ADiyRemote based on the propeller and sparkfun 315mhz link k

Lynxmotion Electronics & Software
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hello

its been a while since I had a reel project to work on because my robot has been sitting out of commission due to a ps2 remote issue that’s when I decided to can it spend the money and make a remote by myself that was reliable and capable of running many robots. I have started to make the board with the inputs and outputs my plan is to have …
-2x 2 axis joysticks
-1x 16 button keypad
-2x 5k variable pots
-an 2line 16char lcd
-and 4 or so toggle Switch’s
I am going to use a propeller chip because it has 32 I/o pins and the programing should be quite easy. I am going to use the 315mhz rf link kit from sparkfun because it is cheap with little programing issues. The only problem is the design of the remote, I have some 40mm spacers left over from the quad so I was going to use them between two pieces of laser cut perpex but I cant seem to come up with a comfortable design that fits my hands and the equipment any idea other than the standard box shape? :question: :question: :question:

Kind Regards,
Codemaster

P.S. I will post photos of the peripherals soon

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Come up with a simple design and add sugru or Polymorph to make custom (and really comfortable) grips
robotshop.com/productinfo.as … lang=en-US
robotshop.com/polymorph-250g.html

You can also 3D print a nice grip (you could 3D print the entire case if you wanted to):
3dprinting.robotshop.com/

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Custom remotes are definitely the way to go. Fun and functional :slight_smile:

If you’re designing your own board around the propeller just remember that all the props i/o’s are digital so you’ll need to add some analog to digital converters for the joysticks and pots. I used mcp3208s on mine. They’re not too expensive and there’s an object for them on the OBEX.

Here’s a link to a pretty good intro on using them with the propeller. gadgetgangster.com/tutorials/397