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Old 03-30-2013, 10:25 AM
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im an def in, just let me know. pm me or email me. rjamn2010@gmail
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very interested in this count me in (4th gen)
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Old 03-31-2013, 11:53 AM
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Me too! Count me in, if you can get the pricing at $250 or less...
4th gen car.
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4th gen here as well.. Any updated pics?? How bout pricing?
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Old 04-02-2013, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MAXIMA_STYLE
4th gen here as well.. Any updated pics?? How bout pricing?
No updated pics right now. Researching.

As for the price, like I said, I'm trying to keep this under $250. So far it looks around $200ish.
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Old 04-02-2013, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by rayrobot
i think you should leave rpm as analog and have mph as digital. Just my opinion.

I would hope you mean the other way around. The OEM analog RPM gage is woefully inaccurate. Ask anyone with a VAFC, Summitt or any other rpm switch.

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Old 04-02-2013, 10:52 AM
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They're going to be a mix between analog and digital. See the picture here.

I will also need to probe some cars pretty soon. The process should take about an hour. Hook some stuff up. Drive around. Record resurgent. Probees will get a discount

PM me if you're interested. I need both 5spd and autos.
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^^ Spell check fail

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Old 04-02-2013, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackThornDemon
They're going to be a mix between analog and digital. See the picture here.

I will also need to probe some cars pretty soon. The process should take about an hour. Hook some stuff up. Drive around. Record resurgent. Probees will get a discount

PM me if you're interested. I need both 5spd and autos.
Can I make a suggestion?

On my car when I tilt the steering all the way down, I wind up never seeing the indicator lights. Your diagram looks OK with the indicator LEDs a bit lower, but if you could make sure all the important lights are still visible no matter how the wheel is tilted, that would be nice.
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Old 04-02-2013, 11:06 AM
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Thanks!

Never thought about that. Seeing as how I never move my wheel.
I'll see what I can do.
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Old 04-02-2013, 01:08 PM
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I would definitely be in on this! I love the idea of it so let me know what the final price is and shoot me a pm!!
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4th gen! in once I know the price
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Old 04-30-2013, 05:57 PM
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update

I little snippet of some progress.

Code:
// Created by BlackThornDemon
// See desc.txt for more info
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_PCD8544.h>
#include <avr/pgmspace.h> // memory management


#define cel_height 48
#define cel_width 84
Adafruit_PCD8544 lcd= Adafruit_PCD8544(3,4,5,7,6);

// globals

// dummy lights
// use byte because its 8 bit (int, short, etc. are 2 bytes)
// array is in THIS order:
// abs, airbag, battery, brake, brights, cel, cruise, door open,
// left turn, over drive, oil, right turn, seatbelt, washer fluid
byte dummyPins[13] = {22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35};


// Gauges
// MAX input is 3.3V
// ^^^^^  --REMEMBER THIS IT MATTERS--  ^^^^^
byte pinFuel	=0;
byte pinSpeed	=1;
byte pinTach	=2;
byte pinTemp	=3;

// Mileage
// this is some cool ****
// we're actually saving the odometer and trip 
// to the built in flash memory so it gets saved
// NOTE: this method may never actually get used
// as the developers estimate the built in memory 
// can only be accessed about 100,000 times
// in all actuality nobody probably ever starts a car
// in its whole lifetime 100,000 times much less a car
// that's 14-18 years old already however in the sake
// of longevity I will explore other options of saving
// data (such as a SD card)
int trip		=0;
int odometer	=0;

/* processing of on/off lights (i.e. abs, brake, etc.)

*/
void dummyLight()
{

}
/* 	this is the base of the dummy lights
	if the input is 0-0.49 the light is read as OFF
	if the input is 0.50-1 the light is read as ON
*/
void CheckSignalDigital(int signalPin, int max)
{
	// read the pin here so we don't have to read it 4 times
	float pinValue = digitalRead(signalPin);
	if(pinValue >= 0.50 && pinValue <= 1)
	{
		
	}
	// this is important because if the light was previously on
	// we need to turn it off
	else if(pinValue >=0 && pinValue <= 0.49)
	{}
	else PinReadError();
}
boolean CheckSignalAnalog()
{

}
void PinReadError(string pin, string error)
{
	// print the error on screen nicely
}
void setup()
{
	odometer =;
	lcd.begin();
	lcd.command(PCD8544_DISPLAYCONTROL | PCD8544_DISPLAYNORMAL);
	lcd.clearDisplay();
	lcd.setContrast(60);
	lcd.setTextSize(2);
	lcd.setCursor(0,0);

}

void loop()
{
	for(int i=0;i<13;i++)
	{
		CheckSignalDigital(dummyPins[i], 1);
	}
	
	lcd.display();
	delay(100);
}

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Old 04-30-2013, 07:48 PM
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im in whoa this is cool. maxima owners never give up always bringing the new to the old
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Old 04-30-2013, 08:18 PM
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Keep it up! Looking forward to this.
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Old 05-12-2013, 09:49 PM
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That's basically what I'm doing now. Except the tablet is in your dash. lol
I decided to go the obd2 route instead of with the oem connectors.

Still making progress! (btw that's not my video)
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YOU CAN DO IT!!!! looks real good bro liking the route your taking
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Old 05-13-2013, 09:50 PM
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More progress. Right now I'm looking in to making a can bus/obd board to keep the cost down.

Woot! free samples
http://www.obdsol.com/stn1110/
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Old 05-14-2013, 03:26 PM
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4th gen obd is very very very very slow

you should buy a obd reader and see how the rpm's correlate to the gauge when you rev before you go too far(im not sure if our obd port shows the speedo?)
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Old 01-12-2014, 06:35 PM
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Update?

Any update on this project? I am interested in this gauge also.
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Old 01-12-2014, 10:18 PM
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ill be watching this
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No updates in a LONG time.
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Old 01-14-2014, 04:26 AM
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Not looking promising. OP hasn't logged in for two months now.
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