Converting ASCII to int in Arduino
<p>I am trying to get user input from the serial monitor to turn a stepper motor according to the input. However my code returns the ASCII value rather than the original input.</p>

<pre><code>#include &lt;Stepper.h&gt;

Stepper small_stepper(steps_per_motor_revolution, 8, 10, 9, 11);

void setup() {
  // Put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Ready");
}


void loop() {

  // Put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  int Steps2Take = Serial.read();
  Serial.println(Steps2Take); // Printing
  if (Steps2Take == -1)
    Steps2Take = 0;
  else {
    small_stepper.setSpeed(1000); // Setting speed
    if (Steps2Take &gt; 0)
      small_stepper.step(Steps2Take * 32);
    else
      small_stepper.step(-Steps2Take * 32);
    delay(2);
  }
}
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