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Phone-controlled robot

Buttons on your phone drive a two-wheel robot. The slider sets the speed.

IoTWi-Fimotors

Open in TinkerPie Studio

What you need

Wiring

Put your Wi-Fi name and password in the first block. Then open the address shown in the console on a phone on the same Wi-Fi. Wheels: left → MOTOR 2, right → MOTOR 1.

Step by step

  1. Open Phone-controlled robot in TinkerPie Studio. It opens as blocks.
  2. Wire it: Put your Wi-Fi name and password in the first block. Then open the address shown in the console on a phone on the same Wi-Fi. Wheels: left → MOTOR 2, right → MOTOR 1.
  3. Press Run to try it in the simulator. Use the sliders and buttons under the board picture to test it.
  4. Type your Wi-Fi name and password into the connect to Wi-Fi block.
  5. Connect TinkerPie with a USB-C cable in Chrome or Edge, press Connect, then Download. Or, with Studio started from the TinkerPie launcher on your computer, open the Arduino C++ tab and press Build & Flash.
  6. Change something: a colour, a number, a sound. Then run it again.

The code

This is the program the blocks make. The same program runs in the simulator and on the board.

JavaScript
var speed;

dashboard.onButton('Forward', function () {
  speed = dashboard.slider('Speed', 20, 100);
  motors.tank(speed, speed);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.ArrowUp, Colors.Green);
});
dashboard.onButton('Left', function () {
  motors.tank(-40, 40);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.ArrowLeft, Colors.Green);
});
dashboard.onButton('Right', function () {
  motors.tank(40, -40);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.ArrowRight, Colors.Green);
});
dashboard.onButton('Back', function () {
  motors.tank(-50, -50);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.ArrowDown, Colors.Orange);
});
dashboard.onButton('Stop', function () {
  motors.brake(Motor.Both);
  basic.showIcon(IconNames.No, Colors.Red);
});

wifi.connect('my-wifi', 'my-password');
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Happy, Colors.Green);
Arduino C++ (TinkerPie library)
// Phone-controlled robot
// Arduino C++ made by TinkerPie Studio from the blocks. Board: TinkerPie V1 (ESP32-S3).
// Arduino IDE: install the TinkerPie library (Studio menu > Arduino library), then Tools > Board > ESP32S3 Dev Module,
// USB CDC On Boot: Enabled, Flash Size: 16MB, Partition Scheme: 16M Flash (3MB APP/9.9MB FATFS), PSRAM: OPI PSRAM.
#include <TinkerPie.h>
using namespace tinkerpie;

double speed = 0;

void setup() {
  tinkerpie::begin();
  dashboard::onButton("Forward", []() {
    speed = dashboard::slider("Speed", 20, 100);
    motors::tank(speed, speed);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::ArrowUp, Colors::Green);
  });
  dashboard::onButton("Left", []() {
    motors::tank(-40, 40);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::ArrowLeft, Colors::Green);
  });
  dashboard::onButton("Right", []() {
    motors::tank(40, -40);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::ArrowRight, Colors::Green);
  });
  dashboard::onButton("Back", []() {
    motors::tank(-50, -50);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::ArrowDown, Colors::Orange);
  });
  dashboard::onButton("Stop", []() {
    motors::brake(Motor::Both);
    basic::showIcon(IconNames::No, Colors::Red);
  });

  wifi::connect("my-wifi", "my-password");
  basic::showIcon(IconNames::Happy, Colors::Green);
}

void loop() {
  tinkerpie::loop();   // runs the forever blocks and handles events
}

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