I can’t see a disconnect from the davega messing with the BMS, but it would be nice to have the usplit proven to work nicely with the other pieces of HW that could impact the battery
(I only bring this up because @pookybear was having issues with his davega and USplit, not sure if it’s been fixed yet )
I’m assuming this is what you mentioned on the other thread I just commented on. I’m ready to buy a DAVEGA X before the VAT increase, but not sure if this is the same as the DIY kit you have on your website.
Please fill in the order form at davega.eu. It doesn’t have the semi-assembled option but that doesn’t matter. It’s mainly so that you choose the housing color, cable length and payment method. Cheers.
I finally installed DAVEGA on my Tayto deck. I didn’t think the portrait layout would work but I wanted to give it a try before going for the landscape. I was worried it would take off too much of the deck’s real estate and won’t allow for comfortable stance. It’s actually really good though. I won’t be changing to landscape. I put my right foot right behind the housing and it doubles as a foot stop. I’m actually more comfortable on the deck now than without the DAVEGA since the foot stop makes a lot of a difference.
We had a lovely winter day today. Temperature slightly below zero but a lot of sunshine and mostly dry roads. I put on my snowboarding helmet and had a great ride.
Today I finally got mine too! Its mounted on a holypro deck. Somehow the size of the baseplate just squeeze in perfectly between the screws on the top. Haven’t had the change to plug that thing in yet, but it sure looks amazing!
Question for ya boss!!! @janpom. I’m in the midst of a deck swap. My deck is 2-4 inches longer than the last. I’m planning on crimping my own cable for the DAVEgaX to save you the trouble. I also run lights and a horn to the front of my board. If I use a shielded communication cable that has all eight wires in it that I need, will the power from the lights cause signal interference communications to the DAVEgaX? I don’t know if this is even possible but I wanted to ask just to be safe
Since the lights are always on (DC current, not AC), the electromagnetic field will be constant and shouldn’t interfere. Even if it was AC, I don’t think it would interfere since the Davega is using a digital signal, right?
I’m about to release the bootloader v2.0 that will allow using FW v2.x.x. The main feature is the support for DieBieMS and FlexiBMS (in progress; mainly FlexiBMS side). Other than that, there’s a few small things, better memory management (fewer memory errors) and some bug fixes.
The firmware v2.0.0rc3 is already available. Please don’t install before updating the bootloader though, i.e. don’t install it yet.
The convention I’ll be adhering to from now on is that the leading version of the bootloader must agree with the leading version of the firmware. For example, bootloader v2.1 will be compatible with FW v2.0.1, but not with FW v1.0.3 or FW v3.2.0. In simple words, the first number must be the same.
If you install incompatible FW version by accident, just hold the down button while booting up. That should switch to the nearest older FW version you have installed. Similarly, holding the up button switches to the nearest newer FW version.
Starting from v2.x, installing a FW version incompatible with the bootloader won’t be possible to prevent unexpected errors.
I recommend that you upgrade if you either plan to use the DAVEGA with a smart BMS or you’re troubled by frequent MemoryError issues. Otherwise, there’s no strong reason to upgrade. If everything is working for you, you’ll likely be better off keeping your current FW.
Preparation
Write down your device ID. Menu > About.
Do a back up in Menu > Backup. (If you’re unable to create a backup via WiFi, you can always export your data via a cable. See below.)
Note that the bootloader files (.bin) are device specific; the firmware files (.dfs) are not. If you accidentally install the bootloader on a wrong device, it won’t work but you can always re-install it.
Getting access to the microUSB port
The easiest way to access the DAVEGA microUSB port is as follows:
loosen the 4 bolts that hold the PCB to the alu housing
You will want to put the davegax-tool executable and your .bin and .dfs files all in the same directory. Then connect your DAVEGA X, run the davegax-tool and do the Auto-detect port (or Select port manually) first.
Then run the davegax-tool three more times to do the following:
export filesystem (just in case)
install bootloader (.bin)
import files (.dfs)
Note that export/import tends to freeze on Windows. If that happens, press ctrl+c and try again. This may require several attempts. The Mac OS version is not known to have the freezing issue, so if the freezing bothers you, just get yourself a Mac.