A newbie question (and therefore easy to answer):
I'm trying to control a toy car by connecting the arduino directly to its IR controller.
When I took the controller apart I noticed that the two joysticks do not use potentiometers,
but instead a type of 4-way rotary switch, with the other terminal as ground.
So all I need to do is find the electronic part that will allow me to switch these I/O ports.
I guess that connecting relays would be an overkill, maybe I should use a set of transistors that'll be triggered by Arduino ports?
Help of any kind will be appreciated.
optocouplers are your friends in this situation. Search the forum something similar to your project has been donne a while back.
or, You could record what the rc outputs using an ir phototransistor and have the arduino transmit the appropriate codes
Transmitting the IR codes is beyond my capabilities at the moment.
Opto-isolators are the answer for me.
Thank you both.
Transmitting the IR codes is beyond my capabilities at the moment.
Opto-isolators are the answer for me.
Thank you both.
Transmitting IR codes is fairly simple, the challenge would be decoding the scheme the toy uses, but that can also be a lot of fun.
What is the purpose of your project? If it's something you're doing just for fun with no deadlines, it might be good to consider it an opportunity to expand your capabilities and learn about IR communication.