Controlling bots with bluetooth

[leorcc]

Re: Controlling bots with bluetooth

Sussex models is selling the Planet 5 2.4Ghz Transmitter & Receiver Set for £36 which they describe as:
Advanced 2.4GHz 5-channel professional transmitter and receiver
Includes
2.4GHz 5-channel professional transmitter
2.4GHz micro 6-channel receiver

I know nothing about this gear, just saw it on their site, but for £36 it has to be the cheapest 2.4 GHz control you are going to get.

OMG , live about a minutes walk away from smc, thanks

If you are going to buy one of these, ask first if you can test its failsafe capabilities. When you switch off the transmitter the robot must stop working and a lot of these transmitters the channels will just continue doing what they were doing until the signal comes back.

[muchalucha]

Re: Controlling bots with bluetooth

my escs have built in failsafes

[joey_picus]

Re: Controlling bots with bluetooth

The failsafes still won't kick in if the reciever keeps giving out the last valid signal it gets, you need the reciever to either have built in failsafes or not give out a signal when it loses contact with the Tx.

[muchalucha]

Re: Controlling bots with bluetooth

thats the plan :P