Help with controlling stepper with buttons. Hold button to rotate etc

[groundFungus]

The MobaTools stepper library makes that pretty easy. I think that MobaTools stepper is easier to learn and use than Accelstepper. MobaTools docs.

#include <MobaTools.h>

const byte stepPin = 2;
const byte dirPin = 5;
const byte enablePin = 8;
const byte fwdButtonPin = 9;
const byte backButtonPin = 10;


const unsigned int motorStepsPerRev = 200;
const unsigned int microstepMultiplier = 4;
const int STEPS_REVOLUTION = motorStepsPerRev * microstepMultiplier;

MoToStepper stepper( STEPS_REVOLUTION, STEPDIR );

void setup()
{
   Serial.begin(115200);
   pinMode(fwdButtonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
   pinMode(backButtonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
   stepper.attach( stepPin, dirPin );
   stepper.setSpeed(1000);  // rpm /10, 1000 = 100 RPM
   stepper.setRampLen(100);
   stepper.setZero();
}

void loop()
{
   bool fwdButtonState = digitalRead(fwdButtonPin);
   bool backButtonState = digitalRead(backButtonPin);

   if (fwdButtonState == LOW && backButtonState == LOW) // both pushed
   {
      stepper.rotate(0);
   }
   else if (fwdButtonState == LOW && backButtonState == HIGH) // fwd pushed
   {
      stepper.rotate(1); // constant rotate CW 
   }
   else if (fwdButtonState == HIGH && backButtonState == LOW) // back pushed
   {
      stepper.rotate(-1); // constant rotate CCW
   }
   else
   {
      stepper.rotate(0);
   }
}

The switches are wired to ground and an input set to pinMode INPUT_PULLUP.

The MobaTools library is available for installation via the IDE library manager.