Builder Road Map

Note: This project is still very early stage and you must be prepared to find a lot of info yourself and to talk to other builders in the Discord. See the FAQ for a quick overview of the state and nature of this project.

If you want to embark on building an OpenMower, we have collected an overview of the various parts and where find information and what to to below.

Please see the image to the right for an overview that we will refer to. The headlines below refer to this image.

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Get a mower in a store

So far only the Yard Force 500 is supported. See FAQ for more about alternative mowers.

Disassemble the mower and Remove the old mainboard

See @c.ez's YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bImqD-pQSA

Get a CC/CV module

This is currently needed to fix the docking station provided by Yard Force due to incompatibilities with the replaced main-board. It should be possible to fix this issue, but right now, it is necessary. See Building the Mower for where to get it.