I am very new to this. )Hours, rather than days). I bought a starter kit from Bangood, great value I think.
The kit includes a stepper motor that I would like to use to drive a turntable for a model railway. The requirement would be to drive the TT to maybe 6 per-selectable positions.
Is there anywhere that I could find a program ready to do this.
Be gentle with me.
BC
There is a very long Thread about that subject on the RMWeb Forum. I reckon, even if you are not using DCC that a lot of it will still be relevant.
A general Google or DDG search for Arduino train turntable should also find you lots of hits.
You have not said exactly what stepper motor you have nor what scale of model railway you are building. It will be harder to get precision for N Gauge than for O gauge.
Another question is whether it is a locomotive turntable or an off-scene train turntable. My experience is with the latter and I have found it necessary to use separate location pins (operated by a servo) because there is too much backlash in the stepper motor. The turntable is much larger but the same level of precision is needed at the outer edge.
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Stepper Motor Basics
Simple Stepper Code
also look up the AccelStepper library
Many thanks for that. I have been to the RMweb Forum. Just waiting for a reply.
BC
If you check the examples on your Arduino IDE, there is a simple Stepper Motor Program. Might be able to load that up and change a few things here and there to make it your own.
Thanks,
Yes I have seen that. I am waiting for the interface board between the Arduino and the motor. Should be here soon.
BC