Pan and Tilt

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Control Pan and Tilt with ease using standard servo motors and an Arduino microcontroller # Instructions for Pan & Tilt Control Using Servo Motors & Arduino The Pan & Tilt mechanism is a common application in robotics, surveillance systems, and drones. In this tutorial, we will learn how to control the Pan & Tilt movement using standard servo motors and an Arduino microcontroller. We'll start by setting up the hardware and then move on to programming the Arduino to control the servos. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a fully functional Pan & Tilt mechanism that can be controlled remotely or through a user interface. ## Hardware Setup To set up the hardware, you will need: - Two standard servo motors (9g is recommended) - An Arduino board (UNO, Nano, or similar) - A breadboard and jumper wires First, connect the servo motors to the Arduino. You'll need to connect each servo motor to a separate digital pin on the Arduino. The wiring is straightforward: 1. Connect the red (positive) wire of each servo motor to the 5V pin on the Arduino. 2. Connect the black (ground) wire of each servo motor to the GND pin on the Arduino. 3. Connect the white or brown (signal) wire of each servo motor to a digital pin on the Arduino. You can use any available digital pin, but make sure to use different pins for each servo motor. For example, you can use digital pins 9 and 10 for the Pan and Tilt motors, respectively. Once you've connected the servo motors to the Arduino, upload the following code to your Arduino board: ```c++ #include <Servo.h> Servo panServo; Servo tiltServo; void setup() { panServo.attach(9); // attach Pan servo to digital pin 9 tiltServo.attach(10); // attach Tilt servo to digital pin 10 } void loop() { // Pan Servo movement code here panServo.write(45); // set Pan servo position to 45 degrees delay(1000); panServo.write(135); // set Pan servo position to 135 degrees delay(1000); panServo.write(225); // set Pan servo position to 225 degrees delay(1000); panServo.write(315); // set Pan servo position to 315 degrees delay(1000); // Tilt Servo movement code here tiltServo.write(45); // set Tilt servo position to 45 degrees delay(1000); tiltServo.write(90); // set Tilt servo position to 90 degrees delay(1000); tiltServo.write(135); // set Tilt servo position to 135 degrees delay(1000); tiltServo.write(180); // set Tilt servo position to 180 degrees delay(1000); } ``` This code will make the Pan and Tilt servos move back and forth in a sequence, demonstrating their functionality. You can modify this code to create custom movements for your application. In the next section, we'll cover how to control the servo motors remotely or through a user interface.