Enable shutdown to the motor (idle)

[alanfalima]

using the public variable releaseMode (true or false), you can make the motor auto turn off after stepping (when true), or working as used to be (using false);

    small_stepper->releaseMode = true;
    small_stepper->step(step);

using this will prevent stepper from overheating, and allow you to manually move it

[alanfalima]

This as tested using an Arduino Mega 2560, with the stepper on ports 41, 42, 43 and 44. It was not tested with a 2 or 5 wires stepper, nor with other arduino board models

[per1234]

Related:

• added idle() method to power down a motor to save energy or allow manual rotation of motor #11
• Update to Stepper library [imported] #1
• Improvements to Stepper library arduino/Arduino#57 (setHold)

[goldcove]

This seems a bit complex, IMHO. You can set the motor pins LOW after each run.

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