DIY WIFI RC Car With ESP8266 and Arduino IDE

by adachsoft

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Intro: DIY WIFI RC Car With ESP8266 and Arduino IDE

This project is an example of remotely controlled car via WIFI. The circuit is based on ESP8266, and the software is written in the Arduino IDE. As an engine driver, I used the L298N. The vehicle's speed is controlled by PWM in the range of 0 to 1023. Digital control offers more possibilities than the usual controller. I also added a RGB LED as light and buzzer as a horn.

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DIY WIFI RC car with ESP8266 and Arduino IDE

STEP 1: Components

Components that I used in this project.

STEP 2: Schematic

Diagram of a remote controlled car.

STEP 3: Software for ESP8266

Before you upload the software to ESP8266 setup your WiFi connection. 
	#define WIFI_SSID ""
	#define WIFI_PASSWORD ""

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#define PIN D8
#define LICZBADIOD 1
 
Adafruit_NeoPixel pixels = Adafruit_NeoPixel(LICZBADIOD, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

//---------------------------------------

#define CMD_NONE 0
#define CMD_LED 1

typedef struct TRCcar{
  short speed;
  short turn;
  uint8_t flags;

  uint8_t cmd;

  uint8_t r;
  uint8_t g;
  uint8_t b;
};

//---------------------------------------

//const char COMPILED[] PROGMEM  = { __DATE__ " " __TIME__ };
#define WIFI_SSID ""
#define WIFI_PASS ""

int cnt_loop = 0;
long time_loop;

//---------------------------------------

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  Serial.println( "\r\n\r\n--------------------------------------" );
  Serial.println( "START setup" );
  delay(500);
  
  BlinkLedSteup();
  MotroSetupA();
  MotroSetupB();

  //---------------------------------
  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
  //WiFi.mode(WIFI_AP_STA);
  //Serial.print("Setting soft-AP ... ");
  //Serial.println(WiFi.softAP(GetNameDev().c_str(), "1234") ? "Ready" : "Failed!");
  //Serial.println(WiFi.softAP("ESP8266-test", "1234") ? "Ready" : "Failed!");
  
  WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASS);
  //WiFi.hostname( GetNameDev() );

  Serial.print("Connecting to WIFI");

  // Wait for connection
  while( WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED ) {
    delay(500);
    Serial.print(".");
  }
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("Connected to ");
  Serial.println( WIFI_SSID );
  Serial.print("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

  //---------------------------------
  UDPSetup();
  BeepSetup();

  pixels.begin();
  //pixels.setPixelColor(0, 255, 0, 0);
  //pixels.show();
  
  Serial.println( "END setup" );
}


void loop() {
  time_loop = millis();
  
  BlinkLed();
  SerialEvent();
  SerialCMD();
  UDPLoop();
  BeepLoop();
}
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STEP 4: Computer Control Software

The program I control wrote in C #. For PC communication with ESP8266 I used UDP protocol. All commands are executed immediately without delay. The car is driving great, I think much better than the original controller.

STEP 5: Test Drive


14 Comments

walidber 2 years ago

Why you use two dc motor ?

viantd 3 years ago

can this command with left and forward in the same time

fenerb 4 years ago

sir could you help me? I try to download the code with smartphone and pc but i did not. Could you send me this code with e-mail?

danielv347 5 years ago

Hi. The link to the code is broken, could you fix it? I am interested in seeing how you set up the UDP connection.

MartinK238 5 years ago

can we controll it va smartphone !? is this possible ? Or should i buy a old rc controll case ? Love to hear from you. Greetings

MartinK238 5 years ago

bro - which rc controll case did you use

AdityaB102 5 years ago

is it work on the same wi-fi only or we can move car from everywhere?

HristoB 6 years ago

I've ordered a nodemcu just from pure curiosity, this looks perfect for a trial project. Thank you for sharing

amit2017 6 years ago

Bro where is the link or file to

Computer Control Software

SUMITMDSEPFO 6 years ago

can you please send the source code for Arduino uno and ESP8266 1

AhmedI44 6 years ago

thanks man

i just started with nodemcu and so far only your codes seems to work

I am not good at programming

i need help to control it from android device using roboremo app