// Define motor control pins
const int motor1Pin1 = 3; // IN1 on the L298N
const int motor1Pin2 = 4; // IN2 on the L298N
const int motor2Pin1 = 5; // IN3 on the L298N
const int motor2Pin2 = 6; // IN4 on the L298N
void setup() {
// Set all motor control pins to output
pinMode(motor1Pin1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor1Pin2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor2Pin1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motor2Pin2, OUTPUT);
// Start serial communication
Serial.begin(9600);
void loop() {
// Check if data is available to read from Bluetooth
if (Serial.available() > 0) {
char command = Serial.read(); // Read the incoming data as a character
switch(command) {
case 'F': // Forward
forward();
break;
case 'B': // Backward
backward();
break;
case 'L': // Left
left();
break;
case 'R': // Right
right();
break;
case 'G': // Forward Left
forwardLeft();
break;
case 'I': // Forward Right
forwardRight();
break;
case 'H': // Backward Left
backwardLeft();
break;
case 'J': // Backward Right
backwardRight();
break;
case 'S': // Stop
stopCar();
break;
}
}
// in this code the right motor of the rc car is motor1 and the left motor is motor2
void forward() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, HIGH); // right motor
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, HIGH); //left motor
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
void backward() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, HIGH);
void left() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, HIGH);
}
void right() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
void forwardLeft() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
void forwardRight() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
void backwardLeft() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, HIGH);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
void backwardRight() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, HIGH);
void stopCar() {
digitalWrite(motor1Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor1Pin2, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(motor2Pin2, LOW);
