Croduino Basic stepper motor rotates only 30° instead of full revolution

Customer:

I connected a stepper motor to my Croduino Basic following the instructions. I used the stepper one Revolution program from the examples. The motor doesn’t work as it should - it should rotate one full turn to each side. Instead, the motor rotates approximately 30 degrees smoothly, then another twenty degrees with jerking, and continues this pattern always in the same direction. Do you have any experience with this and suggestions on what to do? Also, the beginner kit only came with wires with male connectors on both ends, but connecting the stepper requires male on one end and female on the other. Additionally, the tutorial shows a different module connector configuration than the one you sell. I’m also unclear about the purpose of the ON/OFF connectors next to the power connector (5-12V).

Original message (Croatian)

složio sam prema uputama steper motor na Croduino basic.

Koristio sam program is examples, steper one Revolution.

Ukratko stvar ne radi kako piše da bi trebala raditi (po jedan okret na svaku stranu).

Umjesto toga motor se okrene oko 30 stupanja ravnomjerno, zatim daljih

dvadesetak stupanja trzavo i tako stalno na istu stranu.

Imate li o tome kakvih iskustava i prijedloga što mi je činiti?

V. [name removed].

PS

Uz moj kit za početnike došle su samo žice za spajanje s muškim krajevima dok bi za

priključak stepera trebale sa muškim na jednom i ženskim na drugom mkraju. Osim toga

u tutorialu je slika spajanja drugačije izvedbe modula od one koju prodajete.

Takodjer nije mi jasno čemu služe ON/OFF priključci kraj priključka za napajanje

(5-12V).

Originally submitted via email support on 10 December 2015. Migrated to the forum for community visibility.

Soldered Support:

Use this tutorial: Nauči – Soldered Electronics. Unfortunately, male-male cables are standard for prototyping with breadboards and other types are not included in the set. You can find them here: Soldered: Open-Source Electronics, Boards, Sensors & Modules – Soldered Electronics. The ON/OFF connectors function as an emergency switch for stopping the motor without modifying the code or disconnecting/cutting the cable. Use 5V with this model.

Original message (Croatian)

1.molimo koristitie ovaj tutorial: Nauči – Soldered Electronics
2.Nažalost, M-M kablići su standardni za prototipiranje s eksperimentalnom pločicom te se ostali nisu u setu. Možete ih pronaći ovdje: Soldered: Open-Source Electronics, Boards, Sensors & Modules – Soldered Electronics
3.pod broj 1.
4.služe kao emergency switch, odnosno zaustavljanje motora bez zaziranja u kod ili isključivanja/rezanja kablića. Svakako koristite 5V uz ovaj model.