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Pan & scan

pan_scan.py

Sweep the pan motor back and forth to cover a field of view.

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Author: MyRoboBrick
Build: Sentry
Language: MicroPython · SPIKE Prime

Run it in the app See the build

pan_scan.py

1from spike import Motor2import time3 4head = Motor("A")5 6def sweep(center=180, span=120, step=15, dwell=0.5):7    low = center - span // 28    high = center + span // 29    pos = low10    direction = 111    while True:12        pos += step * direction13        if pos >= high or pos <= low:14            direction *= -115        # run_to_position expects an absolute target in 0-359 degrees.16        head.run_to_position(pos % 360)17        time.sleep(dwell)18 19sweep()

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