[Swansea Hackspace] Arduino Uno interface to a 3D printer stepper motor.

Ceri Clatworthy ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com
Sun Apr 19 11:41:20 BST 2015


Reverse. ..

If ULN 2003...
The wiggle pins in other direction! !!
On 19 Apr 2015 11:23, "Tim Moore" <timmoore47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Many thanks Ceri for the tip !  Greatly appreciated !
>
> :  )))
>
> Tim_1
>
> On 19 April 2015 at 11:21, Tim Moore <timmoore47 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Update:-
>>
>> It may not be very riveting but the change to 6400 (and the deletion of
>> */ at the top of the code worked fine !
>>
>> the count for
>> 90  deg was 500  and  time 52.5 secs
>> 180 deg was 1000             105
>> 270 deg was 1500             157.5
>> 360 deg was 2000             210 secs ( 3m 30 secs)  approx
>>
>> (I hope !)
>>
>> Now this might be very boring, but it also might help a Newbie to stepper
>> motors test their new purchase out too !
>>
>> Anyone know if the controller board can make it go in reverse ?
>>
>> :  )))
>>
>> Tim_1
>>
>> On 19 April 2015 at 10:23, Tim Moore <timmoore47 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying to get this working on a   28BYJ-48 with ULN2003
>>> cheapest stepper motor set up.
>>>
>>>  Created 30 Nov. 2009
>>>  by Tom Igoe
>>>
>>>  */
>>>
>>> #include <Stepper.h>
>>>
>>> const int stepsPerRevolution = 1440;  // change this to fit the number
>>> of steps per revolution
>>>                                      // for your motor
>>>
>>> // initialize the stepper library on pins 8 through 11:
>>> Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8,9,10,11);
>>>
>>> int stepCount = 0;         // number of steps the motor has taken
>>>
>>> void setup() {
>>>   // initialize the serial port:
>>>   Serial.begin(9600);
>>> }
>>>
>>> void loop() {
>>>   // step one step:
>>>   myStepper.step(1);
>>>   Serial.print("steps:" );
>>>   Serial.println(stepCount);
>>>   stepCount++;
>>>   delay(100);
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> Spec:-
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    -
>>>    - Voltage : 5V
>>>    - Diameter : 28mm
>>>    - Step angle : 5.625 x 1 / 64
>>>    - Reduction ratio : 1 / 64
>>>    - 5 Line 4 phase
>>>    - Current draw : 92mA
>>>    - Operating Frequency : 100pps
>>>    - Dimensions : 35mm x 28mm
>>>    - 4 mounting holes
>>>    - ULN2003 chip
>>>    - A, B, C, D four-phase status LED
>>>
>>> ___
>>>
>>>
>>> Now the divide by 64 seems to be a stumbling block ?
>>>
>>> What I'm trying to do is use the 1.8 degree characteristic to get 100
>>> pulses to achieve a total rotation of 180 degrees to the shaft.
>>>
>>> A period of anything up to two minutes is fine for the 180 degree
>>> rotation.
>>>
>>> So far it twitches a bit but not much else e.g. not very exciting.
>>>
>>> Should the   stepsPerRevolution = 1440 be changed to stepsPerRevolution
>>> = 6400 ?
>>>
>>> Maybe I've got the Arduino pins a tad wrong ?
>>>
>>> :  )
>>>
>>>
>>> Tim_1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 18 April 2015 at 19:58, Justin Mitchell <
>>> justin at swansea.hackspace.org.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, one motor one step-stick.
>>>>
>>>> Control it from an arduino, or any other micro, just needs two GPIO
>>>> lines.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 2015-04-18 at 16:04 +0100, Tim Moore wrote:
>>>> > So a single 'step-stick' would do it ?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Many thanks for responding !
>>>> >
>>>> > :  )))
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Tim_1
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On 18 April 2015 at 15:09, Justin Mitchell <justin at discordia.org.uk>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >         It's an interface for all the stuff you need to drive a 3d
>>>> >         printer, takes 5 step-sticks for stepper driving, has power
>>>> >         MOSFETs to pwm the hotends and heated bed, and a bunch of
>>>> >         inputs for end stops and thermistors. You plug it into an
>>>> >         Arduino mega board, install some software like Marlin and it
>>>> >         can run your printer, or mixed to control a CNC mill or laser
>>>> >         cutter.
>>>> >
>>>> >         Way over kill for driving one motor :)
>>>> >
>>>> >         On 18 Apr 2015 2:51 pm, Tim Moore <timmoore47 at gmail.com>
>>>> >         wrote:
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > Wow !  Loads of interesting links and ideas !
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > Its a very slow rotation, so inertia is not a problem.
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > Is a 'RAMPS 1.4' useful ?  what does it do ?
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > Many thanks to all who have responded !
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > :  )))
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > Tim_1
>>>> >         >
>>>> >         > On 18 April 2015 at 13:57, oliver Oliver
>>>> >         <oliver at oliverjenkins.com> wrote:
>>>> >         >>
>>>> >         >> Think about pulleys or gears.  I don't know if you want the
>>>> >         pole to stop at a particular point or not.  Inertia in 1m pole
>>>> >         will be higher than braking force of a stepper motor.  So it
>>>> >         will continue to spin after you stop the motor. Giving you an
>>>> >         unpredictable 180 plus rotation.
>>>> >         >>
>>>> >         >> For a pulley arrangement look at t5  timing belts.  you can
>>>> >         easily print the pulleys using a reprap.  There are libraries
>>>> >         on thingiverse.
>>>> >         >>
>>>> >         >> A worm gear would be better,  but you can't print those.
>>>> >         >>
>>>> >         >> Oli
>>>> >         >>
>>>> >         >> On 18 Apr 2015 12:33, "Tim Moore" <timmoore47 at gmail.com>
>>>> >         wrote:
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> I'm trying to carefully rorate a metre long light weight
>>>> >         pole through 180 degrees.
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> I've got a Stepper Motor type 28BYJ-48 working fine, but
>>>> >         I'm sure I need one that is a bit more chunky !
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> I've got a 17HS16-2004S NEMA 17 (42 x 42 mm) high torque
>>>> >         1.8 degree stepper motor  on the way with a controller card
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> But I've not got a very clear vision yet what else I might
>>>> >         need and if there is any Arduino example software listing that
>>>> >         would be good to use to get it to work ?
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> I don't want to reinvent the wheel !  *LOL*
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> Any thoughts anyone ?
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> :  )))
>>>> >         >>>
>>>> >         >>> Tim_1
>>>> >         >>>
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