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StepperMotorisamotorcontrolledbyaseriesofelectromagneticcoils.The
centershafthasaseriesofmagnetsmountedonit,andthecoilssurrounding
theshaftarealternatelygivencurrentornot,creatingmagneticfieldswhich
repulseorattractthemagnetsontheshaft,causingthemotortorotate.

BYJ48(/tag/typeid/keywordBYJ48/)
Driver(/tag/typeid/keywordDriver/)
ULN2003(/tag/typeid/keywordULN2003/)
stepper(/tag/typeid/keywordstepper/)

Thisdesignallowsforverypreciouscontrolofthemotor,Therearetwobasic
typesofsteppermotors,unipolarsteppersandbipolarsteppers.

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InThisinstructable,IwilltalkaboutanUnipolarStepperMotor28BYJ48.
Theunipolarsteppermotorhasfiveorsixwiresandfourcoils(actuallytwocoils

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dividedbycenterconnectionsoneachcoil).Thecenterconnectionsofthecoils
aretiedtogetherandusedasthepowerconnection.Theyarecalledunipolar
steppersbecausepoweralwayscomesinonthisonepole.
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Step1:Specification,MotorDriver

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TherearemanyTypesofDrivers,L293,ULN2003,A3967SLB
(https://www.sparkfun.com/datasheets/Robotics/A3967.pdf),AndMore,
The28BYJ48EvencomeswithBreakoutusingULN2003AsaMotordriver
chip.

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SpecificationforthisMotor"Andyoucandownloaddatasheetfromthe
attachment"
Ratedvoltage5VDC
NumberofPhase4
SpeedVariationRatio1/64
StrideAngle5.625/64
Frequency100Hz
DCresistance507%(25)
IdleIntractionFrequency>600Hz
IdleOuttractionFrequency>1000Hz
IntractionTorque>34.3mN.m(120Hz)
SelfpositioningTorque>34.3mN.m
Frictiontorque6001200gf.cm
Pullintorque300gf.cm
InsulationgradeA
andtheschematicsofThisbreakoutshownlikethePicturesontheattachment
NotethatifyouwanttouseL293InsteadofULN2003,Youwillneedtoleave
RedwireNoconnection.

Materials:
youwillneed:
1)ArduinoBoard.
2)BYJ48StepperMotor5v
3)ULN2003MorordriverModule
4)Jumper.
5)5vvoltagesource"Optional".

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Step2:ArduinoCode.

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TheArduinoIDESupportaLibraryforStepperMotor,VeryEasytouse,After
ConnectMotorwitharduinoYoucanUploadtheSketchontothearduino.
But...
Youmusttakesomethinginconsider:
ThisMotorhasaGearratioof64,andStrideAngle5.625sothismotorhasa

4096Steps.
steps=NumberofstepsinOneRevolution*Gearratio.
steps=(360/5.625)*64"Gearratio"=64*64=4096.thisvaluewill
substituteitonThearduinoSketch
ForadafruitStepperMotor(http://www.adafruit.com/products/918),theStride
Angle7.5andGearratiois16,Sonumberofstepsin1Revolutionis:
stepsinOneRevolution=360/7.5=48.
steps=48*16=768
That'swillbedifferentdependonwhatmotoryouareusing,SocheckThe
DatasheetforYourstepperMotortocalibratethisvalues
28BYJ48MotorDatasheet(http://robocraft.ru/files/datasheet/28BYJ
48.pdf).
MotorDriverULN2003BreakOutConnectedToArduinoFromIN1IN4ToD8
D11Respectively
ToPoweryouMotor,RecommandedtouseexternalPowerSupplywith5V
500mAatleast,Don'tpoweritdirectlyfromarduinoBoard5V.

Step3:LibraryDirectionIssue...Andhowtofixit.

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WhenYouUploadthesketchtothearduino,TheMotorwillBerotateinone
directionBytypethecommand:
step(steps)

SoyoumustPuttheNumberofsteptoturnthemotor.
Thereference(http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/StepperStep)saidYoucanput
thepositivevaluetoturnonedirection,negativetoturntheother.
Ifthat'sOKWithYourstepperMotor,Youdon'tneedtoreadthefollowing.
IfNot,YourMotorturntosamedirectionevenyouPutthestepsPositiveValue
ornegative,Whatistheissue?
ThisMotorneedtooperateastheTableontheattachment.
thearduinoStepperLibraryneedtomodifytomatchthisrequirement.
IwroteacodewhichisallowtothismotortoMoveclockwiseandcounterclock
wise
Codeinthenextstep:

Step4:ModifyCode

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thefinalcodeforthisSteppermotor:

/*
BYJ48Steppermotorcode
Connect:
IN1>>D8
IN2>>D9
IN3>>D10
IN4>>D11
VCC...5VPrefertouseexternal5VSource
Gnd
writtenBy:MohannadRawashdeh
http://www.instructables.com/member/Mohannad+Rawashdeh/
28/9/2013
*/
#defineIN18
#defineIN29
#defineIN310
#defineIN411
intSteps=0
booleanDirection=true//gre
unsignedlonglast_time
unsignedlongcurrentMillis
intsteps_left=4095
longtime
voidsetup()
{
Serial.begin(115200)
pinMode(IN1,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN2,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN3,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN4,OUTPUT)
//delay(1000)
}
voidloop()
{
while(steps_left>0){
currentMillis=micros()
if(currentMillislast_time>=1000){
stepper(1)
time=time+micros()last_time
last_time=micros()
steps_left
}
}
Serial.println(time)
Serial.println("Wait...!")
delay(2000)
Direction=!Direction
steps_left=4095
}
voidstepper(intxw){
for(intx=0x<xwx++){
switch(Steps){
case0:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,HIGH)
break
case1:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)

digitalWrite(IN3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN4,HIGH)
break
case2:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
case3:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN3,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
case4:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
case5:
digitalWrite(IN1,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN2,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
case6:
digitalWrite(IN1,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
case7:
digitalWrite(IN1,HIGH)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,HIGH)
break
default:
digitalWrite(IN1,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN2,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN3,LOW)
digitalWrite(IN4,LOW)
break
}
SetDirection()
}
}
voidSetDirection(){
if(Direction==1){Steps++}
if(Direction==0){Steps}
if(Steps>7){Steps=0}
if(Steps<0){Steps=7}
}

Stepper Motor 28 BYJ48 Arduino

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Thankyouverymuch,itworks!!Butthesteppermotorgets
veryhot,Iamusing12v.Isitok?

Alderin(/member/Alderin) . rabiuls(/member/rabiuls)

Itisverycommonforsteppermotorstogethot.Many3dprinterandCNC
milldesignsincludeheatsinksandfansoneachsteppermotor,andin
robustdesignsatemperaturesensorisaddedtoeachsteppertoallowthe
controlcircuitstoshutdownbeforethemotorisdamaged.
TheULN2003isprettymuchjustanamperageamplifierthatstepsupthe
Arduino'spowersignaltobeenoughforthemotor.Specializedstepper
motordrivershavedifferentamperagesettingsfor'moving'and'holding'
states,whichcandrasticallylowerheatandpowerusage.Theyareabit
moreexpensive,though.
Withthatallsaid,thetypicaluseforthissteppermotordoesnothavea
dedicatedfan,andgenerallynotemperaturebasedshutoff.Itisprobably
notgettingtoohotforitsdesign,butifyouareconcerned,addinga40mm
fan(likethisone:http://www.digikey.com/productdetail/en/sunon
fans/HA40101V4000U999/2591616ND/3694183)wouldn'thurt.

nbc12(/member/nbc12) . rabiuls(/member/rabiuls)

6daysago

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Dependsonyouramperage,thoughitisnormalforstepperstogetalittle
warm,soyou'reprobablyfine

AbuM12(/member/AbuM12)

hello

6daysago

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Itsmostako,Iamverynewtosteppermotorcontrolwith
Arduino.
Ineedtorotatemysteppermotor28byj48,ULN2003driver
ICbothinforwardandinreversedirectionwhenthe
respectivepushbuttonispressed.
IhaveIhaveasteppermotor,ULN2003,arduinoandtwo
pushbutton
Pleaseprovidemeacodeforarduinosuchthaticanrotate
thestepperinbothdirectiononlywhenpushbuttonis
pressed
Myemailidismostako1@gmail.com

CaptainZ(/member/CaptainZ)

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2monthsago

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Thanks,justwhatIneededtomakesuremyboardwas
good.Ichangedthepinstotheonesforananoandit
startedrightup.

Meterry52(/member/Meterry52)

Coolproject!Onlytookminutestogetitgoing!Thankyou!!!!

Thiswasgreat!Helpedmealotthankyoumuchly!

MarcusBlaisdell(/member/MarcusBlaisdell)madeit!

Thankyouforpostingthis.Mysteppershadthedirectionproblemsoyourfixis
greatlyappreciated.

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rizawerks(/member/rizawerks)

2monthsago

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2monthsago

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thanksfortutorial:)

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TheElectromania(/member/TheElectromania)

Workedperfectly...canyoupleaseputcommentsonyour
sketchcode,tounderstandthelogic.
Iwouldliketocontrolspeedandrotateit360deg

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Canyouplzaddcommentalsinthecodetoexplainit

3monthsago

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MartynSudworth(/member/MartynSudworth)

3monthsago

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Mysetupwoulddonothinguntilirealisedthepinmarked
"+"wasn'tactuallyconnectedtoanything(onthemotor
board).Wheniconnected5vtoboththetwopins
previouslyjumperedtogether(likeyourimageabove)it
burstintolife.Doihaveabadlydesignedmotorboard?

MartynSudworth(/member/MartynSudworth) . MartynSudworth
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3monthsago

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onfurtherexaminationifindthis:pin1(marked"")is
ground,asitshouldbe).Pin2(marked"+")not
connected.Pin3isconnectedto"com"onulnchip,
soshouldbe5v.Pin4connectedthroughtheLEDs
tothemotoratotheulnoutputs.Iput5vonthisaIso.
Impliesyoucansplitthepowertodriveadifferent
powerstepper?Odd,whatdopeoplethink?

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5monthsago

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Manythanks,workswell.

aurelien.a.walker(/member/aurelien.a.walker)

Hello,
Andthanksforyourhelp.Nowiunderstand:)
Itrytodoaprogramwhocontrolmymotorwithapusher
button.
Whenipushthebutton,iwouldthatmymotordoastepof
25.
Couldyouhelpme?

MatthewW80(/member/MatthewW80)

Hi,Ihavefollowedyourinstructionsanditworkedfine.I
havebuiltonyourcodeandmakewhatIthinktobea
neaterimplementation.Hereismygithubrepowithitin,
hopesomeonefindsituseful.
https://github.com/mattcow12/BYJ48Stepper/tree/master

JonGolcha(/member/JonGolcha) . MatthewW80(/member/MatthewW80)

ThanksforsharingyourcodeMatthew,thisisindeed 5monthsago
useful:)

malijai(/member/malijai)

5monthsago

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Thanksforyourcode.ImanagedtohavemyUnocontrolthesame
steppermotor,whereasIcouldnotwithotherexamples.Thecodecould
bemadesimplerthough.
Hereismyattempt,usingarrays,renamingvariablesandsimplifyingcontrol

/*
BYJ48Steppermotorcode
Connect:
IN1>>D8
IN2>>D9
IN3>>D10
IN4>>D11
VCC...5VPrefertouseexternal5VSource
Gnd
writtenBy:MohannadRawashdeh
http://www.instructables.com/member/Mohannad+Rawashdeh/
28/9/2013
*/
#defineIN18
#defineIN29
#defineIN310
#defineIN411
constintNBSTEPS=4096
constintSTEPTIME=900
intStep=0
booleanClockwise=true
intarrayDefault[4]={LOW,LOW,LOW,LOW}
intstepsMatrix[8][4]={
{LOW,LOW,LOW,HIGH},
{LOW,LOW,HIGH,HIGH},
{LOW,LOW,HIGH,LOW},
{LOW,HIGH,HIGH,LOW},
{LOW,HIGH,LOW,LOW},
{HIGH,HIGH,LOW,LOW},
{HIGH,LOW,LOW,LOW},
{HIGH,LOW,LOW,HIGH},
}
unsignedlonglastTime
unsignedlongtime
voidsetup(){
Serial.begin(9600)
Serial.println("Starting...")
pinMode(IN1,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN2,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN3,OUTPUT)
pinMode(IN4,OUTPUT)
}
voidloop(){
unsignedlongcurrentMicros
intstepsLeft=NBSTEPS
time=0
while(stepsLeft>0){
currentMicros=micros()
if(currentMicroslastTime>=STEPTIME){
stepper()
time+=micros()lastTime
lastTime=micros()
stepsLeft
}

}
Serial.println(time)
Serial.println("Wait...!")
delay(2000)
Clockwise=!Clockwise
stepsLeft=NBSTEPS
}
voidwriteStep(intoutArray[4]){
for(inti=0i<4i++){
digitalWrite(IN1+i,outArray[i])
}
}
voidstepper(){
if((Step>=0)&&(Step<8)){
writeStep(stepsMatrix[Step])
}else{
writeStep(arrayDefault)
}
setDirection()
}
voidsetDirection(){
(Clockwise)?(Step++):(Step)
if(Step>7){
Step=0
}elseif(Step<0){
Step=7
}
}
structures.

twolf8(/member/twolf8)madeit!

5monthsago

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MadeitusingaULN2003APGICinsteadofthebreakoutboard.TheMB101
Breadboardpowersupplyfeedsthemotor.

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aaron1928(/member/aaron1928)

5monthsago

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6monthsago

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iconnectedtheulnboard2003toan9vbatterybutitsnot
poweringon
istheboarddead?
redwire+
blackwire

vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande)

Mysteppermotorseemtobebroken..ordoihaveapowerproblem?Itonly
turnswhenigiveitalittlehelp...restworksfine....itonlyvibratesifidonthelpit
turnwithmyfingers..soguessitsbroken...thatsucks

GavinS11(/member/GavinS11) . vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande)

Makesureyourpinsaremappedright.Minewasdoingthat
becauseIhadpins8&9flipped

6monthsago

vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande) . GavinS11(/member/GavinS11)

Yesiknowiused2bluecablesandiwasntsober
lol....butthanksseemyothercommentthatileft
afterthat...itworksfine..

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vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande)

6monthsago

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Fixedit..justbeingstoned..used2bluecableslol..and
gueswhat?iputin3onpin11
andin4onpin10...lolokthennothingbrokenhere

vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande) . vandenbrande(/member/vandenbrande)

Andthanksman!nicetutorialmohannad

jaysonlooi(/member/jaysonlooi)

6monthsago

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7monthsago

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Helloguys,I'mnewhere.MayIknowwherecaniget
steppermotor'slibrary?TQ

AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3)

Yourtutorialishelpingmealotinmyproject!I'mjusta
beginner,andthisisoneofmyfirstcircuitsI'mbuildingin
reallife.CanOPorsomeonetell/showmehowthis
exampleconnectstoapowersupplysinceIhavean
ardunionanoinsteadofthearduinounousedinthis
example?
Sorry,I'mreallynewandthisisallsoconfusingforme!

LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer) . AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3)

HiAshleyO3,
IrecommendyoutouseaPCpowersource,
especiallyisyouareusingmultiplesteppermotorsin
yoursetup.YoucanconnectthedriverboardVCCpin
toaredwireandtheGNDpintoablackwire.I've
createdaclasstocontrolyourPCpowersource:
http://www.laurenshuizer.nl/blog/arduino/power

6monthsago

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sourcelibrary
(http://www.laurenshuizer.nl/blog/arduino/power
sourcelibrary).

AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3) . LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer)

Thankyou,butIneedawaytoattachabatterypackpower
sourcesoIcantransportmycircuitaround!Anysuggestions
forthatatall?I'musinganArduinoNano>_>

LuisF37(/member/LuisF37) . AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3)

Ifyoulookatthepictureofthecontroller,therearetwopins,
markedand+,with512V.That'sit.

DonD10(/member/DonD10)

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Iwanttomakeanarduinobasedrobotictripodhead(fora
DSLRforpanoramic&360degreephotos),butIhave
neveractuallyusedasteppermotorbefore.Ihaveone
(sameasyours)fromakit&plantoorderacouplemore
(needtouse21sideways&1up&down),butI'mnot
surethebestwaytoattach(whatever)tothe'spinnypart'
ofthemotor:)
Anythoughts/direction?I'mbrandnewtomessingwith
Arduinos(IhaveanUNOandacoupleATTINY85boards)
andsofarhaveonlylitLEDs,somaybethisistoo
ambitious...butcommercialroboticheadsarealmost
$1000&mybudgetiscloserto$20:)

binobino(/member/binobino)madeit!

Thankyouverymuchforthispricelessexample!Ihadatroubletorunmy
steppermotor28BYJ48withULN2003withstandard"stepper"libraryofthe
latestArduinoIDE:(Itmakeafewstepsandstuckwithabigcurrent...AfterI
triedyourwayandeverythingisnice!:)AfterIdecidedtolookatlogiclevelson
pinsfromIN1toIN4inbothsituations.AsIseethelibraryfunction"step"runin
1fullphase,andyourcoderunmotorin1/2phase,asyourwrote.Iattached4
screenshotsofyourcodeCCWandCWrotatingin2differenttime/divanda
screenshotofthelibraryfunction.
Myquestionis:areyouthinkthatthefirst(library)functioncorrectforthis

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binobino(/member/binobino) . binobino(/member/binobino)

Sorry,thescreenshotsaremisplacedwhenuploadthe
LASTscreenshotisfromalibraryfunction"step"....

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LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer) . binobino(/member/binobino)

Hibinobino,

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6monthsago

I'vecreatedanobjectorientedlibrarytocontrolyourBYJ48
steppermotor:
https://github.com/LaurensHuizer/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/StepperMotor
(https://github.com/LaurensHuizer/Arduino/tree/master/libraries/StepperMotor)

binobino(/member/binobino) . LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer)

Greatthanx,Laurens!

LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer)

Ifyouwanttocontrolyousteppermotorinanobject
orientedway,youcanviewmyblogpost
http://www.laurenshuizer.nl/blog/arduino/steppermotor

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library(http://www.laurenshuizer.nl/blog/arduino/stepper
motorlibrary).

binobino(/member/binobino) . LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer)

Thankyouverymuch,Laurensforgreatexplanation,work
andlibrary!Itwasveryusefulforme!

M.razik(/member/M.razik)

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thanksfortheexplaining,butihaveaproblemafterusingUr
codeandthesamepinoutthemotorismakeavibrate
sound!..anddon'tturn..!?andihaveaquestion?how
canitellthesteppermotortostartpointatadefineddegree
(0)degorstepandfromitgoto(180)deg(90)deg...etc.I
wonderifyoucanhelpme...thanksinadvance:)

LaurensHuizer(/member/LaurensHuizer) . M.razik(/member/M.razik)

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6monthsago

HiM.razik,
Thisisprobablybecausethemotordoens'tgetenough
power.Irecommendyoutouseanexternalpowersupply

LuisF37(/member/LuisF37) . M.razik(/member/M.razik)

7monthsago

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Forthat,youshouldcalculatethenumberofstepstoreachtheseangles,
basedonthenumberofsteps/turn.Or(whichseemsmoreelegantfor
yourcase)wouldbeusingaservomotorinstead.
http://www.instructables.com/id/ArduinoServoMotors/

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MohannadRawashdeh(/member/MohannadRawashdeh)(author) . M.razik
(/member/M.razik)

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Checkyourconnectionagain,Itestedbefore.
Yesyoucan

AhmeedS(/member/AhmeedS)

Billdwp(/member/Billdwp)madeit!

Iputthistogetherandit'sreallycoolthankyou.BeforeyourexplanationIwas
lostandalmostburnedupamotor.Isyourcodedocumentedanywhere?It
worksgreat,butit'sabidadvancedforme...SoislightingLEDs...hahahaha
Thankyouagain,Iwouldrecommedthisprojecttoeveryone.

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7monthsago
Awesomesetup!I'mtryingtodosomethingsimilarformy
projecthere.Doyoumindshowingmeortellingmewhats
goingonwiththepowersupply?Like,howyouhavethe
powersupplyconnectedtothebreadboardandarduinoand
driverboard?

AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3) . AshleyO3(/member/AshleyO3)

Oh,Ishouldaddit'sbecauseIhaveanardunionanoinstead
oftheuno!

sourcery(/member/sourcery)madeit!

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7monthsago

8monthsago

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Thanksforyourcode!IusedittomakeanArduinoBumperRobot!Checkitout
hereifyouwantyourown:http://www.instructables.com/id/Supersimpleand
S...(http://www.instructables.com/id/SupersimpleandSupercheapArduino
Bumperrobot/)

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JoshS38(/member/JoshS38)

Hi,Iamusingamotorfromthesamefamilyasthisone
(24BYJ48)IamusingtheAdafruitlibrarytocontrolthe
steppingmotor.
TheissueIamhavingisrunningthemotoratFullSpeed.
Hereismycode:
#include<Wire.h>
#include<Adafruit_MotorShield.h>
#include"utility/Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h"
//CreatethemotorshieldobjectwiththedefaultI2C
address
Adafruit_MotorShieldAFMS=Adafruit_MotorShield()
//Or,createitwithadifferentI2Caddress(sayfor
stacking)

8monthsago

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//Adafruit_MotorShieldAFMS=
Adafruit_MotorShield(0x61)
//Connectasteppermotorwith200stepsperrevolution
(1.8degree)
//tomotorport#2(M3andM4)
Adafruit_StepperMotor*myMotor=AFMS.getStepper(200,
2)
voidsetup(){
Serial.begin(9600)//setupSeriallibraryat9600bps
Serial.println("Steppertest!")
AFMS.begin()//createwiththedefaultfrequency1.6KHz
//AFMS.begin(1000)//ORwithadifferentfrequency,say
1KHz
myMotor>setSpeed(100)//10rpm
}
voidloop(){
Serial.println("Microstepsteps")
myMotor>step(50,FORWARD,MICROSTEP)
}
Iamverynewtoarduinosowouldappreciatethehelp:)

Domonsura(/member/Domonsura)madeit!

8monthsago

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Ijustputthistogetherona'Moteino'smallwirelessarduinoclone.Itworks
perfectlywithnoalterationstothecodeatall.Iammakinganautomatic
chickencoopdoor,andwillmonitorafewthings(temp,humidity,water&food
consumption)toprovidedatabacktoabaseRaspberryPi.Thiswill(Ihope)
open&closethedoormechanism,butevenifthemotorprovesnotstrong
enoughithastaughtmewhatIneedtoknow,thanks!

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humphrey.lees(/member/humphrey.lees)

8monthsago

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ayearago

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IhavethemotorworkingasIwrite.Ithinkitcanbeused
formycoilwinderthatisusingadcmotorandencoder.
HowcanIstopthepauseandcontrolthespeedand
duration?

urkraft(/member/urkraft)

Thankyoufortheinformation,butibelievethatthecodewas
overlycomplicated.Isimplifieditdramaticallyandmycode
workedgreataswellasbeingmuchsimpliertounderstand.
Hereismysuggestion:

constcharposArray[9]={0x08,0x0C,0x04,0x06,0x02,
0x03,0x01,0x09}
voidsetup(){
//putyoursetupcodehere,torunonce:
DDRB=0xFF
}
voidloop(){
//putyourmaincodehere,torunrepeatedly:
intpos
intskritt
for(pos=0pos<512pos++){
for(skritt=0skritt<8skritt++){
PORTB=posArray[skritt]
delay(1)
}
}
delay(1000)
for(pos=512pos>0pos){
for(skritt=7skritt>1skritt){
PORTB=posArray[skritt]
delay(1)
}
}
delay(1000)
}

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