ESPlorer I - Arduino robot controller

Arduino advanced robot firmware

Works with the ESP32 Arduino platform. Refer to https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32

Contents

• About
• Installing
• Known issues
• How it looks
• Releases
• Thanks

About

This is a firmware for the ESPlorer I robot.

But can control any robots 4WD, 2WD or tank. (need some work to another motor drive than the DRV8833)

The program is for Arduino ESP32, have advanced features as:

- Web control (not need an app, just an browser)
- Motor control by virtual joystick
- Slow speed by PMW over PWM, with higher torque
- Optional OV7670 VGA camera with servo
- Accelerometer to anti-rollover system (not yet develop)

Installing

First have some library dependencies (please help the authors give a github start on it):

- Arduino websocket:        https://github.com/Links2004/arduinoWebSockets
- ESP32MotorControl         https://github.com/JoaoLopesF/ESP32MotorControl
- RemoteDebug:              https://github.com/JoaoLopesF/RemoteDebug
- SerialDebug (optional):   https://github.com/JoaoLopesF/SerialDebug

After install it, just upload this firmware to ESP32

Schematics

Schematics of robot controller:

Knew issues

• Wrong colors on camera
• Not working on L298 yet
• Documentation is in construction

How it looks

See this firmware in action on ESPlorer I robot:

Releases

0.1.0 - 2018-02-01

• First Beta

Thanks

First thanks Igrr for code of OV7670. https://github.com/igrr/esp32-cam-demo And Mudassar for put it working with socket server: https://github.com/mudassar-tamboli/ESP32-OV7670-WebSocket-Camera (this code is based on Iggr code)

And yoannmoinet for javascript virtual joystick https://github.com/yoannmoinet/nipplejs