RC Rover and adrunio , need advice please

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I have a rc rover that is currently operated using 2 brushed motors going into an ESC and is controlled using a traditional PWM rc receiver. I want to operate this rover via android phone , I've searched the web however I have questions regarding the setup. Can I just buy an Arduino uno and using the pwn pin outs straight to my current esc? So far I am trying to decided if I need additional hardware or if the uno and Bluetooth board are the only things I need?

Anyone have a sketch or a link or a similar build?

ESC is here

http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-SCORP-XL.html

Thanks in advance !

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fullspool:
Can I just buy an Arduino uno and using the pwn pin outs straight to my current esc?

You can operate your ESC as if it were a continuous rotation servo.

I posted some code which uses RC inputs to control two RC servos. You can use the same algorithm shown in reply #19 of the thread with Joystick BT Commander.

A HC-05 Bluetooth module should be able to interface with the Android smartphone.

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What's the difference between using the hc-05 or hc-06 ?

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HC-05 can be either a master or a slave device. HC-06 is slave only.

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Thanks guys, I am waiting for the hc-05 to come in now.

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DuaneDegn:
You can operate your ESC as if it were a continuous rotation servo.

I posted some code which uses RC inputs to control two RC servos. You can use the same algorithm shown in reply #19 of the thread with Joystick BT Commander.

A HC-05 Bluetooth module should be able to interface with the Android smartphone.

Is it post 19 or 20 ?

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Just remember that you can't analogWrite() to the servo; you need to use the Servo library and the pins you use are not limited to just the PWM pins.