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aNDROID CONTROL

Time to give this Starship a remote pilot

So, using the excellent MIT App maker 2 software (free), it was time to make something to give me remote control.
The cockpit Arduino 2560p has a HC-06 Bluetooth receiver connected to it, so all I had to do was create an app that transmitted a command to the ship for the various functions.
This basically consisted of a simple system of sending 255 as a checksum, followed by a byte (0-255) command number. 
The cockpit then would interpret that into the relevant command.
In the MIT App software, you add buttons and text as required on the design page, and then what those buttons do is determined in the block command section.
Most of the blocks are simply send the checksum number (255) by Bluetooth, then announce the command using the text to voice feature.
It then sends the Bluetooth command number as required.
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The ships cockpit controls are all disabled while the starship is in Android phone mode.
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      • 08m2 Learning current detector
    • Arduino
    • Teensy
  • Projects
    • 1:72 Scale RC Submarine >
      • Radio Controlled submarine. The 2020 rebuild
    • PASIV Case (Inception)
    • UA-571-C Sentry gun (Aliens)
    • Starship bed >
      • Starship Electronics
      • The cockpit
      • Navigation console
      • The power supply
      • The self destruct system
      • Android App
    • TNAC >
      • TNAC - The 2020 update
    • Thunderbirds Intercom
    • The Pirate Ship
    • The Tardis
    • The Enchanted Forest
    • Christmas Vacation Advent House
    • Current projects
    • Misc
  • 3d Printing & CNC
    • RoStock Max V2 3d printer >
      • 3D Printer Enclosure
    • FlashForge 3d Printer
    • 3d printed CNC machine >
      • Wireless CNC controller
      • My CNC wiring
      • Joystick controller
      • Serial switch