Gen2.1.1 Hoverboard Single Uart firmware turns on and off continuosly

[Electron-py]

I have tried flashing single uart firmware and master uart firmware to one of the boards. But when i press the button it beeps with a red light and then it turns off. If i have the esp spamming uart signals it turns on, spins for 1 second, green light and turns off. I have the GD32F130C8 hoverboard Gen 2.1.1

[Electron-py]

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/97ca5c04-1460-419f-a7ee-8cc8b992d496

[I-hate-2FA]

did you remember to disable battery protection

[Electron-py]

what battery protection?

[Electron-py]

Never heard of it before. How do i disable that?

[RoboDurden]

Yes, looks like you have set the wrong battery voltage in config.h

#define BAT_CELLS 10 // battery number of cells. Normal Hoverboard battery: 10s

[Electron-py]

im using the precompiled binary. I have a 25.2v battery

[RoboDurden]

Then you have to compile yourself with 7s or 6s.

[Electron-py]

Is there a guide for Platform IO?

[Electron-py]

If not what program should i use?

[RoboDurden]

I have uploaded a uart master 7s for you: https://github.com/RoboDurden/Hoverboard-Firmware-Hack-Gen2.x/tree/main/BinariesReadyToFlash

[Electron-py]

Thank you very much. I'm not very good with compiling.

[RoboDurden]

Yes, there is PlatformIO support since yesterday. Would be nice if you test that with your setup. If you have already platformIO installed.

[Electron-py]

Yes, but I don't know how to properly compile the firmware.

[Electron-py]

Then yes, I would be happy to test it.

[Electron-py]

It works!

[Electron-py]

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/abc821a3-cb52-4646-8dc5-331865353167

[Electron-py]

Trying to compile the firmware on PlatformIO, but I need to know how to 'select' the layout.

[RoboDurden]

6s online Now it would be nice if you would test the new platformIO support.

Simply open the folder of the project (that contains the platformio.ini file). Then hit strg+b to compile and if this succeeds hit strg+u to upload.

[Electron-py]

Ok, how do I select Gen2.1.1?

[RoboDurden]

There currently is only one target in the platformio.ini file:

[env:genericGD32F130C8]
board = genericGD32F130C8
framework = spl
build_flags = -D GD32F130
              -D TARGET=1

And in config.h the LAYOUT 1 is already selected:

    #ifdef GD32F130     // TARGET = 1
        #define LAYOUT 1

[RoboDurden]

for your setup you need

    // LAYOUT_2_X is used in defines.h
    #ifdef GD32F130     // TARGET = 1
        #define LAYOUT 1
        #define LAYOUT_SUB 1    // Layout 2.1.7 exisits as 2.1.7.0 and 2.1.7.1
    #elif GD32F103      // TARGET = 2
        #define LAYOUT 1
    #elif GD32E230      // TARGET = 3
        #define LAYOUT 1
    #elif MM32SPIN05    // TARGET = 4
        #define LAYOUT 1
    #endif

    #define MASTER      // uncomment for MASTER firmware. Choose USART0_MASTERSLAVE or USART1_MASTERSLAVE in your defines_2-?.h file
    //#define SLAVE         // uncomment for SLAVE firmware. Choose USART0_MASTERSLAVE or USART1_MASTERSLAVE in your defines_2-?.h file
    //#define SINGLE            // uncomment if firmware is for single board and no master-slave dual board setup

    #define BAT_CELLS           6        // battery number of cells. Normal Hoverboard battery: 10s

    #if defined(MASTER) || defined(SINGLE)
        #define MASTER_OR_SINGLE

        //#define REMOTE_DUMMY
        #define REMOTE_UART
        //#define REMOTE_UARTBUS    // ESP32 as master and multiple boards as multiple slaves ESP.tx-Hovers.rx and ESP.rx-Hovers.tx
        //#define REMOTE_CRSF       // https://github.com/RoboDurden/Hoverboard-Firmware-Hack-Gen2.x/issues/26

[RoboDurden]

And in bldc.c you need to remove the __INLINE directive in line 74:

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Block PWM calculation based on position
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void blockPWM(int pwm, int pwmPos, int *y, int *b, int *g)      // robo 2024/09/04: remove __INLINE for PlatformIO
{

[Electron-py]

ok, trying now to do all

[Electron-py]

Server error: {"type":"AttributeError","args":["module 'platformio.platform.gd32' has no attribute 'Gd32Platform'"],"message":"module 'platformio.platform.gd32' has no attribute 'Gd32Platform'"}

[RoboDurden]

hm :-/ it does compile on my computer. But i had some other GD32 project installed a year ago. And i forgot how to install the gd32 platform. I thought that with internet connection, it would be downloaded automatically..

[Electron-py]

AttributeError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\__main__.py", line 103, in main
    cli()  # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
    ^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1157, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1078, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\cli.py", line 85, in invoke
    return super().invoke(ctx)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1688, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 1434, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\core.py", line 783, in invoke
    return __callback(*args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\click\decorators.py", line 33, in new_func
    return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\run\cli.py", line 145, in cli
    process_env(
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\run\cli.py", line 208, in process_env
    ).process()
      ^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\run\processor.py", line 81, in process
    install_project_env_dependencies(
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\package\commands\install.py", line 132, in install_project_env_dependencies
    _install_project_env_platform(project_env, options),
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\package\commands\install.py", line 149, in _install_project_env_platform
    PlatformPackageManager().install(
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\package\manager\platform.py", line 52, in install    
    p = PlatformFactory.new(pkg)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Users\djtho\.platformio\penv\Lib\site-packages\platformio\platform\factory.py", line 79, in new
    platform_cls = getattr(
                   ^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'platformio.platform.gd32' has no attribute 'Gd32Platform'

============================================================

An unexpected error occurred. Further steps:

* Verify that you have the latest version of PlatformIO using
  `python -m pip install -U platformio` command

* Try to find answer in FAQ Troubleshooting section
  https://docs.platformio.org/page/faq/index.html

* Report this problem to the developers
  https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues

============================================================

Now i'm trying to update PlatformIO because i didn't use it for some time.

[RoboDurden]

always google error messages:

https://github.com/platformio/platformio-home/issues/42 https://github.com/platformio/platformio-home/issues/1859

[Electron-py]

For the configuration file i found on the PlatformIO wiki to put this [env:genericSTM32F103C8] platform = ststm32 board = genericSTM32F103C8

[Electron-py]

trying now

[RoboDurden]

Yes, using the original stm32f103 core might be better anyway. Still the GD32F103 works for me:

RAM:   [          ]   4.1% (used 332 bytes from 8192 bytes)
Flash: [==        ]  22.1% (used 14500 bytes from 65536 bytes)
Building .pio\build\genericGD32F130C8\firmware.bin
=========================================================================================================== [SUCCESS] Took 2.87 seconds ===========================================================================================================

But i have not yet the time to test it on some test hardware. And the nice guy who added the platformio.ini file mentioned that the cpu clock might be wrongly initialized.

[RoboDurden]

Might be better to use a 2A constant current power supply when testing new binaries !!!

[Electron-py]

Don't have one

[RoboDurden]

You can use the original charger for testing.

But as the code already works for you when compiled with the Keil IDE, it is not such a big risk to go on with battery. But if the platformIO core does the mosfet activation wrong, you might ignite a short cut..

[Electron-py]

Last thing, it gives me an error: board doesn't support spl framework! I think it is for wrong clock configuration. How do i set it to HSI?

[Electron-py]

ok, setted the clock succesfully

[Electron-py]

where is the config JSON file? I need to put "extra_flags": "-DSTM32F100xB -DSTM32F10X_MD", apparently

[RoboDurden]

platformio.ini

[Electron-py]

Still same error .Error: This board doesn't support spl framework! 0

[Electron-py]

Tried to search online but it doesn't work

[RoboDurden]

please continue in the PlatformIO issue: https://github.com/RoboDurden/Hoverboard-Firmware-Hack-Gen2.x/issues/93 Maybe @hoverboardhavoc can help