Beginners Guide To Using Large Stepper Motors:

[@robertwebb9657]

Wow!!! Excellent presentation. I was born in 1937, have zero technical training and have just started learning Arduino. I call it my anti-Alzheimer's strategy. With videos like this there is no excuse to stop learning. Thankyou Woodie

[@64-bit63]

I am proud of you. I was born in 2007 and have been doing Arduino since I was 11. Now I'm 16

[@robertwebb9657]

@@64-bit63 W😏hen I was 16, I was a learning to shear sheep in the North West of Australia - that was 70 years ago! Aurdino was not even a word then!

[@roadshowautosports]

Please, win the fight with some hobbies! Hope you’re not exhibiting signs or even have the disease but, if you do, we’ll pray for you! This is one of the best ways to fight it back!

[@thawzinkhant1759]

Hope you're doing alright.

[@SHAD0WZOMBIE]

Hey! were interested in how your doing!? as we all believe mind-use to be the best stay against alzhiemers.. plz let us know how ur doing:)

[@nicholasemildas7436]

Dude I'm a mechanical engineer thrown into a robotics field. Having to learn about my motors, drives and controllers from scratch at my new job for the past 2 weeks. If I had known about this channel sooner, I could have honestly avoided a bunch of stupid and costly mistakes. Thanks man, you the robotics G 😎.

[@pigup2]

Violin = stepper motor Violinist = stepper driver Conductor = Arduino Composer = you

[@scifi_shop]

The audience = us

[@zachhoy]

this is the real 'instructable'!

[@bobweiram6321]

Sheet music = software

[@hectornonayurbusiness2631]

👍👍👍

[@JM_Tushe]

OOF

[@tmeryhewjsf35]

This is what I come to KZbin for. People that know what they’re talking about. Explaining it to me. So I can know what I’m talking about 👌🏻

[@shapedmada3829]

Bridging the gap! You said it, the content you create here are gold... Easy to understand, Beginner friendly. Trully amazing! We are thankfull for the videos you share.

[@Makebuildmodify]

Great stuff Jeremy! Very clear and understandable. Thank you.

[@ikannunaplays]

One of the better Stepper intro/tutorials I've seen. That's some high quality H2O right there.

[@buildmotion1426]

A true blessing to the KZbin community. Thank you for posting!

[@dosgos]

I feel smarter after watching your videos Jeremy. Thank you.

[@istvantoth3518]

Thank you kindly for sharing your excellent skills with another 76+ learner.

[@minoc2]

53+ here.. :)

[@KarlBunker]

"That's more fun than it should be." 😄 I'm looking forward to more in this series!

[@daveg5729]

Yeah, I had to laugh when he said that! I can relate haha.

[@chemicalcorrosion]

Oh, how many times I’ve giggled like a little school girl when something I’ve been working on actually works.

[@jackvisn]

17:00 "That's more fun than it should be" I love it!! Wonderful explanations. I hope you are a teacher in your other life. Your videos have helped me with so many projects. Thank you so much!

[@8manifest143]

This video is 3 years old but will live with me forever! Thank you~

[@BravoCharleses]

Nice vid, Mr. Fielding. A lot of tutorials seem to assume the reader already knows the basics. This is a great start for someone wishing to move on to more technical documentation.

[@kevin00861]

We are the once who should thank you millions of times!

[@catherineharris4746]

Now this is the best explanation of these motors I've been able to find period. Thanks!👍👍👍

[@kkrobertson1]

We need more teachers like Mr. Fielding!

[@DennisDay58]

Great and easy explanation for anyone to understand. Thanks for these videos

[@Sailingon]

Really well explained, been using steppers for years and tried a few time to explain how they work to my friend and failed. She just said why didn't you explain it that way. 🙂

[@dhollm]

Awesome to see so many names at the end. Glad you are getting that kind of support & hope it keep growing!

[@earlye]

Jam packed with technical goodness. Thank you.

[@yellahama1]

Fantastic explanation of the “why” for each component…I just subscribed😀

[@ZeedijkMike]

You are a brilliant teacher. Thanks for sharing.

[@dosgos]

Fantastic tutorial. Jeremy's teaching approach and editing are spot on. There is plenty of material so these are great videos to rewatch.

[@chirodiesel]

This is a "This Old Tony" level breakdown. Very clear and easily digested. Bang up job, man. Thanks for the knowledge.

[@tonysargent1699]

I would like to thank you Jeremy, for reigniting my interest in electrical automation this past year and for such enjoyable videos. THANKYOU! 😁

[@arubaguy2733]

You sound like a self-taught electrical & mechanical engineer. I'm retired now, but as a young man, took a 27 month electronics course. That, plus years of experience, got me to my final career as $6+figure Electronics Technology (working) department head. 35 years ago, before Windows, I taught myself to write "BASIC" computer code and PLC ladder logic, back when PLC hardware was rack mounted (as opposed to fitting on a DIN rail) With several electro-mechanical inventions to my name, I sure wish Arduino (and KZbin) had been around when I was working. I've just recently started playing around with Arduino and tiny PLCs as a hobby. I have enjoyed all of your videos about how you built your own multi-craft shop machines. Keep up the great work and making videos. Thank you for all your outstanding content.

[@judgeworks3687]

Thanks so much for this video. I have struggled to understand how to work with steppers and now I feel more confident in trying again.

[@Jeremy_Fielding]

Please try. I fail a lot to get where I am

[@judgeworks3687]

@@Jeremy_Fielding Your explanations and the overview of the 'orchestra' analogy is so helpful. In the past I seemed to find just pieces of info but none that had as clear of a walk thru as you gave. Really appreciate it and am so glad I found your channel a few months ago.

[@axelerator24]

I don’t know you personally Jeremy but, and I guess I can speak for many here, you seem to be a really good person. I want to thank you for that, to tell you that I am happy that you exist and that I hope that your vibes are contagious 🙏🏻✌🏻

[@franchosis]

Jeremy - From South Africa - Thanks keep up the great content. I am actually a Controls engineer (PLC programmer/systems integrator) and seeing you just excel so quickly means you have passion for this kind of work. your content is really learning me a lot. Especially the videos on magnetism and how motors work even though I attended university back then I did not have a lot of access to the internet. But only now am I realizing that if I had seen your videos during my time at uni I would probably have been teaching my lecturers on the subjects!!! Your stuff is inspiring and teaching the younger generation so much. There is so much value in your content and I am truly happy that you're channel has started gaining momentum! keep up the work we appreciate you and your family!

[@John-dp3ln]

Soldering simple, trick is good rosin flux and good solder with a bit of silver in it such as Kester SN62PB35.65AG02SB.35 Thanks for the great videos, you are a very good communicator. You often answer questions as they pop into my mind.

[@Simon-nx1sc]

I love how your video's combine high-power motors & robotics. Not extensively covered topics, Really clear and practical explanations. Thank you!

[@rickd955]

Thanks a lot Jeremy, your a very pleasant person to watch and listen to. Greetings from Germany.

[@grimbo930charlyboy4]

Hi I've just come across your page. I'm an electromechanical engineer by trade but I have zero arduino coding skills. Its something I have always wanted to do but didn't know where to start. Your approach and explanation are Excellent, and you have really ignited enthusiasm in me to expand my knowledge. Great Work. Greetings from the UK.

[@binks166]

I am so glad you are going to have a stepper motor series. I am looking forward to watching/learning from you. Thank you !

[@CarlosTapiaMan]

The best video on how to start using stepper motors in youtube! thank you.

[@ricksrealpitbbq]

I wish you were my neighbor. Love the videos and appreciate all the effort you put into them. Thanks for all you do to help educate others.

[@imranebennageh7592]

It is by far the best explanation I've found on these NEMA motor. Thanks a Lot!!!

[@tomfeldkamp4554]

Jeremy, you are a great teacher and your content is right on target for a guy like me... interested but not yet sure how take an idea and make it function in the real world. You help make that gap much smaller and less overwhelming. Really great job. Looking forward to your next videos!!! Thank you very much.

[@wimwiddershins]

I've had all the bits for ages, this has given me the little nudge to get stuck in over the holiday break. Thanks Sir!

[@michaelstockdale]

Awesome work! I appreciate your seemingly natural ability to explain complex problems in simple to understand instructions!

[@kyndig2]

This is extremely helpful! I had just been pondering whether I should take my intermediate knowledge of microcontrollers and my nearly complete beginner knowledge of motors to try to upgrade my tiny 3018 CNC a bit. After finding this series I feel a lot more confident about tackling it! I also really like seeing folks who aren’t long-time veterans of writing code showing others that it’s not scary to do quite a bit!

[@bobert6754]

Man, I wish college was like this... You make great quality stuff man!

[@dave1812]

Finally a well made video about this. been watching 20 videos and almost gave up, cause i was annoyed about them being explained badly or bad audio quality

[@francoiskern9904]

You have done such a great job explaining this. I really enjoy learning from your videos. Keep up the great work!❤

[@tinkmarshino]

I love your site.. at 68 I am just kind of starting out myself.. I was thinking of making a cnc machine..(just a small one to play with) and this is gratefully appreciated.. you have taught me a lot.. I have played with "scrap" since I was 10 years old and learned how to rebuild lawn mower engines.. Have a Merry Christmas!

[@TimSavage-drummer]

Variables like pin definitions or values that don't change (eg min/max speed) should be declared as const int rather than just int. This will prevent you from changing the value inadvertently in your code and instead, receive a compile-time error. Prevents hard to find bugs. Great stuff on the motors, I've started collecting them for alternate uses and your channel is a great source of info on them.

[@Roy_Tellason]

I prefer to not declare them as int at all, but would rather use #define.

[@MattSimmonsSysAdmin]

I absolutely love how you explain stuff, man. I'm always thrilled when your videos show up in my subscription list. And today I learned about DIN rails. Thanks!

[@adayinthelifeofastagehand]

Amazing job with balancing educational content with pure child-like excitement. I love this channel.

[@user-xb5zu6zu7j]

I was looking for the reason why some motors have 6-8 wires almost the whole evening! Your video just nailed it! Cheers man!

[@FrankGraffagnino]

great video. as a heads up, if you are needing labels to represent things like pin numbers, or anything that you don't want to change during the execution of the program (meaning you would only change it before you compile it), then don't use int variables like you did here... use #define to have the compiler swap out the values at compile-time. thanks for sharing these great videos!

[@tygertyger8597]

The precision of stepper motors is amazing. Great explanation of this fascinating device. Mr. Fielding, I'm certainly looking forward to more videos.

[@jacquesdubord6844]

You're a great teacher, your explanation is clear, and your examples easy to follow. I'm 69 years old and started learning C++ a few months ago. I love playing with Arduino and building different projects. Thanks 👍

[@telenelatelin8632]

This is exactly what I needed for a project I have planned

[@Murfster]

Good stuff Jeremy. I remember taking mechatronics classes in University and you describe this stuff much better than my prof ever did!

[@DudleyToolwright]

You made a relatively complex topic accessible. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@DavidBeukes]

Thank you Mr Fielding. I'm new to stepper motors, and this is the best, most approachable explanation of the basics that I've encountered. Wonderful.

[@newmonengineering]

I have been programming microcontrollers for many years, but you have done a great job explaining it!!! Keep up the great content. I have built 4 3d printers and 2 cnc machines and countless other robotics related projects. Its always good to hear others doing the same and their teaching skills. Good explaining skills my friend.

[@robertcoeymanjr.2550]

Your audio is very good. I have seen a number of good techs making videos where I could not really understand what is being said. I subscribed.

[@kakarikiIck]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and teach people new skills.

[@SpartanMI]

Great work, Jeremy! Your explanations are incredibly clear and easy to follow. I genuinely appreciate your efforts and the knowledge you share. Thank you!

[@southernjoes8372]

Thanks. I’m getting ready to build my own CNC Router and your instructions are extremely helpful

[@robertrainford301]

I taught arduino coding to middle school kids. You were spot on with the important stuff! Now I want to try out controlling a stepper motor too! Great vid!

[@MrCharkteeth]

I just discovered your channel, and I'm absolutely blown away by the quality and content of your videos! I will definitely be sharing your work with students.

[@JohnJohnson-ox3uc]

This might be my new favorite channel. I've wanted to do some stepper motor projects for a long time, and you explained everything so plainly. Thanks!

[@mgflexx2335]

This was easier to understand than any video I have seen in my native language, very good video mate !!

[@TheBigBigBlues]

Wish I had this video 5 years ago when I was trying to get one of these motors working! Fantastic tutorial.

[@racefacefpv7294]

Love your videos! I am in the process building a CNC machine and your videos really help me understand what is going on. Anyone can plug stuff in and make i work but you need to understand how it works to use it to the full potential or be able to trouble shoot it.

[@lafields86]

Your timing is impeccable!!!! Great video... taking the dive into motors, specifically steppers myself. Trying to replicate your table saw cnc build.

[@rickhunt3183]

Don't you just love working with this stuff? I know I do. I feel like I'm in my element doing physical programming and I can actually see something move or turn on under intelligent control. I'm seriously thinking of stripping the electronics from an older but working washing machine and making my own controller and interface to control it's operation. Those few individuals thats gave a thumbs down are probably pro 3 phase bushless motor people and are against steppers. This is all basic stuff, but it's a really good presentation. Rock on brother.

[@zachhoy]

the violin/-ist/conductor/music analogy is REALLLLY good

[@colinkohler]

Thanks for making these. I'm so glad to gave your channel as a resource

[@ms.docileone]

thank you! i think this is what i need to be able to slow my sewing machine down to a speed where i have more control! you are a hero!

[@VoiceOfAsh]

Dude, your videos are so great, I can't seem to have enough of them! Thank you so much!!!

[@MLFranklin]

I always appreciate your videos. You walk us through some very challenging materials and make it clear and easy for us to follow.

[@rcjeffrey]

The information contained within this video is greatly appreciated. I am going to use this knowledge to create very useful (to me) tools. Thank you very much.

[@femanvate]

Your teaching method and production are amazing. I finally understand this enough to give it a(nother) shot!

[@selariunicusor2013]

You are The greatest!! I have some Sanyo stepper motors but didn't knew I can make them spinn Thank a lot, you are a great Teacher 🍻

[@tristancousin7210]

Your very good at explaining step by step to move forward ! Thanks !

[@pboston6RR]

Fantastic!!!! That’s the best explanation I’ve seen for both stepper motors an Arduino coding for beginners. You are a Master Teacher, from one teacher to another. 🤗

[@justinssleeyt]

Thanks for putting this video together! It helps to demystify arduino + stepper motors.

[@deanolivier2508]

Nice, clean and easy to follow. Just brilliant.

[@startmicron]

Excellent video. Demystifies some really key pieces of using steppers!

[@k3ys]

Yes! Looking forward to this series!

[@ianpendlebury3704]

Great explanation of something that I'm just planning to get into - excellent timing! You have very considerable talent as a teacher. Thanks.

[@epleace]

I'm new to making things that move. This is soooo helpful. Great preparation, well planned and presented. Just what I need to get started with steppers. Looking forward to more :-) Thank you.

[@chrisnurse6430]

I’ve been coding for years and learned a lot from your video - great work!

[@supergiantbubbles]

You do a great job explaining all of the info you present here. I'm grateful you took the time to make and post it.

[@johnwente1413]

Excellent overview and explanations as always, Jeremy! I wish I had seen this a long time ago before I had to figure all this out myself by reading specs on motors and drivers and experimenting with various combinations. This was even before Google, so there was really no good way to gain this information. My company wouldn't OK a class one of the stepper motor companies offered, so it was just dig in and and figure this stuff out. It turned out well, but would sure have been a lot easier and been completed a LOT more quickly with this information at the beginning of the project. Of course there were also no microcontrollers like Arduino, so we had to write all of our own code completely from scratch. Fortunately for me, some of my coworkers were very good programmers and picked up the techniques for controlling the stepper motors (accelerate, decelerate, holding current, etc.) pretty quickly. BTW, I'm a retired electronics engineer. I worked on a lot of different stuff during my 40+ year career. Stepper motors was one of the more interesting projects that I remember. The application is way to complex to try to describe here, but suffice it to say, it was very challenging for a group of engineers that were starting completely from scratch with stepper motor technology.

[@whocaresidontcare2116]

Like your method. Will be sending my young grandson a link to your site.

[@first-thoughtgiver-of-will2456]

Thank you rarely do I learn more than one new things in a overview video like this but I did.

[@FushigiMigi]

You are my hero Jeremy. I'll be like you one day. You should make some videos on how to use these skills with side hustles.

[@jboy6944]

Why are you such a BOSS!!!! Thank you for an informative video Jeremy. God bless you!

[@maddkraut03]

excellent job presenting steppers and control systems.

[@Rulof_Fai.da.Te_]

i love this new series of video!

[@thomasthomas5963]

This is now my go to KZbin channel

[@inlywang8157]

So many details, step by step, really amazing tutorial 👍

[@Getmcwrapped]

I know it’s an old video but thanks for putting this together, it probably couldn’t have been closer the the exact video I needed to dive into my project!

[@conglacious]

Been watching stepper motor videos all day, way to go my dude, amazing execution.

[@dreadnot427]

This has accomplished exactly what it's set out to do. I'm excited to get into the next in the series. Thanks man