Compatible remote controller

The beauty behind CrcConnect is that it allows a robot to be controlled using off-the-shelf, popular gaming console remote controller.

Pairing with a CrcDuino board

Ports

Buttons

Status LEDs

Power management

The CrcConnect module can be recharged throught the Micro-USB port. It can even be recharged when in use!

No need to worry about recharging the remote controller itself. The remote controller, when connected to a CrcConnect module, is powered by the CrcConnect internal battery pack.

Auto-shutdown function

Button and joystick mapping

The remote controller buttons and joysticks state can be retrieved using CrcLib::ReadDigitalChannel() and CrcLib::ReadAnalogChannel() using the appropriate nomenclature.

The following pictures show the physical mapping of the different members of the enum classes.

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  CrcConnect Module Details (Système CrcDuino System) —

  This page presents the CrcConnect module that allows controlling a CrcDuino board using a remote controller.

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  The CrcConnect is a device that allows to send commands to a CrcDuino using a remote controller. The CrcConnect serves as a data relay; it takes information from a controller (using a wire), and sends this information to a CrcDuino wirelessly using a pair of Xbee Modules.

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  Analog

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  IsCommValid() (Système CrcDuino System) —

  Purpose

  Know if a remote controller connected to the CrcDuino via a CrcConnect module.

  When to use

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  ReadAnalogChannel() (Système CrcDuino System) —

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  Get the value of an Analog Channel (joystick) on a remote controller connected to the CrcDuino via a CrcConnect module.

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  ReadDigitalChannel() (Système CrcDuino System) —

  Purpose

  Get the value of a Digital Channel (button) on a remote controller connected to the CrcDuino via a CrcConnect module.

  When to use

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