04-08-2013, 08:19 PM
So ive been thinking... At university i worked quite a bit with embedded systems and still have all of the bits left over. Basically with a microchip you have two pins for power and earth and the rest can receive input either on or off (0/1) or analogue input 0 to 255.
With these pins you can connect lots of sensors... perhaps a pressure sensor which they could be connected to the inlet manifold to measure boost pressure. Then of course you need some way of displaying the information, which is done using an old backlit nokia screen.
Then lots of programming stuff needs to happen and you need to turn the input value from the boost sensor into pixels on a screen. You dont just print the letter A or the number 3. You have to write code to turn each and every pixel on and off!
But would it be cool? Would you guys be interested in seeing the results of a home brew electronic boost gauge with a screen?
Problem so far is I cant find a pressure sensor that fits directly into a pipe D:
Just found this! Its perfect! Bit expensive but exactly what I need as you can plug the tube straight into it and it measures between 3 and 36psi!
http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/phidget...ensor.aspx
With these pins you can connect lots of sensors... perhaps a pressure sensor which they could be connected to the inlet manifold to measure boost pressure. Then of course you need some way of displaying the information, which is done using an old backlit nokia screen.
Then lots of programming stuff needs to happen and you need to turn the input value from the boost sensor into pixels on a screen. You dont just print the letter A or the number 3. You have to write code to turn each and every pixel on and off!
But would it be cool? Would you guys be interested in seeing the results of a home brew electronic boost gauge with a screen?
Problem so far is I cant find a pressure sensor that fits directly into a pipe D:
Just found this! Its perfect! Bit expensive but exactly what I need as you can plug the tube straight into it and it measures between 3 and 36psi!
http://www.trossenrobotics.com/p/phidget...ensor.aspx