How to control multiple Servo motors using one potentiometer with Arduino

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How to control multiple Servo motors using one potentiometer with Arduino

Learn how to control multiple servo motors using one potentiometer with Arduino. Wiring shown, code is explained and at the end demonstrated. Code link is below the timing of chapters of video.

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Code using ONE potentiometer to control as many servos as you want

 /*
 * Original code from File->Examples->Servo->Knob
 * 
 * This is Arduino code to use ONE potentiometer (variable resistor) to control multiple servo motors
 * Please watch video instruction https://youtu.be/QB49Rmc96Ho
 * Updated from original code by 
 * Ahmad Shamshiri on Oct 27, 2020 at 23:01 in Ajax
 * Ontario, Canada 
 * www.robojax.com
 * 
 Controlling a servo position using a potentiometer (variable resistor)
 by Michal Rinott <http://people.interaction-ivrea.it/m.rinott>

 modified on 8 Nov 2013
 by Scott Fitzgerald
 http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Knob

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 * This code has been download from Robojax.com
    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 */

#include <Servo.h>

Servo myservo1;  // create servo 1 object to control a servo
Servo myservo2;  // create servo 2 object to control a servo
//Servo myservo3 //create servo 3 object 

int potpin = A0;  // analog pin used to connect the potentiometer
unsigned int servoPin[]={5,6};//watch video for details https://youtu.be/QB49Rmc96Ho
int val;    // variable to read the value from the analog pin

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Multiple Servo");
  Serial.println("Robojax.com");
  myservo1.attach(servoPin[0]);  // attaches the servo 1  to the servo object
  myservo2.attach(servoPin[1]);  // attaches the servo 2  to the servo object  
  //add line for more servos  watch video for details https://youtu.be/QB49Rmc96Ho
}

void loop() {
  //watch video for details https://youtu.be/QB49Rmc96Ho
  val = analogRead(potpin);            // reads the value of the potentiometer (value between 0 and 1023)
  val = map(val, 0, 1023, 0, 180);     // scale it to use it with the servo (value between 0 and 180)
  myservo1.write(val);  
  myservo2.write(val); 
  
  Serial.print(val);  
  Serial.println();    
  // sets the servo position according to the scaled value
  delay(20);   // waits for the servo to get there
  //robojax.com code //watch video for details https://youtu.be/QB49Rmc96Ho
}