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Pinguino Control on Windows Pc

Developed By: Roberto Becerra

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 4 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.0
Size 1.6 MB
Release Date June 08, 14
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (1)]

What's New:
Control now accomplished exclusively over WiFi. Kept previous USB control. To use the purely WiFi method, a wireless card is needed to be connected to the... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Pinguino Control is an Android Application that controls a Pinguino PIC32 OTG board in real time, offering the possibility to act on every input and output available of this platfo... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Pinguino Control and install on Windows PC. Pinguino Control is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Roberto Becerra. Latest version of Pinguino Control is 2.0, was released on 2014-06-08 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Pinguino Control is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 4 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Pinguino Control on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Pinguino Control on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Pinguino Control 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 Pinguino Control 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 "Pinguino Control" 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 Pinguino Control 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 "Pinguino Control" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.

Download Pinguino Control 2.0 on Windows PC – 1.6 MB

Pinguino Control is an Android Application that controls a Pinguino PIC32 OTG board in real time, offering the possibility to act on every input and output available of this platform.

Pinguino is a development platform similar to Arduino.

The user can set Ports/Pins to input or outputs, plus setting their logic state. This App also offers control over the Analogue Outputs (PWM) and monitoring of all Analogue Inputs implemented on the board.

Feedback is also provided, so the user can see what is happening in the board, regardless if it was caused by interaction with the App or directly on the hardware.

Communication is done with two methods, WiFi or USB. For WiFi communication, the Android device sends control messages to a Pinguino located under the same WiFi LAN. Pinguino must be programmed with the correct firmware, plus it must be using a WiFi card, such as the MOD-WIFI from Olimex.

The second method, USB, is accomplished by loading Pinguino with the Firmware provided in the developer´s website. The communication is done with the aid of interfacing using Pure Data(free and open source) or Max MSP. The patches to do so can be downloaded from my website. Android then sends control messages over WiFi to the computer running Pure Data, which in turn resends those messages to Pinguino over USB.

Known bugs:
- When operating, and connected to the LAN, the PIC does not let Android connect to the Access Point, Ensure Android is connected before Pinguino
Control now accomplished exclusively over WiFi. Kept previous USB control. To use the purely WiFi method, a wireless card is needed to be connected to the Microcontroller's board, such as the MOD-WIFI from Olimex.
Allows applications to open network sockets.