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Saturday 7 February 2015

Arduino library for 28BYJ48 Stepper motor and ULN2003 driver.

Here is the source code for our 28BYJ48 stepper motor, ULN2003 driver library, as well as an implementation. Check out the diagram for the wiring.

The header file:
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#ifndef Stepper_h
#define Stepper_h

class StepperMotor {
public:
    StepperMotor(int In1, int In2, int In3, int In4);    // Constructor that will set the inputs
    void setStepDuration(int duration);    // Function used to set the step duration in ms
    void step(int noOfSteps);    // Step a certain number of steps. + for one way and - for the other

    int duration;    // Step duration in ms
    int inputPins[4];    // The input pin numbers
};

#endif


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The cpp file:
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#include <Arduino.h>
#include <StepperMotor.h>

StepperMotor::StepperMotor(int In1, int In2, int In3, int In4){
    // Record pin numbers in the inputPins array
    this->inputPins[0] = In1;
    this->inputPins[1] = In2;
    this->inputPins[2] = In3;
    this->inputPins[3] = In4;

    // Iterate through the inputPins array, setting each one to output mode
    for(int inputCount = 0; inputCount < 4; inputCount++){
        pinMode(this->inputPins[inputCount], OUTPUT);
    }
    duration = 50;
}

void StepperMotor::setStepDuration(int duration){
    this->duration = duration;
}

void StepperMotor::step(int noOfSteps){
    /*
        The following 2D array represents the sequence that must be
        used to acheive rotation. The rows correspond to each step, and
        the columns correspond to each input. L
    */
    bool sequence[][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}};
                     
    int factor = abs(noOfSteps) / noOfSteps;    // If noOfSteps is +, factor = 1. If noOfSteps is -, factor = -1
    noOfSteps = abs(noOfSteps);    // If noOfSteps was in fact negative, make positive for future operations

    /*
        The following algorithm runs through the sequence the specified number
        of times
    */
    for(int sequenceNum = 0;  sequenceNum <= noOfSteps/8; sequenceNum++){
        for(int position = 0; ( position < 8 ) && ( position < ( noOfSteps - sequenceNum*8 )); position++){
            delay(duration);
            for(int inputCount = 0; inputCount < 4; inputCount++){
                digitalWrite(this->inputPins[inputCount], sequence[(int)(3.5 - (3.5*factor) + (factor*position))][inputCount]);
            }
        }
    }
}

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An implementation:
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#include <StepperMotor.h>

StepperMotor motor(8,9,10,11);

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
  motor.setStepDuration(1);
}

void loop(){
  motor.step(1000);
  delay(2000);
  motor.step(-1000);
  delay(2000);
}

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Wiring diagram:





20 comments:

  1. Thanks, this was just what I was looking for to drive a stepper/driver combination I picked up from MPJA. Code works fine, as long as the number of steps is evenly divisible by 8, but stepping is intermittently incorrect otherwise, at least on my hardware.

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  2. Wow. This is the fourth source for driver codes to my stepper.
    And it is by far the simplest too...

    Cheers!

    Morten, Denmark.

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  3. Awesome, only library I tried that is simple to use and works with this stepper!

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  4. thank you even I can understand it!
    How would the code go if you wanted to run the same design to 2 stepper motors?

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  5. thank you even I can understand it!
    How would the code go if you wanted to run the same design to 2 stepper motors?

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  8. How do I add this to my arduino library

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  9. I would like to know how to add this to my library too!

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  10. there's a library that works well here:
    http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=422336.0

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  11. When I upload to my uno board I get the following error:
    StepperMotor.cpp:54: error: '_______________________________________________________________________' does not name a type
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    ^
    /home/moonstroller/Downloads/arduino-1.6.12/libraries/Stepper/src/StepperMotor.cpp: In function 'void setup()':
    StepperMotor.cpp:66: error: 'motor' was not declared in this scope
    motor.setStepDuration(1);
    ^
    /home/moonstroller/Downloads/arduino-1.6.12/libraries/Stepper/src/StepperMotor.cpp: In function 'void loop()':
    StepperMotor.cpp:70: error: 'motor' was not declared in this scope
    motor.step(1000);
    ^
    exit status 1
    '_______________________________________________________________________' does not name a type
    I copied and pasted the code from StepperMotor.h and cpp to their appropiate files and placed them in the appropiate place. Any ideas?

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  12. Is this in a source repository somewhere? I'd love to link to it in my project.

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  13. Very useful, thank you! Worked perfectly w/ my Uno R3. For those who need some extra help getting this up and running, the Instructables article has more details: http://www.instructables.com/id/Arduino-Library-for-28BYJ-48-Stepper-Motor-and-ULN/?ALLSTEPS

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  14. hi i want that step motor do a half turn to the right and go back to the middle and do a half turn to the left and go back to the middle and repeat all that every 2 hours
    are that possible if yes can anyone give me the code please i try but i Failed thx

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    2. Nothing could be simpler!

      #include

      Stepper myStepper(2048,11,9,10,8);//your numeration may be other than my

      void setup() {
      myStepper.setSpeed(16);
      }

      void loop() {

      myStepper.step(1024);//half turn clockwise
      delay(500); //delay - you can remove it
      myStepper.step(-1024);//half turn anticlockwise (return to 0)
      delay(500); //delay - you can remove it
      myStepper.step(-1024);//half turn anticlockwise
      delay(500); //delay - you can remove it
      myStepper.step(1024);//half turn clockwise (return to 0)
      delay(7200000); //delay 2 hours (1ms*1000*3600s*2h)
      }

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    3. This site not include some symbols then:
      #include <"Stepper.h">
      Remove the quotation marks themselves :)

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  15. This works great! Best code for this combo of ULN2003 and ROHS 28BYJ48 that I've found.
    But I would like to have speed control, too.

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  16. PBH 2 Phase and 3 Phase stepper motors and stepper motor drives. Our latest product is Closed Loop Stepper Drive that is Stepper Motor with encoder.

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