WOW?. can't understand that either? jw Joe. E. Wallace jwallace...@gmail.com
On Feb 22, 2012, at 5:39 PM, Dow, Carl E wrote: > Upon reading this my neural network's axon bulbs immediately starting > secreting neurotransmitters at an unprecedented rate, due to the fact that my > blood NaCa2+ were in complete homeostatasis which essentially ended up being > an action of a negative feedback system. So as soon as the NaCa2+ got > through to the extensors and flexors of all ten phalanges of my most distal > appendicular osseus matter of my superior appendages. They (NaCa2's) > immediately diffused through the simple squamous epithelium in the > capillaries proximal to all the implicated sarcomeres of the obviously > appropriate myofibrils hence the actin filaments attracted the myosin heads > on all of the sarcomere's mysoin filaments of my hand's extensors and flexors > (I'll spare you the details) resulting in isotonic contractions in complete > control by my neural system which resulted in this e-mail. > ________________________________________ > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [krnet-boun...@mylist.net] on behalf of Peter > Diffey [pe...@heroic.co.uk] > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:33 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: Re: KR> Re: android EFIS system > > All modern cars have a diagnostic port called ODB-2 that allows > maintenance shops to check engine, air bag, a/c performance etc. The > data is sent to the diagnostic tool via a serial protocol, much like an > RS232/USB - in fact you can connect ODB-2 via a suitable serial > connector to a USB port. The diagnostic tool sends a code to the car. > and the car responds with a string of data. You can buy Bluetooth > dongles that connect to the ODB-2 port. > > Essentially the Torque Pro software running on an android device can be > used to display this environment / engine data. Not all cars use the > same call/response codes, so the guy when he designed Torque Pro made > the software configurable via a simple menu interface, so if there is > something on a car that can be reported, you can configure Torque Pro to > request that data. The big prob is the manufacturers don't like telling > folks what data can be requested - GM charge $7500 for the information. > > As long as you have some way to generate engine information in a way > that emulates the way a Ford or GM car present data, then you can report > that data to Torque Pro. > > ODB-2 is a very simple protocol, data requests are no more than 4bytes > of data, the request is normally 8 bytes, so emulating an engine > management system is quite easy, there are several proprietary gadgets > that can do this and there is Arduino which is an open-source > microprocessor that has up to 40 analog and digital input pins that can > be connected to sensors. The Arduino can then be programmed up to > respond to requests from Torque Pro and send back the appropriate result. > > Off the shelf sensors for temperature, oil pressure etc are obviously > simple to read using the Arduino, encoded output from an altimeter > should also be possible. > > Programming up the Arduino isn't particularly difficult, anybody who can > write C programs will find it easy. > > If I was looking at implementing this kind of system, I think I would > have 2 low cost 7in tablets, one running Torque Pro, and a second device > running GPS > > Pete > > > On 20/02/12 15:14, Ray Fuenzalida wrote: >> You are speaking an incredibly different language than I (or most people) >> understand. Can you start over and list how to do this - step by step - so >> that the non technical types can follow this. Thanks. Looks pretty cool. >> >> Ray >> New Orleans >> >> --- On Sun, 2/19/12, Peter Diffey<pe...@heroic.co.uk> wrote: >> >> From: Peter Diffey<pe...@heroic.co.uk> >> Subject: Re: KR> Re: android EFIS system >> To: "KRnet"<kr...@mylist.net> >> Date: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM >> >> 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 >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
