Bike Suspension Tracker

I love mountain biking! Embarrassingly enough, when I got my last mountain bike, I did not check the full functionality of the front suspension. To my dismay, I found that the front lockout feature didn’t work. Of course, it was long outside the manufacturer’s warranty… On a good note, it got me thinking about how you could use a Raspberry …

GitHub Repository Up and Running

Thank you for so much good feedback. There have been people asking about a GitHub repository for the code to do the safe shutdown. https://github.com/JuiceBoxZero/LowBatteryShutdown There you go. Full instructions are in README.md for how to get the software. Of course, you may modify it, based on your needs/skill level, but the posted instructions should get it running on your …

Kickstarter campaign is successfully funded!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE BACKERS! This has been an amazing experience, and we want to make sure that everyone stays updated on JuiceBox Zero. We will  be posting updates periodically about manufacturing progress and any answers to JuiceBox Zero questions we can manage! Feel free to reach out and we’ll get back to you as soon as …

Low Battery Shutdown Code

When JuiceBox Zero sees the battery voltage reach 3.2V the “LOW BATTERY” LED lights up and causes GPIO16 to go HIGH.  In order to perform a safe shutdown, do the following: Type: sudo nano LowBatteryShutdown.py This will create a python file in your current folder for the safe shutdown code. Copy and paste the following code into LowBatteryShutdown.py and save …

How to use JuiceBox Zero

Overview JuiceBox Zero lets you power a Raspberry Pi Zero with a Li-Ion or Li-Poly battery.  The following will help you understand JuiceBox Zero and how to use it. This article uses affiliate links. It doesn’t cost you anything extra. It just helps me pay to provide this information. Board Specs and features Uses any single cell Li-Ion or Li-Poly …