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Hello, I'm going to use AR3 arm on rails for the commercial product video, and I will need to be able to set focus and zoom points for a lens.

Is there a way to add more axis to the controlling software and board? Or maybe there is other compatible machine-learning software available? And, is there an option to control two robotic arms simultaneously? Your help is much appreciated!



   
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Chris Annin
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To add an 8th or 9th axis that is stepper driver controlled the same as the robot axis and the 7th axis would be a fair amount of work as the additional axis movements would need to be integrated into the movement commands and stepper control algorithm in the teensy sketch. I can add this as a future request but it might be a while until I can do that. I wonder if it would be possible to use the servo command to the arduino mega IO board to use a 5v servo for the focus and zoom?



   
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Thank you so much for your reply Chris. Yes, 5v servo can be used for the focus control, it has enough of torque. I also was wondering to use one of the blue relay switches (that available in your system), which could simultaneously activate the work of another Arduino board and script, so I could be able to run the second arm or the focus motors. But would be nice to control focus in one controlling system.



   
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