My Cargo bike build.

[guerney]

Back in March it wouldn't have been the latest released commit so likely 1.20.1C.1.

I wish "Simon" had mentioned which version he flashed - were there experimental builds then? I suppose worst case scenario would be the purchase of a new controller? Then perhaps stock firmware, if the new controller can't be flashed with the OSF?

 

[guerney]

Back in March it wouldn't have been the latest released commit so likely 1.20.1C.1.

Or perhaps he was flashed one of those new controller which are not compatible with the OSF?

Hope it all goes well, whenever it is that you choose to flash your TSDZ2 with whatever firmware you've decided upon.

 

[guerney]

FLASH!!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!

 

[guerney]

F E E L T H E F E A R

D O I T A N Y W A Y

 

[guerney]

Neal,

• Isn't v20.1c.2 still in pre-relaes/beta? 1c.1 has been around for some time and thus tried and tested.
• Each to their own of course but if I were on my first build, I'd not be brave enough to try a pre-release version 'cos if something didn't go as planned I'd wonder if it were me/my motor rather than a potential firmware issue

@Nealh, Bike4two is using 1c.1?

 

[guerney]

C2 being withdrawn after being released, doesn't inspire my confidence, especially as the developer has now abandoned further development/fixes. The damn thing should have been checked to death before release IMHO. It suggests poor QC. But each to their own. I'm not suggesting you use any version in particular.

 

[soundwave]

rip the controller out of it and use another one

 

[guerney]

Having a spare controller to hand, does give me confidence to tinker with the one on the bike. If I kill another controller through another soldering accident, it'll feel less stressful because I won't have to wait weeks for a replacement to arrive, before my bike's working again.

 

[guerney]

If hackable TSDZ2 controllers are becoming rare, maybe buy a few so you can sell them for a profit ina year or three?

 

[guerney]

"90% of the UK’s bee species are actually solitary bees, "

This WORLD BEE DAY (20 May), look out for solitary bees and help scientists better understand declines

New solitary...

pressat.co.uk

 

[guerney]

I might plant some bee friendly green manure this year to help bees out - something which doesn't grow too high... not sure what yet. They can't grow higher than pumpkin plants.

World Bee Day: Build ‘motorway services for bees’, urges bug expert

Bees need to migrate to protect populations, but are struggling to reach safety

www.independent.co.uk

maybe this:

Green Manure Birdsfoot Trefoil Seeds

Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), also known as 'Eggs and Bacon plant' is a low growing green manure that has excellent weed-suppressing properties. It is good at fixing nitrogen and if allowed to flower encourages bees & beneficial insects to the area which in turn pollinate veg crops...

www.greenmanure.co.uk

 

[Nealh]

How tall for pumps ?
For Green manure, have a look at two excellant plants are Phacelia tanacetifolia & Borage. If let to set seed then turned back in to the soil it will reappear year after year, they are very shallow rooted near surface rooted.
Pulmonaria aka Lungwort isn't a Green manure plant but is an excellant one for the Hairy Footed Flower bee from early spring. It is a clumpy expanding plant that can take over a bit, it is easy to remove and split and is extremely hardy. A good plant to have in an unwanted area or border area of a wild garden.

 

[guerney]

How tall for pumps ?
For Green manure, have a look at two excellant plants are Phacelia tanacetifolia & Borage. If let to set seed then turned back in to the soil it will reappear year after year, they are very shallow rooted near surface rooted.
Pulmonaria aka Lungwort isn't a Green manure plant but is an excellant one for the Hairy Footed Flower bee from early spring. It is a clumpy expanding plant that can take over a bit, it is easy to remove and split and is extremely hardy. A good plant to have in an unwanted area or border area of a wild garden.

No plant is too tall for pumpkins, they climb up anything like runner beans, can be grown vertically... but less than 1 ft, about 6 inch is ideal. They like to anchor themselves to other plants. If there is too much foliage around the pumpkins themselves, that could soften pumpkin exteriors through humidity, which could lead to slugs deflating them after they eat through what's normally a hard skin. I'll have to experiment. Thanks for your suggestions, I'll look into them and buy a variety of seeds. I was going to go with white mustard throughout because it's fast and cheap, and fenugreek (which unlike mustard isn't nitrogen fixing, but is also edible like mustard) but a good variety would be better. After the main crop season, overwintering with trefoil sounds wise, at the very least.

 

[guerney]

I'm off to wallstreetbets, trying to turn £100 into a million...

 

[guerney]

How tall for pumps ?
For Green manure, have a look at two excellant plants are Phacelia tanacetifolia & Borage. If let to set seed then turned back in to the soil it will reappear year after year, they are very shallow rooted near surface rooted.
Pulmonaria aka Lungwort isn't a Green manure plant but is an excellant one for the Hairy Footed Flower bee from early spring. It is a clumpy expanding plant that can take over a bit, it is easy to remove and split and is extremely hardy. A good plant to have in an unwanted area or border area of a wild garden.

I've got a couple of raised beds 1.5m X 1m, which are in the dark thanks to a large hedge - time toaxe that away... might be better to keep most wild plants contained. I'll probably just buy 1kg of wildflower seeds for those beds, plus other contained patches, rather than let wild flowers grow wild:

1Kg WILD FLOWER MEADOW SEEDS Wild Scented Bee Natural Meadow NO GRASS FM31 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1Kg WILD FLOWER MEADOW SEEDS Wild Scented Bee Natural Meadow NO GRASS FM31 at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

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Contains these, and why do they include sand anyway? 20:1 sounds a tad high. Bloody well hope there's no giant knotweed...

True English lavender HP
Dianthus mixed HP
Oxeye daisy HP
Nemophilia HA
Corn Marigold HA
Dahlia Mixed HHP
Cosmos HA
Virginia Stock HA
Sweet william messenger mix HP
Alyssum carpet of snow HHA
Sweet Rocket HP
Victoria cross HA
Field poppy HA
Flax HP
Gypsophila HA
Californian poppy HA
Blue lupin HA
Mixed Cosmos HA
Jalapa-MirabIlis P/A
Godetia HA
Nigella HA
Soapwort HP
Birdsfoot Trefoil HA
Cornflower HA
Dwarf Sunflower HHA
Purple Coneflower HP


The sand to seed ratio is 20;1

 

[guerney]

@Nealh Have you flashed it yet? At worst you'll need a new controller - there seem to be replacements available, and replacements may even be OSF flashable. If whatever you flash it with is merely glitchy, you could put the original firmware back on or try another version?

Mind you, a firmware flash could kill all kinds of things... Flasher beware and all that...

 

[Nealh]

Now I have the downlaods working I need to get on with the motor and mechanical mods. Once done I will probably start a new thread as it will all get lost in this one.
Yes I have flashed the new firmware and the stvp shows the characters have changed so looks hopefully all good obviously I can't test it unitl it's fitted to the bike. Wlak assist works still.

 

[guerney]

Now I have the downlaods working I need to get on with the motor and mechanical mods. Once done I will probably start a new thread as it will all get lost in this one.
Yes I have flashed the new firmware and the stvp shows the characters have changed so looks hopefully all good obviously I can't test it unitl it's fitted to the bike. Wlak assist works still.

If you haven't done so already: Given that your old laptop is not in ideal condition, it's even more important to back up your controller's original firmware. If you compress the files as .zip or .rar files, you'll know if there are errors on your backup media (cd/dvd etc.) because they won't decompress properly and wil present an error while unpacking. Winrar will do a CRC check while unpacking the .rar file, to check for data corruption. Winrar is "Trialware" but is fully functional, just has a nag screen whenever you start it up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinRAR

Or you can make .zip files in Windows 10:

 

[guerney]

Now I have the downlaods working I need to get on with the motor and mechanical mods. Once done I will probably start a new thread as it will all get lost in this one.
Yes I have flashed the new firmware and the stvp shows the characters have changed so looks hopefully all good obviously I can't test it unitl it's fitted to the bike. Wlak assist works still.

Hope the build is going well - I have no idea about what's involved, although I'm disappointed you won't be using the very strange and exotic sounding ferrofluid. It's handy that motor temps will be visible on the display, stops ankles getting unnecessarily singed/lightly roasted while towing heavier cargo?

 

[Nealh]

Amendment to post #390.
It concerns the text regarding confirming the JAVA has downloaded correctly and I have underlined the edited part.
Beg pardon for the incorrect entry.


2. The most important bit Download Java jre and check it is loaded and running on your pc. Download from Download Java for Windows
Simply down load it and all the other Downloads when it comes to it, in to your PC's Download folder. From the Download folder copy it to C:, once done open & install it to your pc.
To check it is installed correctly use the magnifying glass/search box, located bottom lhs of the screen. Type in Cmd and then simply open the Command Prompt app, a new Black box will open. In the box a curser flashes next to your C:\ user name. Simply type java after your name and then press the enter key on the rhs of the querty board, if all is well then a pleatherer of text will start printing. Once this has finished press the enter key again for your user name and cursor to flash again, type java -version ( after java there is a space then the dash line) and it should confirm the version.
Once this is done close the Cmd Prompt box.