esp8266 rc car controller
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Tue Mar 01, 2016 3:57 pmby Reyko
Hello, is it possible to control an rc car using esp8266 as an access point ? I would connect my phone to the access point and have a interface or buttons on the access point to control my rc car. I am really looking forward to read your replies as I am a beginner and would really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.
Re: esp8266 rc car controller
Posted:
Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:45 pmby uCHobby
Yes, you could do this. Start by looking for a web server example. I think there are more then one that show controlling an LED via a web app. The ESP delivers a very simple web page with an on/off button.
You could modify this example to activate the drive motors of a bot.
Consider setting your ESP to connect though local WiFi to internet. At that point you could setup an MQTT connection to a broker then do a web app to control the bot from anywhere. The ESP code is simpler, it's just handling an MQTT connection rather then being an AP and a web server.
Re: esp8266 rc car controller
Posted:
Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:13 amby Reyko
So there is not really a possibility to have a active interface using only arduino and esp8266?
Re: esp8266 rc car controller
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Wed Mar 02, 2016 5:31 amby bjpirt
Take a look at Mirobot, which is a robotics kit I make. It does exactly what you describe - there's an on-board web page interface which then communicates through the ESP using WebSockets sending real time controls.
http://mirobot.ioIt's all open source:
https://github.com/mirobot