Project "Better" Stock Clocks....

Yes... I was testing that last night... The sensor I'm using is digital so it gives a nice high or low signal. The one I was testing last night had both components on the same side and was analog, the performance was no where near what I need.

The bright side is that I still have three more methods to test... Lol. I want this to work really well so I'm in no real hurry to finish and will explore my options.

 

Yay! new servos arrived!

BOO... one arrived broken.

Working on some menu system code tonight. I'll get to testing out the new servos tomorrow night or possibly Wednesday.

 

If your testing continues for a few more weeks, I may be able to add some info as I am about to repair a TCI unit for another XJbikes member, and will have a scope set up and I can show any signals you may want to use.

 

Sure. I have a scope here too however I have to make a connector so I can read the coils.

 

Not much to report lately... I have been waiting for everything. (circuit boards, donor cluster, replacement servo.) I did do a little work on the menu system of the display and whatnot. Still haven't gotten around to testing the new servo... just been too busy.

 

Interesting, just read the thread. Nice work so far.

 

So the new servos are plenty fast but the amount of rotation I get out of them is only 168* not 190* like the slower ones... In order to keep the same 0-120 speedo set-up, I'm going to have to raise the gauge reading to 130mph instead. This way the 120 mph mark will fall at about the 168* mark. The speedo will never actually be able to show a reading above that.
The tach will not be a problem because the 11k-12k mark is already beyond the redline.

I also got my micro-controller circuit boards in! I made two tiny mistakes in the design (real minor). Here are a few pictures, the bare boards and the finished test product. I ran some sample code on it last night after soldering it and it works perfectly. For what it's worth, it's a ATMega328 processor running at 16Mhz.

 

Hot damn that's sexy

 

Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

me too... hahaha.

 

Haven't forgotten about this, been busy making a internet operated garage door opener for a good friend... Got the replacement servo and was able to test two more different methods of RPM sensing. The photo interrupter still seems to be king. The last try will be to re-visit the inductive type pick-up on the HT coil wire...

Building a mock up soon. Will post some pictures when done.

I also want to start making the needles, which requires a lot of time... which I don't have.

 

It sounds like you can and have made some sweet stuf!! What other cool projects have you done? Even non bike related of course!

 

something I built for work... I have all sorts of random projects going at any time... lol, this is why I have no time.

http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic ... #msg622781

 

so did u ever finish it?

 

Just seen this now since someone drug it up, glad they did, very cool idea. Cool idea, something I thought about but never took on. My thoughts when I read the very first post to meet all your criteria would be Volvo S80 gauges with new carbon fiber faces and RGB LEDs wired in behind in a custom enclosure. I took a picture of the gauges in my S80, displays in the center of both the tach and speedo for your fuel, time, etc. Whatever you want. The floating needles are pretty cool. Since you want carbon fiber faces, why not cut out the numbers so that the back light shows through them? Also, you would want a CNC mill for carbon fiber. As I recall water jets are better for metal, but they may work on carbon fiber. Then just wire in High Power RGB Star LEDs with controller, and make a custom enclosure, done. The hard part seems to be the sender modules for the speedo and tach.

This reminds me of something I wanted to try with an FZ750 I had. But I will start a new topic for that.

EDIT: I completely forgot about the picture of the gauges...should be there now.