stepper motor control using button

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Hi, I have done some steps forward trying to use a button.

So far the code I have written is this:

#include <AccelStepper.h>
#include <MultiStepper.h>

AccelStepper Stepper1(1,10,6); //use pin 6 and 10 for dir and step, 1 is the "external driver" mode (A4988)
int dir = 1; //used to switch direction

boolean ShortPress;
boolean State;                               
int ButtonPin = 2;



void setup() {

  Stepper1.setMaxSpeed(3200); //set max speed the motor will turn (steps/second)
  Stepper1.setAcceleration(200); //set acceleration (steps/second^2)
  pinMode(ButtonPin, INPUT_PULLUP);                 
}

void loop() {
 readButtons();
 actOnButtons();  
}

void readButtons() {

ShortPress = true;
ShortPress = false;
int i = 0;
while (digitalRead(ButtonPin))
{
i++;  // how much the button has been held
}

if (i<100)
  { ShortPress=true;}
else{ShortPress = false;}

}

  
  
void actOnButtons() {

if (ShortPress == true && State == true){
  Stepper1.distanceToGo()==0; { //check if motor has already finished his last move
   Stepper1.move(9600*dir); 
    
  }

  //Stepper1.moveTo(200);
  Stepper1.run(); //run the stepper. this has to be done over and over again to continously move the stepper
}

else if (ShortPress == false){
  Stepper1.stop();
}
}

Using this code the stepper works only if I keep the button held, while the button is unpressed the motor is quiet.

what I want to do is to use a kind of a code like this

if (ShortPress $ state) { !state-> first press}
elseif {!state  ->second press}
if (!ShortPress) {Long Press, reset}
  • to start the motor after one single short push
  • to stop the motor after a second short push
  • to rewind the motor after that the button has been hel for a while

any tips?