btcym / robotcontrol

ESP8266 project for Alpha 1S robot control.

RobotControl

Arduino ESP8266 project for UBTech Alpha 1S Controller.

Initial version 1.0 comes from the sample in my UBTech library.

Versionn 2.0 will define a new set of communization protocol. In this version, it will support both V1 & V2 commands.

Major changes in V2

• New command set for V2 with start / end cod and checksum for better communization control
• Use major loop for action playback, so there has no block in playing action, can be stopped anytime
• Default reset action with all servo locked, and LED on
• Use single file to store individual action
• Define name for action (to be used in PC UI only), and a maximum of 255 actions allowed
• Support up to 255 steps for each action
• Support servo LED control
• Support Robot Head Light control
• Support remote control by
  • USB direct connect
  • Bluetooth
  • WiFi with router
  • WiFi with softAP

Dependency

• Wifi Manager
• UBTech Library
• Latest espsoftwareserial
  • After the merge on Helf duplex serial communization

Save all above libraries in lib folder.

Installation

This is a Visual Studio Code project with PlatformIO IDE.

• Install Visual Studio Code
• Install the PlatformIO IDE extension
• Open the folder in Visual Studio Code

Hardware

• ESP8266 board
• HC-05 for Bluetooth connection

Pin Assignment for ESP8266 Board

Pin	Usage
GPIO-12	Connect to signal pin of Servo
Rx	Connect to Tx of HC-05
Tx	Connect to Rx of HC-05
GOPI-2	Connect to Rx of serial console for debug output