/PickupWinder

Code for coil-winding machine that winds pickups for electric guitars

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PickupWinder

Code for coil-winding machine that winds pickups for electric guitars, seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv90liG2YQM

System consists of:

  • CPU: Teensy 3.x ARM microcontroller
  • Spindle axis: NEMA 23 stepper motor and Gecko driver
    • Spindle has specialized two jaw chuck for precise mounting of pickup bobbin.
  • Traversal axis: NEMA 17 stepper motor and DRV8825 driver
    • Belt-driven linear axis
    • Includes two micro limit switches
  • Display: 2x16 LCD text display
  • Strobe LED for viewing particular spindle angle while turning.
  • Input Controls:
    • Knob encoder with push button for menu navigation and parameter adjustment
    • Cycle start, stop, and reset buttons
    • Linear potentiometers with LEDs for setting left/right traversal limits
      • Buttons for entering set limit mode for both left and right
    • Rotary potentiometers for spindle speed and traversal rate