hello ive been all over the web looking for a sketch for my tank and use wifi i have arduino uno wifi r4 and arduino motor sheild r3 I can't figure out how to do one myself lol im geting frustrated with it can anyone help me out ?
Welcome! That sounds like an interesting project that could be a lot of fun!
Normally when doing a project the last thing we do is purchase the parts. In your case you have parts looking for a design.
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- This might shed some light on making a WIFI, Web page.
I see you have a start on WiFi, so I will add that you research some motor driver boards and associated libraries. Start with one of those skeleton tanks with a motor either on each of two diagonal corners, or both at one end. You will find the motor driver libraries come with sample code. Now it's just a fairly easy task of merging the two sample sketches (WiFi and motors). In fact, there is a tutorial here on the forum walking you through how to do a merge if it isn't obvious.
Good luck, have fun.
i've been working with a student on a tank in robotics. We first started with using the serial monitor commands, which require a USB cable connection, to control the tank. Then we added IR controls.
do you have serial monitor commands working? Once you do, you should work on understanding how WiFi works without the tank, then integrate that code with the tank code.
Thank you all y'all are definitely righteous I know how to do all the Wi-Fi part what the issue is I can't figure out a sketch to go with my motor board to get the motor board to get moving if I need Bluetooth first just to get things going so I can learn other stuff that's cool but what I really need help with is a sketch for the motor board like riding the sketch for the stuff for the motors like I've messed with the regular Uno's and other boards like that had ada fruit motor boards I've made tanks before I was always good find the sketches offline and then find something to make it how I want it but just to outright right up a sketch for this new motor board I can't figure it out here's a couple pics of the couple tanks I've made so far one has a radio on it and the long one the three foot one it has a whole complete stereo system on it with two amplifiers I figured I'd share LOL
which"motor board"?
Arduino motor shield r3
have you simply tried setting the direction and pwm pins?
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Ii typed up a sketch and compiled and uploaded the sketch it wen great but as soon as i add bluetooth to sketch it starts throw errors im going to start with bluetooth first i know i did something wrong here can someone show me how to fix and tell me what i did wrong ?
MYTANK.ino (1.5 KB)
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#include <RingBuffer.h>
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
int RX_PIN = 0;
int TX_PIN = 1;
SoftwareSerial bluetooth(RX_PIN, TX_PIN); // RX_PIN and TX_PIN are the pins you connected
//Motor A Config
int
PWM_A = 3,
DIR_A = 12,
BRAKE_A = 9;
//Motor B Config
int
PWM_B = 11,
DIR_B = 13,
BRAKE_B = 8;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // Set the serial monitor baud rate
bluetooth.begin(9600); // Set the Bluetooth baud rate
}
pinMode(PWM_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(BRAKE_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DIR_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(PWM_B, OUTPUT);
pinMode(BRAKE_B, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DIR_B, OUTPUT);
{
void Car_Front()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 200);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 200);
}
void Car_back()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 200);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 200);
{
void Car_left()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
}
void Car_right()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
{
void Car_Stop()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 0);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 0);
}
void Car_T_left()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 180);
{
void Car_T_right()
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 180);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
}
void loop()
Serial.printin()
bluetooth.printin()
{SORRY it wouldnt let me the first time lol
this isn't close to being compilable. please fix
i dont know what i did different when i got it to compile before but here it is before bluetooth its makin me crazy lol``
//Motor A Config
int
PWM_A = 3,
DIR_A = 12,
BRAKE_A = 9;
//Motor B Config
int
PWM_B = 11,
DIR_B = 13,
BRAKE_B = 8;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(PWM_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(BRAKE_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DIR_A, OUTPUT);
pinMode(PWM_B, OUTPUT);
pinMode(BRAKE_B, OUTPUT);
pinMode(DIR_B, OUTPUT);
}
void Car_Front()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 200);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 200);
}
void Car_back()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 200);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 200);
}
void Car_left()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
}
void Car_right()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, HIGH);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
}
void Car_Stop()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 0);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 0);
}
void Car_T_left()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 255);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 180);
}
void Car_T_right()
{
digitalWrite(DIR_A, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_A, 180);
digitalWrite(DIR_B, LOW);
analogWrite(PWM_B, 255);
}
it lost loop()
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your right it compiled after that now if i can only get bluetooth to work lol