Comments on: Stepper Motor Demo http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/ Robotics Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:28:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mohammad http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-19834 Mohammad Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:37:56 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-19834 <strong>@glyd:</strong> Let me rephrase your question. You wanted to learn "Parallel Port Interfacing". If you are using an old PC, they have the 25 pin DB25 connector in the back. You may directly connect with it. I assume you are using Windows 98/XP. For the later versions, you may need some additional driver or different methodology. For XP, you need to download a driver <strong>inpout32.dll</strong>. I have come across with this tutorial which I thought is easy to understand. Check this out <a href="http://electrosofts.com/parallel/" rel="nofollow">http://electrosofts.com/parallel/</a>. The operating system is another important aspect to consider. I first started learning interfacing in Windows 98 using the DOS version of Turbo C++ 3.0. Then using inpout32.dll, I started doing it on Windows XP using Visual C++ 6.0. If you prefer VB6, check this out. They did with .NET. You may ignore the extra code they did for .NET. Just initialize the DLL at the top. And then simply use the <strong>inp</strong> and <strong>out</strong> functions. Just a couple of lines. <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15020/Reading-from-Parallel-Port-using-Inpout32-dll" rel="nofollow">http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15020/Reading-from-Parallel-Port-using-Inpout32-dll</a>. Let me know how it goes. You may post your comment here. @glyd: Let me rephrase your question. You wanted to learn “Parallel Port Interfacing”. If you are using an old PC, they have the 25 pin DB25 connector in the back. You may directly connect with it. I assume you are using Windows 98/XP. For the later versions, you may need some additional driver or different methodology. For XP, you need to download a driver inpout32.dll. I have come across with this tutorial which I thought is easy to understand. Check this out http://electrosofts.com/parallel/. The operating system is another important aspect to consider. I first started learning interfacing in Windows 98 using the DOS version of Turbo C++ 3.0. Then using inpout32.dll, I started doing it on Windows XP using Visual C++ 6.0. If you prefer VB6, check this out. They did with .NET. You may ignore the extra code they did for .NET. Just initialize the DLL at the top. And then simply use the inp and out functions. Just a couple of lines. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/15020/Reading-from-Parallel-Port-using-Inpout32-dll. Let me know how it goes. You may post your comment here.

]]> By: glyd http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-19820 glyd Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:27:51 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-19820 Hello Mr. Mohammad Can you teach me how to connect parallel port and runs in VB6, most site that I read connects only serial connection. Please I need your help. I have project that a stepper must run in an event in a Visual Basic 6 that uses parallel port. Thanks and more power. Hello Mr. Mohammad
Can you teach me how to connect parallel port and runs in VB6, most site that I read connects only serial connection. Please I need your help. I have project that a stepper must run in an event in a Visual Basic 6 that uses parallel port. Thanks and more power.

]]> By: Reeshad http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Reeshad Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:16:14 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-1996 Dear Mohammad: Good one ! Hope to see your upgraded one.. Thanks Dear Mohammad: Good one ! Hope to see your upgraded one.. Thanks

]]> By: Nizam Uddin http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-783 Nizam Uddin Tue, 26 May 2009 08:58:05 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-783 Hi Mohammad bhaI, How are U ? where is Pechali ? any problem or busy ? Hi Mohammad bhaI,

How are U ? where is Pechali ? any problem or busy ?

]]> By: X http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-106 X Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:58:08 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-106 Hi! Mohammad Can you tell me step by step how do you use Visual Basic program to make the stepper motor work ? Email me , Thanks Hi! Mohammad
Can you tell me step by step how do you use Visual Basic program to make the stepper motor work ?
Email me , Thanks

]]> By: gail http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-75 gail Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:32:35 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-75 hi! nice work! but i would really appreciate if you could also send me the visual basic code that runs this motor as i need the concept for our project. Thanks! hi! nice work! but i would really appreciate if you
could also send me the visual basic code that runs this motor as i need the concept for our project. Thanks!

]]> By: Sean http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Sean Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:35:35 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-68 I have a motor similar to this but I cant figure out what leads go for what coil. How did you figure it out? I have a motor similar to this but I cant figure out what leads go for what coil. How did you figure it out?

]]> By: Mohammad http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Mohammad Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:53:50 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-69 <strong>@Sean:</strong> Use you multimeter. If your motor has 6 wires, it must be unipolar stepper motor. If 4, it is bipolar (no center pole). If you have basic knowledge on uni/bi-polar stepper motor, you can easily figure out the right schematic of your coils just using a multimeter. For more info about stepper motor, you can visit http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/doc/stepper/control2/connect.html @Sean: Use you multimeter. If your motor has 6 wires, it must be unipolar stepper motor. If 4, it is bipolar (no center pole). If you have basic knowledge on uni/bi-polar stepper motor, you can easily figure out the right schematic of your coils just using a multimeter. For more info about stepper motor, you can visit http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/doc/stepper/control2/connect.html

]]> By: Dalton http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Dalton Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:58:27 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-28 Looks awesome! If you can send the VB code to me so I can un-commercially use it, that would be awesome! Looks awesome!
If you can send the VB code to me so I can un-commercially use it, that would be awesome!

]]> By: pintoo http://robotics.reefat.com/2008/08/stepper-motor-demo/comment-page-1/#comment-20 pintoo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:20:11 +0000 http://robotics.reefat.com/?p=4#comment-20 hi good job can you send me the visual basic code that runs this motor as i need this concept in my project hi
good job
can you send me the visual basic code that runs this motor
as i need this concept in my project

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