StepperMotorArduino2.ino

// Include the AccelStepper Library
#include <AccelStepper.h>

// Define pin connections
const int dirPin = 2;
const int stepPin = 3;

// Define motor interface type
#define motorInterfaceType 1

// Creates an instance
AccelStepper myStepper(motorInterfaceType, stepPin, dirPin);

void setup() {
  // set the maximum speed, acceleration factor,
	// initial speed and the target position
  //myStepper.setCurrentPosition(0);
  myStepper.setMaxSpeed(100);
	myStepper.setAcceleration(50);
	myStepper.setSpeed(0);
	//myStepper.moveTo(500);
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  // Change direction once the motor reaches target position
	/*
  while (myStepper.distanceToGo() != 0){
    myStepper.move(10);
    delay(2000);
  }
  
  if (myStepper.distanceToGo() == 0){
    myStepper.stop();
  }
  */
	// Move the motor one step
	//myStepper.run();
  Serial.println(myStepper.currentPosition());
  zero();
  Serial.println(myStepper.currentPosition());
  thirty();
  Serial.println(myStepper.currentPosition());

}

void zero() {
  myStepper.runToNewPosition(0);
}

void thirty() {
  //200 steps in a 360-degree rotation -> 1 step = 1.8 degree
  //30 degrees / 1.8 = 17 steps, but unsure due to gear ratio
  myStepper.runToNewPosition(17);
}