I've been trying to get a stepper motor to move 1 step when button is pressed once and move continuously when button is pressed continuously.
I've seen a few sketches that control a stepper via a potentiometer.
I thought this would be a good project to learn about steppers as ive never used them before.
I think the 2nd example in this Simple Stepper Code does what you want.
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Stepper Motor Basics
Would this work if i wanted to control the micro stepper direct from the arduino.
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Would this work if i wanted to control the micro stepper direct from the arduino.
Without knowing what you mean by "this" or by "micro stepper" or by "direct from arduino" I cannot help.
Post a link to the datasheet for your stepper motor.
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This is the stepper i plan to use.
X27_Flyer_v1.3.pdf (1020 KB)
That's a bit smaller than the usual ones that are controlled by an Arduino 
If the coil resistance is 230 ohms it would draw a max of 22 mA at 5volts so it could be driven direct from the Arduino I/O pins. What I don't know is whether it might produce back-emf spikes sufficent to damage an Arduino.
The code I linked to assumed that you would use a stepper driver such as a Pololu A4988 which would be like an elephant compared to your mouse.
Assuming there is no electrical problem the AccelStepper library should be able to control the motor.
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