as you guys asked for an aux output on the receiver:
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working on the dual and dual pro which will have touchscreen and IP67 if all goes well
more info and comparison tables soon here: gb products
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That’s awesome the extra output is so useful!
Does it work by sending a signal to the VESC, pwm output or its own switch built into the receiver?
own switch builtin the receiver, will give a 5V signal, no pwm output support for now, but can do it if necessary
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I’m in
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I suppose two (or three) boolean outputs is too much to ask for? (horn/lights) or (horn/bell) or (horn/bell/light) or (horn/bell/wheelie_mode)
Just tossing it out there
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i think that’s a bit too much especially for the entry options without touchscreen where the only interface is the power button, can implement easily on the pro versions tough
Just a thought but how hard would it be to make the aux output correspond to throttle input?
Just tryna see if it’s possible to do active brake light base on that instead of readings from ESC.
that could be implemented and added to the config tool, is there an option here in this forum to make a pool form or something like this? where users could input their “requirements” and everyone could vote on, I would like to hear more from the community and implement the highest voted ideas
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There are other simpler ways without the remote to to achieve this effect. Better to keep the remote as simple as possible imo
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What other way can you do it?
Edit: I know about how Tucker did his.
Id either ask the vesc or use an external IMU
You can read the throttle and turn a light on or off. Or you could use an external IMU as Jack noted.
You could also run a custom version of VESC firmware that does this without an external MCU. But you would still need an external switch no matter whether the signal came from the remote, the ESC, or an external MCU. So you still need external parts. You don’t want to drive vehicle lights from your ESC 5V rail.
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It’s voting time!
We have a real chance to build something great together.
I’ve just launched a voting page where all community suggestions are collected in one place. This lets everyone clearly see what matters most and helps me prioritize what to implement before release.
Please take a moment to vote. I’ll do my best to implement the top-ranked ideas ahead of launch. If we use the community’s collective input properly, we can make something genuinely unique.
Vote here: https://gbengineering.se/voting
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The GB Remote Lite and Dual Throttle are close to being ready.
I’ve ordered a small initial batch from the manufacturer. Final assembly will be done by me, and every unit will go through continuous 24/7 testing on a dedicated test jig I’m building. The goal is to stress-test everything before opening the store.
The firmware is open source. You buy the remote, it’s yours—you’re free to modify it as you like. If you need schematics or have questions about the electronics, you can reach out to me directly or use the AI assistant on my website (its pretty good but cold).
The configuration tool is complete and covers all settings. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
If everything goes well on schedule, units should be in stock by mid-February.
Looking forward to getting these into the community’s hands and hearing your feedback!
here’s a cool pic of 2 final prototypes i’ve been using for testing during the past weeks 
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Wow, amazing!
Very clean design AND open source. What more can a man wish for?
Your website also looks clean!
Wish you the best with this project, I’m don’t even skate much anymore but I am very intrigued!
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Honestly: I can’t wait for a small form factor, dual trigger, reliable (!), up-to-date remote. You are checking all lot of boxes. Being based in europe is just the cherry on the pie for me 
Having said that, I am very much not a first adopter and I hate to say that but I think I will wait. Just a bit… to see positive reviews flying in (which I am hoping won’t take long). I will watch this closely.
Thanks for all your hard work and compassion to make this come true 
A future customer
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Really hoping this timeline sticks. Been following this project and really want to get my hands on one. I think I might mess around with the regular thumb wheel and see what it would take to make a single trigger mod as i love me some trigger remotes and the open source nature makes it more appealing. If only i had more free time 
Have you thought about puting components like shells, screens, pcbs for the fully open source version in your store for repair and replacement or tinkering? Even just Links to available components and possibly affiliate links to help fund your endeavors might be a nice. Also as a way to help some who are reluctant to buy the wrong or incompatible parts by accident find the correct stuff
one of the things that made the puck such a staple of eskate was having a reliable core function and feeling like it was a fully mature product. Then people moded the cases and made a million variants that helped the ergonomics fit more people. This is my hope for this project except one step further. Because it’s open source - another ambitious person could make a batch of a reliable and tested version and sell them. Development continues and it becomes normal to have a reliable durable eskate remote with a standard and proven track record.
A stripped down - just does one thing well version for @b264 and like minded builders, and a full featured telemetry bells and whistles version can exist with the same core elements.
Im not usually an early adopter, im very conservative in my critical components choices usually. But I will get on the first batch of this because even if development stops dead here - the ip is open source it can still be a stepping stone to continue the project. I wish i had more of the applicable skills to contribute more.
just what we need
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Hi all makers and riders, i was thinking building a similar hardware remote for some time to upgrade my old 3d printed remote, but this project enter my heart verry fast, i cant wait for the pro version to be released, but till then i plan to build the lite version as i have 90% of the parts, but i dont find any details about receiver(not showing in part list), can somebody help me with this info?
All the kudos to @georgebenett and people suporting this!
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thanks for the feedback guys! I’ve been pouring so much time and money to create this for the past 19 months, its consuming all my free time and resources, I’m really eager to put something out there that really stands out and we deserve! we need some solid project specially being fw open sourced so it would never die.
@dani91ro the receiver is pretty straight forward you can assemble one for yourself with a xiao-esp32 module, flash the firmware and hook it to the vesc serial port. I hadn’t had time to actually make any wiring diagrams.
I’m working on a V2 for the receiver where it will talk to the vesc via CAN instead of UART.
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