Hi all,
Well after reading and seeing what most of the pros here have done I wanted to give a go at building a remote control thats powered by an Arduino Mega. But I will not be using Arduino instead I will be using GCC C. Like zentas project I want to be able to control multiple robots using the same remote and I want to be able to access the different functions of the remote via a PC control software (written may be in MRDS or QT).
Its going to have 1 2 axis joystick and 1 3 axis joystick
A screen. Not sure what Il be using
A keyboard
4 toggle switches (Most of will be using for future changes)
2 sliders
Voltage monitor circuit to check the battery status
XBee connection
One other feature its going to have is a video monitor. I have a 7inch LCD screen for the purpose of FPV but this is going to be an external display and at this stage not sure if I will integrate it with the remote in anyway.
I thought of wrapping everything in a case from lmbheeger.com. Its nice and easy to modify it to your preference.
I will put all the source code and pictures here as I progress which hopefully will happen this week as I already have most of the parts.
Cheers