Questions tagged [stepper]
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Code causing Servo motor not to work!
My sketch is compiling and loading, but when the program runs, the Servo motor does not work. The buttons work, the LED light works, Piezo buzzer plays the melody, the Stepper motor works but not ...
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Control Stepper via Serial Monitor
I would like to control my stepper via serial monitor and unfortunatley the code below did not work. Serial monitor works (Serial.println()), but it does not execute the stepperOne() part. Any ideas ...
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How do you make a stepper motor move at decimal (such as 0.5) steps?
if I were to use a code with the following format,
//some loop
digitalWrite(STEP_PIN,HIGH);
digitalWrite(STEP_PIN,LOW);
//
each loop would make the motor move at one step. With this loop I can also ...
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How to Home a stepper and make it move 45 degree after that
I am trying to let a stepper find home (via microswitch) after power up. After that make it move 45 degrees (or the equivalent in steps) and wait for 3 seconds. Below is the code i found/adapted.
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Controlling 3 Steppers exactly
Update
Here the update regarding the code I tried to program. I have a stepper with an attached disc with little holes every 45 degrees where a microswitch can rest into (hole is the exact size of ...
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map() function with stepper motor
I am controlling a stepper motor with a potentiometer and I am trying to map the potentiometer values (0-1023) to the stepper motor steps (200). I only want this stepper motor to turn 1 (one) rotation ...
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I need help makeing a light flash while a stepper is constantly moving
The starter code.
#include <Stepper.h>
const int stepsPerRevolution = 120; // change this to fit the number
// for your motor of steps per revolution
// initialize the stepper library on ...
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How to make a stepper motor move at sinusoidal acceleration?
I am new to arduino but I know basic concepts. How do I make the motor move at sinusoidal acceleration? I used the accelstepper library and it seems that at the end of each loop of distance with ...
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AccelStepper Library: How do I go to a position without decelerating?
When I make the motor move at a certain distance with setMaxSpeed(), setAcceleration(), and moveTo(), it always accelerates and decelerates. Is there a way to disable the deceleration?
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How do you make a stepper motor move in accordance to earthquake data using arduino?
I am new to arduino. I can import the acceleration data from a text file into arduino and I can also make the motor run at that acceleration with a distance calculated from an equation. I use the ...
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Controlling multiple stepper motors non-simultaneously
I want to control multiple stepper motors one after another and at different speeds/directions. I am using the ULN2003 driver and the stepper has 5 coils.
My current code for controlling one motor is:...
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LB1847 stepper controller :how to connect to grbl atmega based board with step ,direction,enable , limit?
I like to use an LB1847 chip with stepper motor "both salvaged from old copier". I made a GRBL AtMega board, this board gives step, direction, enable and limit leads.
So I tried to find the ...
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Using timer classes within classes
I am trying to develop a class for a pump that works on a stepper motor, it should be simple but its not working the way I thought it would. Once I move the timer object into the class the code wont ...
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Stepper Motor won't reverse/turn CCW
Before bothering anybody, I've been Googling this issue for the last three weeks and have not been able to solve the issue, so must reach out for help.
My son has done multiple Arduino projects after ...
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Arduino NOOB - Stepper Motor + Rotary Encoder Control
I have a very basic Arduino setup :
Arduino Uno
Rotary encoder
Nema 17 stepper motor + A4988 driver
How can I control the rotation of the motor with the rotary encoder? How can I get it to make one ...
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How to connect a SilentStepStick TMC2130 stepper driver?
please excuse the noob question
Am connecting a SilentStepStick to arduino with a stepper, for bench testing.
It requires 5V power, plus I have a 24V power supply for the steppers.
+5V connected to ...
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problem with reading PS3 controller buttons
I'm working on a camera slider mount with an X stepper (to move along slider), Y stepper (pan left right) and Z stepper (tilt up down). All of this is being controlled by a PS3 controller (PS3BT ...
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How to randomize the delay in Arduino Stepper code?
How does one add a random DELAY between 10 and 20 seconds?
For example in the following stepper logic I have a delay of 11 seconds - expressed in milliseconds as: delay(11000).
What would I need to ...
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Arduino Clock Speed effect on Stepper Speed
I am running a Pololu A4988 Stepper driver with two (soon to be three) steppers using the AccelStepper library. I have wired 1/8th microstepping on both as smooth running is important.
The motors ...
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Stepper Motor - Limit Switch for Position
I'm following this guide
https://howtomechatronics.com/tutorials/arduino/diy-motorized-camera-slider-pan-tilt-head-project/
My question is with the following piece of code used to calibrate the ...
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Passing a reference as a variable
I have a function for manually jogging a stepper motor using the AccelStepper library. At the beginning of the function I would like the motor in question to be selected until told to stop.
Here is ...
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Nema 17, Arduino Uno and stepper motor drive ~2H42B
I tried running Nema 17 stepper motor using the drive in the pic below (not the basic L298N drive, which BTW I successfully used to rotate the motor) .
Could any of you review my existing connections ...
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I want to make my stepper motor work for 1 hour [closed]
I already tried code that makes the stepper motor work for a few minutes only. I'm using a clock module, a DS1302 and the stepper library already present. Also the driver I'm using is an L298n. If ...
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Problem in reading data from encoder with arduino
Hello guys I am trying to count the number of the steps of a stepper motor with an encoder (Avago heds).
I found an Arduino sketch to count that steps and display them on the console and I found ...
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TMC2660 SPI Communication
I'm using ESP32 Doit Board 40Mhz, and trying to communicate with TMC2660-BoB.
I've successfully flashed Arduino into ESP32, and it's working well. I've got SPI connection right. Meaning by that: (you ...
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DC motor with L289N driver cannot set RPM lower than 130
My setup is using an Uno r3, and the motor driver is an L289N.
I am going to set it to run at a lower RPM, but when adjusting enA or enB to set to below 130, it won't spin.
// connect motor ...
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Programming NEMA 17 2 Phase, 4 Wire Stepper Motor
I have successfully programmed the Stepper Motor 28BYJ-48 with ULN2003 driver using the code below. But then I replaced the 28BJY-48 with a NEMA 17 Motor then it won't work anymore. I researched that ...
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Too many amps for Step motor
I have an adafruit motor shield and attached the Nema 17 stepmotor. Now the big problem is trying to power it without it overheating. I was originally using a 12v 6a power supply but quickly switched ...
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How to drive 16 stepper motors with Arduino?
I'm trying to drive 16 of these little steppers on an Arduino Uno.
Each test driver uses 4 digital pins for control (2 for each coil) so that would be 64 pins I will need.
I'm thinking either ...
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L298 with stepper.h disable break
I try to control a Stepper motor with an arduino and a L298. I use the library stepper.h and it works well but i have a problem : the L298 become very hot. So i want to disable the break (the thing ...
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Can I output the movement(steps has done or degrees) of a stepper-motor that i manualy turned his axis?
I'm thinking for a project that involves a stepper motor;
What I want to do with it is if I can somehow output the steps that has done when I manually rotate the axis ?
I want to record that value ...
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Error when moving stepper motor - Alexa curtain opener
I've hit a wall with my code and keep getting a Panic error like this:
Panic /Users/lewisaburrow/Library/Arduino15/packages/esp8266/hardware/esp8266/2.3.0/cores/esp8266/core_esp8266_main.cpp:98 ...
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Action while button is pressed
My issue is that I can't rotate the motors continuously. If I press any button, motor.step will be executed and then it stops, even though I didn't release the button.
This is my project so far.
Code:
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Question about Variables [closed]
is there a way to use a previous assigned value to variable to adjust the step motor? what i mean is:
example:
Sensor reads 100 degrees so
Adjust the step motor to 100 degrees and hold, then after ...
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A4988 and capacitors [closed]
I’m working at a project which involves 3 stepper motors that are driven by A4988 drivers. I have read that I have to connect an 100uf capacitor in parallel with the motor power supply that goes to ...
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Slowly decreasing the speed on a steppermotor over time
I am currently working on an elevator for my examsproject in school.
It's a quite simple simulation of a lifesize elevator.
I'm currently using a steppermotor for the elevatorchair and it's set with ...
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Run two stepper at same time
I am trying to run two stepper motor at same time with different RPM.
I decided to use two rotary encoder for change the RPM separately.
But,
I am in problem with driving stepper at same time due to ...
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Steppers only vibrate, not rotate with I2C
The goal of my project is to be able to control two steppers with 4 buttons. Steppers are connected to Adafruit Motor shield(the older one) which is stacked on Arduino UNO, buttons are connected to ...
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Arduino UNO(master read) + NANO(slave write) i2c buttons+stepper
First of all, I'm new to arduino. Check the EDIT line below the two codes.
I have connected motor shield to arduino uno. Connection between the two arduinos are A5 to A5, A4 to A4, 5V to 5V and GND ...
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Adafruit Motor Shield steppers not turning
The Adafruit Motor Shield is connected to 2 steppers which are wired correctly and work when I just use the onestep function. I understand that I cannot drive both at once, so I am using a while loop ...
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Two stepper one by one
I want to run two stepper motor one after the other
Stepper1 has to5 rotation
And stepper 2 has to move 1rotation Here is the code
Stepper 1 is nema 34
And stepper 2 is nema 24
#include <...
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Connecting six stepper motors to Arduino Uno [closed]
I need to control six stepper motors using an Arduino Uno but most of the CNC shields I saw can control only four at a time. Is there a way to interface two CNC shields with a single Arduino Uno?
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Will Arduino Mega support stepper motor NEMA 24, NEMA 34
Will two stepper motor NEMA 24, 10 kg cm, 2. 8 amp, 24 vdc work at same time on Arduino Mega and when they stop stepper motor NEMA 34, 34 kg cm, 4amp, 24 VDC will work or not? This is my first project ...
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Rubik Cube Solver (Program Help!) [closed]
I am Working on the final Year Project, The title says it all.
Before I explain my project I would like to state that I'm very much interested in the project not because of the deadline but rather ...
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Is there a stepper dirver array for nema 17 and 14 at least with 6 drivers? [closed]
I want to build a 6 axis robot arm. Probably i will use Nema 17 and 14 stepper motors with 2A-3A. For these motor types i need stepper drivers. I searched for driver arrays but can not find a product. ...
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How to drive a stepper motor, by having it go even steps forward and odd steps back? [closed]
I have a question about driving a stepper motor back and forward. Basically I want it to do a total of 24 steps (12 forward and 12 back) but I don't want to repeat the same steps when coming back.
So ...
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Detecting step motor effort
I'm working on a project using steper motor which turn a threaded shaft (long screw) in order to open or close a water valve (high flow, high pressure).
My fear is that, after a long time of use, the ...
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Arduino Uno + MSD-11-EM stepdriver + NEMA 17
I am working on Arduino code for stepper motor rotations control. I want to rotate a stepper for only 4 rotations.
The code is working fine but that will run only once as I have put that in setup().
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How can I change the speed of a stepper motor?
I am new to Arduino and am trying to implement different rotational speeds for a stepper motor. I am using a Nema 17 bipolar stepper motor, a Big Easy Driver, and an Arduino Uno.
I've been trying to ...
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Automatic seeder [closed]
I'm working on an automatic seeder
Here is picture of my project, I need to create code for the stepper motor arm.
step motor arm need found home position
step motor arm need return to 0 and ...
