StpperMotor.py

'''
    Stepper Motor interfacing with Raspberry Pi
    http:///www.electronicwings.com
'''
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
from time import sleep
import sys

#assign GPIO pins for motor
motor_channel = (3,5,7,11)  
GPIO.setwarnings(False)
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
#for defining more than 1 GPIO channel as input/output use
GPIO.setup(motor_channel, GPIO.OUT)

motor_direction = input('select motor direction a=anticlockwise, c=clockwise: ')
while True:
    try:
        if(motor_direction == 'c'):
            print('motor running clockwise\n')
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH))
            sleep(0.002)

        elif(motor_direction == 'a'):
            print('motor running anti-clockwise\n')
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.LOW,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW))
            sleep(0.002)
            GPIO.output(motor_channel, (GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.HIGH,GPIO.LOW,GPIO.LOW))
            sleep(0.002)

            
    #press ctrl+c for keyboard interrupt
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        #query for setting motor direction or exit
        motor_direction = input('select motor direction a=anticlockwise, c=clockwise or q=exit: ')
        #check for exit
        if(motor_direction == 'q'):
            print('motor stopped')
            sys.exit(0)