tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post909955325755282469..comments2023-08-19T00:38:45.661-07:00Comments on A Big Magnet: useful bitsJosh Kopelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16203055108558568522noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post-53261374475810085432009-05-01T11:09:00.000-07:002009-05-01T11:09:00.000-07:00Hey josh,
thanks for the feedback, I got the motor...Hey josh,<br />thanks for the feedback, I got the motor to work, thanks! My next question is I want to try what you did with your encoder and the dc motor, I've got your code and everything, but where and how did you attach the pins to the shield? It looks like you just soldered them on top, is that what you did? on top of 2 and 3?<br /> thanks,<br /><br />EvanEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176125390768667915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post-22335258103956262522009-04-17T10:22:00.000-07:002009-04-17T10:22:00.000-07:00@evan the choices are kind of confusing. I messed ...@evan the choices are kind of confusing. I messed around with a few options, but I think I was powering the motor using an wall wart (12V I think) connected through the motor shield. The Arduino was running of USB power. The Adafruit site is your best reference for hookup info. <br /><br />There is a pretty clear explanation of the options here http://www.ladyada.net/make/mshield/use.html.<br /><br />Good luck and let me know what you come up with!Josh Kopelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203055108558568522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post-89115497929710782432009-04-17T07:45:00.000-07:002009-04-17T07:45:00.000-07:00Hi Josh,
I am trying to get my canon shell to do ...Hi Josh,<br /><br />I am trying to get my canon shell to do simply what you have it doing here (going back and forth) but i can't even get a click. I think my problem is that I don't have the right external power source going into my motor sheild, do you mind telling me what type of power you used for the motor? it kind of looks like you just powered it directly from the arduino but i can't tell . . . <br /><br />thanks, EvanEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176125390768667915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post-28002943439469198462008-11-05T09:43:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:43:00.000-08:00Dave,The stepper is running on an motor shield fro...Dave,<BR/><BR/>The stepper is running on an motor shield from http://adafruit.com (Limor Fried's store) and uses a driver library she wrote. <BR/><BR/>You can download her code from here http://ladyada.net/make/mshield/download.html<BR/><BR/>Nice blog BTW, I like the programmatic CNC control stuff.Josh Kopelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203055108558568522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25750398.post-90416166225020960152008-11-05T09:30:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:30:00.000-08:00I wonder if you could direct me to more informatio...I wonder if you could direct me to more information about the stepper control systems you used.<BR/><BR/>I ask because I'm curious about the sophistication of those routines. I spent some time reading about the fairly sophisticated stepper control techniques used by the GeckoDrive controllers and I'm interested in perhaps doing some experimenting with them in an Arduino environment.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673578156666413397noreply@blogger.com