Introduction: Arduino Wireless Laser Turret
Very easy to build arduino wireless laser turret, also very cheap components you can buy on ebay for example.
Step 1:
To make this project I used 2.4GHz RF transceiver modules that is built in the nRF24L01+ IC.
nRF24L01+ are extremely cheap and cost a few dollars for one piece.
List of components you need to buil this awesome project:
Arduino UNO (only as programmer)
Arduino Pro MINI ---------------2pcs
Breadboard 830 Tie-points
Breadboard 170 Tie-points
Laser module
Servo 9g -------2pcs
nRF24L01+ module ------ 2pcs
Joystick module
Cellphone Li-ion battery 3.7V -----2pcs
male-to-male cables, male-to-female cables,female-to-female cables
cable tie
fix wire
Step 2:
How to upload sketches on Arduino Pro MINI.
- Remove Atmega328 from Arduino UNO
- Using male-to-female cables connect Pro MINI to UNO RX-RX; TX-TX; RST-RST; GND-GND; VCC-+5V
- Change in Tools-Board-Arduino Pro or Pro MINI
- Upload sketch
Step 3: Receiver Sketch
#include <Servo.h> #include <SPI.h> #include "RF24.h"Servo servo1; Servo servo2; RF24 radio(9,10); const uint64_t pipe = 0xE8E8F0F0E1LL; int msg[1]; int data; int pos; voidsetup() { servo1.attach(3); servo2.attach(7); radio.begin(); radio.openReadingPipe(1,pipe); radio.startListening(); } voidloop() { if (radio.available())radio.read(msg, 1); if (msg[0] <128 && msg[0] >-1)data = msg[0], pos = map(data, 0, 127, 7, 177),servo1.write(pos); if (msg[0] >127 && msg[0] <255)data = msg[0], pos = map(data, 128, 254, 9, 177),servo2.write(pos); }
Step 4: Transmitter Sketch
#include <SPI.h> #include "RF24.h" RF24 radio(9,10); const uint64_t pipe = 0xE8E8F0F0E1LL; int msg[1]; int potpin_1 = A0; int val_1; int potpin_2 = A1; int val_2; voidsetup(void){ radio.begin(); radio.openWritingPipe(pipe); } voidloop() { val_1 = analogRead(potpin_1),val_1 = map(val_1, 0, 1023, 0, 127),msg[0] = val_1,radio.write(msg, 1); val_2 = analogRead(potpin_2),val_2 = map(val_2, 0, 1023, 128, 255),msg[0] = val_2,radio.write(msg, 1); }
Step 5:
Fix laser module and servo components by wire like it shown on pictures.
Step 6: Transmitter Scheme.
Transmitter scheme.
Step 7: Recivier Scheme
Receiver scheme
Step 8: Final Result
http://youtu.be/Nt5nIwc3mYA
https://github.com/maniacbug/RF24 -------- RF24 library