Hello I was wondering if anyone would like to tell me how to transform a normal RC car (infrared) to a wifi controlled car from my laptop or iphone(if possible) , using hardware that can be found in the lebanese market

Thanks in advance
Watch and learn :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vetjUn14c0U

i did this long time ago, you need to have some good knowledge in electronics and micro controllers to be able to accomplish this task. Nothing easy here :) I can help of course.
@J4d lol , your joking right?

@OP basically you cant cause the infrared have 3 pins Vcc and Gnd and Data if you want to remove the infrared and replace it with wifi , the wifi have Tx and Rx different than the infrared (data) so you cant do that on the same microcontroller , you need to rebuild the project with a new micro , search for zigbees/xbee-pro or you can find (for amateur start) the chinese wifi Tx and Rx from katranji hope that helps :)

to be able to build a wifi project start with a serial communication its called uart/usart , i suggest you to google for atmega16/32 usart if you succeed to send data from one micro to another micro all you need to do is insert between those two any wifi components (i use zigbees)
For the PC part you need to google for rs232 that will be your second phase if succeed the first one :)

Flaw chart : RS232 (Pc) <==> Wifi Component (Tx/Rx) <==> Wifi Component (Rx/Tx) <==>Atmega32/16 or any atmega (this atmega will be connected lets say to the motor of the car and that way youll control them)

any other question im here to answer not with watch and learn lol :D

Note: if your not sure whats atmega or a microcontroller i suggest you to start with arduino its good for starters and non-coders ;)
Hey J4D , I can say I am truly impressed by your work , you got skills man ;)
anyway the video shows a RC tank wish is very hard to make for me [LU computer science student,first year,(3am b3ida)..here we learn on our first year math and physics ONLY] .

Now of Course this would be a dream machine for me, but what i want now is just control a simple car using wifi or bluetooth... and I found this ... do you think it works ?

http://prusadjs.cz/2009/07/iphone-controlled-rc-car-updated/
oh sorry i forgot you will communicate from the pc to the wifi using Terminal (serial) , or use xctu , if you really dont know anything i suggest starting with the basics from a simple code (turning on an led and other examples)
jajoja wrote@J4d lol , your joking right?
I beg your pardon ?

Supra, do you know anything about electronics ?!
Supra, do you know anything about electronics ?!
No :(
J4D wrote
jajoja wrote@J4d lol , your joking right?
I beg your pardon ?
he was asking for steps/knowledge all you did was watch and learn, do you call that a helpful comment ?
Jajoja, next time i advise you to read clearly.

From my original post
i did this long time ago, you need to have some good knowledge in electronics and micro controllers to be able to accomplish this task. Nothing easy here :) I can help of course.
be sure that im going to follow up with him until he accomplishes what he is looking for.
supra, i sent you a PM with my msn address.
J4D wroteJajoja, next time i advise you to read clearly.

From my original post
I can help of course.
sorry i couldn't find the knowledge words but really i doubt about it .

In other avr boards if you have tried to register up there and ask a question they never introduce themselves and their work to get a respect from you , they ask some questions if the question had a poor info , or they would answer straightforward maybe your answer was a lebanese way sorry my bad , but an advice if someone asks a question about an electronic question try to avoid spreading your work cause sometimes its not that much

just my two cents ...
Jajoja, what you are saying is highly unacceptable.

In all cases, Im helping supra as we speak. Problem solved.
J4D wroteJajoja, what you are saying is highly unacceptable.

In all cases, Im helping supra as we speak. Problem solved.
Good luck , what do you mean unacceptable ?? , in any case no need to get angry or anything , you may not accept my advice but your welcome to the real world .
i was just about to post a new thread about this topic and i came upon this thread.
im really intrested in building a similar project!
however, im not an expert on neither electronics nor programming (just finished highscool). so not even close to that but i really want to be able to do this.
can anyone help by shedding some light on some of the basic requiremnts, such as coding languages (whatever it may be,im ready to learn it) and on some of the required equipment?
jajoja wroteNote: if your not sure whats atmega or a microcontroller i suggest you to start with arduino its good for starters and non-coders ;)
^ i think that is my case :/

where can i find an arduino in lebanon? (i've seen it been used on many gadgets and projects built)
is it expensive? and can it be connected to a router?

i've been planning on applying this project through wi-fi
i want to integrate a basic and simple app on my blackberry which sends the commands to the simple-motor/car/LED/Light switch/ through a router.

so i guess i have to learn a basic coding language that is compatible with my phone, and i have to learn the basic electronics needed for such a project.

any tutorials, guides would be very helpful. An RC car looks very complex so i guess it would be easier for me to apply such a project on a simple motor, led, or lamp

thanks in advance.
Hey Jad ,

I think I have the answer to your 1st question only :P
where can i find an arduino in lebanon?
Check this out :
http://www.lebgeeks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=7487
i think we should do a lebgeeks meeting where i discuss and explain the process. It should be interesting ! :)
What do you think ?!
okay, im all in for it.
but can you atleast give some insight on this project and what it would actually take to accomplish it? thanks
J4D wrotei think we should do a lebgeeks meeting where i discuss and explain the process. It should be interesting ! :)
What do you think ?!
I think that it is better that you start a tutorial thread. At the end, why this forum was found? I am sure it was not found to setup meetings, that is old-school :)

The best way to share your knowledge is to post a tutorial, it will take you less time and effort than physical meetings... and through tutorials much more members and visitors will benefit from your knowledge :)

No offense, but I prefer to spend one hour googling (where I can find hundreds of tutorials and articles about Wi-Fi remotely controlled cars) over driving to any meeting place :)
well i personally dont like to post tutorials ! ma ili jalad bil marra
lol well i think we could work something out here.
if you dont like writing tutorials, can atleast anyone of you guys elaborate a little about this topic and answer some of my questions
i want to know what is feasible and what is not. i'd try to figure out the rest i guess
any help would be very much appreciated !!
thanks

if any tutorial is posted or any meeting is arranged keep me updated :D
jadf24 wrotei was just about to post a new thread about this topic and i came upon this thread.
im really intrested in building a similar project!
however, im not an expert on neither electronics nor programming (just finished highscool). so not even close to that but i really want to be able to do this.
can anyone help by shedding some light on some of the basic requiremnts, such as coding languages (whatever it may be,im ready to learn it) and on some of the required equipment?
jajoja wroteNote: if your not sure whats atmega or a microcontroller i suggest you to start with arduino its good for starters and non-coders ;)
^ i think that is my case :/

where can i find an arduino in lebanon? (i've seen it been used on many gadgets and projects built)
is it expensive? and can it be connected to a router?

i've been planning on applying this project through wi-fi
i want to integrate a basic and simple app on my blackberry which sends the commands to the simple-motor/car/LED/Light switch/ through a router.

so i guess i have to learn a basic coding language that is compatible with my phone, and i have to learn the basic electronics needed for such a project.

any tutorials, guides would be very helpful. An RC car looks very complex so i guess it would be easier for me to apply such a project on a simple motor, led, or lamp

thanks in advance.
1-Forget about the project if you dont know the basics youll start imagining random projects without knowing how far they are difficult to accomplish, im not saying that your project is difficult at all, but for you it is .

2-Heres an advice if someone told you , explained you , the project how about letting him do it for you instead of wasting your time .

3-If you want to learn you should start with C# language turning led On/Off (search for avrstudio examples)

4-Then you should pick up your hardware for example arduino which i dont like because its straightforward unlike using different atmega , miniexplanation: arduino is based on atmega but on only one chip (different bootloader) if you want to become an avr dude you should start with atmega16 and then attiny2313 if you did some coding with those two devices you can start on any atmega project but you will need to read the datasheet of the Ic (which is easy after step nb.4)

5-Now you can start building a project , the project itself is easy to accomplish the hard part of it is the coding

6-After that you have a chance on posting your problem with your project and not saying i want to build up a project which i know zero info how-to

hope that helps , learning avr is easy but coding avr is not that easy ;)

Note: Katranji sells atmega universal programmer , i dont know about the arduino , and i dont use an atmega universal programmer , i build for each atmega that i use another programmer for example i have like 2 different circuit for each attiny and the atmega16/32/.. but from katranji its universal for both and more.