Designing the Ultimate Motorcycle Computer - Making Hard Choices

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Join me on this journey of making an open source motorcycle computer!

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The goal of the Ctrl-MC project is to make a reliable and flexible system for simplifying and modernizing the wiring on older motorcycles.

If you want to know more:
* Discord server: https://discord.gg/p5pfdZxfS8
* GitHub repository: https://github.com/KIHestad/Ctrl-MC

I am making some important decisions in this episode. I have used ESP32 so far in the project, but I wonder is STM32 could be a bettter choice. I am also ordering the second PCB in this video, to prepare for the prototyping phase. These are exciting times!

00:00 Explaining the project
02:59 Why using Canbus
04:59 Power and Canbus Module
08:48 The R&D process
11:20 How to order a custom PCB
14:45 ESP32 or STM32
19:02 Testing the microcontroller
21:51 Receiving the custom PCB

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