Setting up the Raspberry Pi Camera

We will first attach the camera to the pan-and-tilt assembly. We can then use a longer cable to wire the camera into the Pi.

When we have completed this installation, our robot block diagram will look like the following:

Our robot block diagram with the camera added

Attaching the camera to the pan and tilt mechanism

In Chapter 10, Using Python to Control Servo Motors, you added a pan-and-tilt mechanism to your robot. The camera will be mounted onto the front plate of this mechanism. There are brackets and kits, but they are not universally available. Feel free to use one of these if you can adapt it to the pan-and-tilt mechanism; if not, I have a few plans.

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