April 6: STEPS

In today’s code, we’re using the arduino’s Stepper Library and arrays to make our stepper motors move according to fixed patterns.

This afternoon’s PRO CHALLENGE:

Store 5 different patterns in arrays. Make the code choose randomly which patterns to follow.

For this afternoon’s code, click “Read More”

//   using arrays to store patterns

#include <Stepper.h>

#define NUM_STEPS 48

int steps1[11] =  { 20,  -5, 30,  20, 10, -10,   2, -10, 2, -10, 0
};

int delays1[11] = { 5, 20, 5, 8, 10,  3, 10, 3, 10, 3, 0
};

int steps2[5] =  {  10, -20, 5, -30, 0
};

int delays2[5] = { 50, 40, 100, 23, 0
};

Stepper stepper(NUM_STEPS, 2,3,4,5);

void setup(){
stepper.setSpeed(180);
}

void loop(){

play_arrays(steps1, delays1);
delay(500);
play_arrays(steps2, delays2);
delay(500);

}

void play_arrays(int step_array[], int delay_array[]){
int i;

for(i=0; i<1000; i++){     //  arbitrariy decide 1000 is larget sequence we will play

if(step_array[i] == 0 || delay_array[i] == 0){
break;
}
step_motor(step_array[i], delay_array[i]);
}
}

void step_motor(int step_count, int step_delay){
int counter;
int turn_amt;
int turn_dir;

turn_amt = abs(step_count);  // get post number of steps

if(step_count > 0){          // get direction to go, either -1 or 1
turn_dir = 1;
}
else{
turn_dir = -1;
}

for(counter = 0; counter < turn_amt; counter++){   //  loop num of steps times...
stepper.step(turn_dir);   // step either CW/CCW dep. on 1/-1
delay(step_delay);
}

}

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