Arduino code for Accelstepper with buttons

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#include <AccelStepper.h> //AccelStepper library
AccelStepper stepper(1, 9, 8);// pulses Digital 9 (CLK); Direction Digital 8 (CCW)

//16x2 LCD
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> //SDA = A4, SCL = A5
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2);


//Defining pins
const int RotaryCLK = 2; //CLK pin on the rotary encoder
const int RotaryDT = 3; //DT pin on the rotary encoder
const int ButtonCW = 4; //Button for clockwise rotation
const int ButtonCCW = 5; //Button for counterclockwise rotation

//Defining variables
int RotateCounter = 0; //initial position
int MotorSpeed = 50; //some default value for steps/s

//Statuses
int CLKNow;
int CLKPrevious;

int DTNow;
int DTPrevious;

// Time
float TimeNow1;
float TimeNow2;

void setup()
{

  Serial.begin(9600);

    //------------------------------------------------------
    lcd.init();                      // initialize the lcd
    lcd.init();
    lcd.backlight();
    //------------------------------------------------------
  lcd.setCursor(0,0); //Defining positon to write from first row,first column .
  lcd.print("Button stepping with");
  lcd.setCursor(0,1);
  lcd.print("AccelStepper()"); //You can write 16 Characters per line .
  delay(1000); //wait 1 sec
  //------------------------------------------------------

   pinMode(2, INPUT_PULLUP); //we use the internal pullup resistor
   pinMode(3, INPUT_PULLUP);
   pinMode(4, INPUT); //CW button
   pinMode(5, INPUT); //CCW button

  //Store states
  CLKPrevious = digitalRead(RotaryCLK);
  DTPrevious = digitalRead(RotaryDT);

  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(RotaryCLK), rotate, CHANGE);

  stepper.setMaxSpeed(1000); //SPEED = Steps / second
  stepper.setAcceleration(5000); //ACCELERATION = Steps /(second)^2

  printLCD(); //Print the things on the LCD
  TimeNow1 = millis(); //Start time

}


void loop()
{
  //The motor only runs when one of the buttons are kept pressed

  CheckButtons(); //Checking the status of the buttons

  RunTheMotor(); //Running the motor


  TimeNow2 = millis();

  if(TimeNow2 - TimeNow1 > 200) //if the time difference is more than 200 ms (increase the number to print to the LCD less often)
  {
    updateLCD(); //Printing LCD (This slows down the stepping significantly, so use it less frequently)
    TimeNow1 = millis();
  }

}



void updateLCD()
{
  //this function only updates the necessary parts
  lcd.setCursor(7,0);
  lcd.print("   "); //first we clear the area with spaces (it is important when you show a 3-digit number after a 4-digit number)
  lcd.setCursor(7,0);
  lcd.print(MotorSpeed);    //Print the speed

  lcd.setCursor(10,1);
  lcd.print("      ");
  lcd.setCursor(10,1);
  lcd.print(stepper.currentPosition());    //Print the number of steps done from the origin (i.e. the position)
}

void printLCD()
{
    lcd.setCursor(0,0); // Defining position to write from first row, first column .
    lcd.print("Speed: ");
    lcd.setCursor(8,0);
    lcd.print("        ");
    lcd.setCursor(8,0);
    lcd.print(MotorSpeed);    //Print the speed

    lcd.setCursor(0,1); // Defining position to write from second row, first column .
    lcd.print("Position: ");
    lcd.setCursor(10,1);
    lcd.print("      ");
    lcd.setCursor(10,1);
    lcd.print(stepper.currentPosition());    //Print the number of pulses

}



void RunTheMotor() //function for the motor
{
    stepper.enableOutputs(); //enable pins
    stepper.moveTo(RotateCounter); //tell the stepper to move to the 'RotateCounter'steps (absolute) position

    while(stepper.distanceToGo() != 0)
    {
      stepper.setSpeed(MotorSpeed);
      stepper.runSpeedToPosition();

      //Serial.print("DistanceToGo: "); //for debugging
      //Serial.println(stepper.distanceToGo());
    }
    //Serial.println(MotorSpeed); //for debugging
}

void CheckButtons()
{
  //Serial.println(digitalRead(ButtonCW)); //Just for debugging
  if(digitalRead(ButtonCW) == HIGH) //if the button is pressed
  {
    RotateCounter++; //increase the value of the variable, this represents the absolute position of the stepper

   // Serial.print("ButtonCW: "); //for debugging
   // Serial.println(stepper.distanceToGo());

    //you can add delay here which is also a type of debouncing. It is useful when you want to click the button
    //once and increase the steps (value of RotateCounter) only by one.
    //delay(100); //Simplest thing to be able to use this function to add just 1 step at a time to use delay
  }
  //Serial.println(digitalRead(ButtonCCW)); //Just for debugging
  if(digitalRead(ButtonCCW) == HIGH)
  {
    RotateCounter--; //decrease the value of the variable, this represents the absolute position of the stepper

    //Serial.print("ButtonCCW: "); //for debugging
   // Serial.println(stepper.distanceToGo());
    //delay(100);
  }
}

void rotate()
{
  CLKNow = digitalRead(RotaryCLK); //Read the state of the CLK pin

  // If last and current state of CLK are different, then a pulse occurred
  if (CLKNow != CLKPrevious  && CLKNow == 1)
  {
    // If the DT state is different than the CLK state then
    // the encoder is rotating CCW so increase
    if (digitalRead(RotaryDT) != CLKNow)
    {
      MotorSpeed++;
    }
    else
    {
      // Encoder is rotating CW so decrease
      MotorSpeed--;
    }
    stepper.setSpeed(MotorSpeed); //as this functions is not started from the loop() it is maybe good to update the speed here
  }
  CLKPrevious = CLKNow;  // Store last CLK state
}