After any move the stepper remains in a high current state

[drp0]

My stepper draws 200mA when moving and 370mA when the move has completed. It would be useful to have an idle call which sets the stepper control lines to zero:

This works: void idle(); // drp CheapStepper.h

void CheapStepper::idle(){
      seq(8);      // drp CheapStepper.cpp
}

This utilises the default case in switch(seqNum) of void CheapStepper::seq (int seqNum)

If the function is called on the completion of a move, the current drops to 30mA ! The next move appears un-affected.

stepper.run();
  if (stepper.getStepsLeft() == 0){
  // if the current move is done...
  stepper.idle(); // low current

David

[mrv96]

Hi, your method idle is already present in the code:

`void CheapStepper::off() {
    for (int p=0; p<4; p++)
        digitalWrite(pins[p], 0);
}`

Consider also the fact that if you power off all coils, your motor will loose retention torque.

[drp0]

Hi, off() looks like the same idea- does it affect any other parts of the library?

I had considered the loss of torque. However in some applications battery demand in static positioning outways the need to apply torque to a stationary motor.

[mrv96]

off() is already part of the master official library, it's sufficient to call it.

Since it has been already included, i suppose that it doesn't affect any other parts of the library