Parts
-Arduino microcontroller and carrier board
-LiPo battery
-Continuous rotation or regular servo
Prepare the breadboard
Program the Microcontroller
/** * @file: Servo sweep example*
* @description * turn servo from 0 to 180 deg, wait, turn servo 180 to 0 deg * */
// include additional headers#include <Servo.h>
//global declarationsServo myservo; // create servo object to control a servo // a maximum of eight servo objects can be created
#define SERVO 4 // connect to this pinint pos = 0; // variable to store the servo position//--- Function: Setup ()void setup(){ myservo.attach(SERVO); // attaches the servo on pin 4 to the servo object}
//--- Function: loop ()void loop(){ for(pos = 0; pos < 180; pos += 1) // goes from 0 degrees to 180 degrees { // in steps of 1 degree myservo.write(pos); // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos' delay(15); // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position } for(pos = 180; pos>=1; pos-=1) // goes from 180 degrees to 0 degrees { myservo.write(pos); // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos' delay(15); // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position }}