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Using Arduino and Bluetooth control a two-drive car

by ElecFreaks on May 8, 2012

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Intro: Using Arduino and Bluetooth control a two-drive car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: ĸ€ï¼ÂšPreparation
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Step 2: Flow chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 3: Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

File Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 4: Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Intro: Using Arduino and Bluetooth control a two-drive car
We just modified a two-driver car control by Arduino and Bluetooth module. The control side used Freaduino 328 and two Joystick module and Bluetooth Shield for send
data. The other side used Arduino Pro and Bluetooth Bee for received data and control the car. This modified just our step one. We will keep work for using Android
phone instead of Joystck and Bluetooth Shield side and adding acceleration due to gravity futher.

Take a look the demo video:

Step 1: ĸ€ï¼ÂšPreparation
Arduino Control Side

1 x Freaduino 328ï¼ÂŒRead Joystick data and send it to Bluetooth Shield.

1 x Bluetooth Shield, Send X, Y pos to other side.
1 x Sensor Shield, For plugin Josytick module.
1 x Joystick Module, For get X, Y pos.
6 x 3p jumper wires, For connect Joystick module.
1 x The battery compartment, For external power supply
1 x Fixed base plate

Car Side

1 x Arduino Pro, Deal the Bluetooth data to car servo

1 x Bluetooth Bee, Received the Bluetooth data from control side, powen on auto paired with Bluetooth Shield
1 x Bee adapter,For plugin Bluetooth Bee
1 x two-driver Car

You can get most of the module from www.elecfreaks.com

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Step 2: Flow chart

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Step 3: Code
Freaduino Control Side code

#include <NewSoftSerial.h>
#include <avr/pgmspace.h>

#define rxPin 2
#define txPin 3

NewSoftSerial mySerial(rxPin, txPin);

void setup()
{
// define pin modes for tx, rx pins:
pinMode(rxPin, INPUT);
pinMode(txPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(A0, INPUT);
pinMode(A1, INPUT);

mySerial.begin(9600);
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop(){
// 0.175 is for Correcting the pox to 90, servor pos defoult 90. This data you can change by yourself
int posX=(int)analogRead(A0)*0.175;
int posY=(int)analogRead(A1)*0.175;

mySerial.print("x");
mySerial.print(posX);
mySerial.print("y");
mySerial.print(posY);
mySerial.println("End");

Serial.print("x=");
Serial.println(posX);
Serial.print("y=");
Serial.println(posY);

delay(300);
}

Arduino Control Side code

#include <NewSoftSerial.h>
#include <Servo.h>
#include <String.h>

#define rxPin 2
#define txPin 3
NewSoftSerial mySerial(rxPin, txPin);

Servo myservoX; // create servo object to control a servo

Servo myservoY; // a maximum of eight servo objects can be created

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
mySerial.begin(9600);
myservoX.attach(5); // attaches the servo on pin 9 to the servo object
myservoY.attach(3);
}

void loop() {
int i = 0, n=0, count=0;
char someChar[32]={0};
// when characters arrive over the serial port...
if(Serial.available()) {
do{
someChar[i++] = Serial.read();
}while (Serial.available() > 0);

if(someChar[0] == 'x')
{
int flag = 1;
while(flag)
{
if(Serial.available()) {
do{
someChar[count++] = Serial.read();
}while (Serial.available() > 0);

if(strstr(someChar, "End"))
{
flag=0;

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while(someChar[n] != 'y') n++;
char tmpbufx[4] = {0};
strncpy(tmpbufx, someChar, n);
int posX = atoi(tmpbufx);
myservoX.write(posX);

n=0;
char* str = strchr(someChar,'y');
char tmpbufy[4] = {0};
while(str[n] != 'E') n++;
strncpy(tmpbufy, str+1, n-1);
int posY = atoi(tmpbufy);
if(posY>105) posY = 105;
else if(posY<85) posY = 85;
myservoY.write(posY);
}
}
}
}
}
}

File Downloads

BT_carSide.rar (816 bytes)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'BT_carSide.rar']

BT_controlSide.rar (514 bytes)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'BT_controlSide.rar']
Step 4: Code
Please set Bluetooth Shield to Atuo paired mode. You need enter AT mode, and used AT+CMODE=1 . Please make sure you Master and chient Bluetooth Module has
the same pair password.

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