Unoffical empeg BBS

Quick Links: Empeg FAQ | RioCar.Org | Hijack | BigDisk Builder | jEmplode | emphatic
Repairs: Repairs

Topic Options
#5526 - 13/08/1999 11:34 connecting sensors to th empeg
bobo
member

Registered: 13/08/1999
Posts: 116
Hi,

what about a project for connecting external sensors (e.g. temerature) to th empeg.
Are there any problems with the serial port if itīs car powered ? (-5V)

there are already several home-project - I think it would be quite easy to port them:
http://www.freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/08/09/934257123.html

bobo



Top
#5527 - 14/08/1999 10:07 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: bobo]
altman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
The serial port has -ve voltages - the charge pump in the serial chip deals with this.

At some point I might dig out a PIC and publish some source for a simple I/O device (eg - steering wheel remote), but I need some free time first ;)

Hugo



Top
#5528 - 19/08/1999 10:56 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: altman]
steve
stranger

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 48
Loc: Cambridge, UK
>At some point I might dig out a PIC and publish some source for a simple I/O device (eg - steering wheel remote), but I need some free time first ;)

To my left, my steering wheel, already with a bunch of controls on it, but room for a few more.
To my Right, a Pic developer kit.
Absent, the protocol.
Hmm, I see another few late nights coming on.

Steve.


Top
#5529 - 16/09/1999 16:22 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: steve]
pol_
new poster

Registered: 16/09/1999
Posts: 3
Hmm.

Landrover with paddle switches on column.

Half a clue with assembler.

Bad attitude.

Netwinder for ARM development

Wish to learn PIC development.

This could be a plan.

Knowing the way my programming projects often go, this could quite easily also be a banana. Time will tell.


Top
#5530 - 09/01/2000 04:57 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: bobo]
baumann
new poster

Registered: 09/06/1999
Posts: 7
Loc: Switzerland
Hello

Did you got your temp-sensor working ?? Could you find something ??
I'm interested in a temp-sensor connected to empeg.
Maybe someone knows how to do ???


Top
#5531 - 30/03/2000 05:52 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: bobo]
SOS
new poster

Registered: 30/03/2000
Posts: 5
I was thinking more about using the serialport for a GSM modem, and then adding WAP support :) Everyone talks about, why not us :)

/\/\orten Seeberg.
_________________________
/SOS

Top
#5532 - 26/05/2000 10:00 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: bobo]
ccrobin
stranger

Registered: 26/05/2000
Posts: 49
Loc: Minnesota, USA
Yeah, like how about a clock along with that temp sensor?

I'm clueless to programming, so I'll leave this to you experts. :)

Empeg ROCKS!


Top
#5533 - 26/05/2000 15:05 Re: connecting sensors to th empeg [Re: ccrobin]
bmihulka
enthusiast

Registered: 15/06/1999
Posts: 259
Loc: Lincoln, NE
The Mark2 will have a clock and both models have a temp sensor. It just only reads the internal temp.

-Waiting to replace the hole in my truck with a Mark2
_________________________
Brian

-See my empeg <a href="www.hulkster.net/empeg" target="_blank">here</a>-

Top