Mandrel Control

Project Description

Mandrel Control is a web application solution designed for controlling servo motors using a Raspberry Pi.

Prerequisites

Hardware

• Servo motor
• Raspberry Pi (tested on RPi 3 & 4)
• External display with appropriate peripherals for input

Software

• Enable remote GPIO on your Raspberry Pi (refer to the documentation for a complete walkthrough).

How to Run

Hardware Setup

1. Connect your servo’s PWM (usually orange) wire to the RPi’s GPIO pin 12 (change accordingly in app.py if different).
2. Connect brown wire to GND and red wire to power.
3. Set up an external display via HDMI.

Software Setup

1. Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/jatanjay/mandrel.git

1. Navigate to the Mandrel directory:

$ cd mandrel

1. Install package requirements:

$ sudo apt-get install -r requirements.txt

1. Run the application:

$ python3 app.py

Open up a web browser; the Flask app is served on localhost or '0.0.0.0' and port 8000.

FAQ

Refer to the User Manual for detailed instructions.

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