Developing Webcam Servo Based on Arduino

The project illustrates a wireless webcam that can be moved around on a pan while providing tilt mechanism and be able to control it over the Internet.

The Linksys webcam contains its own internal web server which can be accessed remotely by simply enabling port forwarding on the router. The IP address of the computer should be noted down in order to access the web server remotely. The IP address is followed by a colon and then the port that the webcam uses.

The pan servo mechanism should be put on the bottom and the tilt mechanism will be attached to that. A tripod is used where the entire mechanism is mounted using a tapped hole in the base plate. The servos were plugged into ground and pins 9 and 10.

Except for the bits about the webpage, the code is fairly straightforward. A very simple webpage can be created using MS Frontpage instead of using an HTML approach. Since the memory of the Arduino is limited, the software needs to be simple to fit. A different value is assigned by each push button to the variable which will tell the program.

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