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User Interface 

After starting the app you will be seeing the main screen which allows you 
to  select  from  different  user  interfaces.  Additionaly,  this  screen  would  be 
your starting point for specific settings. Please note that all control related 
screens are fixed to a landscape format to simplify model control. 
 

 

To start contolling your model you would hit one of the four buttons selct-
ing your prefered interface.  
 

Button Control 

Button Control offers a very simple user interface: you would control your 
model by simply hitting the command button.  

Summary of Contents for PICCAR

Page 1: ...User s Guide Version 1 6 dated 10 10 16 Gregor Schlechtriem webmaster pikoder com www pikoder com ...

Page 2: ...picCAR User s Guide ii Contents Overview 3 Commissioning 5 User Interface 7 Button Control 7 Touch Control 8 Accelerometer Control 8 Wheel Control 9 Settings 11 APP Settings 12 SSC Settings 13 ...

Page 3: ...e 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 Install the app through the Google Play Store and Pair your Android device with the bluetooth transceiver module fol lowing standard Android procedures These ...

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Page 5: ...ference Please bear in mind though that you have to grant Bluetooth priveliges for the app The second and filnal step requires the pairing of your Android device with the receiver s bluetooth module a standard HC 06 transceiver To do this enter the Bluetooth menu inside Settings then search for new devices After a moment the device HC06 will appear Tap the HC06 in ...

Page 6: ...picCAR User s Guide 6 the list and you will then be asked for the PIN it is 1234 This completes the setup of app ...

Page 7: ...tarting point for specific settings Please note that all control related screens are fixed to a landscape format to simplify model control To start contolling your model you would hit one of the four buttons selct ing your prefered interface Button Control Button Control offers a very simple user interface you would control your model by simply hitting the command button ...

Page 8: ...l thumbstick you would control your model by touching and moving the red button Accelerometer Control In selecting this user interface you would move your device to control your model the app does evaluate these movements and translates them into the respective commands ...

Page 9: ...rol Wheel Control represents a combination of the Accelerometer and the Touch Control directional control is based on movement of your device similar tot he Accelerometer Control and speed is controlled by a slider ...

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Page 11: ...arting point for settings would also be the main screen s red ar row After activating the preference menue you are presented another menue offering APP Settings SSC Settings and the general help link to the PiKoder web page ...

Page 12: ...er the bluetooth receiver device name and the setting for mixing The default device name would be HC 06 reflecting the PiKoder SSC RX standard configuration If you are employing another device then you can adapt the device name by tapping the field Please note that the device which you are using has to be paired with your Android device ...

Page 13: ...er specific settings and are therefore stored in the PiKoder SSC s EEPROM The picCAR app features a fail safe function in combination with the PiKoder SSC RX if within a given time frame no new command would be received then all channels will be set to a neutral position Since you can pre program these neutral positions for your model refer to PiKoder SSC RX User s Manual for mode details you can ...

Page 14: ... Write data This will sync the app and the receiver starting the fail safe function If you want to change the value then hit the input filed and the keyboard would appear allowing you to edit the field content For disabeling the time out you would have to uncheck the box Please note that a change only be comes effective after hitting the Write data button For enabling the fail safe funktion you wo...

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