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A new function that allow setting the idle option to power down all the motor coils after stepping, in order to reduce power and heat. That also allows manual rotation of the motor.

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A new function to idle the motor after stepping
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A new function that allow setting the idle option to power down all the motor coils after stepping, in order to reduce power and heat. That also allows manual rotation of the motor.
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Memory usage change @ 8825bb0

Board flash % RAM for global variables %
arduino:avr:leonardo 🔺 +104 - +132 +0.36 - +0.46 🔺 +1 - +1 +0.04 - +0.04
arduino:avr:mega 🔺 +104 - +132 +0.04 - +0.05 🔺 +1 - +1 +0.01 - +0.01
arduino:avr:nano 🔺 +104 - +132 +0.34 - +0.43 🔺 +1 - +1 +0.05 - +0.05
arduino:mbed_nano:nano33ble 🔺 +64 - +128 +0.01 - +0.01 🔺 0 - +8 0.0 - 0.0
arduino:mbed_nano:nanorp2040connect 🔺 +90 - +90 0.0 - 0.0 🔺 0 - +8 0.0 - 0.0
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7 N/A N/A N/A N/A
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7:target_core=cm4 N/A N/A N/A N/A
arduino:megaavr:nona4809 🔺 +118 - +148 +0.24 - +0.3 🔺 +1 - +1 +0.02 - +0.02
arduino:megaavr:uno2018 🔺 +118 - +148 +0.24 - +0.3 🔺 +1 - +1 +0.02 - +0.02
arduino:sam:arduino_due_x_dbg 🔺 +80 - +80 +0.02 - +0.02 N/A N/A
arduino:samd:arduino_zero_edbg 🔺 +88 - +92 +0.03 - +0.04 🔺 +4 - +4 +0.01 - +0.01
arduino:samd:mkrzero 🔺 +88 - +92 +0.03 - +0.04 🔺 +4 - +4 +0.01 - +0.01
arduino:samd:nano_33_iot 🔺 +88 - +92 +0.03 - +0.04 🔺 +4 - +4 +0.01 - +0.01
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Board examples/MotorKnob
flash		 % examples/MotorKnob
RAM for global variables		 % examples/stepper_oneRevolution
flash		 % examples/stepper_oneRevolution
RAM for global variables		 % examples/stepper_oneStepAtATime
flash		 % examples/stepper_oneStepAtATime
RAM for global variables		 % examples/stepper_speedControl
flash		 % examples/stepper_speedControl
RAM for global variables		 %
arduino:avr:leonardo 104 0.36 1 0.04 132 0.46 1 0.04 104 0.36 1 0.04 104 0.36 1 0.04
arduino:avr:mega 104 0.04 1 0.01 132 0.05 1 0.01 104 0.04 1 0.01 104 0.04 1 0.01
arduino:avr:nano 104 0.34 1 0.05 132 0.43 1 0.05 108 0.35 1 0.05 104 0.34 1 0.05
arduino:mbed_nano:nano33ble 64 0.01 8 0.0 128 0.01 8 0.0 128 0.01 0 0.0 128 0.01 0 0.0
arduino:mbed_nano:nanorp2040connect 90 0.0 8 0.0 90 0.0 0 0.0 90 0.0 8 0.0 90 0.0 0 0.0
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7:target_core=cm4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
arduino:megaavr:nona4809 120 0.24 1 0.02 148 0.3 1 0.02 118 0.24 1 0.02 120 0.24 1 0.02
arduino:megaavr:uno2018 120 0.25 1 0.02 148 0.3 1 0.02 118 0.24 1 0.02 120 0.25 1 0.02
arduino:sam:arduino_due_x_dbg 80 0.02 N/A N/A 80 0.02 N/A N/A 80 0.02 N/A N/A 80 0.02 N/A N/A
arduino:samd:arduino_zero_edbg 88 0.03 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01 92 0.04 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01
arduino:samd:mkrzero 88 0.03 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01 92 0.04 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01
arduino:samd:nano_33_iot 88 0.03 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01 92 0.04 4 0.01 88 0.03 4 0.01
Click for full report CSV 
Board,examples/MotorKnob<br>flash,%,examples/MotorKnob<br>RAM for global variables,%,examples/stepper_oneRevolution<br>flash,%,examples/stepper_oneRevolution<br>RAM for global variables,%,examples/stepper_oneStepAtATime<br>flash,%,examples/stepper_oneStepAtATime<br>RAM for global variables,%,examples/stepper_speedControl<br>flash,%,examples/stepper_speedControl<br>RAM for global variables,%
arduino:avr:leonardo,104,0.36,1,0.04,132,0.46,1,0.04,104,0.36,1,0.04,104,0.36,1,0.04
arduino:avr:mega,104,0.04,1,0.01,132,0.05,1,0.01,104,0.04,1,0.01,104,0.04,1,0.01
arduino:avr:nano,104,0.34,1,0.05,132,0.43,1,0.05,108,0.35,1,0.05,104,0.34,1,0.05
arduino:mbed_nano:nano33ble,64,0.01,8,0.0,128,0.01,8,0.0,128,0.01,0,0.0,128,0.01,0,0.0
arduino:mbed_nano:nanorp2040connect,90,0.0,8,0.0,90,0.0,0,0.0,90,0.0,8,0.0,90,0.0,0,0.0
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
arduino:mbed_portenta:envie_m7:target_core=cm4,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
arduino:megaavr:nona4809,120,0.24,1,0.02,148,0.3,1,0.02,118,0.24,1,0.02,120,0.24,1,0.02
arduino:megaavr:uno2018,120,0.25,1,0.02,148,0.3,1,0.02,118,0.24,1,0.02,120,0.25,1,0.02
arduino:sam:arduino_due_x_dbg,80,0.02,N/A,N/A,80,0.02,N/A,N/A,80,0.02,N/A,N/A,80,0.02,N/A,N/A
arduino:samd:arduino_zero_edbg,88,0.03,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01,92,0.04,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01
arduino:samd:mkrzero,88,0.03,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01,92,0.04,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01
arduino:samd:nano_33_iot,88,0.03,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01,92,0.04,4,0.01,88,0.03,4,0.01

@per1234 per1234 added topic: code Related to content of the project itself type: enhancement Proposed improvement labels Sep 6, 2025
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