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Lesson 16 Controlling Stepper Motor With Remote

This lesson teaches how to control a stepper motor using an IR remote control with an Arduino setup. It details the required hardware, the specifications of the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor, and the ULN2003 driver board, along with a code example for implementation. The guide includes steps for building the circuit and uploading the necessary code to the Arduino board for operation.

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Lesson 16 Controlling Stepper Motor With Remote

This lesson teaches how to control a stepper motor using an IR remote control with an Arduino setup. It details the required hardware, the specifications of the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor, and the ULN2003 driver board, along with a code example for implementation. The guide includes steps for building the circuit and uploading the necessary code to the Arduino board for operation.

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Lesson 16 Controlling Stepper Motor With

Remote

Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn a fun and easy way to control a stepper motor from
a distance using an IR remote control.

Hardware Required

 1 * RexQualis UNO R3

 1 * Breadboard

 1 * IR receiver module

 1 * IR remote

 1 * ULN2003 stepper motor driver module

 1 * Stepper motor

 1 * Breadboard Power supply module

 1 * 9V 1A Adapter

 9 * F-M Jumper Wires

 1 * M-M Jumper Wires

Principle

28BYJ-48 Stepper Motor

The 28BYJ-48 is a small, 5 volt geared stepping motors. These stepping


motors are apparently widely used to control things like automated blinds, A/C
units and are mass produced. stepper01 Due to the gear reduction ratio of
*approximately* 64:1 it offers decent torque for its size at speeds of about 15

rotations per minute (RPM). With some software “ trickery ” to accelerate

gradually and a higher voltage power source (I tested them with 12 volts DC) I
was able to get about 25+ RPM. These little steppers can be purchased
together with a small breakout board for the Arduino compatible ULN2003
stepper motor driver. Quite a bargain, compared to the price of a geared DC
motor, a DC motor controller and a wheel encoder! The low cost and small size
make the 28BYJ-48 an ideal option for small robotic applications and an
excellent introduction to stepper motor control with Arduino. Here are the
detailed specs of the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor.

Stepper motor 28BYJ-48 Parameters

 Model:28BYJ-48

 Rated voltage:5VDC

 Number of Phase:4

 Speed Variation Ratio:1/64

 Stride Angle:5.625°/64

 Frequency:100Hz

 DC resistance:50Ω±7%(25°C)

 Idle In-traction Frequency:>600Hz

 Idle Out-traction Frequency:>1000Hz

 In-traction Torque >34.3mN.m(120Hz)

 Self-positioning Torque >34.3mN.m

 Friction torque:600-1200 gf.cm


 Pull in torque:300 gf.cm

 Insulated resistance >10MΩ(500V)

 Insulated electricity power:600VAC/1mA/1s

 Insulation grade:A

 Rise in Temperature <40K(120Hz)

 Noise<35dB(120Hz,No load,10cm)

ULN2003 Driver Board

The ULN2003 stepper motor driver board allows you to easily control the
28BYJ-48 stepper motor from a microcontroller, like the Arduino Uno. One side
of the board side has a 5 wire socket where the cable from the stepper motor
hooks up and 4 LEDs to indicate which coil is currently powered. The motor
cable only goes in one way, which always helps. UNL2003 board On the side
you have a motor on / off jumper (keep it on to enable power to the stepper).
The two pins below the 4 resistors, is where you provide power to the stepper.
Note that powering the stepper from the 5 V rail of the Arduino is not
recommended. A separate 5-12 V 1 Amp power supply or battery pack should
be used, as the motor may drain more current than the microcontroller can
handle and could potentially damage it. In the middle of the board we have the
ULN2003 chip. At the bottom are the 4 control inputs that should be connected
to four Arduino digital pins.

Code interpretation

#include "Stepper.h"

#include "IRremote.h"

/*----- Variables, Pins -----*/

#define STEPS 32 // Number of steps per revolution of


Internal shaft

int Steps2Take; // 2048 = 1 Revolution

int receiver = 12; // Signal Pin of IR receiver to Arduino Digital


Pin 6

/*-----( Declare objects )-----*/


// Setup of proper sequencing for Motor Driver Pins

// In1, In2, In3, In4 in the sequence 1-3-2-4

Stepper small_stepper(STEPS, 8, 10, 9, 11);

IRrecv irrecv(receiver); // create instance of 'irrecv'

decode_results results; // create instance of 'decode_results'

void setup()

irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver

void loop()

if (irrecv.decode(&results)) // have we received an IR signal?

switch(results.value)

case 0xFF02FD: // VOL+ button pressed

small_stepper.setSpeed(500); //Max seems to be 500

Steps2Take = 2048; // Rotate CW

small_stepper.step(Steps2Take);

delay(2000);

break;
case 0xFFC23D: // VOL- button pressed

small_stepper.setSpeed(500);

Steps2Take = -2048; // Rotate CCW

small_stepper.step(Steps2Take);

delay(2000);

break;

irrecv.resume(); // receive the next value

}/* --end main loop -- */

Experimental Procedures

Step 1:Build the circuit

We are using 4 pins to control the Stepper and 1 pin for the IR sensor.

Pins 8-11 are controlling the Stepper motor and pin 12 is receiving the IR
information.

We connect the 5V and Ground from the UNO R3 to the sensor. As a


precaution, use a breadboard power supply to power the stepper motor since it
can use more power and we don’t want to damage the power supply of the
UNO R3.
Schematic Diagram

Step 2: Open the code:

Controlling_Stepper_Motor_With_Remote_Code
Step 3: Attach Arduino UNO R3 board to your computer via
USB cable and check that the 'Board Type' and 'Serial Port' are
set correctly.

Step 4: Load the Library:Stepper(IRremote Already loaded in


last lesson)
Step 5:Upload the code to the RexQualis UNO R3 board.

Then you can control the motor left and right by remote
control and infrared control.
If it isn’t working, make sure you have assembled the circuit
correctly, verified and uploaded the code to your board. For
how to upload the code and install the library, check Lesson 0
Preface.

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