Arduino UNO with RF controlled stepper motor, guidance needed.

Problem solved

Hi,

Im new to Arduino and would really appreciate some guidance. I have searched high and low, but with my limited knowledge the answers keeps eluding me^^

Board: Arduino Uno
RF receiver: X D-YK04 (SC2272) http://dx.com/p/4-key-wireless-rf-module-w-remote-controller-152284
Step motor: 28BYJ-48

Goal for project: By clicking the transmitter i want the receiver to tell the step motor to rotate 90 degrees and lock into a mechanism ive built.

So far i have managed to connect and code both the RF receiver and the step motor separately, but i need some guidance to get them to work together.
My current code for the receiver only sends a signal which for instance can activate a LED-light just fine, but in order to get the step motor to run i have to activate the 4 different coils individually. I also have code that activate the coils and rotates my motor the way i want.
How do i proceed so that when i press the transmitter, the receiver runs the code that rotates my motor? (Not just sends a signal as it does now...)

I realise that this is probably a stupid/easy question, but still i would love a simplified explanation from anyone who knows :slight_smile:

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Update:
Got it working... sort of!

My only problem now is that the motor isnt running smoothly, its bumping along little by little.
(BTW i know the code is messy :P)

Also the bumping might not be a result of the code, should i have used any resistors on this "project-build"?

Picture:

Both the motor and the RF receiver get 5v from the arduino via the white breadboard. This is my first ever project and i have no idea if I should have used a resistor/resistors anywhere...?

const int buttonPin = 2;// the number of the pushbutton pin
const int buttonPin2 = 4;
int buttonState = 0;         // variable for reading the pushbutton status
int Pin0 = 10; //coil 1
int Pin1 = 11; //coil 2
int Pin2 = 12; //coil 3
int Pin3 = 13; //coil 4
int _step = 0;
int i = 0;
boolean dir = true; //direction CW or CCW

void setup() {
  pinMode(buttonPin, INPUT);
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  Serial.begin(9600);
   pinMode(Pin0, OUTPUT);  
   pinMode(Pin1, OUTPUT);  
   pinMode(Pin2, OUTPUT);  
   pinMode(Pin3, OUTPUT);
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}

void loop(){
  // read the state of the pushbutton value:
  buttonState = digitalRead(buttonPin);

  if (buttonState == HIGH) {     
      
  if (i == 125){
    dir = false;
    delay(100);
  }else if (i == 0){
    dir = true;
    delay(100);
  }
 switch(_step){ 
   case 0: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, HIGH); 
    if (dir == false){
       i--;}else{
        i++; 
       }
   break;  
   case 1: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, HIGH); 

   break;  
   case 2: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
   case 3: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
   case 4: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
   case 5: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, HIGH);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, HIGH); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
     case 6: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, HIGH);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
   case 7: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, HIGH);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, HIGH);  
   break;  
   default: 
     digitalWrite(Pin0, LOW);  
     digitalWrite(Pin1, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin2, LOW); 
     digitalWrite(Pin3, LOW); 
   break;  
 } 
 if(dir == true){ 
   _step++; 
 }else{ 
   _step--; 
 } 
 if(_step>7){ 
   _step=0; 
 } 
 if(_step<0){ 
   _step=7; 
 } 
 delay(1); 
      
  } 
}

Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

Post your code in the proper tags

Sry about that, I updated the original post with more detailed information. And also i got a couple steps further i believe ^^

Both receiver and motor were fighting over voltage.

This post has been resolved, thanks alot anyways :slight_smile: