Sunday 7 April 2019

CONTROLLING SERVO FROM ANDROID
(MIT APP INVENTOR & ARDUINO)


Related to my previous MIT App Inventor tutorial video, someone ask me to making video tutorial video to controlling multiple servo from android. But i don't have enough time to make preparation for "vlogging". So, today i just make post on my blog with some screenshot!







Open your browser, and log in your MIT App Inventor account and create new project.
Drag in Label for displaying accelerometer X, Y value. Don't forget to drag in Bluetooth Client, Clock and Accelerometer Sensor. Rename all variable.








Drag all block needed. Here is screenshot may help you!






And here is Arduino Code. You can copy and paste this code on your Arduino IDE or can directly download from link provided below.

/////////////////////////////////////////////////COPY AND PASTE THIS CODE///////////////////////////////////////////////
#include <Servo.h>
Servo x_servo;
Servo y_servo;

String x_angle; String y_angle;
int x_value; int y_value;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.setTimeout(30);
  x_servo.attach(4);
  y_servo.attach(5);
  x_servo.write(45); y_servo.write(45); //default position
}

void loop() {
  if (Serial.available() > 0){
    x_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('x'); 
    y_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('y');
    x_value = x_angle.toInt();
    y_value = y_angle.toInt();

    x_servo.write(x_value);
    y_servo.write(y_value);

    //uncomment to reverse servo movement
    //x_servo.write(((x_value)*-1)+180);
    //y_servo.write(((y_value)*-1)+180);
    
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////END OF CODE////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////







Hardware Setup

Wiring as follow:

I highly recommend to use external power source for servo & bluetooth. They draw lot of current,your project may not running as you expected.

Servo 1 Pulse - Pin 4 Arduino
Servo 2 Pulse - Pin 5 Arduino

Bluetooth TX - RX Arduino
Bluetooth RX - TX Arduino
Bluetooth VCC - 5V Arduino
Bluetooth GND - Arduino GND


Breadboard Layout





Schematic Diagram




This is how i setup. im using Arduino Nano Expension Shield.







Then try to connect your bluetooth from your android to bluetooth module.




DOWNLOAD LINK
1. Android File .AIA


3. Arduino File .INO







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9 comments:

  1. Jordan Leong7 April 2019 at 16:19

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  2. Jordan Leong7 April 2019 at 16:20

    Hi sir, nice tutorial. But I have one question, I tried to get X Y Z from the phone and send the data to arduino. I then use the serial monitor to check the reading of X Y Z, from there the data X Y is correct, but Z is always wrong. Can I know why? I can't post the photo here, but you can check from my google drive here...https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LRCqsggITi-o9UiLr8M4aROWBNUno6Kd

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    1. Zaki Zakaria @ Unseen Hobby7 April 2019 at 21:05

      Can you post your arduino code? let me check how you buffer your data.
      Also dont forget to set your baud rate on serial monitor, and "no line ending"

      #include
      Servo x_servo;
      Servo y_servo;
      Servo z_servo;

      String x_angle; String y_angle;
      int x_value; int y_value; int z_value;

      void setup() {
      Serial.begin(9600);
      Serial.setTimeout(30);
      x_servo.attach(4);
      y_servo.attach(5);
      z_servo.attach(6);
      x_servo.write(45); y_servo.write(45); z_servo.write(45);//default position
      }


      void loop() {
      if (Serial.available() > 0){
      x_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('x');
      y_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('y');
      z_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('z');
      x_value = x_angle.toInt();
      y_value = y_angle.toInt();
      z_value = z_angle.toInt();

      x_servo.write(x_value);
      y_servo.write(y_value);
      z_servo.write(z_value);


      //uncomment to reverse servo movement
      //x_servo.write(((x_value)*-1)+180);
      //y_servo.write(((y_value)*-1)+180);

      }
      }

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  3. Jordan Leong7 April 2019 at 23:03

    Because right now I just want to make sure that all those values can be received by my Arduino, so I had edited your code. Ya my baud rate is 9600 and no line ending.

    #include
    Servo x_servo;
    Servo y_servo;

    int x_angle;
    int x_value;

    void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.setTimeout(30);
    x_servo.attach(4);
    y_servo.attach(5);

    }

    void loop() {
    if (Serial.available() > 2){
    x_angle = Serial.read();
    // y_angle = Serial.readStringUntil('y');
    //x_value = x_angle.toInt();
    // y_value = y_angle.toInt();
    Serial.println(x_angle);

    //x_servo.write(x_value);
    //y_servo.write(y_value);

    //uncomment to reverse servo movement
    //x_servo.write(((x_value)*-1)+180);
    //y_servo.write(((y_value)*-1)+180);

    }
    }

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  4. Zaki Zakaria @ Unseen Hobby8 April 2019 at 17:35

    Theres many way to buffer data in string. Usually programmer use "terminator" to separate the data that they have send. In my case, im using character 'x' 'y' and 'z'
    Though this is easiest way to receive and separate data that you have send from android with just few line of code

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  5. Jordan Leong12 April 2019 at 12:34

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  7. Filipe4 February 2020 at 04:35

    I can't download aia files. Can send it to me? ano12turma1@gmail.com

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