but peak much higher to quickly get the motor to step from one position to the other. At 4 volts, the motor would turn, but very very slowly. We don't have an inductance measurement for that motor, and it would be suspect because of the labels changing, but in general, you probably want something like 24 volts.
If you like this page explains why:
techref.massmind.org/techref/io/stepper/linistep/lini_sim.htm
(scroll down, read the text under the simulation)
James hosts the single best wiki page about steppers for CNC hobbyists on the net:
http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/steppers.htm Disagree? Tell him what's missing! ,o)