Guidance for a newcomer in his first project

Hey there!

I am new to arduino and also not the most technical person in the world.

We are trying to run the following motor forward and reverse :

http://vitaltech.com.my/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1434

we need it to run at about 500 rpm, for 30cm back and forth.

  1. Could we run it with power supply of 12V 16.7A ?

  2. We also want to connect 3 sensors that will stop the system if needed. Somethin like this :
    IR Break Beam Sensor with Premium Wire Header Ends - 5mm LEDs : ID 2168 : $5.95 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

  3. And for a stepper driver, we want to use this one: SparkFun AutoDriver - Stepper Motor Driver (v13) - BOB-13752 - SparkFun Electronics

Is this project feasible with the above config and and arduino UNO ?

My colleagues have development practice, but we are totally laking knowledge in hardware.

Many thanks,
Paul

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Hey there,

Thank you for the swift response.

We already have a 12v supply, that is why I was asking. We will just have to buy a 36V one.

"Do you need someone to design this setup for you, or are you going to actually do some research and build it yourself?"

yes, we will build this setup ourselves and have to do the research. We want to try othher things in the future so it will be worth it.

"Don't know - where does the stepper driver come in? where is your motor driver?
what control method do you intend to use?"

We need to run the motor back and forth, into a loop. The sensors we use to stop the motor at various, not fixed and non precise points. the program will be written in such a way that when the sensors are not engaged any more, the system resumes the loop. At the end of each cycle the system will hit a predefined keyboard key.

For the last part, I think we need at least a Leonardo arduino, from what i've read.

We're not to worried about the programing part, rather than hardware.

The vitaltech link does not show me any technical data about the motor.

Like @spycatcher2k I don't understand the need for a stepper driver. However if you are planning to use a stepper motor these links may be useful.
Stepper Motor Basics
Simple Stepper Code

...R

Hey there,

thank you for the links.

We need a stepper motor because we need a motor that will stop imediatelly and has low inertia.

From what we read, it should suit us ok, but I am still a newb so we will discover along the way.