ftController 1.0 released!

[justins]

Say hello to ftController, my sollution to controlling fischertechnik robots using your smartphone or tablet. Using the iOS or android ftController app in combination with my windows application you can control your fischertechnik robots by tilting your device in the direction you want your robot to move. The project is fully open source, so you can modify it to your own needs, but for basic adjustments there is an configuration file which lets you specify which motors should turn on or off at each tilt event. A demonstration video can be found here: http://youtu.be/9I6dy1hK9vE

The app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch can be found on the Apple AppStore, http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ftcontro ... &ls=1&mt=8
The android app is available as a download from my website, all further information and downloads can be found on my website too: http://justinszanto.com/ftcontroller/
Please look at the documentation which is available in dutch and in english.
As this is version 1.0 there might still be a few bugs, if you find any, feel free to report them to me and I'll work on fixing them.
The source code is on its way, I just have to comment a few things in the code to make stuff more clear before I release that.
Suggestions and other comments are always welcome.

Note: Please enable rotation lock on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch when using the app, a small bug in the app will otherwise cause some problems. (this will be fixed in the next update).

[fish]

Hi,
If have a question: Why is the Controller connected with a cable? I think you can communicate between the controller and the phone with Bluetooth.

[justins]

The cable you see in the video is a power cable, the robot is connected with the computer using bluetooth. I just didn't have a charged battery at hand when making the video.

[justins]

For the programmers, I just uploaded the ftServer source code to my website http://justinszanto.com/ftcontroller/, this will allow you to edit it to fit more advanced needs.