Super long camera slider with Arduino

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A couple of weeks ago I designed this fully mechanical camera slider https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3479256 and paired it with an electronically controlled stepper motor powered by an Arduino board. With this setup, a much slower movement is achievable compared to the mechanical version. Additionally, the ability to make longer slides is now possible since the stepper motor can rotate continuously. However, the driver tends to get extremely hot, prompting me to implement a fan solution; alternatively, using a heat sink might also resolve this issue. The datasheet for the driver can be accessed here: https://reprapworld.nl/datasheets/datasheet%20drv8825.pdf Several sources inspired my Arduino code implementation: https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/1013/how-do-i-split-an-incoming-string https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42212189/start-and-stop-stepper-motor-using-serial-interface https://github.com/laurb9/StepperDriver I created a video showcasing the process of making and demonstrating the final product https://youtu.be/TXb9_Z33lzE Enjoy watching! If this tutorial was helpful, please consider buying me a coffee at http://ko-fi.com/properprinting/