dcservo

by misan

This project uses and Arduino (or similar) to create a closed-loop position control for a DC motor to act as a replacement of a stepper motor and its drive electronics. In order to be compatible with stepper logic controller accepts two inputs STEP and DIRECTION so an external trajectory controller can operate the motor as it would do with a stepper.

This code depends on the excellent Arduino PID library by Brett Beauregard: https://github.com/br3ttb/Arduino-PID-Library/

For easy configuration of PID parameters, serial port communication is used when adjusting them. PID values can be stored in EEPROM.

Servostrap project and Michael Ball's work sparked my curiosity to go create a simple solution for anyone to use.

I want to thank Brook Drum for his support on this project that started in here: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/dc-motor-closed-loop-control-software

Thanks to Mauro Manco for providing a NodeMCU. Now there is a version than can work with a ESP12E module, with support to accept commands over Wifi. Please note EEPROM storage code will not work in this platform :-(

AMS provided free samples of magnetic encoder. Now the AS6500 encoder is supported for 12-bit/revolution resolution.

usage

Available serial commands: (lines end with CRLF or LF) 
P123.34 sets proportional term to 123.34
I123.34 sets integral term to 123.34
D123.34 sets derivative term to 123.34
? prints out current encoder, output and setpoint values
X123 sets the target destination for the motor to 123 encoder pulses
T will start a sequence of random destinations (between 0 and 2000) every 3 seconds. T again will disable that
Q will print out the current values of P, I and D parameters
W will store current values of P, I and D parameters into EEPROM
H will print this help message again
A will toggle on/off showing regulator status every second

#tuning tool Written in Processing it allows you to see graphically the PID response to a step input while you can tune it by pressing capital P, I and D keys to increase values or p, i and d to lower them.

michaeljball/dcservo

dcservo

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