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Overview
With the „picCAR“ app and a PiKoder/SSC RX bluetooth-receiver you
control your models with your Android smart phone or tablet using intui-
tive and very efficient user interfaces.
The remote function employs the smart phone’s build-in bluetooth module.
Depending on the module’s spec your control range could be up to 50 m.
The core function of the app is build around the well known miniSSC pro-
tocol. Therefore the App can be used with a number of serial servo control-
lers besides the PiKoder family. However, more advanced features such as
e.g. the „fail-safe“-function are exclusively supported by the PiKoder re-
ceiver.
Commissioning the app requires two simple steps:
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Install the app through the Google Play Store and
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Pair your Android device with the bluetooth transceiver module fol-
lowing standard Android procedures
These initial steps are described in section 2; after commissioning the app
you simply start the app like any other app on your device. Section 3 pre-
sents the user interface and section 4 illustrates the preferences and settings
of the app.