Correct. Think of it like a blackbox flight recorder for your esk8.
The NRF52 BLE module is just for connecting to the app and viewing real-time data or adjusting configuration
With the Robogotchi, it’ll hold up to weeks of ride time logs, so you can sync up with the app at a later time and it will upload any logs that are available on your board.
We’re also working on an alert & fault monitoring system via audio alerts & light indicators for various temperature, voltage thresholds & fault alerts.
I did! As soon as @Andrew said you receive beta hardware before everyone else lol. I just figured as the official freesk8 fanboi, I should at least show were my wallet’s loyalty stands
I’m not 100% sure if I’m following this correctly or not. If I’m using a stormcore 60d with a puck and it’s receiver, if I choose to use a robogotghi do I also need the nrf Bluetooth module?
In this setup, the Robogotchi could act as your primary BLE connection instead of the integrated NRF-BLE module in the stormcore. Your Puck remote setup would be unaffected. Good question though! We’re going to be testing across a number of different hardware setups so I’m sure we’ll find some quirks.
It’s hard to explain without diving deep into the technical side of things, but we are using dedicated radio receivers for the remote control system that have their own dedicated CPUs, etc. They are completely separate systems even though they interact, and we decided to move away from NRF as a means of remote-control connection (hence the OSRR/remote release delay).
The Robogotchi can be plugged into either UART port on either ESC, or directly into our upcoming FreeSK8 Core (receiver/central hub unit with secondary UART outputs for logging).
It may be because I’m perpetually inebriated and forgot about it, or because you have never mentioned it. I feel like this is the first I am hearing of the Core. Please elaborate.
I’m pretty sure Andrew was a dealer in a past life. The way he gets your attention with one new DRI part and then nonchalantly brings up other parts like you already know what he’s talking about.
The FreeSK8 Core used to just be the FreeSK8 Receiver, but when we pulled the plug on NRF based remotes, both the Remote & Receiver got a total overhaul.
The updated receiver is now called the FreeSK8 Core- it has a dual core MCU, WiFi, and additional UART ports so you can plug in a Robogotchi directly to it. It also has I2C ports for connection to peripherals like the LightShow Module.
We have zero intention of mounting our GPS module inside the enclosure
We’re working on a top/baseplate mounted solution for it, intended mounting location is on top of your rear baseplate.
That module you have shown might be compatible- most of the protocols are somewhat standardized. We’ll work out a list of compatible modules later on. Our own module has an RTC w/ supercap backup so certain features will need to be present.
