🤖 Robot Arm Control System

A web-based control panel for managing a 6-axis robot arm with real-time motor control and pose saving functionality.

🌟 Features

• 🎛️ Interactive Control Panel - Control 6 servo motors with smooth sliders

• 💾 Save & Load Poses - Store your favorite robot positions with custom names

• ▶️ Run/Stop Control - Start and stop robot movements with visual feedback

• 📊 Real-time Status - Monitor current robot position and running status

• 🔄 Database Integration - All poses and status saved in XAMPP - MySQL database

🛠️ Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (Vanilla)

• Backend: PHP

• Database: MySQL

• Server: XAMPP (Apache + MySQL)

• Hardware: ESP32 compatible (ready for integration)

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• XAMPP or similar LAMP/WAMP stack

• Modern web browser

• Basic knowledge of PHP and MySQL

Setup Steps

1- Clone this repository

2- Start XAMPP

• Start Apache and MySQL services

3- Create Database

• Open phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin)

• Import the database.sql file or run the SQL commands:

4- Configure Database Connection

• Update database credentials in PHP files if needed:

$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "robot_control";

5- Deploy Files

• Copy all files to your htdocs folder (or web server directory).

• Access the control panel at http://localhost/robot-arm-control/

🎮 How to Use

Basic Controls

• Move Sliders ⤵️ - Adjust each motor position (0-180 degrees)

• Enter Move Name ✏️ - Give your pose a descriptive name

• Save Move 💾 - Store the current position to database

• Run ▶️ - Execute the current motor positions

• Stop ⏹️ - Stop robot movement and save stopped position

🔌 Hardware Integration

This system is designed to work with ESP32 microcontrollers. The robot status is stored in the database and can be read by your ESP32 using HTTP requests:

• Get current pose: GET /get_run_pose.php

Access the current pose at http://localhost/robot_control/get_run_pose.php

• Get stopped pose: GET /update_status.php

Access the stopped pose at http://localhost/robot_control/update_status.php

🚀 Screenshots