Help making lcd menu with submenu's using 4x4 keypad

[Palle_B]

Hi

I am breaking my head here, i'm trying yo make main-menu with sub-menu's and entering with a 4x4 keypad, i have done this before (about 15years ago)
But i cant remember a thing from it.. And the laptop i used then, is way gone, so are the relevant files i had.

The project is to drive 1 steppermotor for a certain length, send a ready signal for a press, then wait for new startsignal etc.
I need the possibility to chance the length,speed and accel settings, plus put in a number a counter.

Here is my "script" for the menu (written for my selfe, to ease the coding, but...)

I use an 4x4 keypad an a 1602 i2c lcd, that is configured and it works, but not integraded to my steppermotor code yet.

I imagine that *=Return and #=Enter, ABCD not active (Unless A & B should be used for JOG?)

Main menu; "Length: xxx,x mm" // X= selected length
"Count (yyyy) zzzz" // Y=selected count, Z= actual count

By pressing "#" jump to sub menu 1

Sub menu 1: "JOG Press 4=Fwd" // JOG only possible in this menu.
"Press 6=Reverse" // jogfwd,jogrev

By pressing "#"we jump to sub menu 2, Or "*"=Main menu without saving

Sub menu 2: "Curr. Length xxx,x mm" // Enter a length between 0-999,9 mm
"Set Length = ???,? mm"

By pressing "#"we save the new input and jump to sub menu 3, Or "*"=Main menu without saving

Sub menu 3: "Counter: yyyy" // Enter a number between 0-999
"Set counter ????"

By pressing "#"we save the new input and jump to sub menu 4, Or "*"=Main menu without saving

Sub menu 4: "Speed ???" // Enter a number between 0-999
"Acceleration ???" // Enter a number between 0-999

By pressing "#"we save the new input and jump to Main menu 4, Or "*"=Main menu without saving

The system will only "RUN" when Main menu is active (ready=high when?)

I have a code that drives a single steppermotor, that works, but i dont have any hmi, so i have to connect my PC
everytime i need to change length, etc.
I have been reading about a thousand pages about menus, but i dont seem to find anything that matches my project?

i really hope someone can point me in the right direction.
Thank you
// Palle

[Palle_B]

Heres the code for my steppermotor:

#include <AccelStepper.h>
AccelStepper stepper(1, 11, 10); // Define stepper funktion(1) og step(11) dir(10)
int startsignal = 12;
int ready = 13;
void setup()
{
pinMode(startsignal, INPUT );
digitalWrite(startsignal, HIGH);
pinMode(ready, OUTPUT );
digitalWrite(ready, LOW);
}
void loop() {
digitalWrite(ready, HIGH); //ready
if (digitalRead(startsignal)==LOW){ //wait for input to go low
digitalWrite(ready, LOW); //
stepper.setMaxSpeed(200); //set speed
stepper.setAcceleration(20); //set acceleration
stepper.moveTo(1000); // set length
stepper.runToPosition(); //run until steppermotor reach position
stepper.setCurrentPosition(0); //zero position, speed, maybe also acceleration?

}
delay(10);
}

[Railroader]

Search Forum for Arduino + menu. This is an old question.
There is no "universal menu code". It depends on how the menu tree is supposed to be like.