Pumpkin With Moving Eyes! | Servo Arduino Raspberry Pi | Halloween Projects

This pumpkin has moving eyes! I show how to make an animatronic pumpkin that has servo eyes and RGB lights. Plenty of Halloween fun here - controlled by Raspberry Pi or Arduino and PCA9685 Servo Controller. Please Subscribe for more videos!
Artificial Carving Pumpkins: funkins.com/
3D printer file for the automaton eye socket www.thingiverse.com/thing:467...
9g Servos: www.amazon.com/Smraza-Helicop...
Arduino Uno: www.amazon.com/s?k=arduino+un...
Raspberry Pi 4: www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Mode...
PCA9685 Servo Controller: www.amazon.com/VKLSVAN-PCA968...
Arduino Code:
github.com/pythoncader/ServoP...
***Updated Code For Routines***
Arduino: github.com/pythoncader/Arduin...
Raspberry Pi: github.com/pythoncader/Raspbe...
Routines demo:
• Pumpkin Routines DEMO ...
Routines TEASER:
• Pumpkin with moving ey...
Wiring connection diagrams:
Arduino: github.com/pythoncader/ServoP...
Raspberry Pi: github.com/pythoncader/Raspbe...
Music from Soundcloud.com
Music: “Trick or Treat”, from PlayOnLoop.com
Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0
0:00 Introduction
0:24 Drilling Holes in the Pumpkin
1:16 Making the Eyeball/Servo Setups
4:11 Components
4:33 Trying It Out
4:57 RGB Lights + Smoke!
5:36 Thanks For Watching!

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

I uploaded a new video with multiple fun routines! ua-cam.com/video/qQNtnuWvH2k/v-deo.html
(updated code for Raspberry Pi and Arduino in the description)

[@dylanghaly8103]

I’m sorry I am really interested in building this I have One last question we’re can I buy the battery holder for the servo

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

You need between 5-9V so just buy a AA battery pack off of Amazon. You could also power the servos with any other dc power supply that is between those voltages

[@metavurt]

Hey hey happy October! Thanks so much for sharing the details on this project! Question - it's probably totally possible to do this with a pi zero or pi pico, yes? Dont really need *that* much power to run the code and the servos, do we? (I'm a bit of a n00b, so please do correct me if I'm way off base on this).

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

For sure! It is totally possible to do this with a pi zero and the newer pi pico microcontroller (there are libraries that you can easily install for both). We used an Arduino Uno, but you could easily convert my program for the pumpkin to python or micropython code (Edit: I now have python code (for raspberry pi) in the description - made for the updated version of this project coming soon). Both would actually be MORE powerful than the arduino haha...
Whatever you decide, you will need another 5-7V power supply for the PCA9685 servo controller board as well as the power for the microcontroller!
Glad to help!

[@dylanghaly8103]

quick question can I build this and use the same code and parts with the board in the arduino starter kit thanks

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

Any arduino board should work with the same code - The board does need to have the i2c interface but whether it's an original, an off-brand or modified Arduino Uno it should be fine.

[@dylanghaly8103]

@@two_boys_and_a_camera thank you

[@dylanghaly8103]

I’m sorry one more question what are all the connections between the arduino inland the servo controler

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

No problem! Here is a connections diagram: github.com/pythoncader/ServoPumpkin/blob/master/connections.png

[@jasonvanhillo8373]

The link to the code doesn't work.
Can you send to me directly?

[@two_boys_and_a_camera]

Sure!
bit.ly/3EhLj33
Sorry about that