Nice tip.
from where did you buy that transmitter/controller ?
Uh…
I did not read that you removed/changed the motor wires.
As I understood you just replace the signal of the remote control with the commands of the Arduino…so in my opinon it should be possible to drive the car autonomous or programmed via the Arduino. If the Arduino if “offline” the remote control can take over or even overwrite the Arduino commands.
google image search :P, mine
google image search :P, mine is way more simple toy car controller
my motor wires got snapped
my motor wires got snapped off bymistakely, also know that Arduino can’t control DC motors without an H bridge but it does work when you connect motor wires directly to the receiver and not to the Arduino
Nice tip!!
We need more tutorial like this. Good job DTB! One thing thou: I guess the remote you hacked is for those build-in receiver in car but the image you use up there usually come with reciever independently.
I was thinking to try this method for my new project. Wondering if it would work to just connect these 6ch into Arduino analog pin?
If you don't mind, can you please post the real image of the remote control that you hacked? Thanks~
Understood but…
does the receiver board not comes with a H-bridge? If it have one then you can drive to motors via the receiver board with the Arduino.
Yes, it should work well as
Yes, it should work well as long as you connect the GND and VCC/5V correctly (may need some serious trial and error and debugging!!)
Here is my actual RC controller, by the way I hacked the receiver not the controller.
simple little controller :)
Yea you can, I just tried
Yea you can, I just tried it, worked fine 
but I prefer controlling more than just motors 
The image he posted
is the actual receiver he used. I could not have helped him otherwise. It is indeed a receiver from one of the many cheap RC cars that are available everywhere.
Sure
sorry wrong button…moved the answer…
Well…
…that’s what I read in your post…LED’s are magic right 
What I still want to add…in case the RC pilot drive the car in danger the Arduino could overtake and save the situation or the opposite…if the driver not like the skills of the Arduino he can just override it…
Got the VW Beetle for about 10US$, imagine…remote, car, battery charger and this all for 10 bucks…including a H-bridge on the receiver…aaaand it has a lot of lights…will see if i can make a project.
Yea I know even here for
Yea I know even here for some $10 you get all that!
All the best with your project, can’'t wait to see it in action!
Cool~ no need to modify the
Cool~ no need to modify the controller. Thanks!
Search arduino documentation
Search arduino documentation for “pulse in” I don’t think an analogue reading will suffice.
Got the chance to check the
Got the chance to check the controller output of my VW Beetle with an oscilloscope and got all I need. forward, backward, turn left, turn right, blink left, blink right, start engine, horn and even the analog output for the speaker…
Will try to use them all on an autonoumus Beetle or a wall racer with some extra functions ;-)))
Hi lumi, hope we’ll see your
Hi lumi, hope we’ll see your VW Beetle on LMR soon. Will be great
Need more time…
…since other things also need my attention
I am voting for a 36 hours day… hahaha…who will agree to this???
all I can say is : ALL THE
all I can say is : ALL THE BEST BRO!
RC Receiver Hack
Hi. i am wondering if this can be achieved.
I want to just controll the functions through microcontroller on the RC reciever whereby its system run on its 9.6V battery comes along. I dont want that the Microcontroller burns in process where the reverse volts gets from the battery operated reciever to the micro controller. is it possible?
sorry but I cannot
sorry but I cannot understand what exactly what you are trying to achieve, can you be a bit more clear?