dear everyone who enjoys Arduino, greetings from kenya!
i am quite new to arduino but the reason i bought one is to some how control motors speed and direction "at real time" through my computer,
i realize i would probably need additional software to accomplish this (if possible in the first place). i may be new but i am super enthusiastic so if someone has any idea how to do this please enlighten me! p.s I currently have an 18 pin motor driver and a transistor array in addition to the arduino.
I am planning a communications interface to an Arduino-powered remotely operated submarine, and I am planning to use the Xbox controller for this, as it is very simple to use/read. I need to transmit the signals to the Arduino over such a long distance, that I am spending some time implementing a reliable protocol for sending data to and from the Arduino. In other words, I have not yet controlled any motors through it. But, it is very possible to do.
I'm thinking of using some kind of relay shield for controlling the actual motors. Also, the first version of the submarine will not have analog thruster control, only digital. But using relays that support PWM, analog control should be no problem.
