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Sparki Bluetooth Controller on Windows Pc

Developed By: SJ Davis Robotics

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0
Size 1 MB
Release Date June 30, 14
Category Entertainment Apps

Description from Developer:
Control the ArcBotics Sparki Robot using your Tablet over Bluetooth with Touch or Voice!

This application was created as a father/son project to fuel my son's education and lo... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Sparki Bluetooth Controller and install on Windows PC. Sparki Bluetooth Controller is free Entertainment app, developed by SJ Davis Robotics. Latest version of Sparki Bluetooth Controller is 1.0, was released on 2014-06-30 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50. Overall rating of Sparki Bluetooth Controller is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Sparki Bluetooth Controller on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Sparki Bluetooth Controller on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Sparki Bluetooth Controller on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Sparki Bluetooth Controller using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Sparki Bluetooth Controller" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Sparki Bluetooth Controller on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Sparki Bluetooth Controller" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Sparki Bluetooth Controller 1.0 on Windows PC – 1 MB

Control the ArcBotics Sparki Robot using your Tablet over Bluetooth with Touch or Voice!

This application was created as a father/son project to fuel my son's education and love of technology & robots! We are not in any way affiliated with ArcBotics, neither are we responsible for any damage done to your robot by this app.

The controller app aims to demonstrate the full functionality of the Sparki robot and exercises nearly all built-in functions including:

* Control functions: Stepper motors/wheels, LCD, RGB LED, Servo, Gripper, and Buzzer

* Sensor functions: Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Ultrasonic Range Finder, Infrared Reflectance Sensors, and Light Sensors

You can make Sparki move in any horizontal direction and command him to pick up objects with his gripper. He can even report distance measurements from objects that are in his forward or left/right field of vision with his ultrasonic range finder and servo. All measurements from his various sensors can be displayed on the controller screen in (near) real time!

** You can also use the voice recognition capabilities of your tablet to give Sparki voice commands! **

Requires the ArcBotics Sparki Robot (with Bluetooth module) and a large format screen device (optimized for 7” tablets).

ATTENTION HOBBYISTS: This application was written for educational purposes. It includes full source code for both the controller app (MIT App Inventor) and the SparkiDuino code that runs on the Sparki robot. Full documentation (requirements, setup, functions, communication protocol, etc.) is also included as a separate download here: https://github.com/sivads/SJD_BT_Control/raw/master/SparkiBTC_Guide.pdf

This app was selected as the co-App of the month for August 2014 by the MIT App Inventor team!
http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/august-congratulations--1

And...this app is totally ad free!