Pretty sure he already said you’d need to manually change the app mode via Bluetooth, may very likely be misinterpreting things though.
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You do need to change the “app” to switch from wheelie to zoom mode.
I am not sure how can I help? My board is not VESC-based, so I don’t know the VESC well, and I have never tried to program anything for it.
Apparently, balance control was already done on the VESC. What do you think is missing to be actually usable on a skateboard? Is it only a software problem, or do you lack extra hardware like control buttons that are not present on a typical remote?
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I think it should be a module in parallel with your receiver. That’s it. On/off rf switch you keep on a keychain
Or just the wheel on the Mini Remote. I have ideas
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or you can make it so mode 3 on your PWM remote like the puck activates self balancing but mode 2 acts as your new top mode.
ride normal in mode 1-2, full throttle mode 3 and it start self balancing until you let off the throttle or brake or something.
Can one not just send and XML file over Bluetooth to toggle from balance to regular Esk8 mode. That could be done with an Adriano or a raspberry pi?
I’ll buy the parts if someone wants to tinker
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just install one of those and get some beefy motors
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I also volunteer to be a crash test dummy
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you are right, just one though.
If you have two then the roll axis steering would be weird. unless the two wheels moved like if on an extra truck.
Anyone make any progress on this? Hooked up the bmi160 and the vesc tool reads its movements, but it doesn’t begin to drive my motor no matter how I change the settings under the startup tab.
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I know im 4 years late to this conversation but how would i configure this for my bike? i have an eride pro ss (surron like) also i have like 30 related questions but i dont want to annoy you with paragraphs lol has anyone done this yet can someone point me in the right direction?
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I don’t have one, but I worked in the ebike industry for 8 years.
The setup on the original listed board is like a onewheel.
Direct drive motors (hub motors) powering a center point for balance.
The eride pro has a chain drive to the wheel with a transfer chain drive to the motor (I think correct me if i’m wrong, it might be belt like surrons).
Being as it’s not a direct drive you would have too much dissonance within the drive system to effectively pull this off.
It would theoretically be possible on a direct drive rear hub bike, but that is on paper.
All in all unfortunately I would say it’s not possible, but that’s not to say it’s not impossible to wheelie 
Lean that thang back and tap the rear brake, you’re gonna dump it a time or 2, so do it on grass. Once you find where the balance point is you will be able to fine tune it.
Good luck 
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I don’t think that’s true. Pedal bikes wheelie by torquing the pedals in combination with weight distribution and pulling on the bars. A tuned control system can account for a gear reduction and chain, it’s basically modelled as a gain, a check valve, and a small amount of backlash. What do you mean by dissonance?
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You’re right on the pedal bike part. I might be the wrong one here, but every e ride pro i’ve worked on/seen has had a lot of slop from motor engagement to wheel engagement.
Yes you can wheel a bike when you have a loose chain, but have you ever tried to wheelie a coaster brake? Unless the coaster brake is dialed in and fresh outta the box that 1/4 crank of slop will land you on your butt.
I apologize maybe my first reply wasn’t fully correct. Yes it would be possible with a LOT of tuning and adjusting.
From a slop standpoint i’ve seen a couple motor turns in between the motor and wheel moving. This is just speaking from what i’ve seen.
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I wonder if controlling a gyroscope would be better than controlling wheel torque.
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