The laser pointer can be operated in any given direction using a simple joystick and 2 servo motors.
This project is similar to my previous project where I made a Laser pointer operate via bluetooth using a smartphone application.
It basically contains a Servo motor mounted on a base on which we place the second servo that has a Laser pointer attached to it. The Servo on the base moves the pointer in the horizontal direction and the other servo moves it in vertical direction.
The Joystick also has an in-built pushbutton which is enabled by pressing the joystick. The SW pin provides the status of pushbutton which is used to switch on/off the Laser, VRx and VRy gives the the X and Y co-ordinates. Other 2 pins are for supply and ground.
The movement of the joystick is also programmed to be sensitive. This means more you move the joystick away from the center, the more faster the Servo will rotate.This enables fine adjustments to move the pointer to the desired target.
It is important to use a separate supply to power the servo's instead of the arduino's 5V supply.The servos were not responding well when I tried to use the arduino's supply.I have used a separate 5V supply from an adapter to operate the Servo's.

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