Nice setup! Regarding the "brake" at idle: I once did a project where I shortened the motor phases with a relay in idle mode. Depending on the motor this can brake steppers very effectively. You can easily try it by shortening the leads manually.
Nice setup! Regarding the "brake" at idle: I once did a project where I shortened the motor phases with a relay in idle mode. Depending on the motor this can brake steppers very effectively. You can easily try it by shortening the leads manually.