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Using Potentiometer to Control Pan Motor

A project log for Beer Pong Robot

A beer pong robot that fires ping pong balls into red solo cups with manual and autonomous control. Pong, strong, shots all night long!

aishatAishat 03/18/2025 at 03:280 Comments

The video shows me using a potentiometer to control the pan motor, which is a stepper motor. I chose a stepper motor for this role because the micro servo was too small and lacked durability. However, when mapping PWM values from the potentiometer to the stepper motor steps, I couldn't find a precise formula that ensured perfect accuracy. As a result, there are slight delays between adjusting the potentiometer and the stepper motor's movement.

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