Stepper Motor Controller (Raspberry Pi)

Basic tutorial of how to setup a stepper motor using an Adafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT with the Raspberry Pi.

Stepper Motor Basics:

RPI 3 - https://amzn.to/2VA9pQY

4 Amp Power Adapter - https://amzn.to/2CTptWu

16GB micro SD - https://amzn.to/2SFMwd3

12 Volt Power Supply - https://amzn.to/2srHmWv

DC Power Jack Adapter - https://amzn.to/2VQl3XY

NEMA 17 Stepper Motor - https://amzn.to/2stjdik

Adafruit DC & Stepper Motor HAT - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2348

1. "git clone https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-HAT-Pyt..."

2. "sudo raspi-config" (activate I2c interface)

3. "cd Adafruit-Motor-HAT-Python-Library"

4. "sudo python setup.py install"

5. "cd examples"

6. edit line 20 of StepperTest.py to "myStepper = mh.getStepper(200, 2)"

7. python StepperTest.py

Github Repo:

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-HAT-Pyt...

Adafruit Guide: https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-dc-and-steppe...

Online Guide: https://www.piddlerintheroot.com/stepper-motor-co...