Question: Using Technic motors with 88009 hub and 88010 remote control

[Kamil]

Hi,

I need to use Lego Technic Powered Up motors in a tight space. Is it possible to connect two Technic large motors to the 88009 train hub battery box from ports A and B, and drive these motors by using 88010 remote control unit, without further programming? (one motor for steering, second motor for driving).

Thanks

Edited May 18 by Kamil

[Lok24]

Yes, but it is only on-off.

I would not recommend it.

 

[Kamil]

25 minutes ago, Lok24 said:

Yes, but it is only on-off.

I would not recommend it.

 

Thanks for the answer. In that case, if phone app. is used instead of 88010 remote control unit, does Lego has a suitable app. for stering/driving purpose?

[Lok24]

18 minutes ago, Kamil said:

does Lego has a suitable app. for stering/driving purpose?

There is only the Powered Up App, and there are some predefined use cases.

Otherwise you can code it yourself, it is very simple.

[Berthil]

There is also Pybricks, which also has use cases for what you want. With Pybricks you can use the remote without a device, no phone needed. All info and coding examples on Pybricks.com

Edited May 18 by Berthil

[vascolp]

You can also try RemoteBlaBla, it is perfect for that.

[dr_spock]

You can also use the 88010 remote with the PoweredUP! App.  Have the PU App read the input from the remote and process the output accordingly to the train hub with the motors.

Or make an adapter to fool the PU train hub that a PU train motor is connected.

 

[Mr Hobbles]

You cannot do what you want natively, but if you install the Pybricks firmware onto the Hub, you can write a small script that connects to the remote, processes the inputs, and drives the motors how you want.

[Kamil]

Thank you all for your comments. 

I might need time for programming beyond plug-and-play, as I'm quite unfamiliar with those topics (like setting up the devices, block programming, etc.) at the moment. However, there's a lot of useful information under this heading, and it seems every possible scenario has been covered. I'll try to choose the most suitable one. Thanks again.