Put your R/C car under computer control

Step 2 Get the parts together

so, this is what you need:
an old R/C car and its transmitter--this current version might work for transmitters with digital proportional control, but it's designed for transmitters that just have on/off buttons
a proto board--I really like the radio shack PCB boards that are basically breadboards, except pcbs.
an atmega48--smaller processors will work, too, but I have tons of these around, they cost $1.65, and the code I wrote is guaranteed to work for them
a max232 chip (or a max233, if you're rich, lazy, and classy)
a female DB9 connector (with soldertails)
4 1uF capacitors(for the max232 chip)
a 7805 voltage regulator
as many 2N2222 transistors as you have buttons on your transmitter (I had 6)
a 1K resistor for each transistor

Comments

[yusca]

ooops!its hard to get those resources in where i live. can i get the requirements in old electronics????? pliz help

[diyman]

Nice Work! have you tried it with this type of controller. i am very well looking forward to controlling a rc car with my pc Great work again.

[robert111]

 hello my name rob can you tell me how much it will be to do this 

[runthunter246]

hhaha WO too much tech for my brain. but i can see how someone who really wanted to do this could..i was just skimming it. but nice