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INTRODUCTION
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At the heart of this project is a customizable remote-controlled car that responds to real-time control inputs — capable of handling speed adjustments,
directional changes, and even extended features like lights or sensors. The foundational setup uses ESP-NOW for transmitter and receiver devices,
allowing you to wirelessly guide the car's behavior. While the design and physical appearance of the RC car can vary wildly depending on your
creativity and available hardware, the control system remains elegantly efficient. To facilitate wireless communication between devices, the system employs
ESP-NOW, a lightweight and connection-free protocol ideal for fast, low-latency data transmission between ESP32 microcontrollers. Though ESP-NOW is used under
the hood, the spotlight remains on the RC car itself: how it moves, adapts, and evolves with your ideas.
An ESP-NOW-based remote-controller sends control data wirelessly using the ESP-NOW protocol to the remote-controlled car. ESP-NOW enables fast and
efficient communication between ESP32 devices without the need for Wi-Fi router, network nor pairing. The provided tutorial demonstrates a functional
setup where a transmitter sends data to a receiver to define the car's speed and direction — forming the core communication loop. While the baseline
implementation focuses on movement, additional features like lights, sensors, or telemetry can easily be integrated by expanding the source code. This
modular design gives users the freedom to customize both the appearance and behavior of their RC car, resulting in endless creative possibilities.
ABSTRACT
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- In the heart of this project, is data struct that contains values defining DC motors rotation speeds using PWM.
- the data struct is consistent between transmitter and receiver
- both, transmitter and receiver communicate using ESP-NOW protocol
- transmitter encapsulates values if joystic position before sending them to the receiver devices
- receiver device de-encapsulates the joystic position vallues and converts them to PWM values for setting the rotations and directions of DC motors