JNI Proto Car Control

This is the controller project to remotely control the JNI Proto Car with an PS3 Controller. This project rewrites the original CircuitPython code to C++ and uses the Arduino framework.

The project for the JNI Proto Car Base can be found here.

Pre-requisites

• Fully setup platformIO environment
• An ESP32 Microcontroller
• A PS3 Controller (or compatible replica)
• A Wifi network

Note that it might be hard to purchase a new original PS3 controller. Unfortunately not all replicas are compatible and will work. The following controller worked for me: Link to used controller from Digitec (CH) I further used the Sixaxis Pair Tool to initiate and set the targeted MAC address on the PS3 controller (not its own but the "PS3/bases' one"). Further information can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nctYJaDNLU0

Setup and Usage

Create a include/jni_config.h file

For Wifi and further network setup. Create a file called include/jni_config.h with the following content:

#define WIFI_SSID      "your-wifi-ssid"
#define WIFI_PASS      "your-wifi-password"

#define UDP_RECEIVER_SOCKET_IP "192.168.100.102"  // Backup JNI Proto Car
#define UDP_RECEIVER_SOCKET_PORT 8080

#define ESP32_HOST_MAC "e8:9f:6d:25:49:26"  // MAC address of the ESP32 linked with PS3 Controller

Make sure to add the correct IP address of the car base in your jni_config.h (shown on the cars display and published via MQTT). Further instructions can be found in the base (main project).