Steppers motors And Arduino

hello so i find the perfect stepper motor (https://www.ebay.fr/itm/5pcs-Miniature-10MM-2-Phase-4-Wire-Stepper-Motor-Brushless-Motor-Copper-Gear9H/223031734017?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649) for my project but i dont know how to program my arduino to control 4 of them on my arduino mini without h bridge just like in this videos :

so if someone can guide me :slight_smile:

The video shows them hooked up to Arduino pins directly. If the current draw from each coil is < 20 mA, then I guess you could get away with that. Just figure out how the coils are attached to the pins, and 'bit-bang' them on and off in a pattern go spin the motor.

Maybe try searching for a datasheet, but it's four pins, so you could just experiment until it works.

the problem is that im real begginer and i don't know how to do that

Then you've got some learnin' to do!

Here's a You Tube video that is pretty clear about how a stepper motor works.

And here is a web page with code you can play with.

Have fun!

thanks so much :slight_smile: oh and in the second links they use h bridge so ican't use it and i found this which is very useful Bipolar Stepping Motor and Arduino (without H-Bridge)? - Motors, Mechanics, Power and CNC - Arduino Forum

because in my project place is the most important ( i trying to make a braille watch ) and hbridge are very big and the code work fine my stepper is moving :slight_smile:

But if your stepper works for a couple hours, then burns something out, that's a problem, right?

yes their is no other solution which take less space ? and the stepper will move 1/9 turn every minute or 10 minute

A4988 stepper drivers are pretty small.

but with this i need 2 power supply ? (1 for the arduino and 1 for the 4 stepper driver )

its just a questions there is no point to have :wink: and i buy some A4988 and i have L293D but i don't see anyone who use them for such a small stepper motor so i don't know if it will work .

I made this but i don't know where the 3,3v output is on a arduino pro mini (green wire ) (and its based on this http://www.theorycircuit.com/arduino-stepper-motor-interface/ )

A 3.3V Pro Mini can output 3.3V on its Vcc pin, so long as ypu are supplying power on one of the other power pins. A 5V Pro Mini has no 3.3V available.

ok thanks you and to power it i need to wired a battery to the grd ans raw pin right ?