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Waveshare 2-DOF Pan-Tilt HAT: Control Camera Movement with Light Intensity Sensing on Raspberry Pi Review

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Terrible

Revainrating 2 out of 5  
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Description of Waveshare 2-DOF Pan-Tilt HAT: Control Camera Movement with Light Intensity Sensing on Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi connectivity, compatible with Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W/Zero WH/2B/3B/3B+. I2C interface, only 2 pins are required for moving and light intensity sensing Onboard PCA9685 chip, provides 12-bit resolution PWM signal for moving control. Onboard TSL2581FN light-to-digital converter, with embedded ADC, provides a value that approximates the human eye response to assist the module. Onboard voltage level translator, compatible with 3.3V/5V operating voltage Specific acrylic board to fix the Raspberry Pi camera, make it easy to install. Comes with development resources and manual (demo code, assembly guide)

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Not worth the hassle

The Pan Tilt HAT was supposed to add exciting new functionality to my Raspberry Pi, but instead it was a headache to set up and barely worked. While the idea was great, the execution left a lot to be desired.

Pros
  • Potential for interesting camera angles
Cons
  • Difficult to set up, unreliable performance.

Revainrating 1 out of 5

the jury is still out

i know they work when i plug in my pi it moves but the software to activate and use not everything i can't some files download from the repository so I'll check this out

Pros
  • good thing
Cons
  • i don't remember but there was something

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A Diamond in the Rough

Other reviews are correct, it's not very easy to use. However, if you can focus on a few things, this is actually a good little hat for the Pi. First, look at the board itself. He will tell you what you have. This does not necessarily correspond to the product description. For example, I spent a lot of time getting a TSL2581FN light sensor. My board came with a TSL25911 sensor. Once I figured that out and found the right library to manage it, everything worked fine. I also use this on a Pi 4…

Pros
  • Good thing
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