RAMPAGE NAVIGATION HANDLEBAR CONTROLLER
Version 1.7.3
TIPS AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
● Use a CAT5 connector between the controller and the buttons
○ We use a normal CAT5 network cable as the tether between the boxes as it
already has the minimum required 8 strands that the controller needs.
○ A good tip is to place a network female-female adapter in the middle. This
makes it very convenient to unplug one portion from the other. Especially if the
unit is fitted onto the bike. This is very convenient to remove separate sections
for field replacement, sweep outs or repairs.
● Consider using an external battery or connector
○ On your Adafruit Board, you have pins on the board to allow hard soldering
wires that are linked to the battery supply. This works great to extend the battery
power outside the box. Depending on your battery use (must be Lipo
rechargeable batteries) you can then have an external connector as an
emergency backup to plug a battery into your unit in the field. In case your
internal battery doesn't work or your USB fails. Just another fail-safe.
● How to switch your LED state from red and green if your LED was soldered incorrectly
○ The Mode LED is a three-pin LED. It is sometimes difficult to solder the LED
legs into place and know which leg represents green and which one represents
red.
○ Don’t stress. You can fix this in the software.
○ Line 41 & 42 in the code version 1.7.3 sets the PINs for the LED. You can
simply swap the values of A0 and A1 to the other and it will change the led
colour.
○ From experience its best to have the colours represent the following modes:
■ RED: App Select Mode
■ GREEN: Riders mode
● Program your own buttons to match apps.
○ With some understanding of the code required, you can program the unit to
send any keyboard keystroke to your unit. Depending on your app on your
mobile, different keyboard commands can be used for different functions on
different mobile device apps.
○ Find out if your Android app allows keyboard command and input. Then get
those commands and simply program them into the code.
● How to start your unit with an existing default soft app loaded.
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