🏎️ Drag Strip Controller (ESP32 + Hot Wheels)

A browser-based race controller for an ESP32-powered Hot Wheels drag strip gate system.
Control your drag strip from Chrome or Edge with just a USB cable and this webpage.

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⚡ Quick Start

1. Flash your ESP32 with DragStripController.ino
   (Install ESP32Servo via Arduino IDE Library Manager.)
2. Open your GitHub Pages site in Chrome/Edge.
3. Connect → Race!
   • Click Connect to select your ESP32
   • Hit Start to drop the gates
   • View elapsed time + live device log

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✨ Features

• Start / Stop / Reset race control
• Elapsed time display
• Configurable driver delays (3 presets per lane, randomly chosen)
• 1-servo or 2-servo mode
• Toggleable delays & race timer
• Configurable servo gate angles
• Clean settings modal (⚙️)
• Live device log viewer

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🚀 How it Works

• ESP32 runs the Arduino firmware and listens for text commands over Serial.
• This web app communicates via the Web Serial API (works in Chrome/Edge).
• All commands and logs flow in real time between the ESP32 and the browser UI.

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🖥️ Usage

1. Flash the firmware:

   • Open DragStripController.ino in Arduino IDE
   • Install ESP32Servo
   • Upload to your ESP32 board

2. Visit your GitHub Pages site in Chrome/Edge.

3. Plug in the ESP32 via USB and click Connect.

4. Control races, adjust settings, and watch logs.

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⚙️ Commands (for reference)

• save driver1 ms1 ms2 ms3
• save driver2 ms1 ms2 ms3
• mode 1servo | mode 2servo
• delays on | delays off
• timer on | timer off
• angles s1 up down
• angles s2 up down
• start | stop | reset | status

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📦 Repo Contents

• index.html → Web interface (served by GitHub Pages)
• README.md → Documentation

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🔧 Requirements

• ESP32 board
• Servos on pins defined in firmware (18, 17 by default)
• Chrome / Edge browser with Web Serial support

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