At the beginning of my story I have to say, that this was my first time to IOT topic - and to the ESP32 and 8266
I'm a complete beginner, but one thing I have is the desire to known new technologies.
A month ago my colleague make presentation about #esp8266 and I was impressed this small board. So I decided that I would like to known more about #esp8266 and similar stuff.
I use Micropython (http://micropython.org/download) it is a firmware for the #esp8266 boards. At the beginning i have to underestand how it works, but I have read allmost a ton of webpages and articles about it.
some ideas regarding the aims:
What is needed for the car: We need to meet some conditions with the RC-car.
We ......:
- have the car expect one command every second. If it does not receive one, it stops.
- We can of course use the connection type that fits our existing hardware or use-case best. Once we have decided that, the search for a good connection library starts.
well - if i want to go with some web-app or pc controlled thing, then i should choose TCP/IP / WIFI or bluetooth ( with ESP 32)
regarding the hardware:
firstly: I would say that i should not make use of an Uno and an esp-01 module. This makes life much more difficult.
i think that i should choose a Wemos Mini D1 or a nodeMCU board. This will be smaller, cheaper and easier to use.
secondly perhaps i should choose a less old-fashioned motor driver than the 298. These will work well with 3.3V circuits,
be more efficient and maybe use fewer pins (which may be important when using the Wemos/nodeMCU). What do you think about this idea.
thirdly i think that i have to go with MicroPython: - it is a pretty intersting approach to stick - working with ESP8266 or ESP32
btw regarding the use of MicroPython i have found an interesting approach here:
btw: my car has got a option of a steering axle - in other words - i have a slightly different car - than David has.
But that i think does not make a big difference.. I have to change the code at some places to fit.
Well to finalise the thread, I bought the addin card as recommended but had teething problems trying to connect it to my eGPU.
After much research, I found that rated cabling is a thing and after connecting a rated thunderbolt 4 cable to the new USB addin card I started troubleshooting.
A few BIOS tweaks and updates here and there and everything is now connected and working. New eGPU is being picked up by Thunderbolt Control Center
Thank you to anyone that stopped and read the thread especially to the tech resources that stopped to post and help.
It was of massive help being able to reach out to the community as always. I just hope I haven't wasted too much of the community time trying to diagnose the problem.
Thanks for your help again. 😊
Kind regards
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At the beginning of my story I have to say, that this was my first time to IOT topic - and to the ESP32 and 8266
I'm a complete beginner, but one thing I have is the desire to known new technologies.
A month ago my colleague make presentation about #esp8266 and I was impressed this small board. So I decided that I would like to known more about #esp8266 and similar stuff.
I use Micropython (http://micropython.org/download) it is a firmware for the #esp8266 boards. At the beginning i have to underestand how it works, but I have read allmost a ton of webpages and articles about it.
some ideas regarding the aims:
What is needed for the car: We need to meet some conditions with the RC-car.
We ......:
- have the car expect one command every second. If it does not receive one, it stops.
- We can of course use the connection type that fits our existing hardware or use-case best. Once we have decided that, the search for a good connection library starts.
well - if i want to go with some web-app or pc controlled thing, then i should choose TCP/IP / WIFI or bluetooth ( with ESP 32)
regarding the hardware:
firstly: I would say that i should not make use of an Uno and an esp-01 module. This makes life much more difficult.
i think that i should choose a Wemos Mini D1 or a nodeMCU board. This will be smaller, cheaper and easier to use.
secondly perhaps i should choose a less old-fashioned motor driver than the 298. These will work well with 3.3V circuits,
be more efficient and maybe use fewer pins (which may be important when using the Wemos/nodeMCU). What do you think about this idea.
thirdly i think that i have to go with MicroPython: - it is a pretty intersting approach to stick - working with ESP8266 or ESP32
btw regarding the use of MicroPython i have found an interesting approach here:
written by david golak:
https://hackaday.io/project/27444-remote-control-car-via-wifi
How to build RC Car with the esp8266.
see the code https://github.com/dgolak/esp8266/blob/master/main.py
see https://github.com/dgolak/esp8266/blob/master/main.py
well i guess that this is a straingthforward approach...
cf: david golak:
https://hackaday.io/project/27444-remote-control-car-via-wifi
How to build RC Car with the esp8266.
btw: my car has got a option of a steering axle - in other words - i have a slightly different car - than David has.
But that i think does not make a big difference.. I have to change the code at some places to fit.
i will have a closer look at this.
regards
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