Beyond DingoCar
It's not just a car
The car is more than just a car.
It contains a full Raspberry pi (3? 4?), with a custom pcb that contains:
- PWM with 4? 8? headers to control the car, but you can also use them to power other components.
- X x USB
- 128x128 OLED display
- Raspberry Pi camera
- ... other awesome things
The car can be powered by the battery pack, or you can power the board directly via a power cable.
The computer componentry is held within a lego-compatible case so you can mount it/connect it easily to other constructions.
Operating the components
OLED digital display
Sample code to drive the OLED is in the play/oled directory, demonstrating how to write text and send images.
PWM
- Powering basic leds,
- Controlling leds.
Ideas for taking it further
- Add some smart leds to indicate when the car is turning/braking/detecting an obstacle
- Add some antenna/a tail/some wings to signal some car behaviour.
- Use the Pi to control lego componentry instead of an RC car.
- Automated watering system
- Build a drone
- ... even more superbly great stuff