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BCIT Sailbot Project
http://bcit-sailbot.ca
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Source a Controller and Receiver for Manual Control #12

Closed mattnite closed 7 years ago

mattnite commented 8 years ago

I believe we are going to want something that operates in the 2.4GHz band, we need to make sure that whatever we get is compatible with American Radio spectrum regulations. We need one on/off switch, a throttle, and a joystick for turning.

mattnite commented 8 years ago

Xbee might be a good option, we can easily get a 1 mile range:

2 x https://www.adafruit.com/product/964 2 x https://www.adafruit.com/products/126

mattnite commented 7 years ago

Xbee's Purchased, controller can be made from parts we currently have.