I was really looking for a beginners section but it looks like there isn't one. Anyway here we go and if the moderators feel it needs to posted into the dark recesses of the back and beyond then so be it.
I have a couple of UNO's and the LCD Keypad Shield modules which I want to use to control a mini precision Surface Grinder I have made. Basically it is a CNC Mill with X, Y and Z axis stepper motors. I am famiar with Microchip programming using GCB (Great Cow Basic) a coding environment.
These clone UNO's are as cheap as chips (I picked up 5 UNO's c/w Keypad Shields for £15 on AliB last night.
I realise this is a huge project but I am prepared to tough it out. I have found some code on here which allows me hit the five buttons and it translates the AD converter to write up, down, Left etc and print the output on the LCD
For my first task I want to create a menu structure to where the select key moves to the next option. There is a couple I have found but I cannot get them to compile or they use external Push Buttons.
As I said, I'm an absolute beginner with Arduino coding - so please be gentle with me.