Multiple Servo Motor Control with Joystick and Arduino

In this tutorial, we will learn how to use multi-servo with Joystick. We will control two pcs servo motor with one Joystick. You can implement your robotic arm projects with reference to this tutorial. Of course we will use external battery / power when doing this.
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Required Hardwares:
1x Arduino UNO R3:
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2x Servo Motor:
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1x Joystick Module:
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3 in 1 Jumper Wire:
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1x Breadboard:
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Source Code:
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Connections:
The external battery VCC / GND connect to the breadboard.
The Arduino GND connect to the breadboard's GND input
The Servo1 VCC and GND connect to the breadboard's VCC / GND inputs
The Servo1 Signal connect to the Arduino Digital PWM 3
The Servo2 VCC and GND connect to the breadboard's VCC / GND inputs
The Servo2 Signal connect to the Arduino Digital PWM 5
The Joystick GND connect to the Arduino GND
The Joystick VCC connect to the Arduino VCC
The Joystick 'X' (in some modules 'H') connect to the Arduino Analog 0
The Joystick 'Y' (in some modules 'V') connect to the Arduino Analog 1
The Joystick 'SW' (switch or button) not connected.

[@maker101io]

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[@GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance]

I spent my entire weekend looking for a tutorial that describes how to set this up in full detail from a beginner standpoint. Thank you.

[@Julians_vlogs]

Same

[@samuelhawksworth1923]

I’m subbing to you dude, I’ve been needing this help with my project for a year and your the first person to help me in an easy way

[@dngineer]

Perfect. Came in clutch for my Engineering NEA exam. Thank you so much

[@vidmantasjuska4084]

Here is code people //add the servo libary #include //define our servos Servo servo1; Servo servo2; //define joystick pins (Analog) int joyX = 0; int joyY = 1; //variable to read the values from the analog pins int joyVal; void setup () { //attaches our servos on pins PWM 3-5 servo1.attach(3); servo2.attach(5); } void loop () { //read the value of joystick (betwen 0-1023) joyVal = analogRead(joyX); joyVal = map(joyVal, 0, 1023, 0, 180); //servo value betven 0-180 servo1.write(joyVal); //set the servo position acording to the joystick value joyVal = analogRead(joyY); joyVal = map (joyVal, 0, 1023, 0, 180); servo2.write(joyVal); delay(15); }

[@Melon-eu1sr]

Vidmantas Juska your a life saver!!

[@maevebaksa]

Thanks from Budapest!

[@MrHristoB]

Aciu!!! :-)

[@mettigel1357]

Thank You

[@pablo271idn9]

thx

[@zzzzzz...9902]

It works! It works! The dislike button works! Joke, the circuit works and the like button works. Runs like my girlfriend.

[@zzzzzz...9902]

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[@tommybirchify]

@@zzzzzz...9902 good one XD

[@hieroja1]

wtf bro

[@mateom7201]

So dirty?

[@realSethMeyers]

I have tuberculosis

[@lordnever1]

This is my very first Arduino project and it worked great! I am so happy that I watched this video. Time for my next project, thanks a lot great video!

[@kamenstefanov2811]

Didn't you have error in the code?

[@kkrokingkiller456]

@@kamenstefanov2811 for me it does't work

[@kamenstefanov2811]

@@kkrokingkiller456 it was a long time ago but i remeber that the mistake was very simple if you look closely you'd find it

[@kkrokingkiller456]

@@kamenstefanov2811 thanks

[@MultiCreasey]

Thank you, a really clear and helpful video. Appreciate your time in making it and for sharing.

[@maevebaksa]

Agreed! +1 Subscriber!

[@luisangelherndezramirez433]

Holaaaa

[@indivsultanabinavsi8909]

Not All Heroes wearing capes. Thank you for the tutorial

[@zTowerDive]

Awesome video, dude. First time using servos and i feel very accomplished. +1 like

[@Maggot-ov4eu]

This is so under appreciated. Thy is had to be the best tutorial

[@dokepravin2916]

cleanest video made for any Arduino project. Thank you for sharing!

[@benfree_man]

I appreciate this so much. Helped me a ton!

[@saqibcom]

//add the servo library #include //define our servos Servo servo1; Servo servo2; //define joystick pins (Analog) int joyX = 0; int joyY = 1; //variable to read the values from the analog pins int joyVal; void setup() { //attaches our servos on pin PWM 3-5 servo1.attach(3); servo2.attach(5); } void loop() { //read the value of joystick (between 0-1023) joyVal = analogRead(joyX); joyVal = map (joyVal, 0, 1023, 0, 180); //servo value between 0-180 servo1.write(joyVal); //set the servo position according to the joystick value joyVal = analogRead(joyY); joyVal = map (joyVal, 0, 1023, 0, 180); servo2.write(joyVal); delay(15); }

[@aldrinlimos5159]

Just bought an Arduino recently, and I hadn't read any of the documentation yet. Took me an hour to try and fiddle with the wonky 0-512,512-1024 range with some crude equations to have the servo move with the switch. Kept freezing and moving occasionally before I decided to look for a video like this :P.

[@aniketpratap8387]

Excellent and Such a simple explanation ….. People like you make this world a better place....

[@MarineSimFan]

Maker 101 it's a nice teacher. (btw nice tutorial thank you) I don't think anyone on KZbin has ever shown how to control both servos with a single 2-axis joystick in different way. both the same time and.... The scheme of this operation is apparently simple, using one 2-axis joystick, but I don't know how to program it. Of course, a bidirectional version for servos is enough. description: joystick front: both engines forward joystick reverse: both engines reverse joystick left: left engine reverse right engine forward joystick right: left engine forward - right engine reverse It would be useful for a tank with A2122 brushless motors - connected to ESC controllers, but I haven't seen such a tutorial on Arduino yet. 😓

[@FerencHegyi]

Thank you, it was very useful for me. Greetings from Hungary.

[@daxliniere]

The problem is that when you release the joystick, the motor returns to the centre position. The code also needs some averaging to account for the jittery values from the A/D converter.

[@PatrickGreil-n6j]

Have you found a solution to this?

[@rebeccatorbergsen]

this is why i follow you, quality videos

[@stefan7745]

Your video helped out a lot in the turret project I was doing, thank you very much!

[@MrHenryrolls]

Lovely clear tutorials Mert. Thank you. Just one concern, the servo in my kit looks identical (SG90), yet checking its operating voltage online it's 3.0-7.2v (ideally 4.8v). I don't want to blow it on my first attempt.

[@derrickchilders6185]

It’s blew my board! Don’t try it.

[@mikeoxmaul9386]

​@Frectieyou don't need to add a battery if that is the servo spec, just plug it straight into the board

[@thedirty530]

Awesome Videos! Content and editing are great!

[@fazmisharaff8839]

Plz make a wireless version using a bluetooth module but great video you just got a new sub!

[@vivekdixit5149]

Fazmi Sharaff i am agree with u

[@realtrickybilly]

Thank you. I have made your project, used different materials for the arms though. Awesome robot arm.

[@mushahidhassan3437]

Can u guide me ? And how can i contact you ?

[@MrTaz6552]

Great to see some new, good, arduino videos. Thanks

[@mohamedosama9312]

my servos were good and the projectwas very good. and it worked well. i unpluged the arduino. and after 30 minutes i pluged it again the 2 servos become crazy.

[@veronicastanley-hooper9861]

Bad servo motor or tired battery. Mine did this on start up and I swapped out the motor and it worked fine. Later the set-up didn't work. I swapped out the battery and it worked beautifully.

[@kung-fupanda-vu5ns]

thank you for the video.. at last I got the exact video which I wanted

[@hkiceman001]

Thank you, a very helpful video for me. I watch all your video to learn arduino...thx too much

[@Soniboy84]

This was very helpful, thank you for the video!

[@vg5028]

I read that it is not recommended to power an Arduino using a 9V battery as in order to step the voltage down, the Arduino's on board linear voltage regulator has to waste a lot of power. This causes 2 things: 1. The regulator gets quite hot 2. The battery is drained very quickly as 40% of its energy is wasted as heat It is recommended to use an external voltage regulator to step down the 9V to the Arduino's compatible 5V, which would solve the arduino's on board regulator's heating issue. Even better would be to use a switching regulator, which would solve both the battery drainage and heating issue.

[@---is8zn]

Thank you for such great code algorythm and so detailed comments //.... may god-machine bless you with his divine wisdom

[@Jacobtaylor1775]

Thank you very much! The wiring and code worked flawlessly! (copied code from video)

[@xiaosan12162009]

谢谢，好视频，通俗易懂，看了就想自己尝试一下

[@andreabinotto9930]

Thank you, great tutorial ;), what's the name of this song?

[@oOcitizenOo]

Accidentaly ran into your channel. Subbed! And like for the country music :)

[@loganmitchell2388]

best tutorial ive seen so far! how would I make the servo stop at its givin location when I let off of the joystick?

[@b3dubbs72]

probably set the position of the servo if the joystick returns to neutral as the last read value. I'm not sure how to you'd go about doing that but I'm sure there's a 'last' function

[@hetshah7490]

Simple and sweet Thank you I will try it in avr codings

[@spamton_bigshot28]

I understand this very well but could you please tell if and how it possible to add more joysticks and servos for those ones all at once. If so thankd ❤

[@ojastheai]

A perfect tutorial.... Thank you it helped me a lot...😊😊

[@syahrulzahwan]

hope you will keep making more cool projects u earn my sub

[@zcxvasdfqwer1234]

Very nice short clear video.

[@Ratpack30]

a big thank you, this helped me with my little project.....

[@VirtualWater]

Can you make a video on how to control a servo motor using a digital joystick and maybe add eye tracking?

[@wahidaaziz9588]

Thank you for the video. It really help me. How about use 3 servo motor?

[@omicron296]

Parabéns pelo vídeo e por compartilhar o seu conhecimento! 🙂

[@ZenHulk]

i'm a beginner....can i hook it up just as you directed, but have two servos work on the Y and one on the X axis. Thank You i find lots of useful stuff on your tutorials.

[@J.H.DESIGNS]

Thanks for this video 😄

[@christiankalebe1022]

SHOWWWWWWW.. PERFECT. CONGRATULATIONS

[@zaido8735]

Breadboard un toprağını arduino nun toprağına bağlamandaki sebep nedir? Ayrıca anlatım tertemiz çok başarılı.

[@Acorama]

Eline sağlık , çok faydalı bir çalışma

[@sebastianalejandro1273]

Thank you, great tutorial!!!

[@KIVPush]

Hello, wonderful video. I built one with 4 servos. 2 servos are controlled if the button is not pressed. The other 2 are controlled when the button IS pressed. I can only control the second 2 when the button is pressed and held down. Is there a way to write a code so each time you click the button it switches back and forth between each servo set? Like if I click the button and then release it, it switches to one set. If I click it again and release it, it switches back to the first set. Is there a way to do this?

[@JustinS06]

I know I'm late, but for those looking for the same thing here it is: First of all, it's really easy. You just need a boolean which is either True (1st mode) or False (2d mode). At the start of loop(), check if the button has been pressed, if so do this: bool Mode = True// True will be the 1st mode and False is the 2d mode. void loop(){ if (the button has been pressed) Mode = !Mode // Doing this sets mode equal to the opposite of mode. So: if it's True, it will be False and vice versa. // check if Mode is true, if so, control the first 2 servos // check if Mode is false, if so control the last 2 servos }

[@Profe_Zandor]

wow soy de Colombia y me gustó el canal video, tiene un curso completo de Arduino?, Thanks

[@mattdriller1]

Excellent tutorial, Thanks!! It would have been extra cool if you had popped up a link to the sketch. Thanks again.

[@stefan7745]

Hi 👋🏻, do you use a normal 2 axis arduino joystick?

[@---is8zn]

and also i can propose you to make mutated scheme - where single joystick controlling one servo and one regular stepper, or two steppers and one motor will be controlled by joystick button.

[@corywilliamsmith]

This is amazing. Thank you. This will be my next project for sure. can you teach me how to replace one of those servos with a DC motor? :]

[@lot10games]

Is it ok to connect to 5V of the arduino board a 9V battery? The VIN pin is more suitable for that... I think .Cool video

[@emadabuhagag222]

great tutorial , thank you

[@nihalkeetha]

As usual great video.. gud ideas

[@nihalkeetha]

You deserve it

[@muratyuksektepe]

Güzel video olmuş. Başarılar dilerim hocam.

[@manishkarsh6836]

Please provide a grip for grabbing the object by using this 🙏🙏

[@charlescaudill670]

Is there any way to control the servos as a unit. I need both servos to go forward when i push the joystick forward but one to back off as i pull the stick sideways. All I’ve been able to find is the configuration shown in this video

[@四喜丸子-c7q]

hello ! I like your video very much. It is clear and funny. What' s more, the music and the background are very well. However, I have a question: How can I use arduino with mini-joystick to control serve motor wirelessly ? I don't know if you have time to reply me, but I look forwarding to hearing from you.

[@pepmichael9045]

Can I ask you some question? Why does some of my servo rotate 360 degree? Thx. for tutorial. It's easy to understand :)

[@dhakshingk]

hi there, awesome video, but do you know if it is possible to connect the joystick ground and vcc to the breadboard?

[@magicianofelectronics951]

if I have got you right, Yes, you can do it by making common Vcc and ground line on bread board,

[@JustinS06]

No I wouldn't. There are two circuits here: the 9v circuit for the 2 servo's, and the 5v circuit for the joystick. You could of course hook the ground up to the other side of the bread board. As long as it isn't interfering with the other circuit, you'll be fine.

[@agustinvercesi9764]

Hi, would the code work the same with an arduino nano or change into something? Thank you

[@Fitzling]

I think it would be the same, just watch out. A servo needs to be connected to PWM and in don't know if the Nano has enough

[@syahrulzahwan]

man ty so much really what im looking for thank god bless u man!!! because i am searching this to make the robot arm actually😂

[@simoneleccese1536]

Me too

[@teedee9393]

Does the battery need to be connected directly to the breadboard, or can I connect it via the Arduino's power port?

[@JesseGunnRocksnyc]

Nice! I think this is what I was looking for! But is there a way to add ease in and ease out? In other words smoothing when starting and stopping. So it is not abrupt.

[@JesseGunnRocksnyc]

Also I noticed that I have 6 wires 3 black red and white on top and 3 on the side. Do they share the red wire?

[@tushartambe2061]

This is really good!!Can we create Simulink file for the same?

[@MadhuVishwanath]

Why was the battery used? The modules could be powered by the arduino right?

[@rajeevabariar7737]

great dude hey I wanted to make a simple nano quad using small DC motors(the one used in RC helicopters) but how can I vary the speed of four motors simultaneously please reply

[@kaidnl]

Hello Mert, I want to do the same as this, only I want the stepper to make little steps as I move the joystick. and when I centre the joystick It should stay at the last location until I move the joystick again, hope you understand what I mean. Can you show us how you would change the code for that?

[@CoyoteFPV]

Could you share the code to enable the joypads momentary switch to scroll through a 3rd servo channel. it 1000us 1500us and then on the third press 2000us

[@anon_efx]

this is what i was looking for lol finnaly i found it

[@scara6709]

can i connect two joysticks to the 9v and the gnd of the battery?

[@notoikmo]

hey just asking if i wanted a second joystick that controlled to more servos how would i do it?

[@lightpainter7]

Nice project. Thank You. Will you please tell me about the music for this video?

[@83eroastery96]

Deciding on Arduino or Phidgets then I found your site. My project is controlling a valve with a 10k pot. I am told the only type I can use is a speed pot. But none available at 10k only 5k. The has 0-10vdc. As you turn to the left it closes the valve and to the right opens it. It needs to be somewhat sensitive. Can this be done with Arduino Thanks Charlie

[@Electromaniaworld]

thanks. i was looking for this to control servo for toy truck. i want to add servo to my police car shown in my recent video. any suggestions. i want to have moving wiper

[@reeceburns5681]

is there anyway to get the servos to hold their position until you want it to go more or another way?

[@samopal11]

GOOD video!.. can you make it with nfr24l01 please??...

[@Harlequin43]

Do you know where I can possibly get a generic sketch for a generiric arduino powered hexapod? So that I could control with a PS dualshock gamepad via bluetooth. I'm way too stupid to write it myself.

[@danieldemaria]

Se pueden conectar 6 servos en paralelos 3 que se muevan en X y 3 que se muevan en Y? con este mismo procedimiento?

[@MrHristoB]

Thank you!! Subscribed...

[@turtlebrownies8701]

is it ok if instead of using a custom battery unit, I use a power supply module?

[@TDensmores]

Thank you for this video can i download the code?

[@juliennbitt3376]

What is the big white board thing that you plug the wires in to called??

[@magicianofelectronics951]

Bread board

[@lobot4780]

Hey, does it have to be an Arduino Uno, or could I use a pro micro or a nano?

[@Electromaniaworld]

are you using arduino IDE ? if yes, how did you make the background dark ?

[@frobinson2413]

I know I am a late starter. But I would like to use the same setup but control 2 stepper motors instead. I am a complete noob, but could I use the same code?

[@mangeshmahajan4445]

thank you! what music is playing?

[@grahamtech]

hi im building a robotic hand , and i wanted to know if thers any way you could tell me how to control 5 servos with analog joysticks or one joystick to control all five

[@lookyloo777]

I would like to know can that be made to handle a LARGE stepper motor,just on one axes(back and forth )

[@乇R-u6r]

Que librerías ocupa ?, es que tengo problemas con el codigo y supongo son por las librerías

[@adin_3360]

did servo need library for programing it?

[@princening679]

Sir if we move forward joy forward arm should move forward even joystick come to original position code please

[@durvesularevanth1797]

can u pls instruct me how to controll aesc with rc tx interfacing with arduino .....reading the signal and then delivering them to the esc.

[@mohammedfarhat325]

The codes are easy to understand