“This program was written so i could control a tiny $10 remote control car (and to procrastinate homework). The lpt port pins (6,7,8,9) are used to control Forward, Reverse, Left and Right in the controller. In addition to this program, I had to build a simple circuit to bypass the buttons on the remote control.”
those r/c cars are just chock full of hackability.
his circuit diagrams hurts me eyes!
I’ll probably do this sometime tonight, need to get a parallel cable, or I can try to cop some DB-25 connectors from my college’s EE crib.
nice…. I only wish it was this easy to do this with real RC cars
is this
http://www.engr.uvic.ca/~sbowman/more-moreBetterCircuitDiagram.gif
diagram a joke ?
Just add a pen to it and the ability to lift and lower it and you have have a plotter as big as you’d like. ;) Of course without fine control. ;)
The diagrams not a joke, but it should include way more info.. The rest of the info is in the text page. So youll just have to figure out what to do yourself…
I found it funny that he mentions a “NPN capacitor” though :P
lol @ diagrams :)
nice job!!!
I know you probably don’t feel like it, but you could use the directX sdk and have the car controlled by a joystick, but then I guess you could also just use the included controller. You could also log the keys you press and have the car follow the same path everytime, this is a really good hack, and I keep on thinking of more uses for it. once again, good jorb!
it would be a good idea to combine this hack with the RF power mod outlined in the RC plane hack about a week ago
http://members.aol.com/rchelicam/microszr/microszr.htm
Under “Home on the Range”
Quite a nice hack, if a little messily implemented.
Rather than gutting the remote controller, I’d fit it with a socket for attaching a cable for PC control — you could use a DB9, and (assuming a common ground for all the controller’s buttons) even wire it so that you could use an old Atari type joystick to control the car, in addition to the original controller and a PC (stick the electronics for PC control in the DB25 housing).
When I try to compile in C++ it gives me an error for #include , says theres no such file and it also doesnt like the headers with the front slash in it, #include , #include
Why would this be?
well I totaly messed that up the three headers are
#include unistd.h
#include asm/io.h
#include sys/ioctl.h
haha,
this is my project. I didn’t post this, but i see about 5000 of you have looked at it. Makes me wish i had washed my hands first. Glad you understand the pimpness of the diagram. I have an instruction writeup if anyone needs more help. The program is only compilable/runnable as root because you reprogramn the shell and have direct access to the LPT port. Yeah. Anyways back to homework. Check out the sweet race car i’m helping to build http://www.uvic.fsae.ca Yeah basically, mech rulez.
Givr hard,
SHaun Bowman
When i try to compile it. i get missing files error . anyone know how to fix this problem.
If you do. please mail me. cristal_4_u@hotmail.com
When i try to compile it. i get missing files error . anyone know how to fix this problem.
If you do. please mail me. cristal_4_u@hotmail.com
Please i am in a project that i must build and control an r/c car from my pc but i don’t know how to do it can you give me a hand?
i need a compiled win32 version, can anybody help?
email = marijnoosterveld@gmail.com
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Hey,
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