A first drive voltage generating section corresponds to a first motor, and a
second
drive voltage generating section corresponds to a second motor. Each of the first
drive voltage generating section and the second drive voltage generating section
includes switching elements, an A/D converter, and an MPU. Each A/D converter samples
an analog signal representing a load state of the corresponding motor. A clock
circuit synchronizes the control periods of the drive voltage generating sections.
Each MPU commands the corresponding A/D converter to sample the analog signal at
timing where no switching is performed by any of the switching elements in the
drive voltage generating sections. Therefore, the analog signals representing the
load states of the motors are preferably sampled without being influenced by noise
generated by switching.