BT Bot Control vs WiFi Bot Control – Which is faster?
Although the function of both these apps is the same, there are some underlying differences that are important to making your decision on which route to go. In general, BT Bot Control is faster in getting joystick commands to the robot. This is inherent in the design as it uses a direct link over Bluetooth between the Android device and your robot. WiFi Bot Control is slower as the commands have to a) share traffic…
Configure IP Camera – Alternate Approaches
If you are having troubles setting up your IP Camera,the following are some approaches that may (or may not) work for your camera. Some of these are specific to certain camera manufacturers: 1) Generic interface to Foscam IP Cameras. You could build a webpage that displays the camera and then refer to the webpage URL in WiFi Bot Control / BT Bot Control. Once done, then use the URL you use to access the webpage…
Understanding the Refresh and Connection Status Buttons
WiFi Bot Control has 2 may web components: ** This page is outdated. Update coming. There's the IP Camera Viewer that you see on the main screen to the left, and then there's a Web Component that is a background service that processes the joystick and command buttons. The Web Component is not visible and has nothing to do with the IP Camera Ciewer, so don't get them confused - they are completely separate.…
Adding IP Camera URLs
Camera Options: For this project, I used the Ai-Ball tiny IPCam. However, take my word for it, it’s a waste of money and a battery pig. It’s only advantage is that it’s small. If you are using the Ai-Ball or other similar webcam, the configuration is as noted below. If you have a spare phone laying around that has a camera, I suggest you get IP Webcam from Google Play. This great little app allows you…
How to tell if WiFi Bot Control is sending data correctly?
WiFi Bot Control sends joystick and command data through a configurable URL. You configure the main part of the URL (ie. ). Don't forget the "?", as it won't work without it. To test this out, there is a really easy solution. Open (or whatever you called the file that is written to by ) in a text editor such as Notepad++. Ensure that your Android device is connected to the network and proceed…
Configure IP Camera for Viewing
If you are having issues viewing a direct video stream from your IP camera ( is not working), have a look at this site to see what varying modes your IP Camera has (be sure to search for your camera). If none of these work, you can setup a webpage to auto-refresh your camera in snapshot mode and then use the URL to the website in BT Bot Control / WiFi Bot Control. First,…