Added NEMA8 and NEMA8BH stepper motors.

Steppers can now have dual shafts, hollow shafts and black end caps.

readme.md

@@ -3635,15 +3635,20 @@ NEMA stepper motor model.
 ### Properties
 | Function | Description |
 |:--- |:--- |
+| `NEMA_black_caps(type)` | End caps are black |
 | `NEMA_body_radius(type)` | Body radius |
 | `NEMA_boss_height(type)` | Boss height |
 | `NEMA_boss_radius(type)` | Boss around the spindle radius |
 | `NEMA_cap_heights(type)` | Height of the end cap at the corner and the side |
+| `NEMA_end_connector(type)` | If has a connector then plug goes in the end rather than the side |
 | `NEMA_hole_pitch(type)` | Screw hole pitch |
 | `NEMA_length(type)` | Body length |
 | `NEMA_radius(type)` | End cap radius |
+| `NEMA_shaft_bore(type)` | Hollow shaft in non-zero |
 | `NEMA_shaft_dia(type)` | Shaft diameter |
 | `NEMA_shaft_length(type)` | Shaft length above the face, if a list then a leadscrew: length, lead, starts |
+| `NEMA_shaft_length2(type)` | Rear shaft length if non-zero |
+| `NEMA_thread_d(type)` | Screw hole diameter |
 | `NEMA_width(type)` | Width of the square face |
 
 ### Functions
@@ -3674,6 +3679,8 @@ NEMA stepper motor model.
 |   1 | `NEMA(NEMA17M)` |  Stepper motor NEMA17 x 40mm |
 |   1 | `NEMA(NEMA17)` |  Stepper motor NEMA17 x 47mm |
 |   1 | `NEMA(NEMA23)` |  Stepper motor NEMA22 x 51.2mm |
+|   1 | `NEMA(NEMA8)` |  Stepper motor NEMA8 x 30mm |
+|   1 | `NEMA(NEMA8BH)` |  Stepper motor NEMA8 x 30mm |
 |  16 | `washer(M3_washer)` |  Washer  M3 x 7mm x 0.5mm |
 |  20 | `star_washer(M3_washer)` |  Washer star M3 x 0.5mm |
 

tests/stepper_motors.scad

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ include <../vitamins/stepper_motors.scad>
 use <../utils/layout.scad>
 
 module stepper_motors()
-    layout([for(s = stepper_motors) NEMA_width(s)], 5, no_offset = true) let(m = stepper_motors[$i]) {
+    layout([for(s = stepper_motors) NEMA_width(s)], 5, no_offset = false) let(m = stepper_motors[$i]) {
         rotate(180)
-            NEMA(m, 0, m == NEMA17P || m == NEMA17M || m == NEMA17M8);
+            NEMA(m, 0, in([NEMA17P, NEMA17M, NEMA17M8, NEMA8, NEMA8BH], m));
 
         translate_z(4)
-            NEMA_screws(m, M3_pan_screw, n = $i, earth = $i > 4 ? undef : $i - 1);
+            NEMA_screws(m, M3_pan_screw, n = $i - 2, earth = $i > 6 ? undef : $i - 3);
     }
 
 if($preview)

utils/tube.scad

@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ include <../utils/core/core.scad>
 module ring(or, ir) //! Create a ring with specified external and internal radii
         difference() {
             circle4n(or);
-            circle4n(ir);
+
+            if(ir > 0)
+                circle4n(ir);
         }
 
 module tube(or, ir, h, center = true) //! Create a tube with specified external and internal radii and height `h`

vitamins/stepper_motor.scad

@@ -30,20 +30,25 @@ use <../utils/round.scad>
 use <washer.scad>
 use <rod.scad>
 
-function NEMA_width(type)       = type[1]; //! Width of the square face
+function NEMA_width(type)        = type[1]; //! Width of the square face
-function NEMA_length(type)      = type[2]; //! Body length
+function NEMA_length(type)       = type[2]; //! Body length
-function NEMA_radius(type)      = type[3]; //! End cap radius
+function NEMA_radius(type)       = type[3]; //! End cap radius
-function NEMA_body_radius(type) = type[4]; //! Body radius
+function NEMA_body_radius(type)  = type[4]; //! Body radius
-function NEMA_boss_radius(type) = type[5]; //! Boss around the spindle radius
+function NEMA_boss_radius(type)  = type[5]; //! Boss around the spindle radius
-function NEMA_boss_height(type) = type[6]; //! Boss height
+function NEMA_boss_height(type)  = type[6]; //! Boss height
-function NEMA_shaft_dia(type)   = type[7]; //! Shaft diameter
+function NEMA_shaft_dia(type)    = type[7]; //! Shaft diameter
-function NEMA_shaft_length(type)= type[8]; //! Shaft length above the face, if a list then a leadscrew: length, lead, starts
+function NEMA_shaft_length(type) = type[8]; //! Shaft length above the face, if a list then a leadscrew: length, lead, starts
-function NEMA_hole_pitch(type)  = type[9]; //! Screw hole pitch
+function NEMA_hole_pitch(type)   = type[9]; //! Screw hole pitch
-function NEMA_cap_heights(type) = type[10]; //! Height of the end cap at the corner and the side
+function NEMA_cap_heights(type)  = type[10]; //! Height of the end cap at the corner and the side
+function NEMA_thread_d(type)     = type[11]; //! Screw hole diameter
+function NEMA_black_caps(type)   = type[12]; //! End caps are black
+function NEMA_end_connector(type)= type[13]; //! If has a connector then plug goes in the end rather than the side
+function NEMA_shaft_length2(type)= type[14]; //! Rear shaft length if non-zero
+function NEMA_shaft_bore(type)   = type[15]; //! Hollow shaft in non-zero
 
 function NEMA_holes(type)       = [-NEMA_hole_pitch(type) / 2, NEMA_hole_pitch(type) / 2]; //! Screw positions for for loop
 function NEMA_big_hole(type)    = NEMA_boss_radius(type) + 0.2; //! Clearance hole for the big boss
-stepper_body_colour = "black";
+stepper_body_colour = grey(20);
 stepper_cap_colour  = grey(50);
 stepper_machined_colour = grey(90);
 
@@ -65,11 +70,21 @@ module NEMA(type, shaft_angle = 0, jst_connector = false) { //! Draw specified N
     cap = NEMA_cap_heights(type)[1];
     cap2 = NEMA_cap_heights(type)[0];
     vitamin(str("NEMA(", type[0], "): Stepper motor NEMA", round(NEMA_width(type) / 2.54), " x ", length, "mm"));
-    thread_d = 3;                                                       // Is this always the case?
+    thread_d = NEMA_thread_d(type);
+    corner_r = 0.9;
+    bore = NEMA_shaft_bore(type);
+    end_connector = NEMA_end_connector(type) && jst_connector;
+    header = end_connector ? jst_zh_header : jst_ph_header;
+    socket_size = hdr_box_size(header);
+    pcb_thickness = 1.6;
+    tabSize = [16, 4, cap - hdr_ra_height(header) - pcb_thickness];
+    pins = 6;
+    end_conn_w = socket_size.x + hdr_pitch(header) * (pins - 1);
+    end_conn_inset = socket_size.y - 2;
 
     module cap_shape(end)
-        round(0.5, $fn = 32) difference() {
+        difference() {
-            intersection() {
+            round(corner_r, $fn = 32) intersection() {
                 square([side, side], center = true);
 
                 circle(NEMA_radius(type), $fn = 360);
@@ -78,15 +93,26 @@ module NEMA(type, shaft_angle = 0, jst_connector = false) { //! Draw specified N
                 for(x = NEMA_holes(type), y = NEMA_holes(type))
                     translate([x, y])
                         circle(d = thread_d);
+
+            if(bore)
+                circle(d = bore + eps);
+
+            if(end_connector && end < 0)
+                translate([0, side / 2])
+                    square([end_conn_w, end_conn_inset * 2], true);
         }
 
     color(stepper_body_colour)                                          // black laminations
         translate_z(-length / 2)
             linear_extrude(length - cap * 2, center = true)
-                intersection() {
+                difference() {
-                    square([side, side], center = true);
+                    round(corner_r, $fn = 32)
+                        intersection() {
+                            square([side, side], center = true);
 
-                    circle(body_rad);
+                            circle(body_rad);
+                        }
+                    circle(d = bore + eps);
                 }
 
     color(stepper_machined_colour) {
@@ -96,11 +122,8 @@ module NEMA(type, shaft_angle = 0, jst_connector = false) { //! Draw specified N
             cap_shape(1);
     }
 
-    pcb_thickness = 1.6;
+    wing_t = 0.5;  // end connector side wings
-    header = jst_ph_header;
+    color(NEMA_black_caps(type) ? "black" : stepper_cap_colour) {                                     // aluminium end caps
-    socket_size = hdr_box_size(header);
-    tabSize = [16, 4, cap - hdr_ra_height(header) - pcb_thickness];
-    color(stepper_cap_colour) {                                     // aluminium end caps
         for(end = [-1, 1]) {
             translate_z(-length / 2 + end * (length - cap) / 2)
                 linear_extrude(cap, center = true)
@@ -116,20 +139,36 @@ module NEMA(type, shaft_angle = 0, jst_connector = false) { //! Draw specified N
         }
 
         if(jst_connector)
-            translate([-tabSize.x / 2, side / 2, -length])
+            if(end_connector)
-                cube(tabSize);
+                for(x = [-1, 1])
+                    translate([x * (end_conn_w / 2 + wing_t / 2), side / 2 - end_conn_inset, -length + cap / 2])
+                        cube([wing_t, socket_size.y * 2, cap], center = true);
+            else
+                translate([-tabSize.x / 2, side / 2, -length])
+                    cube(tabSize);
     }
 
-    if(jst_connector)
+    if(jst_connector) not_on_bom()
-        translate([0, side / 2, -length + cap - hdr_ra_height(header)]) {
+        if(end_connector) {
-            rotate(180)
+            translate([0, side / 2 + hdr_y_offset(header) + socket_size.y / 2 - end_conn_inset, -length + socket_size.z])
-                not_on_bom()
+                rotate([180, 0, 0])
-                    jst_xh_header(header, 6, true);
+                    jst_xh_header(header, pins, false, smt = true);
 
-            translate_z(-pcb_thickness / 2)
+            h = cap - socket_size.z;
-                color("green")
+            translate([0, side / 2 + socket_size.y / 2 - end_conn_inset, -length + socket_size.z + h / 2])
-                    cube([socket_size.x + 5 * 2, tabSize.y * 2, pcb_thickness], true);
+                color(grey(70))
-        }
+                    cube([end_conn_w, socket_size.y, h], center = true);
+
+            }
+        else
+            translate([0, side / 2, -length + cap - hdr_ra_height(header)]) {
+                rotate(180)
+                    jst_xh_header(header, pins, true, smt = true);
+
+                translate_z(-pcb_thickness / 2)
+                    color("green")
+                        cube([socket_size.x + 5 * 2, tabSize.y * 2, pcb_thickness], true);
+            }
 
     if(show_threads)
         for(x = NEMA_holes(type), y = NEMA_holes(type))
@@ -137,14 +176,15 @@ module NEMA(type, shaft_angle = 0, jst_connector = false) { //! Draw specified N
                 female_metric_thread(thread_d, metric_coarse_pitch(thread_d), cap, colour = stepper_cap_colour);
 
     shaft =  NEMA_shaft_length(type);
-    translate_z(-5)
+    shaft2 = NEMA_shaft_length2(type);
+    translate_z(-length + eps - shaft2)
         rotate(shaft_angle)
             if(!is_list(shaft))
                 color(stepper_machined_colour)
-                    cylinder(r = shaft_rad, h = shaft + 5);  // shaft
+                    tube(or = shaft_rad, ir = bore / 2, h = shaft + length + shaft2, center = false);  // shaft
             else
                 not_on_bom()
-                    leadscrew(shaft_rad * 2, shaft.x + 5, shaft.y, shaft.z, center = false);
+                    leadscrew(shaft_rad * 2, shaft.x + length + shaft2, shaft.y, shaft.z, center = false);
 
     if(!jst_connector)
         translate([0, side / 2, -length + cap / 2])

vitamins/stepper_motors.scad

@@ -21,17 +21,20 @@
 // NEMA stepper motor model
 //
 
-//                                   corner  body    boss    boss          shaft
+//                                   corner  body    boss    boss          shaft               cap         thread black  end    shaft    shaft
-//                     side, length, radius, radius, radius, depth, shaft, length,      holes, cap heights
+//                     side, length, radius, radius, radius, depth, shaft, length,      holes, heights,    dia,   caps,  conn,  length2, bore
-NEMA17  = ["NEMA17",   42.3, 47,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     24,          31,    [11.5,  9]];
+NEMA8   = ["NEMA8",      20, 30,       30/2, 20,    7.5,   1.6,     4,      6,          16,    [8,     8], 2,     true,  true,  0,       0];
-NEMA17M = ["NEMA17M",  42.3, 40,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     20,          31,    [12.5, 11]];
+NEMA8BH = ["NEMA8BH",    20, 30,       30/2, 20,    7.5,   1.6,     5,     12,          16,    [8,     8], 2,     true,  true,  7,       2.8];
-NEMA17M8= ["NEMA17M8", 42.3, 40,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     8,     [280, 8, 4], 31,    [12.5, 11]];
+NEMA17  = ["NEMA17",   42.3, 47,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     24,          31,    [11.5,  9], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
-NEMA17S = ["NEMA17S",  42.3, 34,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     24,          31,    [8,     8]];
+NEMA17M = ["NEMA17M",  42.3, 40,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     20,          31,    [12.5, 11], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
-NEMA17P = ["NEMA17P",  42.3, 26.5,   53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     26.5,        31,    [10,    8]];
+NEMA17M8= ["NEMA17M8", 42.3, 40,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     8,     [280, 8, 4], 31,    [12.5, 11], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
-NEMA16  = ["NEMA16",   39.5, 19.2,   50.6/2, 50.6/2, 11,     2,     5,     12,          31,    [8,     8]];
+NEMA17S = ["NEMA17S",  42.3, 34,     53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     24,          31,    [8,     8], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
-NEMA14  = ["NEMA14",   35.2, 36,     46.4/2, 21,     11,     2,     5,     21,          26,    [8,     8]];
+NEMA17P = ["NEMA17P",  42.3, 26.5,   53.6/2, 25,     11,     2,     5,     26.5,        31,    [10,    8], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
-NEMA23  = ["NEMA23",   56.4, 51.2,   75.7/2, 35,   38.1/2, 1.6,   6.35,    24,        47.1,    [8,     8]];
+NEMA16  = ["NEMA16",   39.5, 19.2,   50.6/2, 50.6/2, 11,     2,     5,     12,          31,    [8,     8], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
+NEMA14  = ["NEMA14",   35.2, 36,     46.4/2, 21,     11,     2,     5,     21,          26,    [8,     8], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
+NEMA23  = ["NEMA23",   56.4, 51.2,   75.7/2, 35,   38.1/2, 1.6,   6.35,    24,        47.1,    [8,     8], 3,     false, false, 0,       0];
 
-stepper_motors = [NEMA14, NEMA16, NEMA17P, NEMA17S, NEMA17M, NEMA17, NEMA23];
+stepper_motors = [NEMA8, NEMA8BH, NEMA14, NEMA16, NEMA17P, NEMA17S, NEMA17M, NEMA17, NEMA23];
+small_steppers = [];
 
 use <stepper_motor.scad>