🤖 StepperController

A lightweight library for controlling stepper motors for 3D planar tilting applications.

🎯 Project Goal

This library was developed to control a 3D planar tilting mechanism that interfaces with a 3D viewer. By sending simple serial commands, the system allows precise control of the tilting platform's orientation, creating an immersive physical representation of 3D models being viewed in software.

✨ Core Features

• 🎮 Control multiple NEMA 17 stepper motors via serial commands
• 🔄 Simple command interface for external software integration
• 📊 Set motor speeds and accelerations
• 🔌 Designed for Arduino Mega 2560 with RAMPS 1.4 shield and A4988 drivers

🛠️ Hardware

The system uses:

• Arduino Mega 2560
• RAMPS 1.4 shield
• 4x NEMA 17 stepper motors
• 4x A4988 stepper motor drivers

📦 Library Structure

stepper_control/
├── include/           # Header files
├── src/               # Implementation files
├── examples/          # Example sketches
└── stepper_control.ino # Main sketch

🚀 Serial Commands

Command	Description
status	Show motor status
move <motor> <steps>	Move motor by steps
speed <motor> <speed>	Set maximum speed
stop <motor>	Stop specific motor
stop_all	Stop all motors
emergency_stop	Emergency stop all motors

Type help for a complete list of commands.

🔄 Integration

The library is designed to be controlled via serial commands from a 3D viewer application, allowing physical movement to be synchronized with on-screen models.

📜 License

This project is MIT licensed.