It's even easier than I thought Torque Pro allows the user to create custom instruments, so you just go into the config menu, and create a new screen, tell it what PID to send to the sensor interface module, and tell it what you expect to get back.
So I created a couple of custom sensors and added them to a new display, here it is http://www.flickr.com/photos/peter_diffey/6904571017/ Of course I will need to write some code to run on the Arduino interface board and buy a couple of sensors. Torque pro Android App is about £2.95 The Arduino boards is £21.90, the bluetooth module is £9.90 Famous last words it looks a doddle Pete On 19/02/12 15:29, Peter Diffey wrote: > Hi, > > Dave is spot on, it's easy to write stuff to interface with the internal > sensors, the only problem is those sensors are pretty low spec, and vary > between different devices. > > To interface with engine and environment sensors is the hard bit, I have > recently been doing some stuff with an Arduino micro board which can > interface with up to 40 sensors and has Bluetooth connectivity, the idea is > to have the arduino yodelling data to the paired bt device like a bt GPS > does. The data is then saved to a database so can be accessed either > real-time from an efis etc or later analysed on the ground. > > A similar android app already exists that reads a cars engine management > system via a Bluetooth ODB2 device - have a look at the Torque Pro android > app. > > I figure that if someone was to do arduino interfaces to the common aircraft > sensors, then get them to output STD ODB2 messages, the Torque Pro guy could > create the display elements in a matter of hours (if he's interested) > > Peter Diffey > >
