Can the Arduino Stepper Motor Example be used for L293D chip?

[heduotos7]

I am using the l293D motor driver IC and I wanted to know if its possible to use the arduino stepper motor example or stepper config/write functions with this driver? In the driver options for stepper config the options are: 2 pin, 4pin, EasyDriver, and Adafruit drivers. Is it possible to just chose one of these or is it not possible? I figured maybe the 4pin driver is the l293 since that has 4pins for control.. but Im not sure and also where do I specify which pins I am using on the arduino to connect to the l293..Anyone have any solution?

[hrh1818]

The LIFA stepper motor example will not work with L293D stepper drivers.  The LIFA stepper motor example uses an Easy Driver.  With an Easy Driver  the Adruino board sends a step pulse and a direction signal to the driver for each step.  Whereas with a L293D the Arduino board must send an ordered sequence of step signals to a L293D  two H bridges.  See the full step sequence in Figure 2 in

<http://www.engr.mun.ca/~fifield/eng1040/Mechanical/Stepper_Motors.pdf> for the ordered sequence. 

Arduino code is available at <https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-arduino-lesson-16-stepper-motors/overview> for using a L293D to drive a step motor.  You can not use LIFA with this code.  But you can replace the serial monitor mention in the example w2ith a Labview VI.

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[Liu9079]

can I use a big easy driver instread of a easy driver?

[hrh1818]

Yes you can use either the Easy Driver <https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12779>  ot the Big Easy

<https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12859> with LIFA.  The Big Easy has a higher current rating and can drive larger step motors than the Easy Driver. 

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