How to work with stepper motor on Wokwi systems Simulator?

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How to work with stepper motor on Wokwi systems Simulator?

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO

DIYables USB Cable 2.0 Type A/B for Arduino Uno

Digilent Stepper Motor

DIYables Jumper Wires

DIYables Prototype Expansion Board for Arduino Uno

Optional

Story

Introduction to a stepper motor project on the Arduino Simulator

You will find stepper motors everywhere if you look around! Stepper motors are widely used in 3D printers, CNC machines, ordinary printers, in production automation equipment, and more.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to use a stepper motor using Arduino. You can also tinker with the code, save your own copy of the project, and also share the project easily with others as a link.

Components needed for the stepper and the Arduino project

Stepper Motor
Arduino UNO
Connecting wires
Wokwi Arduino Simulator

Code

Please refer to the code section (at the end of this article)

Notes about the simulated stepper motor part

To toggle between steps and the degrees, please do this.

To change the color of the pointer for the stepper motor

Stepper Motor Basics resources

https://www.faulhaber.com/fileadmin/user_upload_global/support/MC_Support/Motors/AppNotes/Faulhaber_AN001_EN.pdf

https://www.orientalmotor.com/stepper-motors/technology/stepper-motor-basics.html

Code

Arduino Simulator - stepper motor example

// Stepper motor on Wokwi!

#include <Stepper.h>

const int stepsPerRevolution = 200;  // change this to fit the number of steps per revolution
// for your motor

// initialize the stepper library on pins 8 through 11:
Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8, 9, 10, 11);

void setup() {
  // set the speed at 60 rpm:
  myStepper.setSpeed(60);
  // initialize the serial port:
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  // step one revolution  in one direction:
  Serial.println("clockwise");
  myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
  delay(500);

  // step one revolution in the other direction:
  Serial.println("counterclockwise");
  myStepper.step(-stepsPerRevolution);
  delay(500);
}

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How to work with stepper motor on Wokwi systems Simulator?