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==Stepper Motor (Generic) component==
 
==Stepper Motor (Generic) component==
 
A generic stepper motor model.  Includes a visual simulation showing the activaton pattern of the coils. Make another object move along with the stepper shaft using the 'Target' property. The target object can rotate with the stepper shaft with a given gearing ratio, or be moved linearly according to a given lead screw pitch.
 
A generic stepper motor model.  Includes a visual simulation showing the activaton pattern of the coils. Make another object move along with the stepper shaft using the 'Target' property. The target object can rotate with the stepper shaft with a given gearing ratio, or be moved linearly according to a given lead screw pitch.
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==Component Source Code==
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Please click here to download the component source project: [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/wiki/componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx]
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Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): [https://www.flowcode.co.uk/FlowchartView/?wfile=componentsource/FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx]
  
 
==Detailed description==
 
==Detailed description==
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==Examples==
 
==Examples==
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[[File:LinkedStepper.jpg]]
 
[[File:LinkedStepper.jpg]]
  
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==Downloadable macro reference==
 
  
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''IncrementStep'''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetTarget'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Assign a panel object to be moved by the motor. Once linked, the object will respond to the 'Motor Simulation' properties, and it will be moved whenever the motor is stepped. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:]] -
 
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| colspan="2" | An object to be moved by the motor. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''DecrementStep'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Move the motor backwards by one step. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EnableMotor'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Turn on the motor.  This must be done before it will respond to any other macros. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''DisableMotor'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Turn off the motor.  It will no longer respond to any other macros. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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==Macro reference==
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetTrim'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows the level of trim for each servo channel to be adjusted progmatically. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | Channel
 
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| colspan="2" | The channel to set the position for.  First channel is zero. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | Legacy: 0=0us, 1=+25us, 2=+50us, 3=+75us, 4=+100us, 5=-25us, 6=-50us, 7=-75us, 8=-100us or Smooth: 0-200 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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==Property reference==
  
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''IsAutoMoving'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''  
 
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| colspan="2" | Is the AutoMoveToPosition movement complete.  Returns 1 if the servos are still moving.  Returns 0 if all servo movement is complete. 
 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Connections
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetAutoMoveSpeedInt'''
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| width="90%" | Driver
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the speed of the auto move to position macro.  Default speed is shown in the Servo_Period_Multiplier property. 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Coil 1
 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the first motor coil is connected. 
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| width="90%" | Speed
 
 
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| colspan="2" | 1=Slowest (Default), 2= Double, 3=Triple, 4=Quadruple 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the second motor coil is connected. 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''IsServoAutoMoving'''
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| width="90%" | Coil 3
 
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| colspan="2" | Is the AutoMoveToPosition movement complete for a specific servo output.  Returns 1 if the servo is still moving.  Returns 0 if the servo movement is complete. 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the third motor coil is connected. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the fourth motor coil is connected. 
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| width="90%" | Channel
 
 
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| colspan="2" | Servo Motor Output Range: 0-7 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Motor Setup
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:60%; background-color:#FFFFFF;"
 
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''AutoMoveToPosition'''
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| width="90%" | Winding Type
 
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| colspan="2" | Automatically moves towards the new position at a fixed rate determined by the AutoMoveSpeed. 
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| colspan="2" | The polarity settings of the motor windings. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Step Type
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| colspan="2" | Trade accuracy against torque by changing the type of stepping. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine which modes your device supports. 
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| width="90%" | Channel
 
 
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| colspan="2" | The channel to assign the new position. Range: 0-7 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Steps Per Revolution
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
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| colspan="2" | The number of steps it takes for the motor shaft to turn a full circle (360 degrees). Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
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| width="90%" | Position
 
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| colspan="2" | Position to automatically move to. Range: 0-255 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''EnableServo'''
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Simulation
 
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| colspan="2" | Enables a servo channel effectivly setting the position of the motor to the value in the local position variable. 
 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-7-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" | Waveforms
 
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| width="90%" | Coil Simulation
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''SetAutoMoveSpeed'''
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| width="90%" | Show Arrow
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets the speed of the auto move to position macro.  Default speed is shown in the Servo_Period_Multiplier property. 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| colspan="2" | The channel to assign the new position. Range: 0-7 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u16-icon.png]] - UINT
 
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| width="90%" | Position
 
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| colspan="2" | Position to automatically move to. Range: 0-65535 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Sets up the servo motor interrupts 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''WriteLEDs'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Allows control of all 8-LEDs on the front of the Formula Flowcode. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-u8-icon.png]] - BYTE
 
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| width="90%" | LED_Byte
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-comp-macro.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Initialise'''
 
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| colspan="2" | Starts up the formula flowcode PWM for motor control and performs the wait for button press 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | [[File:Fc9-void-icon.png]] - VOID
 
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| width="90%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000;" | ''Return''
 
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==Property reference==
 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-prop-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Properties'''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Winding Type
 
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| colspan="2" | The polarity settings of the motor windings. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Step Type
 
 
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| colspan="2" | Trade accuracy against torque by changing the type of stepping. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine which modes your device supports. 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#EAE1EA;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#EAE1EA; color:#4B008D;" | Link to...
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-14-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Steps Per Revolution
 
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| colspan="2" | The number of steps it takes for the motor shaft to turn a full circle (360 degrees). Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-17-icon.png]]
 
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| colspan="2" | Set this to a non-zero value to move the target object linearly along its Z-Axis whenever the motor spins. The value is the distance to move (world units) per complete rotation of the motor shaft - i.e. it simulates a typical linear drive that uses a lead-screw, with the property value equal to the screw pitch. 
 
| colspan="2" | Set this to a non-zero value to move the target object linearly along its Z-Axis whenever the motor spins. The value is the distance to move (world units) per complete rotation of the motor shaft - i.e. it simulates a typical linear drive that uses a lead-screw, with the property value equal to the screw pitch. 
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| width="10%" align="center" style="background-color:#D8C9D8;" | [[File:Fc9-conn-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" style="background-color:#D8C9D8; color:#4B008D;" | '''Connections'''
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-16-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Driver
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Coil 1
 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the first motor coil is connected. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Coil 2
 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the second motor coil is connected. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
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| width="90%" | Coil 3
 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the third motor coil is connected. 
 
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| width="10%" align="center" | [[File:Fc9-type-5-icon.png]]
 
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| colspan="2" | Chip pin to which the fourth motor coil is connected. 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 7 February 2023

Author Matrix Ltd
Version 2.0
Category


Stepper Motor (Generic) component

A generic stepper motor model. Includes a visual simulation showing the activaton pattern of the coils. Make another object move along with the stepper shaft using the 'Target' property. The target object can rotate with the stepper shaft with a given gearing ratio, or be moved linearly according to a given lead screw pitch.

Component Source Code

Please click here to download the component source project: FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx

Please click here to view the component source code (Beta): FC_Comp_Source_Stepper_Motor_Generic.fcfx

Detailed description

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Examples

Attaching a primitive to a stepper motor

This example links a panel primitive to the output of the motor. FC6 Icon.png Stepper Example 1 The linked object can be rotated or moved in a fixed direction by the motor.

StepperProps.jpg


Linear movement using a stepper motor

This example links two stepper motors together using linear type movements rather then rotational similar to a stepper attached to a lead screw. FC6 Icon.png Stepper Example 2 The stepper is linked to the objects on the panel using properties and grouping.

LinStepper.jpg


Creating a multi-axis actuator using stepper motors

This example links three stepper motors together using panel primitive objects and groups. FC6 Icon.png Stepper Example 3 Here we can see the actuator arm in motion.

LinkedStepper.jpg






Macro reference

Property reference

Fc9-prop-icon.png Properties
Fc9-conn-icon.png Connections
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Driver
 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Coil 1
Chip pin to which the first motor coil is connected. 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Coil 2
Chip pin to which the second motor coil is connected. 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Coil 3
Chip pin to which the third motor coil is connected. 
Fc9-type-5-icon.png Coil 4
Chip pin to which the fourth motor coil is connected. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Motor Setup
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Winding Type
The polarity settings of the motor windings. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
Fc9-type-16-icon.png Step Type
Trade accuracy against torque by changing the type of stepping. Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine which modes your device supports. 
Fc9-type-14-icon.png Steps Per Revolution
The number of steps it takes for the motor shaft to turn a full circle (360 degrees). Refer to the data-sheet for your chosen hardware to determine this value. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Simulation
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Waveforms
Allows waveforms to be auto generated on the data recorder window. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Coil Simulation
Turn coil simulation on and off. 
Fc9-type-7-icon.png Show Arrow
Show an arrow connected to the motor shaft to make it easier to see the position. 
Fc9-conn-icon.png Link to...
Fc9-type-17-icon.png Object
Choose an object here to be linked to the motor. When the motor moves, this object will also be moved according to the settings made in the other properties below. To move multiple objects, first make them into a single group, then set the group as the target. 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Gear Ratio
Set a non-zero value here to make the target object rotate whenever the motor spins. The target will revolve around the same axis as the motor's own 'Moving Part' (e.g. drive shaft). A value of 1.00 make the target spin at the same speed as the motor. Choose other values to set the ratio of a 'virtual gearbox' to change the speed of the target's movement. 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png X Linear Pitch
Set this to a non-zero value to move the target object linearly along its X-Axis whenever the motor spins. The value is the distance to move (world units) per complete rotation of the motor shaft - i.e. it simulates a typical linear drive that uses a lead-screw, with the property value equal to the screw pitch. 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Y Linear Pitch
Set this to a non-zero value to move the target object linearly along its Y-Axis whenever the motor spins. The value is the distance to move (world units) per complete rotation of the motor shaft - i.e. it simulates a typical linear drive that uses a lead-screw, with the property value equal to the screw pitch. 
Fc9-type-15-icon.png Z Linear Pitch
Set this to a non-zero value to move the target object linearly along its Z-Axis whenever the motor spins. The value is the distance to move (world units) per complete rotation of the motor shaft - i.e. it simulates a typical linear drive that uses a lead-screw, with the property value equal to the screw pitch. 
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