Fixing Loud Noise Issue with L298N Motor Driver and Arduino Uno for XY Laser Rig

 // Define motor control pins
const int motor1DirPin = 8;
const int motor1StepPin = 9;
const int motor2DirPin = 10;
const int motor2StepPin = 11;
const int laserPin = 12;

void setup() {
  // Set motor pins as output
  pinMode(motor1DirPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor1StepPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor2DirPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor2StepPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(laserPin, OUTPUT);

  // Initialize laser as off
  digitalWrite(laserPin, LOW);
}

void loop() {
  // Example movement and laser control sequence
  
  // Move in X direction
  moveStepper(motor1DirPin, motor1StepPin, true, 100); // Move forward 100 steps
  delay(1000);

  // Move in Y direction
  moveStepper(motor2DirPin, motor2StepPin, true, 100); // Move forward 100 steps
  delay(1000);

  // Turn on the laser
  digitalWrite(laserPin, HIGH);
  delay(2000);

  // Move back in X direction
  moveStepper(motor1DirPin, motor1StepPin, false, 100); // Move backward 100 steps
  delay(1000);

  // Move back in Y direction
  moveStepper(motor2DirPin, motor2StepPin, false, 100); // Move backward 100 steps
  delay(1000);

  // Turn off the laser
  digitalWrite(laserPin, LOW);
  delay(2000);
}

// Function to move stepper motor
void moveStepper(int dirPin, int stepPin, bool dir, int steps) {
  digitalWrite(dirPin, dir); // Set direction
  for (int i = 0; i < steps; i++) {
    digitalWrite(stepPin, HIGH);
    delayMicroseconds(500); // Adjust delay for speed control
    digitalWrite(stepPin, LOW);
    delayMicroseconds(500);
  }
}