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Arduino Video Car on Windows Pc

Developed By: Xy-aaBLa

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.3
Size 16.6 MB
Release Date February 01, 18
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Improved video streaming performance. [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app can wirelessly move your wheeled robot.It provides you with live video feedback from your robot directly, so that you can navigate it throughout the environment.
Note that... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Arduino Video Car and install on Windows PC. Arduino Video Car is free Tools app, developed by Xy-aaBLa. Latest version of Arduino Video Car is 1.3, was released on 2018-02-01 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Arduino Video Car 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 Arduino Video Car on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Arduino Video Car on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Arduino Video Car 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install Arduino Video Car 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 "Arduino Video Car" 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 Arduino Video Car 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 "Arduino Video Car" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.3.

Download Arduino Video Car 1.3 on Windows PC – 16.6 MB

This app can wirelessly move your wheeled robot.It provides you with live video feedback from your robot directly, so that you can navigate it throughout the environment.
Note that to make this app work you need an arduino powered wheeled robot capable of carrying a laptop on top of it.

To get things working follow these steps:-

a) Download the package from the link given at the end.

b) The package contains a setup file, an arduino sketch and an arduino Library
"Arduino-SerialCommand-master.zip"

c) Use the setup to install the client side app on the laptop which you will connect
with arduino. Open your Arduino IDE and include the zip library that you downloaded
from the package above.Now Upload the provided sketch to your arduino board.

d) Connect your arduino to the laptop which will be placed on you robot.

e) Run the application on your android device and the laptop(as an administrator).
Allow the app permissions from the windows firewall.If somehow you can't connect to
the server app on android then turn off you firewall.

f) Connect both the devices on the same WiFi network.

g) Note the IP address of your android device

h) On the app on your phone enter Port = 5000 and Max Conn = 1 and press Initialize.
If you are connected on a network and the port is not busy, you will see
"Listening for incoming connections" in the right corner.If not then make sure you are
connected to a network and try to use a different port.

i) After the server has been initialized on your android device, go back to the application
on your laptop, and input the relevant info.

"Listener Address" = Your android IP address.
"Port" = The port on which you initialized the server on the android device.
"Serial Com port" = The com port on the laptop to which the arduino is connected.You
can check this from the Device Manager in control panel or from the arduino IDE.

j) Click connect after inputting all the info.Your status should change now in the top right
corner to something like "Connected to XYZ @ port ABC".If not then make sure you have
precisely followed the above steps.

k) The server app on the android phone will now indicate that a client has connected.

l) Click on the video label on your android phone to retrieve the video stream from the
laptop.You can connect an external webcam to your laptop if you don't have one
integrated.Move your robot through the arrow keys.

PLEASE NOTE:

The pin configuration on your arduino should match to that provided in the sketch.You can modify the sketch but the function names should be the same as they correspond directly to the app logic.If you get no video output even after toggling the video button, then try lowering the video quality from the slider just above the video panel.If you can't get the video to show even after lowering the quality slider then try an external webcam device with your client computer(The one running the client side app).

LINK: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bydy8GdXcQqWYXhEYWcyNkptWFE
Improved video streaming performance.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.