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I'm working on a project and using a nema 23 stepper motor and driver.

  • Need to be able to move the stepper 1/32 rotation when I press a button.

  • I need a small delay so I have time to release the button and not move the 1/32 rotation twice or more (its in a loop) before I can release the button.

  • I also want to the stepper to continue to move in 1/32 rotation increments as long as the button is held down.

I can get this to work with the move() and runToPosition() commands, but it accelerates and decelerates each time making the movement much slower then I need. I would just use the runSpeed() command inside a while loop setting move() each time, but I need the acceleration as the pull in torque of the stepper is not great enough to start at the full speed needed.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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  • It is unclear to me, what your actual problem is. If the motor accelerates to slow, I think the AccelStepper library has a function to set the acceleration, so you could just set it to a bigger value. Or is the problem with reading the button for the described behavior?
    – chrisl
    Jan 31, 2021 at 22:43
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    it is absolutely simple ... do not move the motor when the button is pressed ... move the motor when the button transitions from not pressed to pressed
    – jsotola
    Jan 31, 2021 at 23:10
  • Currently If I press the button, the stepper moves 1/32 rotation using acceleration and deceleration. If I press the button and hold it down, the stepper moves 1/32 rotation with acceleration and deceleration, delays for a short time (this is to allow me to release the button if I only want to move 1/32nd) and then goes into a while loop while the button is held down. but since the commands i'm using are move(1/32) and moveToPosition() it accelerates and decelerates on each movement, and since each movement is short only 1/32 of a rotation it cant accelerate to much and so moves slow
    – clint
    Feb 1, 2021 at 2:44
  • Jsotola, I understand what you are saying, but not sure how to implement that while retaining the needed 1/32nd step on a short press, and also the continues movement that I need to be in 1/32 steps while the button is held down. What I want it to do is move one 1/32 rotation when I press the button and release it using acceleration and deceleration, but if I hold the button I want it to smoothly accelerate to maxSpeed, stay at maxSpeed until I releasethe button, and then stop on a even 1/32 rotation step with smooth deceleration.
    – clint
    Feb 1, 2021 at 2:48
  • If I understand your request properly (Move a little step for a short button press / Move continuously while pressed longer) you need to distinguish between long and short. This can only be detected when you release the button, or when the time distinguishing short/long has elapsed. -> You cannot start moving immediately when button is pressed.
    – DataFiddler
    Feb 1, 2021 at 10:43

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