Published August 1, 2020

RC controller

Want to make a universal controller for all your RC needs well let me show you what ive done

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

AMS117 3.3V

Step down from 5v to 3.3 for Transceiver

NRF24l01+ Wireless Transceiver

Joysick PS2 module

Atmega328p

Oled display White 1.3"

Resistor 10k ohm

Momentary Tactile push button

The link ive given is like 100 switches and you only need 6 so if you can find a better place to buy that would be better

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)

Solder Wire, Lead Free

3D Printer (generic)

Story

I was inspired by the dju drone controllers to make an controller that could fold open for better grip and to but some buttons on the inside of the arms, I have yet not made it have buttons tough but this was just my first revision of it, like a proof of concept to see if I could do it, so now im going to try to improve some bits of it later on and due to me not being used to sharing my projects there is a real lack of information to be able to follow along but I will start a youtube channel to be able to share my progress more and to share information to make it easier to build yourself, I will happily provide more information if needed.

I'm really interested to see if people have interest in projects like this.

Schematics

Code

Code for controller

#include <SPI.h>74
#include <nRF24L01.h>
#include <RF24.h>
#include <U8glib.h>

RF24 radio(7, 8); // CE, CSN

U8GLIB_SH1106_128X64 u8g(U8G_I2C_OPT_NO_ACK);
const uint8_t rook_bitmap[] PROGMEM = {
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x70, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x00, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x3f, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xe0, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x1c, 0x1f, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xc0, 0x01, 0xc0, 0x1e, 0x1f, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x01, 0x80, 0x0e, 0x7f, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x07, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x03, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0xc0, 0x01, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0x00, 0x02, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xe2, 0x40, 0x03, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0xf8, 0x0f, 0xe0, 0x06, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe3, 0x40, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 
  0x07, 0xc0, 0x07, 0xfc, 0x0c, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xb7, 0x40, 0x1f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x80, 
  0x1f, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe7, 0xff, 0x1c, 0x80, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xc0, 
  0x3e, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x01, 0xfd, 0x1c, 0x80, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf9, 0xe0, 
  0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x79, 0xbc, 0x81, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf8, 0xf8, 
  0x9c, 0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf9, 0xe7, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x7c, 
  0x8c, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xb8, 0x00, 0x01, 0xf8, 0x63, 0x07, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x3e, 
  0xce, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xe1, 0xdc, 0x00, 0x07, 0xf0, 0x3c, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x1f, 
  0x7f, 0x80, 0x1f, 0x43, 0xec, 0x00, 0x7e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x0f, 
  0xff, 0x80, 0x3c, 0xe6, 0x2c, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x3e, 
  0xff, 0xe0, 0x7b, 0x3c, 0x36, 0x3f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x7c, 
  0x7f, 0xff, 0xfb, 0x04, 0x37, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf8, 0xf8, 
  0x3f, 0xf7, 0xfb, 0x06, 0x37, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7b, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf9, 0xe0, 
  0x3f, 0xf1, 0xf9, 0x9b, 0xe3, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xc0, 
  0x1f, 0xf8, 0xf0, 0xb1, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x80, 
  0x0f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0xf1, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 
  0x01, 0xff, 0x80, 0x7f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00
};

// 'Plane android', 128x64px
const unsigned char myBitmap1 [] PROGMEM = {
0x00, 0x1f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x01, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x01, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x03, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0c, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x1f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x9f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x9f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xdf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x01, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x03, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfe, 0x07, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xf9, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x30, 0x1f, 0xc0, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xec, 0x78, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x38, 0x3f, 0xe0, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 
  0x3c, 0x7f, 0xf0, 0x0e, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00, 
  0x1e, 0x4f, 0xfc, 0x06, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xff, 0x8e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 
  0x0f, 0x47, 0xfe, 0x06, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x04, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 
  0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x80, 
  0x03, 0xf9, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xc0, 
  0x01, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf9, 0xe0, 
  0x03, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x01, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf8, 0xf8, 
  0x07, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xc0, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xfc, 0x00, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x7c, 
  0x00, 0x3c, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x03, 0xff, 0xff, 0x00, 0x07, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x3e, 
  0x00, 0x1c, 0x38, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x1f, 
  0x00, 0x0e, 0xe0, 0x1c, 0x00, 0x00, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x0f, 
  0x00, 0x07, 0xf0, 0x0e, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x07, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x3e, 
  0x00, 0x03, 0xf0, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x03, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x70, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x7c, 
  0x00, 0x01, 0xf0, 0x03, 0x80, 0x00, 0x0f, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x01, 0xf1, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf8, 0xf8, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0xe0, 0x01, 0xc0, 0x00, 0x07, 0xff, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x7b, 0xff, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xf9, 0xe0, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x3f, 0xff, 0xe0, 0x7f, 0xff, 0xc0, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x1f, 0xe0, 0x00, 0x1f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x80, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0f, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3f, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0xf8, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x03, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x3c, 0x00, 
  0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xf0, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x18, 0x00
};

int potRX = A0;
int potRY = A1;
int potLX = A2;
int potLY = A3;
int pinLS = 2;
int pinRS = 3;
int pinDLS = 4;
int pinDRS = 5;
boolean DLS = LOW;
boolean DRS = LOW;

int pinBRS = 9;
int pinBLS = 10;

int counter = 0;
int car;


 const  byte address[6]= "00001";
   
struct Data_pack {
  byte LX;
  byte LY;
  byte RX;
  byte RY;
  byte LS;
  byte RS;
  byte BR;
  byte BL;
};
Data_pack data;

void draw(int);
  
void setup() {
   pinMode(pinDLS, INPUT);
   pinMode(pinDRS, INPUT);
   pinMode(pinLS, INPUT);
   pinMode(pinRS, INPUT);
   pinMode(pinBLS, INPUT);
   pinMode(pinBRS, INPUT);
   draw(counter);
   
Serial.begin(9600);
  radio.begin();
  radio.openWritingPipe(address); // 00001
  radio.setPALevel(RF24_PA_MAX);
   radio.stopListening();
}

void loop() {
  DRS = digitalRead(pinDRS);
  DLS = digitalRead(pinDLS);
  if(DRS == LOW){
    if (counter == 2){
      counter = 0;
    } 
    else {
    counter++;
    }
 //  delay(200); 
    draw(counter);
  }
  else if(DLS == LOW){
    if (counter == 0){
      counter = 2;
    }
    else{
    counter--;
    }
        draw(counter);
  }

  data.LX = map(analogRead(potLX), 1023, 0, 0, 255);
  data.LY = map(analogRead(potLY), 1023, 0, 0, 255);
  data.RX = map(analogRead(potRX), 1023, 0, 0, 255);
  data.RY = map(analogRead(potRY), 1023, 0, 0, 255);
  data.LS = digitalRead(pinLS);
  data.RS = digitalRead(pinRS);
  data.BL = digitalRead(pinBLS);
  data.BR = digitalRead(pinBRS);
 /* if(data.BL == LOW){
    data.LY = data.LY + 2;
  } */

  Serial.print("LY : ");
  Serial.print(data.LY);
  Serial.print(" ");
  Serial.print("RY : ");
  Serial.println(data.RY);
  radio.write(&data, sizeof(Data_pack));

  //  display.setTextSize(2)
  //  display.setCursor(2,3)
   //display.print(data.LX)
//  


}

  void draw(int Display) {
        u8g.firstPage();  
      do {
    switch (Display){
      case 0:
         u8g.drawBitmapP( 0, 36, 16 , 64, rook_bitmap);
      break;
      case 1: 
         u8g.drawBitmapP( 0, 24, 16 , 64, myBitmap1);

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ajonsson883

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RC controller

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Hand tools and fabrication machines

Story

Custom parts and enclosures

Main hub

Controller Left arm

Just a mirrored Left arm

Schematics

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Schematic for controller

Code

Code for controller

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RC controller

RC controller

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Story

Custom parts and enclosures

Main hub

Controller Left arm

Just a mirrored Left arm

Schematics

Schematic

Schematic for controller

Code

Code for controller

Credits

ajonsson883

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