This repository is dedicated to the Shimano e-Steps as I happen to have an e-Bike that is fitted with the Shimano drive-train. There is hardly any technical information on the electronics, so I decided to do a little exploring myself.
## e-Bikes
Electrification of a bike is very populair. There are two basic bike types:
- pedelec, limited to 25km/h, no helmet required
- speed e-bike, limited to 45km/h, requires a helmet, insurance
Among the pedelecs, drive-trains of Bosch, Shimano, Bafang and Yamaha are used as well as automatic transmission systems of Shimano, NuVinci, etc. which make riding a bike a joy.
*Tested on 13-08-2018 with the above setup and the result was that the setup is not working. The setup uses a `Mac`, with `VMWARE` and `Windows 8..10`, to work like a PC. Checking some forums revealed that there are more problems using "other" systems than PC's as people claim that the USB implementation of the SM-PCE1 does not comply with the USB standard.*
**`NOTE:`** So the next step is to find a PC and repeat the above process.
The `SM-PCE1` is an USB interface to connect the e-Steps system to a PC. It is used for service, configuration and maintenance. It is normally not required for a bike owner to have such an interface, but my curiosity was triggered to find out if I can hookup Bluetooth to my bike.
The `SM-DUE10` is a Reed switch with an attached cable, together with a magnet that can be attached to the spoke of a wheel. It is handy to have the magnet around if ever you loose the magnet the e-bike doesn't function anymore.
