It's been nearly two weeks since we unveiled project Mellon, Nikki's Lord Of The Rings-inspired custom control board for the WOLFBOX powered tonneau cover.

Built around an ESP32-C6, and a custom board built alongside PCBWay, it connects Nikki's tonneau cover's BLE connection with the built-in HomeLink-compatible visor in her F-150 Lightning. But to date, all her testing has been on the bench.

There's still a lot to do: including a custom harness, and a CAN bus integration. But will her first tests in the truck actually work?

⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:

00:00 — Introduction 00:55 — Meet Mellon: HomeLink history, the WOLFBOX tonneau cover, and CAN bus smarts 04:05 — First truck test: live demo and reverse-engineering the WOLFBOX protocol 09:39 — Smart security: lockouts, phone-as-key, and drive-mode safety 13:38 — Why this matters 14:38 — What's left to do: harness, certification, and OTA safety 17:42 — Thanks and goodbye!

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