Toy Jeep Makeover

A RC toy jeep is gutted and transplanted with a new controller, a Bluetooth communication module and new sensors.

Toy RC Jeep Newbright Rubicon $9.99

• One drive motor and one steer motor
• 49MHz RC

Microcontroller PSOC4 CY8CKIT-049-42XX $3.99

• PSOC4200 Cortex-M0 processor with digital and analog peripherals
• USB serial bridge

IMU GY-512 6 DOF MPU-6050 module  $1.94

• 3-axis gyro and 3-axis accel
• Motion processor for orientation output

Bluetooth CC2541 Serial Bluetooth 4.0 BLE transceiver module $2.45

• Bluetooth

Sonar Ultrasonic module HC-SR04 $0.90

• distance output to 5m

Motor driver DRV8833PWR $0.90

• dual H-bridges

Power regulator LTC3429

• 0.5-4.4V input 
• 3.3V 600mA output