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Connecting via Bluetooth

Nam Tran edited this page Mar 3, 2018 · 1 revision

The following steps should be done to connect to your robot's Bluetooth module.

Software Installation

  1. Wire the Bluetooth module to the robot. More info can be found here.
  2. Turn on the Bluetooth for your laptop and connect a game controller.
  3. Pair your laptop and robot. This is specific to your laptop.
  4. Download Python 2.7. The last two numbers do not matter for the version.
  5. Open your command prompt (Windows) or terminal (Mac OS/ Linux).
  6. Navigate to where you downloaded this project. (cd <YOUR DIRECTORY PATH HERE>).
  7. Navigate to your "Driver-Station" directory.
  8. Run pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Program

  1. Make sure the Bluetooth is on and that the gamepad is connected
  2. Run python driver-station/driver-station.py
  3. Press any key
  4. You should be good

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