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diff --git a/libraries/Stepper/Stepper.h b/libraries/Stepper/Stepper.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4094aee --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/Stepper/Stepper.h @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +/* + Stepper.h - - Stepper library for Wiring/Arduino - Version 0.4 + + Original library (0.1) by Tom Igoe. + Two-wire modifications (0.2) by Sebastian Gassner + Combination version (0.3) by Tom Igoe and David Mellis + Bug fix for four-wire (0.4) by Tom Igoe, bug fix from Noah Shibley + + Drives a unipolar or bipolar stepper motor using 2 wires or 4 wires + + When wiring multiple stepper motors to a microcontroller, + you quickly run out of output pins, with each motor requiring 4 connections. + + By making use of the fact that at any time two of the four motor + coils are the inverse of the other two, the number of + control connections can be reduced from 4 to 2. + + A slightly modified circuit around a Darlington transistor array or an L293 H-bridge + connects to only 2 microcontroler pins, inverts the signals received, + and delivers the 4 (2 plus 2 inverted ones) output signals required + for driving a stepper motor. + + The sequence of control signals for 4 control wires is as follows: + + Step C0 C1 C2 C3 + 1 1 0 1 0 + 2 0 1 1 0 + 3 0 1 0 1 + 4 1 0 0 1 + + The sequence of controls signals for 2 control wires is as follows + (columns C1 and C2 from above): + + Step C0 C1 + 1 0 1 + 2 1 1 + 3 1 0 + 4 0 0 + + The circuits can be found at + http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Stepper +*/ + +// ensure this library description is only included once +#ifndef Stepper_h +#define Stepper_h + +// library interface description +class Stepper { + public: + // constructors: + Stepper(int number_of_steps, int motor_pin_1, int motor_pin_2); + Stepper(int number_of_steps, int motor_pin_1, int motor_pin_2, int motor_pin_3, int motor_pin_4); + + // speed setter method: + void setSpeed(long whatSpeed); + + // mover method: + void step(int number_of_steps); + + int version(void); + + private: + void stepMotor(int this_step); + + int direction; // Direction of rotation + int speed; // Speed in RPMs + unsigned long step_delay; // delay between steps, in ms, based on speed + int number_of_steps; // total number of steps this motor can take + int pin_count; // whether you're driving the motor with 2 or 4 pins + int step_number; // which step the motor is on + + // motor pin numbers: + int motor_pin_1; + int motor_pin_2; + int motor_pin_3; + int motor_pin_4; + + long last_step_time; // time stamp in ms of when the last step was taken +}; + +#endif + |