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ESP8266 Robotics Projects

By : Pradeeka Seneviratne
Book Image

ESP8266 Robotics Projects

By: Pradeeka Seneviratne

Overview of this book

The ESP8266 Wi-Fi module is a self-contained SOC with an integrated TCP/IP protocol stack and can give any microcontroller access to your Wi-Fi network. It has a powerful processing and storage capability and also supports application hosting and Wi-Fi networking. This book is all about robotics projects based on the original ESP8266 microcontroller board and some variants of ESP8266 boards. It starts by showing all the necessary things that you need to build your development environment with basic hardware and software components. The book uses the original ESP8266 board and some variants such as the Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 and the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 . You will learn how to use different type of chassis kits, motors, motor drivers, power supplies, distribution boards, sensors, and actuators to build robotics projects that can be controlled via Wi-Fi. In addition, you will learn how to use line sensors, the ArduiCam, Wii Remote, wheel encoders, and the Gripper kit to build more specialized robots. By the end of this book, you will have built a Wi-Fi control robot using ESP8266.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Mini Robot Rover chassis kit


The Mini Robot Rover chassis kit (Figure 7.1) gives you everything you need to build the chassis of a 2-wheel-drive Robot Rover. The kit comes with the following components and requires assembly to build the complete chassis:

  • 2 x wheels
  • 2 x DC motors in MicroServo shape
  • 1 x support wheel
  • 1 x metal chassis
  • 1 x top metal plate with mounting hardware

Figure 7.1: Mini Robot Rover Chassis Kit - 2WD with DC Motors. Image courtesy Adafruit Industries (https://www.adafruit.com)

Assembling the chassis

The following instructions will guide you on how to assemble the Mini Robot Rover chassis with the supplied components:

  • Flip over the metal chassis and attach the two DC motors with the screws. Make sure that the wires of the DC motors are facing toward the front of the chassis.
  • Attach the support wheel (caster wheel) to the front of the chassis with screws. The front side of the chassis has four holes that you can use to attach the caster wheel.
  • Flip over the chassis again and attach...