How to use an RC Transmitter with Arduino (Lesson #18)

Learn how to use a radio control transmitter and receiver with an Arduino. Very useful for building remote-controlled vehicles! You can add radio control to many Science Buddies projects, such as:

Arduino ROV: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p052/robotics/arduino-underwater-ROV?ytid=dkQXaeSIE5I&ytsrc=description

Radio-controlled boat: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Robotics_p055/robotics/build-an-arduino-rc-boat?ytid=dkQXaeSIE5I&ytsrc=description

Bluebot projects: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-projects?s=bluebot+arduino&ytid=dkQXaeSIE5I&ytsrc=description

See our complete playlist of Arduino tutorials here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBVuTSjOrclb0iCMSRpS_H1lSrlSVeEm

Visit the Science Buddies website for cool science projects you can do with an Arduino: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/search?prop=arduino&ytid=dkQXaeSIE5I&ytsrc=description

We tried to paste the example code into the video description, but YouTube says "angled brackets aren't allowed" - sorry!

0:00 introduction
0:17 transmitter and receiver overview
1:04 pulse width modulation (PWM) signal
2:15 receiver pinout
3:15 direct servo motor control
4:34 Arduino connections
5:01 code (serial print)
7:00 code (LED brightness)
10:10 code (multiple LEDs)
12:10 motor control

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