Dual stepper (#101)

* easystepper: added _DualDevice_ to move two motors at the same time

easystepper/easystepper.go

@@ -10,47 +10,117 @@ import (
 type Device struct {
 	pins       [4]machine.Pin
 	stepDelay  int32
-	stepNumber int32
+	stepNumber uint8
+}
+
+// DualDevice holds information for controlling 2 motors
+type DualDevice struct {
+	devices [2]Device
 }
 
 // New returns a new easystepper driver given 4 pins numbers (not pin object),
 // number of steps and rpm
 func New(pin1, pin2, pin3, pin4 machine.Pin, steps int32, rpm int32) Device {
-	pin1.Configure(machine.PinConfig{Mode: machine.PinOutput})
-	pin2.Configure(machine.PinConfig{Mode: machine.PinOutput})
-	pin3.Configure(machine.PinConfig{Mode: machine.PinOutput})
-	pin4.Configure(machine.PinConfig{Mode: machine.PinOutput})
 	return Device{
 		pins:      [4]machine.Pin{pin1, pin2, pin3, pin4},
 		stepDelay: 60000000 / (steps * rpm),
 	}
 }
 
+// Configure configures the pins of the Device
+func (d *Device) Configure() {
+	for _, pin := range d.pins {
+		pin.Configure(machine.PinConfig{Mode: machine.PinOutput})
+	}
+}
+
+// NewDual returns a new dual easystepper driver given 8 pins numbers (not pin object),
+// number of steps and rpm
+func NewDual(pin1, pin2, pin3, pin4, pin5, pin6, pin7, pin8 machine.Pin, steps int32, rpm int32) DualDevice {
+	var dual DualDevice
+	dual.devices[0] = Device{
+		pins:      [4]machine.Pin{pin1, pin2, pin3, pin4},
+		stepDelay: 60000000 / (steps * rpm),
+	}
+	dual.devices[1] = Device{
+		pins:      [4]machine.Pin{pin5, pin6, pin7, pin8},
+		stepDelay: 60000000 / (steps * rpm),
+	}
+	return dual
+}
+
+// Configure configures the pins of the DualDevice
+func (d *DualDevice) Configure() {
+	d.devices[0].Configure()
+	d.devices[1].Configure()
+}
+
 // Move rotates the motor the number of given steps
 // (negative steps will rotate it the opposite direction)
 func (d *Device) Move(steps int32) {
 	direction := steps > 0
 	if steps < 0 {
-		steps = -steps - d.stepNumber
+		steps = -steps
-	} else {
-		steps += d.stepNumber
 	}
-	var stepN int8
+	steps += int32(d.stepNumber)
 	var s int32
-	for s = d.stepNumber; s < steps; s++ {
+	d.stepMotor(d.stepNumber)
+	for s = int32(d.stepNumber); s < steps; s++ {
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(d.stepDelay) * time.Microsecond)
-		if direction {
+		d.moveDirectionSteps(direction, s)
-			stepN = int8(s % 4)
-		} else {
-			stepN = int8((s + 2*(s%2)) % 4)
-		}
-		d.stepMotor(stepN)
 	}
-	d.stepNumber = int32(stepN)
+}
+
+// Off turns off all motor pins
+func (d *Device) Off() {
+	for _, pin := range d.pins {
+		pin.Low()
+	}
+}
+
+// Move rotates the motors the number of given steps
+// (negative steps will rotate it the opposite direction)
+func (d *DualDevice) Move(stepsA, stepsB int32) {
+	min := uint8(1)
+	max := uint8(0)
+	var directions [2]bool
+	var minStep int32
+
+	directions[0] = stepsA > 0
+	directions[1] = stepsB > 0
+	if stepsA < 0 {
+		stepsA = -stepsA
+	}
+	if stepsB < 0 {
+		stepsB = -stepsB
+	}
+	if stepsB > stepsA {
+		stepsA, stepsB = stepsB, stepsA
+		max, min = min, max
+	}
+	d.devices[0].stepMotor(d.devices[0].stepNumber)
+	d.devices[1].stepMotor(d.devices[1].stepNumber)
+	stepsA += int32(d.devices[max].stepNumber)
+	minStep = int32(d.devices[min].stepNumber)
+	for s := int32(d.devices[max].stepNumber); s < stepsA; s++ {
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(d.devices[0].stepDelay) * time.Microsecond)
+		d.devices[max].moveDirectionSteps(directions[max], s)
+
+		if ((s * stepsB) / stepsA) > minStep {
+			minStep++
+			d.devices[min].moveDirectionSteps(directions[min], minStep)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Off turns off all motor pins
+func (d *DualDevice) Off() {
+	d.devices[0].Off()
+	d.devices[1].Off()
 }
 
 // stepMotor changes the pins' state to the correct step
-func (d *Device) stepMotor(step int8) {
+func (d *Device) stepMotor(step uint8) {
 	switch step {
 	case 0:
 		d.pins[0].High()
@@ -77,4 +147,16 @@ func (d *Device) stepMotor(step int8) {
 		d.pins[3].High()
 		break
 	}
+	d.stepNumber = step
+}
+
+// moveDirectionSteps uses the direction to calculate the correct step and change the motor to it.
+// Direction true: 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2, ...
+// Direction false: 0, 3, 2, 1, 0, 3, 2, ...
+func (d *Device) moveDirectionSteps(direction bool, step int32) {
+	if direction {
+		d.stepMotor(uint8(step % 4))
+	} else {
+		d.stepMotor(uint8((step + 2*(step%2)) % 4))
+	}
 }

examples/easystepper/main.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	motor := easystepper.New(machine.P13, machine.P15, machine.P14, machine.P16, 200, 75)
+	motor.Configure()
 
 	for {
 		println("CLOCKWISE")