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[ecorrales]

Hi,
i might be rambling/vague/too general here. It's because I want to be flexible in the future.

First, I'm familiar with Actobotics products. Have several of their U-Channels.

I'm thinking of 2 different but similar applications.

1 - LIDAR
2- Webcam

I do know I want to do pan-tilt for the webcam. Since Ive never used LIDAR, dont know if I need pan/tilt for that.

I was looking at how some Actobotics channels are used with a servo, to pan the LIDAR. I want to do that.

What would be a good servo that could work in both applications and fit into the channels (although pan+tilt is different I imagine)

My cameras arent heavy.. just some Logitech w/USB cables

Also, any tips (or links to instructions) how to do all that...

Essentially : Artemis Redboard --> servo(s)
Artemis Redboard --> LIDAR

For power available, I have : 12V SLA, and a 15A 5V stepdown regulator

any tips much appreciated.

thank you

[TS-Chris]

Go with a name brand servo (like Hitec) that fits your actobotics parts. I'd avoid the generic servos as they are sometimes jittery and the splines may not fit your actobotics parts

The Artemis can drive servos just fine using the existing Arduino servo libraries so you have nothing to worry about on that front.

Beyond that, I'm not sure what other advice to give.