Hi i'd like to know if its possible to make a Nema 17 stepper motor work using only a Arduino UNO, a Ramps 1.4 with a A4988 attached.
It's for my lasy year in architecture college.
Thanks.
(I'm using ramps because its from a burned 3d printer piece i had, but i know the motor drivers are working.)
The ramps is basically a 3d printer control board, correct?
What do you want the stepper to do?
You could use this shield http://store-usa.arduino.cc/collections/otherboard-shield/products/e000003
Thanks for the quick reply!
I just want it to go 360º right and 360º left, but i dont know which pins to connect, from arduino to the ramps. Usually they use Arduino Mega instead of Arduino UNO, thats where i get confused. What do i need to connect to move only one motor.
Thanks again 
Google Ramps board and get the schematic. Look at the A4988 driver, it has two inputs step,and direction. Connect those to two Arduino output pins. Set the direction high or low and pulse the step one. For a start put a 100mS delay between the pulses. Change that delay to control the speed. Note if you pulse too fast the motor will not move. You also need to connect the power and ground to the Arduino as well as the higher voltage power supply to drive the stepping motors.