Using an ODROID-GO handheld gaming system for controlling a couple of small DC motors that are housed inside a treaded tank robot is easier than you may think. This chore is even more remarkable when you learn that only two of the GO’s general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins are used for this task. ▶
For those of you who do not know what a Tricorder is, allow me to explain: In the newer Star Trek series, characters often carry a mobile device used for things like measuring rips in the space-time continuum and declaring “He’s dead, Jim.” ▶
ODROID-GO is one of those small versatile extensible systems with which, given some imagination, you can create very useful and interesting projects. Here is one such project, that integrates a GPS sensor, to display GPS maps on an ODROID-GO. ▶
For this article, we will learn how to read the status of the buttons with Arduino ▶
To show that this device was better than people were saying, so I made my first video about the GO: a mini-review video about the ODROID-GO. After many more videos, I’m now writing an article to be published, which I have never done before, so the goal is to add wireless charging capabilities to the ODROID-GO. My motivation was utilizing the Qi Wireless Charging pad I already own to make something cool for my YouTube subscribers to enjoy. ▶
ESP32, which is used on ODROID-GO, supports WiFi 802.11b/g/n, so we can program WiFi features with helpful libraries on Arduino. ▶
We continued to hear from users who wanted to play 16-bit or 32-bit retro games on a handheld device, so we now bring you the ODROID-GO Advance! ▶
To celebrate ODROID’s 10th anniversary, we present the ODROID-GO Game Kit. It includes a special anniversary board and all the additional parts to put together your own game kit and see the workings behind such a device. It is not only a fun assembly project but also an educational tool to learn about all the hardware and software that goes into building such a device. ▶
We will learn how to get the status of the battery with Arduino in this guide. The LCD will display how much battery voltage remains in volts. ▶
Now that you’re all up to speed on the Qwiic Adapter article, here’s another Qwiic project that will give your ODROID-GO the gift of infrared (IR) vision. ▶
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