Hello All,I am in the process of designing and building a rover that uses a 24v geared motor with a Sabretooth speed controller for drive and a Leadshine stepper motor and controller for steering. I can control both with a Turnigy 9x RC transmitter and an Arduino Mega 2560.But I am wondering if is possible to integrate the stepper motor control into the ArduRover software ie substitute the stepper motor control code for the servo code?Kind Regards,Stephen.
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Unfortunately I didn't continue with a stepper motor for steering. I built a rover that uses differential steering using two 12v dc motors and a Sabretooth speed controller. See photo below.
However I would encourage you to try and get a stepper motor to work for steering, it could be a useful option.
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@rsj,
Unfortunately I didn't continue with a stepper motor for steering. I built a rover that uses differential steering using two 12v dc motors and a Sabretooth speed controller. See photo below.
However I would encourage you to try and get a stepper motor to work for steering, it could be a useful option.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Good luck,
Stephen
I was wondering if you were ever able to get this to work? I am planning on using a stepper motor to steer my vehicle.
@Stephen,
You are more than welcome to modify the ArduRover2 code ( https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot ) to meet your needs or make a request to add your function to the firmware: https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/issues
Regards,
TCIII ArudRover2 Developer