Controlling stepper motor w/ arduino and joystick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=locew337i4M

stepper-motor-with-joystick.ino

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// See it here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=locew337i4M

int DIRECTION_X = A0;
int COIL1_A = 4;
int COIL1_B = 5;
int COIL2_A = 6;
int COIL2_B = 7;
int DELAY = 2;

void setup() {
  pinMode(COIL1_A, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(COIL2_B, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(COIL1_A, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(COIL2_B, OUTPUT);
}

void setStep(int coil1a, int coil1b, int coil2a, int coil2b) {
  digitalWrite(COIL1_A, coil1a);
  digitalWrite(COIL1_B, coil1b);

  digitalWrite(COIL2_A, coil2a);
  digitalWrite(COIL2_B, coil2b);

  delay(DELAY);
}

void forwards() {
  setStep(HIGH, LOW, HIGH, LOW);
  setStep(LOW, HIGH, HIGH, LOW);
  setStep(LOW, HIGH, LOW, HIGH);
  setStep(HIGH, LOW, LOW, HIGH);  
}

void backwards() {
  setStep(HIGH, LOW, LOW, HIGH);  
  setStep(LOW, HIGH, LOW, HIGH);
  setStep(LOW, HIGH, HIGH, LOW);
  setStep(HIGH, LOW, HIGH, LOW);
}

void loop() {
  int directionX = analogRead(DIRECTION_X);
  
  if(directionX == 0) {
    forwards();
  }

  if(directionX >= 1000) {
    backwards();  
  }
  
  delay(1);
}

hello I have your set up here but I like to slow down my stepper motor 17 is going to fast for my mag loop antenna with variable capacitors
can you help ,