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by mcoelho
Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: ESP8266 boards
Topic: rc-car and ESP8266-board: which prtocoll to stuck with
Replies: 9
Views: 6833

Re: rc-car and ESP8266-board: which prtocoll to stuck with

No, TCP's inherent delay is minuscule. The problem is TCP's default timeout is measured in seconds or minutes depending on the implementation. If there is a problem sending a certain command, TCP will make sure it gets there eventually. For a remote control scenario, you want commands to get there w...
by mcoelho
Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:10 am
Forum: ESP8266 boards
Topic: rc-car and ESP8266-board: which prtocoll to stuck with
Replies: 9
Views: 6833

Re: rc-car and ESP8266-board: which prtocoll to stuck with

Created an account to interject. #someoneiswrongontheinternet You don't want TCP, you want UDP. TCP will guarantee the messages get from end to end eventually, but in a live control scenario, a message being delivered 10 seconds late makes control harder, not better. You want messages to either be r...