With CircuitPython, you can read the information from a Nunchuck controller, control servos, and turn pins on and off, so why not combine those and control a laser. Sure, you could always get a regular old laser pointer and just use your hand to move it, but that lacks the fun factor.

This project uses the ESP32-S2 Feather and one of the reasons for choosing it was due to the built-in STEMMA QT port, but another great reason is because of the WiFi support. This means you could expand the project with another ESP32-S2 Feather and control it over WiFi. Try doing that with a laser pointer!

Parts

Assembled Mini Pan-Tilt Kit wired to microcontroller board and moving around
This fully-assembled pan-tilt kit is the perfect way to give your project full range motion with two micro servos. The pan-tilt can rotate roughly 180° from side-to-side and...
$18.95
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Top down view of several servos powered by 8-Channel PWM or Servo FeatherWing Add-on For All Feather Boards.
A Feather board without ambition is a Feather board without FeatherWings! This is the 8-Channel PWM or Servo​ FeatherWing, you can add 8 x 12-bit PWM outputs to...
$9.95
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Angled shot of rectangular microcontroller.
What's Feather-shaped and has an ESP32-S2 WiFi module? What has a STEMMA QT connector for I2C devices? What has your favorite Espressif WiFi microcontroller and lots of Flash and...
$17.50
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Hand holding a Wiichuck controller pressing buttons. The controller is connected to the breakout wired to a Feather with OLED showing the streaming controller data
Dig out that old Wii controller and use it as a sleek controller for your next robot if you like. The Adafruit Adafruit Wii Nunchuck Breakout Adapter fits snugly into the Wii connector...
$2.95
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Double prototyping feather wing PCB with socket headers installed
This is the FeatherWing Doubler - a prototyping add-on and more for all Feather boards. This is similar to our
$7.50
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Laser Diode module with three wires
You have some frickin' sharks at your lair, and you're thinking "it would be really great if I could attach some lasers to them" and then you see these little laser...
$18.95
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Hand gripping Wii controller (Nunchuck / Wiichuck)
This is a generic Wii Nunchuck controller, we haven't tried it with a Wii but it does work great with the Video Game shield, and all the microcontroller code we tried. May come in...
$12.50
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1 x M2.5 Nylon Standoff Set
Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread
1 x Servo Extension Cable
Servo Extension Cable - 30cm / 12" long
1 x STEMMA QT Cable
STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable - 100mm Long
1 x 5V Power Supply
5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply - UL Listed
1 x 2.1mm Barrel Jack w/ Terminals
Female DC Power adapter - 2.1mm jack to screw terminal block
1 x Male/Male Jumper Wires
Premium Male/Male Jumper Wires - 20 x 3" (75mm)
1 x 2.1mm Barrel Jack to USB-C Adapter
2.1mm 5VDC Barrel Jack to USB C Adapter
1 x 2.1mm Barrel Jack Splitter
2-Way 2.1mm DC Barrel Jack Splitter Squid

This guide was first published on Dec 07, 2021. It was last updated on Mar 28, 2024.

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