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Building a Bluetooth Controlled Car With Arduino Uno

This document provides a guide for building a Bluetooth-controlled car using an Arduino Uno, detailing essential components like the motor driver and Bluetooth module. It explains the wiring connections, interfacing of components, and programming necessary for controlling the car's movement via a smartphone. The project emphasizes the Arduino's role in processing commands and controlling motor functions such as speed and direction.

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Building a Bluetooth Controlled Car With Arduino Uno

This document provides a guide for building a Bluetooth-controlled car using an Arduino Uno, detailing essential components like the motor driver and Bluetooth module. It explains the wiring connections, interfacing of components, and programming necessary for controlling the car's movement via a smartphone. The project emphasizes the Arduino's role in processing commands and controlling motor functions such as speed and direction.

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Building a Bluetooth-

Controlled Car with


Arduino Uno
This presentation will guide you through building your
own Bluetooth-controlled car using an Arduino Uno board
and a few basic components.

BY YASH DEWANGAN AND LUV DHIWAR


Essential Components
Arduino Uno Motor Driver Bluetooth Module DC Motors
Module
The microcontroller Enables wireless Drive the wheels of
brain of your car, it Handles the power for communication with your car, providing
takes instructions the DC motors and your smartphone to the necessary power
and controls the allows the Arduino to control the car. to move it around.
motors. control their
direction and speed.
Arduino Uno Board
The Heart of the Project Digital and Analog Pins Power Supply and
Programming
The Arduino Uno is the The Uno provides several
microcontroller that serves digital and analog input and The board can be powered with
as the brain of your car. It output pins that can be used a USB connection or an
processes the instructions to connect different sensors external power supply, and
from the Bluetooth module and and actuators. its code can be written and
controls the DC motors via uploaded using the Arduino
the motor driver. IDE.
Motor Driver Module
Control Signal Motor Outputs
The motor driver module The module has
receives control dedicated outputs for
signals from the connecting the DC
Arduino Uno, such as motors, allowing for
speed and direction independent control of
commands. each motor.

Power Input
The module needs an external power source to provide
the necessary current for the motors. This can be a
battery pack or a power supply.
Bluetooth Module

Wireless Connection
The Bluetooth module allows you to wirelessly communicate with the
Arduino Uno using a smartphone app or a computer.

Control from Your Phone


Use a smartphone app to send commands over Bluetooth to control the
car's movement, like moving forward, backward, left, and right.

Communication Protocol
The module uses a serial communication protocol (often UART) to
receive and send data to the Arduino.
DC Motors
1 2 3

Rotation and Power Direction Control Speed Control


DC motors use direct current The motor driver module can The Arduino can regulate the
to rotate a shaft, providing reverse the current flow to voltage applied to the motor,
the necessary power to move the motor, changing its controlling its speed. Higher
the wheels. direction of rotation. voltage results in faster
rotation.
Wiring the Components
Motor Driver to Arduino
Connect the motor driver's control pins to the Arduino's
digital output pins.

Motor Driver to Motors


Connect the motor driver's output pins to the DC motor
terminals, ensuring correct polarity.

Bluetooth to Arduino
Connect the Bluetooth module's RX and TX pins to the
Arduino's digital input and output pins.

Power Supply Connections


Connect the power supply to the motor driver module and
the Arduino board, ensuring proper voltage and current
ratings.
Interfacing Arduino with Motor Driver
Control Signals
The Arduino sends digital control signals to the motor driver, using its
1
digital output pins.

Motor Direction
2 Different digital pins on the Arduino control the direction of
rotation for each motor.

Motor Speed
3 The Arduino uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to control
the speed of the motors.

Motor Driver Outputs


4 The motor driver module receives these signals and
outputs the necessary current to the motors.
Interfacing Arduino with Bluetooth
Module
Serial Communication
1
The Bluetooth module and the Arduino communicate through a serial interface.

Data Transmission
2 The Bluetooth module sends data received from the smartphone
to the Arduino, containing commands for car control.

Data Reception
3 The Arduino reads data from the Bluetooth
module and uses it to control the motor
driver module.
Programming the Arduino

1 2 3
Bluetooth Setup Motor Control Data Processing
Configure the Bluetooth module Write functions to control the Read data received from the
for serial communication. direction and speed of the Bluetooth module and interpret
motors. it to control the motors
accordingly.

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