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How to build Seeed reCamera Gimbal

2-DoF pan-tilt camera bot · Beginner

Assemble Seeed's reCamera Gimbal, a 2-axis yaw/pitch edge-AI camera mount with a web dashboard, Node-RED flows, PID tuning and 12 V power. Setup and tips.

Start the buildProject files
Difficulty
Beginner

Mostly printed parts and plug-in servos. Good first build.

Build time
1–2 weekends

Our estimate, part-time

Parts cost
Not published

Price the BOM yourself

Degrees of freedom
2

Apache-2.0

What is Seeed reCamera Gimbal?

The reCamera Gimbal is Seeed Studio's open-source two-axis pan-tilt mount for its reCamera edge-AI camera. It comes as a kit you assemble yourself, and once built it can track people or objects using models running on the camera.

Control runs through the camera's web dashboard and Node-RED, so you can build detect-and-follow behaviours without writing code. For deeper work there are C SDK and PID-tuning guides. The hardware files are in Seeed's OSHW reCamera series.

Seeed reCamera Gimbal specifications

Axes
2 (yaw, pitch)
Pitch range
0–180°
Power
12 V to base
Software
Web dashboard, Node-RED, C

Figures as published by the project. See Sources below.

Bill of materials

PartQtyNotes
reCamera1
Gimbal kit1
12 V adapter1
USB-C cable1
Where's the full bill of materials?

The full BOM, with exact quantities and vendors, lives in the project's own files. Prices change often, so treat Not published as a ballpark. Start at the project repository.

Tools you'll need

  • Screwdriver
  • PC with a browser

Step-by-step build overview

Electronics & wiring overview

The camera mounts on the base, which takes the 12 V adapter. USB is only for setup.

DC power supplypower sourceLaptop / PChigh-level controlcamera + encoderssensingMicrocontrollerreal-time controllerMotor driverdrivers / busbrushless motors2 joints / motors
PowerData / commandsSensor feedbackOverview only. Follow the project's own schematic for pinouts and voltages.

Software

The project ships its own firmware and control code. See the repository for setup.

reCamera dashboard, Node-RED gimbal nodes, C development docs and a PID guide.

Tips from the bench

  • ☕ Change the default password.
  • ☕ Ease any rubbing parts before raising the PID gains.

Seeed reCamera Gimbal FAQ

What's the default login?

recamera / recamera. Change it on first login.

Why is the motion weak on USB power?

The motors need the 12 V supply.

Sources

Written by Bots n' Beans from the project's own documentation. Check the sources for the latest revision before you buy parts.

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