Arduino Servo Control: How to Make a Laser Turret with XOD

A tutorial on what servos are, how they work, and how to control them. Then I build a laser turret using a pan-tilt servo kit and an Arduino Uno. The Arduino is programmed with XOD, a free visual programming language.
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[JTTRS]

Very nice callout to the 555 at 5:55. Bravo ;)

[chiefskittlez]

As an Electrical engineer your explanation for PWM control over the servo is fantastic. It is concise and the visuals help a lot. I'll be using this material to teach a class, thank you so much.

[sarahbingham]

Wow I didn’t know servos were different than regular electric motors...
You learn something new everyday. Thanks!

[arthurdent]

Excellent. One of the best videos I've seen. I wish I had this video around when I was into RC model airplanes. In RC, we use either servo "testers" or some of the newer transmitters have a servo test feature built in. It is wild watching all of the servos move the control surfaces through their paces at one time without any intervention.

[wandersgion]

This is probably the first maker tutorial I've seen that gave me the sense that I could actually do it myself. Excellent explanation.

[flamingemu]

Best electronics tutorials on youtube. Topics are interesting and explained well. I hope the videos never stop!

[Shaiyo]

DUDE!!! I almost unsubscribed from your channel because I thought you quit making videos altogether. Glad I stuck it out for another great video.

[dimitary]

"! METAL GEAR yes they're solid " i died.
Oh god beavis and butthead sounds.
Horns AND pigtails? You are insane, there's no such creature...

[virgill]

it`s very nice of you to explicitly mentions the common ground thing. lots of beginners don`t think about that

[allenwan]

One of the best explanations of anything i have ever heard in my life. Man deserves an award

[rjanderson]

I was actually just starting to work with servos so this is extremely helpful

[jimadams]

Man, this is another EXCELLENT video. Beavis would be proud!!! I m inspired to build something using servos. Thanks...

[randominternetviewer]

always loved your videos man, its so much well put together than some of the videos out there. glad to see you back

[SinanAkkoyun]

Wait, I knew almost everything about servos beforehand, but I watched the entire video. It is *so informative*!!!!

[richvislocky]

Love it! Metal Gear and Bevis and Butthead. Nice to see you're posting again. Your videos are by far the best.

[Antiath]

Was gonna like anyway but still, you get a special like for that metal gear reference :p

[alialabbadi]

I’m very happy that you’re back, we missed your videos.

[David-tymy]

Standing here, I realize, you deserve a sub.

[marcosnoveli]

Holy shit Afro! Higno-chu here, from the old forums. Haven't heard about you or Pikachu for a long, long time. Really glad to see that your channel has grow so much! You are a pionner and deserve it. Congrats on the great work!

[calogiga]

My favorite electronic channel is back