Thank you for including the Arduino code before the GRBL bit, so many people only talk about GRBL but I just want to build a motion control rig for a camera, not a CNC machine or 3D printer and seems to be what everyone is doing. The code helped me figure out what wasn't working for my project (turns out two of the pins on my UNO died) but now I understand what the shield is doing and can right whatever code I want for my needs.
Thank You! I'm using this shield for a wire wrapping machine and needed to know how to enable it, you answered my question. The enable pin doesn't have to jumper to ground though, it is also connected to D8 on the Uno, so you can use code to enable/disable the stepper drivers if you want to rather than having them always enabled. The first set of drivers I put in had a bad driver and it was enabling the others but the stepper it was driving wouldn't move. When I figured out I had a bad driver, I put what I thought were good drivers in but nothing worked anymore. I think I made the mistake of putting drivers in before I used a multimeter to trace which pin went where and all the driver enable pins showed as being straight to ground pins on the Uno so I figured they must just be always enabled. Yes, I'm stupid but a lot of people just short the enable pins to ground anyway rather than coding the stepper enable pins.
I just got a complete CNC machine that might have a fried board. So i've been thinking about getting to learn to use Arduino. Maybe i can replace the "electronics" with an Arduino instead of having to buy new parts for 1000$ :) Thanks for the vid, i will look more into this!
great video . i really appreciate it . may i ask about the A driver? it wasnt used in the video. maybe you can instruct me how to use the A driver as a stepper motor controller . and do you know how to make all the stepper motors run together simultaneously? id really be thankful about it
I know this is late but I'm answering in case someone else has the same question. If you're not using it for CNC with GRBL or writing your own code, use D12 for Step and D13 for Dir of A (I may have that backwards but those are the two pins). All the driver enable pins are connected to the same enable pin he showed as needing to be jumped but that enable pin is also connected to D8 so you can use code to enable/disable if you want to instead of using a jumper and having them always enabled. For use with GRBL, use jumpers, the A can be used to clone X, Y or Z, depending on where you put the jumpers for use with GRBL. GRBL can only be used for 3 axis so one has to be a clone for it. You can find more on this online and where to place the jumpers to clone which axis fairly easily.
i want to use 4 nema 17 with these same drivers can you tell me how to calculate total current and voltage and how to choose the correct power supply as required. And also that enabling of enable pin keep the shield and arduino isolated ? could be so helpful !
I have the shield and the Uno, but I don't see any FET transistors on it - so I guess the stepper currents are driven directly from the chips? What size of stepper will they drive? NEMA 23?
I don't understand about xyz limit pins. There are xyz + and xyz - and then GND. Isn't minus and ground the same? I saw some tutorial where only + pin is connected to limit switch. and some tutorial use both + and ground and leave - pin unconnected. How to connect them?
@@jamesssydney For 12 bipolar steppers you need 24 available pins as I showed you in wiring diagram. Arduino Mega had 54 digital pins so you can control at least 25 motors. In addition you can use analog pins as well as I remember. If it is not enough you can add I/O expansion boards to your Arduino and it will give you dozens of additional pins.
Thanks Felix you’ve been very helpful. I’m currently using 27 steppers on another project which doesn’t use ardunio. It’s driven but some other custom cards but this company is no longer in business. So looking for a plan b
i am using CNC shield since last 3 years and i never connect enable & ground to each other and even it works fine. so why I should connect or jump this 2 port?
Thanks for the video. For my motors I had to increase the 500 microsecond delays for the step pulses to 2000 microseconds for one type of motor and to 3500 microseconds for another type.
HI thank you your explanation it is so useful but I am trying to add to the code for axis A but I couldn't get to let the steeper motor work for axis A so can you please help me
@@SuperbTech okay thank you I figured out the problem but now I have another problem so can you please help me? I have a project that I have to connect 5 steeper motors to 2 cnc shields using 1 Arduino board each motor will have different directions and speed so I need to have 1 cnc sheild working as the master and other working as a slave so how can I do that i know that i can use the uart method using the tx and rx pins in the cnc shield but i couldnt gifour out how to do that so can you please help me
@@jamesssydneyUnlimited. It only depends on number of available pins on Arduino board. The good news that 4-wire bipolar stepper motor uses only 2 Arduino pins, when it drived by Easydrive board
Hello, I'm using your stepper test code, to make an inexpensive toy, since I had bipolar steppers in hand. I was wondering how to control the rotation speed, in the code, using your stepper code test script, and the V3 module. I'm using all 4 outputs, from the V3 module, including the A output.
great video.i have built a filament winder and using the same boards as you have here.would it be hard to program them to run a stepper motor at a constant torque and even stop if too much force is applied?.as the winder gets full the rotation speed has to slow down so the motor speed is determined by the force needed to wind the filament.i have seen this on other winders but have no idea how they do it
Thank you. I may be wrong, but i think there is a way to control the tension of the wire. You can measure the current consumption of the stepper motor with an arduino and a current sensor. High current means more torque is exerted on the wire. That way you can calibrate the diameter of the wire.
Commercial filament manufacturers have laser diameter measuring devices, which then create a feedback loop to control the pull tension, to get the desired diamater accurately.
@@SuperbTech yea, you are right about the current consumption. i got it sorted by using maximum step pulses and minimum current using standard stepper driver and speed controller.it doesn't take a lot of force to slow or even stop the motor from turning which is what i need
Thanks for the tutorial, could you help me with cnc shield? I need to make 1 stepper moto moves a certain angle in a certain amount of time, for example 1 rotation in 1 hour.. i appraciat your support
Hi arduino uno + cnc shield v3 + A4988 motor driver + stepper motor itna mene try kar liya he. or success bhi he. ab muje isko controller ke sath operat karna he . to kese kar sakte he ? kyunki muje 1 mm se 2.5 mtr tak move karna he . or forword reverse ka speed bhi change karna hota he. iski agar koi jankari de sakta he dhanyavad.
Hello, program ran a few times and then quit. Current displayed on power supply went to zero while voltage remains at 12 [V]. Any thoughts regarding why current may have quit and motors are no longer operating? EN/GND jumper still in place... Thanks! Great / helpful video!
This is important. @SuperbTech, please edit your video to include a step to adjust the current limit (vref) so someone doesn't fry their drivers or their motors.
How much voltage and current is he using from the power supply? I think that's a very important point missing from this tutorial. Otherwise it was very helpful.
@@SuperbTech Okay makes sense. I do feel that these details are very important to include in the tutorial. I smoked quite a few drivers because of it! But thanks a lot for the video it helped me get started.
DEEPENDRA KUMAR 0 seconds ago mai 2 motor JK42. and 1 motor JK57. Model ka CNC shield aur DRV 8825 ke dwara chala raha hu to usme poblem ye hai ki JK57 sahi chalta hai but JK42 Sahi nahi chalta our unki DRVbhi jyada heat ho jati hai jabki JK57 KI DRV heat nahi hoti
hi greate video!but i just want run one stepper so i change the demo code ,unlucky it doesn't work ,the driver is enabled but the stepper has no voice not even run ,so sad,is there some problem~thx alot!
Being a two years of experience person, please don't use grbl based control boards, it gets random stop problem which is highly irritating and time wasting problem in grbl based cnc, even after upgrading the stepper driver to bt6600, still problem exist, I've done all the solutiona, but problem persist, which no one discusses on online platforms, it will blow your mind while cutting by stopping randomly on the job!
Thank you for including the Arduino code before the GRBL bit, so many people only talk about GRBL but I just want to build a motion control rig for a camera, not a CNC machine or 3D printer and seems to be what everyone is doing. The code helped me figure out what wasn't working for my project (turns out two of the pins on my UNO died) but now I understand what the shield is doing and can right whatever code I want for my needs.
you're welcome, i happen to be working on a 3 axis camera slider too, stay tuned
Thank You! I'm using this shield for a wire wrapping machine and needed to know how to enable it, you answered my question. The enable pin doesn't have to jumper to ground though, it is also connected to D8 on the Uno, so you can use code to enable/disable the stepper drivers if you want to rather than having them always enabled.
The first set of drivers I put in had a bad driver and it was enabling the others but the stepper it was driving wouldn't move. When I figured out I had a bad driver, I put what I thought were good drivers in but nothing worked anymore. I think I made the mistake of putting drivers in before I used a multimeter to trace which pin went where and all the driver enable pins showed as being straight to ground pins on the Uno so I figured they must just be always enabled. Yes, I'm stupid but a lot of people just short the enable pins to ground anyway rather than coding the stepper enable pins.
I just got a complete CNC machine that might have a fried board. So i've been thinking about getting to learn to use Arduino.
Maybe i can replace the "electronics" with an Arduino instead of having to buy new parts for 1000$ :)
Thanks for the vid, i will look more into this!
Thanks for the grbl-controller, it is saving lot of time in troubleshooting.
This was a great video! Easy to follow along to and very simple. I've learned a lot.
Bro you just save my b.tech final year project. Thanks a lot bro.
i learned everything i needed thanks for making such a great and detailed explanation
Thanks a lot! That is a great overview.
great video . i really appreciate it . may i ask about the A driver? it wasnt used in the video. maybe you can instruct me how to use the A driver as a stepper motor controller . and do you know how to make all the stepper motors run together simultaneously? id really be thankful about it
I know this is late but I'm answering in case someone else has the same question. If you're not using it for CNC with GRBL or writing your own code, use D12 for Step and D13 for Dir of A (I may have that backwards but those are the two pins). All the driver enable pins are connected to the same enable pin he showed as needing to be jumped but that enable pin is also connected to D8 so you can use code to enable/disable if you want to instead of using a jumper and having them always enabled. For use with GRBL, use jumpers, the A can be used to clone X, Y or Z, depending on where you put the jumpers for use with GRBL. GRBL can only be used for 3 axis so one has to be a clone for it. You can find more on this online and where to place the jumpers to clone which axis fairly easily.
i want to use 4 nema 17 with these same drivers can you tell me how to calculate total current and voltage and how to choose the correct power supply as required. And also that enabling of enable pin keep the shield and arduino isolated ? could be so helpful !
Bro really got help from this content❤️❤️
Thank You
Thanks for this great tutorial, i'd like to ask just one question: can i use only two stepper motors?
Thanks in advance
can it be used for the self-balancing robot ? with DC motors and TB6612FNG ?
I have the shield and the Uno, but I don't see any FET transistors on it - so I guess the stepper currents are driven directly from the chips?
What size of stepper will they drive? NEMA 23?
Thank Youi am converting a Dremel Drill Press to 3 axis CNC Mini Mill. This was a big help.
Dennis
I don't understand about xyz limit pins. There are xyz + and xyz - and then GND.
Isn't minus and ground the same? I saw some tutorial where only + pin is connected to limit switch.
and some tutorial use both + and ground and leave - pin unconnected.
How to connect them?
What is the smallest power supply option for running 4 motors?
Thanks, this is great with the GRBL Controller. I know GRBL from my Atomstack Laser.
Great video, can you can multiple cnc shields together to have more steppers? For instance if I wanted to 12 stepper to be controlled individually?
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No need fir CNC shields
But can these be controlled individually what happens if I want 24 steppers? Will that require two or more Arduino unio?
@@jamesssydney For 12 bipolar steppers you need 24 available pins as I showed you in wiring diagram. Arduino Mega had 54 digital pins so you can control at least 25 motors.
In addition you can use analog pins as well as I remember.
If it is not enough you can add I/O expansion boards to your Arduino and it will give you dozens of additional pins.
Thanks Felix you’ve been very helpful. I’m currently using 27 steppers on another project which doesn’t use ardunio. It’s driven but some other custom cards but this company is no longer in business. So looking for a plan b
i am using CNC shield since last 3 years and i never connect enable
& ground to each other and even it works fine. so why I should connect or jump this 2 port?
well this was neat simple compact and exactly what I wanted to know. thanks a lot.
how to start spindle motor in auto mode on off ? and where conection of spindle motor
Thanks for the video. For my motors I had to increase the 500 microsecond delays for the step pulses to 2000 microseconds for one type of motor and to 3500 microseconds for another type.
Can you please tell me how did you change the step pulses?
help me ! i want to contro,l 4 stepper motor in one ardino Which motor controller will be used?
Which software can I use to imprent or engrave a design ??
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@@technoideas5835 thanks man..
HI thank you your explanation it is so useful but I am trying to add to the code for axis A but I couldn't get to let the steeper motor work for axis A so can you please help me
Sure, How can I help you?
@@SuperbTech okay thank you I figured out the problem but now I have another problem so can you please help me? I have a project that I have to connect 5 steeper motors to 2 cnc shields using 1 Arduino board each motor will have different directions and speed so I need to have 1 cnc sheild working as the master and other working as a slave so how can I do that
i know that i can use the uart method using the tx and rx pins in the cnc shield but i couldnt gifour out how to do that
so can you please help me
thats nice, you can email me the details, i'll see if i can find a solution. fnfkhan07@gmail.com
How many driver required for two stepper motor same board
Hi
Can I connect more than 4 motor?
I need to connect 10 or more, is it possible?
I'm curious on this also, will it require multiple CNC shields?
@@jamesssydney I find how. Use easydriver for controlling 4 wire bipolar stepper motors
How many step drivers did you end up controlling?
@@jamesssydneyUnlimited. It only depends on number of available pins on Arduino board.
The good news that 4-wire bipolar stepper motor uses only 2 Arduino pins, when it drived by Easydrive board
@@jamesssydney Of course you have to check the current of voltage. I think it will be no problem to connect 12 motors using 12V 3A.
bro can you please make a viedo on controling 3 stepper and 1 servo motor manualy
Hello, I'm using your stepper test code, to make an inexpensive toy, since I had bipolar steppers in hand. I was wondering how to control the rotation speed, in the code, using your stepper code test script, and the V3 module. I'm using all 4 outputs, from the V3 module, including the A output.
Hi sir, which power supply is that you are using? how much voltage is it
great video.i have built a filament winder and using the same boards as you have here.would it be hard to program them to run a stepper motor at a constant torque and even stop if too much force is applied?.as the winder gets full the rotation speed has to slow down so the motor speed is determined by the force needed to wind the filament.i have seen this on other winders but have no idea how they do it
Thank you. I may be wrong, but i think there is a way to control the tension of the wire. You can measure the current consumption of the stepper motor with an arduino and a current sensor. High current means more torque is exerted on the wire. That way you can calibrate the diameter of the wire.
Commercial filament manufacturers have laser diameter measuring devices, which then create a feedback loop to control the pull tension, to get the desired diamater accurately.
@@SuperbTech yea, you are right about the current consumption. i got it sorted by using maximum step pulses and minimum current using standard stepper driver and speed controller.it doesn't take a lot of force to slow or even stop the motor from turning which is what i need
Dear can I use 12v 10a power supply
Yes you can. One stepper motor uses about 1.5A current
What id i want to run two motors for x acis
Thanks for the tutorial, could you help me with cnc shield? I need to make 1 stepper moto moves a certain angle in a certain amount of time, for example 1 rotation in 1 hour.. i appraciat your support
Is there a way to drive all motors simultaneously?
You should use PWM not manually pushing bits
why did you use A4988 drivers instead of drv8825.
bro will the cnc sheild work with uno esp8266(wemos d1) board
clear as simple . It can be the best
How much power supply is needed for the module
Hi
arduino uno + cnc shield v3 + A4988 motor driver + stepper motor
itna mene try kar liya he. or success bhi he.
ab muje isko controller ke sath operat karna he . to kese kar sakte he ?
kyunki muje 1 mm se 2.5 mtr tak move karna he . or forword reverse ka speed bhi change karna hota he.
iski agar koi jankari de sakta he dhanyavad.
Thanks Bro For Stepper motor testing CODE.👍🙏
Great vedio... Can we connect i2c keypad and LCD to CNC shield? Keypad used to input the steps/revolutions to stepper motor.
Dónde compraste tu Arduino?
can I use bigger motors with this?
why does my arduino overheats when i try to do this? I mean it runs for 30 seconds or so, and all of a sudden it just stops and a error line appeared.
All of my stepper motors turn only in one direction ... What could go wrong ?
Hi, do i need to power arduino too
Bro i did exactly as u shown in the video but the motors r stucked they r nt moving
What would happen if I don't connect the enable board??
Does the stepper motors make any noise? If so, how much?
Hi
Stepper Motors make some humming noise only.
but voice are beeping it means need a power setting.
Is there a way to save a gcode file to the arduino to be able to rerun the same process without a computer being connected?
Z axis not working 😑🥺
which version of grbl firmware do you use
i have used GRBL V3.6. you can find the link in the description
merci pour ton super tuto :)
How much amps is required??? Pls ans
one stepper motor requires about 1.5 Amps
The stepper motors are not running smoothly
Hi very helpfull video!! i was lost trying to bild my own cnc. Will this work with nema 23 motors also? Thanks a lot!!!
yes the shield will work with NEMA 23 stepper motors. you will have to use bigger drivers though
@@SuperbTech thanks for answering that fast!do you know which ones?
@@klarkkentgr6111 you can use tb6600 driver
@@SuperbTech you are the best! Thanks a lot!!!
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Hello, program ran a few times and then quit. Current displayed on power supply went to zero while voltage remains at 12 [V]. Any thoughts regarding why current may have quit and motors are no longer operating? EN/GND jumper still in place... Thanks! Great / helpful video!
Thr is an error compiling "cnc shield demo"
Where is the jumpers?
can you help me connect the end stops? Thank you
Hello, is there any way to control 4 stepper motor using some kind of switch(rocker or toggle)?
Great job sir thanks
YAY!! THANK YOU!! :D
Hai, may i ask a question? If i want to use 2 stepper motor in 1 axis, do i need to connect at addtional y axis? (Red color)
yes you can connect additional motor for y axis on the A marked pins
did you adjust vref?
This is important. @SuperbTech, please edit your video to include a step to adjust the current limit (vref) so someone doesn't fry their drivers or their motors.
How much voltage and current is he using from the power supply? I think that's a very important point missing from this tutorial. Otherwise it was very helpful.
voltage is 12V, each motor uses about 1A
@@SuperbTech Thanks for replying. Did you set the current limit on the drivers using the potentiometer?
yes
@@SuperbTech Okay makes sense. I do feel that these details are very important to include in the tutorial. I smoked quite a few drivers because of it! But thanks a lot for the video it helped me get started.
Does anyone know how to access driver “A” ? It doesn’t seem to be wired to the arduino.
this vdo is great. Thanks.
Awesome. 😀
hi do you know of a Grbl Controller that is compatible with Mac and these parts?
DEEPENDRA KUMAR
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mai 2 motor JK42. and 1 motor JK57. Model ka CNC shield aur DRV 8825 ke dwara chala raha hu to usme poblem ye hai ki JK57 sahi chalta hai but JK42 Sahi nahi chalta our unki DRVbhi jyada heat ho jati hai jabki JK57 KI DRV heat nahi hoti
You are great 👍
I am from Canada i am making a one project so I need your help so how can I contact you
limit the current for stepper motors and use heat sinks for drivers
why limit the current? is it too much current? I'm a noob btw incase you couldn't tell.
Sir please give me the code 🙏🙏
How can you add variable speed to this to run the motors at different speeds?
maybe u have to set an bridge under the drivercard for split the steps
hi greate video!but i just want run one stepper so i change the demo code ,unlucky it doesn't work ,the driver is enabled but the stepper has no voice not even run ,so sad,is there some problem~thx alot!
probably the driver is damaged? but the voltage is right
Nice 1 bro
Thanks 👏
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controller won't connect to com port
At the risk of sounding like an absolut idiot. It is possible to connect 4 stepper motors right?
yes you can, feel free to ask 😉
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Being a two years of experience person, please don't use grbl based control boards, it gets random stop problem which is highly irritating and time wasting problem in grbl based cnc, even after upgrading the stepper driver to bt6600, still problem exist, I've done all the solutiona, but problem persist, which no one discusses on online platforms, it will blow your mind while cutting by stopping randomly on the job!
I've been experiencing a similar problem, so what do you recommend?.
What is the benefit of using this method instead of using servo motors
Is there a way to drive all motors simultaneously?