Arduino++
App Inventor (AI2) is an easy way to create Android apps. While originally designed for teaching, it still allows building advanced and complex apps, and was the tool I chose to build a software 2-axis joystick interface for wireless vehicle control.
This article describes the implementation of the joystick as a standalone component that can be integrated into other applications.
In Part 1 I described the hardware components and the functionality of the LED clock. This this part, I’ll explore the software required to implement the functionality and seamlessly manage the different user interfaces.
I wanted a create a simple project to test a few ideas and still be useful in its own right. Walking through my local IKEA store, I saw a really inexpensive analog clock (Rusch) and decided that it would provide the right vehicle for what I had in mind.
In the last few projects I completed, I needed to find a way to process user commands arising from multiple input sources. A simple example would be a clock with tact switches and a Bluetooth interface providing identical functionality from either user input source.
For these applications I developed a simple modular and scalable approach that can be applied in other projects.
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