http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=9315 A place to share, learn, and grow... en-US Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:27:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.leaflabs.com/search.php http://forums.leaflabs.com/topic.php?id=9315#post-20503 Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:01:38 +0000 gwenger 20503@http://forums.leaflabs.com/ <p>I am building a self balancing robot for a class using a Maple, and my professor wants us to use an Android tablet as a sort of controller to steer the robot. Each group was given a WiFly RN-XV and a Sparkfun XBee sheild (<a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9976?)" rel="nofollow">https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9976?)</a>. I know basically nothing about network programming, so I've been doing a lot of searching around, and I've found a few libraries designed for use with the WiFly (such as WiFlyHQ <a href="http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,99362.0.html)" rel="nofollow">http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,99362.0.html)</a>, but they seem way more complex than what I need. </p> <p>Basically what I want to do is use the RN-XV in adhoc mode, have my android device connect to it, and send a few commands from the android to my balance bot. Once I get that implemented, I'd also like to be able to send sensor data from the bot to my android tablet (or possibly a separate computer). Granted, since I don't know much about wireless communications, this might be harder than it seems, but can anyone offer me tips on how to get started?</p> <p>(Also, this forum doesn't seem to be all that active, do most people direct their questions over to arduino forums since there are so many compatibilities?) </p>