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This project puts two pairs of hoverboard motors in a Bobby Car toy vehicle, to give it 4x4 traction and a top speed of 29km/h with turbo activated.
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This project puts four 350W hoverboard motors in a Big Bobby Car toy vehicle, to give it independent four wheel drive and a top speed of 29km/h with turbo activated. All controlled by two potentiometer triggers on the steering wheel.
 
* [[Electric Bobby Car Build]] - my version of the E-Bobby Car convesion
* [[Electric Hoverboard Monorover R2 Teardown]] - overview of a Hoverboard


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
[[Image:Hoverboard left platform.jpg|right|400px]]
* Project start: January 2019
* Project start: January 2019
* Main controller: STM32F103 72MHz ARM Cortex-M3 core
* Controller: 2x Hoverboard main boards - 2015 date
* Motors: 4x direct drive 3-phase brushless DC electric wheel hub motors, 36V 350W ea
** MCU: STM32F103 72MHz ARM Cortex-M3 core
** Flasher: ST-Link V2 Programming Unit clone
* Motors: 4x direct drive 3-phase brushless electric wheel hub motors (BLDC) with hall effect sensors, 350W nom., 800W peak
** Continuous Current(A): 1 to 25A
* Tire type: non-pneumatic rubber tire, road pattern
* Tire type: non-pneumatic rubber tire, road pattern
* Tire size: 7-inch / 170 mm
* Tire size: 7-inch / 170 mm
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* Charger: Lithium-ion charger 42V 2A 3-pin connector with built-in fan
* Charger: Lithium-ion charger 42V 2A 3-pin connector with built-in fan
** Upgrade: External charger for anything else
** Upgrade: External charger for anything else
* Internal connectors: JST Sales America B4B-XH-A(LF)(SN) 2.5mm pitch
* Internal connectors:
** PCB headers: JST B4B-XH-A 2.54mm pitch
** Cable connectors: JST SM 4-pin and 5-pin 2.54mm pitch
* Vehicle base type: BIG New Bobby-Car Red - note that it's the BIG version, easier to put your legs over the front wheel
** Vehicle upgrade: Small cussion to improve seating comfort
* Dimensions assembled: L57 x W30 x H39 cm
* Original load-bearing: 50 kg max. - exceeded 150% 🤭
 
 
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== Control inputs ==
 
The hacked firmware supports a quite a few different types of control types, either partially or fully emplemented:
 
# ADC Analog voltage input via potentiometer - safety pull-down resistors on ADC1 and ADC2 recommended, high frequency filter to smoothen out the voltage
# I2C Nintendo Nunchuck official remote - I2C pull-ups required on SDA and SCL
# UART Serial control via another MCU or directly via terminal
# PPM Remote control via R/C radio
 
== Overview ==
 
A rough overview of the components in the system.
 
[[Image:bobby_car_hoverboard_upgrade_overview.png|600px]]
 
== Schematics ==
 
* [[File:hoverboard_schematic_full_reverse.pdf]] - Full reverse engineered schematic of the classic hoverboard circuit board
* [[File:hoverboard_schematic_simple_reverse.pdf]] - Simplified schematic the circuit board
 
== Pin-out ==
Schematic and pin-out of the hoverboard connections, by [https://github.com/NiklasFauth/hoverboard-firmware-hack NiklasFauth]. Pulled from the [[Media:hoverboard_schematic_full_reverse.pdf|full schematic]].
 
[[Image:hoverboard_main_schematic.png|600px]]
 
Illustration courtesy NiklasFauth.
 
[[Image:hoverboard_pinouts_main_board.png|600px]]
 
 
STM32F103 MCU pin-out:
 
[[Image:hoverboard_pinouts_STM32F103.png|600px]]
 
== Throttle filter and connection board ==
This is a PCB I designed to break out the ADC/UART/PPM/I2C signals to make it easier to finish the build. It has master and slave throttle splitting, where one driver board can be turned off without interfereing with the other - allows for 2x2 front/rear or 4x4 drive!
 
It also adds filtering to the analog signals for voltage/potentiometer based throttle and pull-ups to the I2C-lanes for Nunchuck-throttle. All configurable via solder-jumpers for quick setup/change.
 
Inspired by the [https://github.com/Jan--Henrik/hoverboard-breakout Jan Henrik break-out boards].
 
* [[File:bobbycar_hoverboard_throttle_breakout_schematic.pdf|Bobbycar throttle breakout schematic]] - Schematic
* [http://ivc.no/bobbycar-electric/bobbycar_throttle_rev6.rar Bobbycar throttle breakout board] - PCB Gerber-files
* [http://ivc.no/bobbycar-electric/bobbycar_throttle_rev6.csv Bobbycar throttle breakout BOM] - Required components
 
[[Image:bobbycar_hoverboard_throttle_breakout_schematic.png|550px]]
 
[[Image:bobbycar_hoverboard_throttle_breakout_pcb_top.png|450px]]
[[Image:bobbycar_hoverboard_throttle_breakout_pcb_bottom.png|450px]]


== Inspiration ==
== Inspiration ==
* [https://larsm.org/allrad-e-bobby-car/ Larsm Allrad e-Bobby Car] - great write up and custom firmware fork
* [https://larsm.org/allrad-e-bobby-car/ Larsm Allrad e-Bobby Car] - great write up and custom firmware fork
* [https://github.com/NiklasFauth/hoverboard-firmware-hack Niklas Fauth Hoverboard firmware hack] - original firmware
* [https://github.com/NiklasFauth/hoverboard-firmware-hack Niklas Fauth Hoverboard firmware hack] - original firmware
** [https://media.ccc.de/v/gpn18-95-howto-moving-objects CCC GPN18 HowTo: Moving Objects] - great talk
** [https://github.com/NiklasFauth/hoverboard-firmware-hack/wiki/Build-Instruction:-TranspOtter Build Instruction: TranspOtter] - Another build, lots of helpful pictures
* [https://figch.de/index.php?nav=bobbycar Fisch's detailed build guide] - great documentation of the assembly
** [https://figch.de/index.php?nav=bobbycar_trailer Fisch's trailer build] - trailer for the Bobby Car
* [https://github.com/Jan--Henrik/hoverboard-breakout Jan Henrik breakout boards] - PCBs for easy connection to serial and Nunchuck
* [https://drewspewsmuse.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-i-hacked-self-balancing-scooter.html Drew's How I hacked the Self Balancing Scooter]
* [https://github.com/cloidnerux/hoverboard-firmware-hack cloidnerux AT32F403RCT6 firmware] - for newer mainboards with the AT32F403RCT6 MCU]

Latest revision as of 09:10, 29 May 2020

Bobby car hoverboard upgrade bigbobbycar.jpg

This project puts four 350W hoverboard motors in a Big Bobby Car toy vehicle, to give it independent four wheel drive and a top speed of 29km/h with turbo activated. All controlled by two potentiometer triggers on the steering wheel.

Specifications

Hoverboard left platform.jpg
  • Project start: January 2019
  • Controller: 2x Hoverboard main boards - 2015 date
    • MCU: STM32F103 72MHz ARM Cortex-M3 core
    • Flasher: ST-Link V2 Programming Unit clone
  • Motors: 4x direct drive 3-phase brushless electric wheel hub motors (BLDC) with hall effect sensors, 350W nom., 800W peak
    • Continuous Current(A): 1 to 25A
  • Tire type: non-pneumatic rubber tire, road pattern
  • Tire size: 7-inch / 170 mm
  • Battery: Lithium-ion rechargeable 18650-cells, 10S2P 36V 4400mAh 158.4Wh pack with XT60 connector
    • Upgrade: Controller can handle 13S (48V), 12S battery upgrade easiest
  • Charger: Lithium-ion charger 42V 2A 3-pin connector with built-in fan
    • Upgrade: External charger for anything else
  • Internal connectors:
    • PCB headers: JST B4B-XH-A 2.54mm pitch
    • Cable connectors: JST SM 4-pin and 5-pin 2.54mm pitch
  • Vehicle base type: BIG New Bobby-Car Red - note that it's the BIG version, easier to put your legs over the front wheel
    • Vehicle upgrade: Small cussion to improve seating comfort
  • Dimensions assembled: L57 x W30 x H39 cm
  • Original load-bearing: 50 kg max. - exceeded 150% 🤭


Control inputs

The hacked firmware supports a quite a few different types of control types, either partially or fully emplemented:

  1. ADC Analog voltage input via potentiometer - safety pull-down resistors on ADC1 and ADC2 recommended, high frequency filter to smoothen out the voltage
  2. I2C Nintendo Nunchuck official remote - I2C pull-ups required on SDA and SCL
  3. UART Serial control via another MCU or directly via terminal
  4. PPM Remote control via R/C radio

Overview

A rough overview of the components in the system.

Bobby car hoverboard upgrade overview.png

Schematics

Pin-out

Schematic and pin-out of the hoverboard connections, by NiklasFauth. Pulled from the full schematic.

Hoverboard main schematic.png

Illustration courtesy NiklasFauth.

Hoverboard pinouts main board.png


STM32F103 MCU pin-out:

Hoverboard pinouts STM32F103.png

Throttle filter and connection board

This is a PCB I designed to break out the ADC/UART/PPM/I2C signals to make it easier to finish the build. It has master and slave throttle splitting, where one driver board can be turned off without interfereing with the other - allows for 2x2 front/rear or 4x4 drive!

It also adds filtering to the analog signals for voltage/potentiometer based throttle and pull-ups to the I2C-lanes for Nunchuck-throttle. All configurable via solder-jumpers for quick setup/change.

Inspired by the Jan Henrik break-out boards.

Bobbycar hoverboard throttle breakout schematic.png

Bobbycar hoverboard throttle breakout pcb top.png Bobbycar hoverboard throttle breakout pcb bottom.png

Inspiration

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