A motion tracking turret for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoRPWUl_sF8

Install Guide

Make sure pip is installed.

sudo apt-get install python pip

Setup I2C on your Raspberry Pi

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-4-gpio-setup/configuring-i2c

Install the Adafruit stepper motor HAT library.

sudo pip install git+https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Motor-HAT-Python-Library

Install OpenCV 3. Follow all steps for python 2.7 instructions

http://www.pyimagesearch.com/2016/04/18/install-guide-raspberry-pi-3-raspbian-jessie-opencv-3/

Make sure to create your virtual environment with the extra flag.

mkvirtualenv cv --system-site-packages -p python2

Source your bash profile

Activate your virtual environment

Clone this repository

git clone git@github.com:HackerHouseYT/Tracking-Turret.git

Navigate to the directory

Install dependencies to your virtual environment

pip install imutils RPi.GPIO

Run the project!

Setting Parameters

turret.py has a couple parameters that you can set.

### User Parameters ###

MOTOR_X_REVERSED = False
MOTOR_Y_REVERSED = False

MAX_STEPS_X = 30
MAX_STEPS_Y = 15

RELAY_PIN = 22

#######################

These will be located at the top of the file. Use vim turret.py to open the file. Press i to edit. Once you've made your changes, press esc then ZZ to save.