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I have recently been playing around with some soft latching circuits and I have successfully interfaced one with the APS anti spark switch. I did a detailed post about it here: http://www.radicalcreation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=36 I am planning on posting the schematic once complete. Let ...

Yeah Aluminum will probably hold up alright. I wanted steel because the motor pulley will see about double the rotations as the wheel.

Hey guys, I am trying to find some steel 15 tooth htd 5m 15mm wide pulleys for my APS motor. I think that APS normally is able to supply pulleys but they are out of stock right now and will be for a few months. I know enertion sells their steel pulleys but the bore is 8mm and I need 10mm. I could bo...

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Does anyone know what size thread is used in the R-Spec mounting holes?
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Looks great Gecko! I love the menu swipe system. For the buttons I think three is the perfect amount. I designed my housing to have the two above the screen (for menu navigation and power on/off functions) and the trigger for a safety engage to ride but also an enter button when in configuration mod...

The display should be fine running through the regulator. The regulator is rated up to 500ma (not continuous) but the oled display only draws about 40ma on average. That's a good idea with the pin. I never thought of that but I don't see isn't problem with doing it that way. I will look into testing...

If we tie everything to the 3v pin on the feather, there is a way to kill that voltage. Then it would just be the microcontroller itself running. See here:https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-m0-wifi-atwinc1500/power-management#enable-pin Since it says pull to ground, it might require a small...

Yes. Both the test program and the calibration code are for the feather. Basically the calibration would be a routine that is only activated if the board is not moving and the user holds down buttons in a certain way. Special care will be taken to ensure this routine is not accidentally activated wi...

I personally also prefer the fram just because it is smaller and makes more sense. As far as turning it on and off is concerned, either a switch could be added in line with the battery, or more ideally we could have the feather go into a very low power mode and turn off all peripheral devices. I'm n...

Right, well I just put together an excel sheet to keep track for now. Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqjX7 ... 1jajQ/view

Alright, so I updated the housing and it does much better with drop tests. I also added a mounting point for a wrist strap (although I will be revisiting it to make it sealed). There were many minor fixes that had to be done after the posts were beefed up and that's why it took me so long. Here is t...

@Gecko Ok cool. Oh right, that makes sense. Is there any way we can used the memory on the controller or add more without an extra arduino?

Here is the BLE Guide: https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B8SUHnnHaP-aQnhFOWFsVzRyamM&export=download I will read through it and try to work some examples. Anyone else who has and or is getting a feather, take a look at it too. Edit: Also something I just saw gave me an idea for the future. So to co...

Wow, thanks for all the replies! :D I did a few drop tests and noticed some problems. I have modified the model and am printing it now. It should be done within the hour! Here is the change log and I will release a more in depth update with tests once the print finishes: https://www.radicalcreation....

Alright, I updated the model and 3d printed it. I wrote up a little report here: http://www.radicalcreation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=35&p=68#p68 There is also a video of the new features. @Pimousse Yeah we could do that, bluetooth is nice because it pairs so there is no concern of some...

@Pimousse Awesome! It's great to have another member on this project!

Yes I believe bluetooth can only have one connection at a time. In fact I think the new boosted board actually has two blue tooth receivers on the board so you can connect a phone and tx at same time. Maybe we could do something like that. Also something we should look into is some kind of encryptio...

Oh I see. Yeah I think an app would be awesome but I think it'd be nice to have info and the ability to change predefined modes on the remote as well. A lightweight vesc config tool in the phone app would be really awesome too like you said before. I don't think the information should be stored on t...

The smart phone is a terrible idea from a safety standpoint. I actually helped develop one last year and I can tell you it is scary to use. You need to have mechanical components especially for the throttle control.

Oh yeah, I guess I forgot about that SD card. Also their color oled displays have as card holders. Perhaps this could work? Plus we would have color! https://www.adafruit.com/products/1673?gclid=Cj0KEQjwncO7BRC06snzrdSJyKEBEiQAsUaRjJ0V8DE3MTkMrFdes77j9AihoqUYUuCVPJh4VjwnRQYaAkYK8P8HAQ I could see ab...

Yes, thanks for the honesty. So of course it isn't going to conform to your hand like the nun chuck will but it is a trade off. The nun chuck would never fit in your pocket comftorablly where as this will. Also the nunchuck's size restricts the battery to a small capacity. I agree with your comments...

lmao, glad you like it. I still have some work to do with it before it is perfect. I'm letting a bunch of people hold it and use it to see what they think as far as ergonomics are concerned. So far so good. You know I might sell the housings as a kit for those who don't have access to a good 3d prin...

An update with the housing! Check it out!


Let me know what you guys think. I am going out of town this weekend so I'll continue work next week.

So it begins!