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    Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies

    for people in the future, if your having the 1/3 problem, or just an odd number problem in general where your total steps divided by 360 is not an even number. what i did to fix mine is enter my steps per rotation as my total , did all my own math. 1200 steps per rotation total. enter that in...
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    Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies

    try multiplying your reduction ratios manually and entering that number for table ratio. 5 x 72 = 360 for table ratio. or do your math for steps and enter that, stepper is 200 steps per rotation times 1 stepper driver setting, times 5 reduction ratio = 1000 steps per rotation. or 200 steps...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    is that an all in one with arduino also ? i have context thats what i was used to using 15 years ago, i was just hoping to use a single program for all of it
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    have not had that happen to me, my lcd is not a shield tho, i decided to go with the separate lcd and keypad for more inputs and compartmentalized problems. did you try the code for simple forward and back that fooser posted for me on page 15 of this thread ? it does not use any of the lcd or...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    so my new 6600 got here, its not a 6600 tho, at least it truly shipped from california..... i figured out that having the enable ground wire connected at all was stopping it from rotating on the B button, but now that i fixed that it still only moves one direction. i have ordered all of the...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    lol this pisses me off, a bunch of the ebay sellers i have been buying from are saying us stock, providing a tracking number, waiting for the item to get to them from china then shipping it out. actually had one that came straight from china the other day....
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    yes sir, thanks for all the help, ill report back if the new driver fixes it or not.
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    correct, a lil slower but not much. yes all negative on driver are wired to a single negative terminal on arduino is there another driver you might recommend, ordered another 6600 3.0 amp nema 23
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    ohhh queso...tried that , high gives me a click, low rotates stepper. switched motors same result, so bad driver ?
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    hmmm smoother but just as fast ? or does it also slow it down, i was under the impression that more micro steps = slower rotation and i rather have it fast than smooth. ive checked the wiring labeling to make sure i had it right and i do, according to china, but ive had stuff come with + and -...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    thanks Scott, that will definitely help a lotabit, i wont have to count arrows down to 276 again :P but i still want those good old compare script and search features :P
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    nope, its 200 steps per rev, 1/6 raito, = 1200 steps per rev total, i did not see the need for the code to do that math, so i just enter 1200 for steps and 1 for raito, ive tried the math for all my driver settings, and always get a 1/3 or 2/3 decimal. the code works for you and goes in reverse...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    o i have not checked the polarity of the wires on the motor, i may have one set wrong. but im pretty sure its wired the same as all my other working motors.
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    yes, thats how i have it and what it says, line 276, im assuming you meant 27.... my editor does not have lines labeled... is there a better arduino code program ? im used to using context, where i can search words, and scroll straight to numbered lines, and this has none of the good stuff...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    i also cant get reverse to work using a tb6600, im using the code from the dummies thread. i cannot find this or anything like it in the script #define stepDir 2 //Digital Pin 2 outputs Step Direction
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    lol, i got it, in //setup vars i changed it to 1200 steps 1 raito, and made the multiplayer 1 also in , float getdivisions, at the botom of that snippet, i changed degrees to = 1200/num this gives me 1200 steps labeled as degrees. im sure i can change that text too, but you know, gota find it...
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    if i could just enter the # of steps i want into the jog prompt i would be sooooo happy. all i need is simple divisions of 2 3 4 5 6 and 8. i can do that math real easy on my own, 240 steps = 5 divisions, a to jog..... im just not getting the code.
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    Electronic Dividing Head using the Arduino

    so ive tried reading thru this , the table for dummies and the other one i could find, and im more lost and confused than when i started. im pretty sure im having the end problem of 1200 steps per rotation. i changed the line, change line 'for(int i = 0; i < tm; i++)' to 'for(int i = 0; i <...
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    Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies

    i believe so, it looks like that would come out to an even number.
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    Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies

    jog is when you hit the button once and it moves a set number of steps or degrees. what i mean is it would be nice to be able to just use steps in both of our situations instead of degrees. sense the math works out and we just need specific cuts Tjwal / John said he should be back soon and he...
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