H.i
I am looking for help and advice for the following project
I have a old car that has a push button gear selector. I want to use this pushbutton selector to shift a late model automatic transmission I have installed in the car using a stepper motor to move the lever on the transmission. The push button selectors will have micro switches for each of 4 gear selections.
I have little knowledge of stepper motors or the necessary equipment and programming necessary to
make this work. Willing to learn.
Looking over what is available I have chosen the following equipment.
Stepper Motor RBSoy 14 12V 125 oz Torque require 5 lbs or less
RBARD 18 Arduino Uno USB Microcontroller Four positions necessary to shift transmission
RBAda 02 Motor Shield Kit for Arduino Will be using a 12 volt car battery as a power supply.
Programming software ???
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.
Richard
Hi Coleman
Thanks for the prompt reply. Before I order the parts I listed is their anything I will need in the way of connectors that are unusual or necessary to
get everything linked together?
Richard
Welcome to the RobotShop Forum. It sounds like you are certainly on the right track. Given your choice of parts, you can get away with powering everything at 12V. The programming software is Arduino and is free to download online. You can find examples of how to use the stepper motor in the user guide for RB-Ada-02 and on the Arduino website as well. We suggest getting the system running outside of the car the way you want it, and then integrating it and making any necessary modifications or tweaks.
You will obviously need a power supply, and it is possible you may need to split that power supply between the Arduino Uno and the shield. You may find the WH-02 connector helpful, and it’s alwasy good to have 22 gauge wire around (at least red and black).
