June 2016
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
5h 11m
English
Content preview from Arduino Project Handbook
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PROJECT 10: JOYSTICK-CONTROLLED LASER
IN THIS PROJECT WE CREATE A JOYSTICK-CONTROLLED LASER BY CONNECTING TWO SERVOS TO A JOYSTICK AND USING THIS SETUP AS A PAN-AND-TILT CONTROLLER FOR A LASER POINTER.
PARTS REQUIRED
• Arduino
• Breadboard
• Jumper wires
• 2 Tower Pro SG90 9g servomotors
• Analog five-pin, two-axis joystick module
• Pan-and-tilt housing module
LIBRARIES REQUIRED
• Servo
HOW IT WORKS
Servos are small motors that can precisely angle their arms to positions between 0 and 180 degrees. In this project we’ll place the servos into ...