diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 05cafdc..15cc72c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,8 +2,15 @@ ## Overview -This is an empty app, serves as a skeleton for building Mongoose OS -apps from scratch. +This app controls a turning flash light by controlling a motor driver. This could be used as a generic motor driver app as well, but so far it isn't. ;-) + +Hardware used: +- Wemos ESP8266 (any should work) +- Wemos Motor Driver + +Be aware, that the Wemos Motor Driver is delivered with a software bug, that stalls the driver, after which it does not accept any further commands until it is reset again. You may fix this by applying a software update to the Motor Driver board, see https://hackaday.io/project/18439-motor-shield-reprogramming or https://oberguru.net/elektronik/wemos/wemos-motor-shield.html. +Nevertheless, this software has been changed to cope with the bug, thus it should work even with the buggy firmware installed. + ## How to install this app