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Support for Stepper Motors #91

Open IeiuniumLux opened 6 years ago

IeiuniumLux commented 6 years ago

Will MotorHat or other contrib-driver have support for stepper motors?

MotorHat was inspired by Zugaldia's code; who already added support for stepper motors in his repository. Should we use that one instead?

Fleker commented 6 years ago

I have a DC motor at my desk, but haven't looked into adding stepper motors to any project so far.

CavHaunch commented 5 years ago

Could you suggest some resources for getting a project like that going on Android Things? What is the best way to control the power source to a motor from a microcontroller?

Fleker commented 5 years ago

If you have a motor, you can use a motor driver, like an h-bridge, to get enough current from your microcontroller to the motor.

PaulTR commented 5 years ago

It depends on the type of motor you have, I'm sure, but I had a lot of luck porting this library over https://github.com/tyhenry/CheapStepper/blob/master/CheapStepper.cpp for the 28byj-48 ULN2003 5V stepper motor and driver board if you're just looking for something to use.

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fail572872916 commented 5 years ago

Android things's library is too small.

Please write your notes when you have time.