Electric Skateboard Remote

Create a electric skateboard remote, In JAVASCRIPT !

Join my journey, hopefully you will learn something.

This will not be a step by step tutorial. It will be more a showcase what I have used, how I did it and I'm sure you can do it to.

I even recommend you NOT doing it exactly like i did it. This design is not flawless i'm sure you can improve a lot of things. See this more like a great resource if your planning on building a remote.

Display 128x32px
1x OLED SSD1306 Display I2C

Some kind of hardware for detecting throttle. In my case i used a Joystick i had laying around. A better choice is to use a Linear Ratiometric Hall Affect Sensor. If you go with the Hall effect sensor, don't forget to get a magnet.
1x DRV5055A2QLPG or 1x Joystick

Lets not forget the brains of the operation
2x Espruino MDBT42Q

We will need a battery; in my case i used the most thicc battery i could find. I have enough battery anxiety from the longboard itself. Would totally work with a smaller battery.
1x 18650 LION Battery
1x LION Charge board

I recommend getting at least one tactile switch and one slide switch. The more switches the more options you have when playing with your firmware.
Tactile Switch >= 1
1x Slide Switch

Paint the enclosure

I used paste that hardens after a few minutes to stick the display.

I don't have a schematic but i'm sure you can figure it out.

If you want to be able to read the voltage from the battery you will need to make a voltage divider circuit to make sure the battery voltage doesn't exceed 3.3v.

If you need help uploading the code or information about the hardware and software, the golden resource is

https://www.espruino.com/

The code i wrote for the remote (Use with caution, its still WIP)

There is also a parts-list on the github page

https://github.com/gurchk/espruino-esk8-remote

I used double sided tape to stick the to pieces together

If you need help or have questions.

Contact me