/PWC

Permobil Wheelchair Controller with ESP32 and ZeroStick interface

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Permobil Wheelchair Controller

Copyright 2021 SuperHouse Automation Pty Ltd <www.superhouse.tv>
Designed by Jonathan Oxer

Connects to a Permobil electric wheelchair controller, and emulates the signals from a wheelchair joystick so that the chair can be controlled electronically.

Includes an I2C header so that a ZeroStick zero deflection joystick can be connected.

Includes an ESP32 so that the chair can be controlled using WiFi or Bluetooth.

Also exposes the "5th Button" input to the chair as a test point for experimentation.

PCB

Features:

  • 1 x chair controller output.
  • Derives 12V from the host wheelchair controller for reference voltage..
  • Requires 5V power via USB.

More information is available at:

http://www.superhouse.tv/pwc

INSTALLATION

The design is saved as an EAGLE project. To use this project download it and place the directory containing these files into the "eagle" directory on your computer. Then open EAGLE and navigate to the project.

DISTRIBUTION

The specific terms of distribution of this project are governed by the license referenced below.

LICENSE

Licensed under the TAPR Open Hardware License (www.tapr.org/OHL). The "license" folder within this repository also contains a copy of this license in plain text format.