RC car using 433Mhz device problems.

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1

Hello,

I want to make an RC car. The overall system is shown in the attachment file. The wireless module is the one here: Cheaper Wireless for Arduino - YouTube.

The thing that I've done differently from the video is that I'm using the Rx and Tx pin of arduino directly (not pin12 in the video) so I have no code like "vv_set_rx_pin(12)". Then, I tested the arduino on the receiver side by plugging its USB port to my computer, so I'll be able to monitor data it received.

However there is no data received at all! Could you please explain?

PS. Here I have the code of the two arduinos

(duty0 = duty cycle of pulsed signal to motor 1: 98.75 is 98.75% for instance)

Sender

float duty0 = 00.00, duty1 = 00.00;
char buffer;

float duty0, duty1;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
duty0 = ((float)(analogRead(0))*100.00 )/1023.00;
duty1 = ((float)(analogRead(1))*100.00 )/1023.00;

if (duty0>=100.00)
duty0 = 99.99;
else if (duty0<= 0.1)
duty0 = 00.00;

if (duty1>=100.00)
duty1 = 99.99;
else if (duty1<= 0.1)
duty1 = 00.00;

//Serial.print("Duty 0 is");
if (duty0<10.00)
Serial.print('0');
Serial.print(duty0);
Serial.print('a');
delay(1000);

//Serial.print("Duty 1 is");
if (duty1<10.00)
Serial.print('0');
Serial.print(duty1);
Serial.print('b');
//Serial.println();
delay(1000);
}

The Receiver

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

if (Serial.available()>0) {
float value = 00.00;
while (true) {
buffer = Serial.read();
if (buffer =='\n' || buffer =='\r') {
continue;
}
else if (buffer>='0' && buffer<='9') {
value = (value*10) + (float)(buffer-'0');
}
else if (buffer =='.') {
continue;
}
else if (buffer == 'a') {
duty0=value;
break;
}
else if (buffer == 'b') {
duty1 = value;
break;
}
}
}

duty0 /=100.00; //value=value/100
duty1 /=100.00;
Serial.print("Duty0 is");
Serial.println(duty0);
Serial.print("Duty1 is");
Serial.println(duty1);
Serial.println('\n');
}

Regards,
BlackMelon

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2

You left out the VirtualWire code that actually makes the TX/RX pair work.

3

Could you please give me a brief explanation and resources to read?

Thank you

4

Start by going to the VirtualWire web site, downloading the code and running the simple examples.

5

I've read the website and there's something I have a doubt at. Here is the link:VirtualWire Library, for very cheap wireless communication

At the Example Program - Receive, There's a code for a receiver to print a message it received, Serial.print(buf*, HEX);. But there is no code for the array "buf" to receive the word like 'Hello' from the transmitter yet. (Look at the Example Program - Transmit). So, is this already included in the library?*