Abstract: A control circuit for a stepping motor includes a source of pulses at a first frequency which is applied to the stepping motor. In response to a gate signal, the circuit gradually increases the rate of pulses at the stepping motor. After reaching a predefined maximum pulse rate, the pulse remains at a constant rate for some time and then gradually decreases until reaching said first rate where it remains until another gate signal occurs. As such, the motor runs at one speed, accelerates to a second speed and remains there for a time and then decelerates to said one speed.