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Inspired by the [https://github.com/Jan--Henrik/hoverboard-breakout Jan Henrik break-out boards]. | Inspired by the [https://github.com/Jan--Henrik/hoverboard-breakout Jan Henrik break-out boards]. | ||
* [[ | * [[Media:bobbycar_hoverboard_throttle_breakout_schematic.pdf|Bobbycar throttle breakout schematic]] - Schematic | ||
* [http://ivc.no/bobbycar-electric/bobbycar_throttle_rev6.rar | * [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 | |||
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Revision as of 15:19, 8 December 2019
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
- 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 with hall effect sensors, 350W ea
- 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:
- 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.
Schematics
- File:Hoverboard schematic full reverse.pdf - Full reverse engineered schematic of the classic hoverboard circuit board
- File:Hoverboard schematic simple reverse.pdf - Simple schematic the circuit board
Pin-out
Pin-out of the hoverboard connections, by NiklasFauth:
Illustration courtesy NiklasFauth.
STM32F103 MCU pin-out:
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 throttle breakout schematic - Schematic
- Bobbycar throttle breakout board - PCB Gerber-files
- Bobbycar throttle breakout BOM - Required components
Inspiration
- Larsm Allrad e-Bobby Car - great write up and custom firmware fork
- Niklas Fauth Hoverboard firmware hack - original firmware
- CCC GPN18 HowTo: Moving Objects - great talk
- Build Instruction: TranspOtter - Another build, lots of helpful pictures
- Fisch's detailed build guide - great documentation of the assembly
- Fisch's trailer build - trailer for the Bobby Car
- Jan Henrik breakout boards - PCBs for easy connection to serial and Nunchuck
