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Yeah, that's true. But, the soldering of the small stuff is done now.
I have yet to test the boards and put them into the enclosures (waiting for the 3D printed lids to arrive), put the OLEDs on the display boards (waiting for the OLEDs to arrive) and make and test the connecting display cables (can't test them without the displays).
Getting there. In the meantime I'll finish the test box I think I showed a few pages back in this thread that lets me test the hardware without requiring a car...
Well, given it is 5 days past the first scheduled day.... lol
Yeah, but it gets worse: I got notification yesterday that the new expected delivery date will be Jan 8, along with an apology for the inconvenience...
I do have one display left which I'll use to get at least one set ready, and get the rest ready so that the only thing missing will be the displays. Still waiting for the digital prints as well, but I hope those will show up "real soon now".
Jan 8? Wow. I guess it is a good thing you don't have production deadlines or something like that going on.
Yeah, I know, it sucks, but what can you do. I mean, I piggybacked my 5 displays on someone else's larger order, and my $150 are peanuts for the distributor, so I understand. I guess if I had ordered a truckload of these maybe Asia would deliver the displays faster (and then again - maybe not). Everything shuts down here between Christmas and Jan 6 (which is a holiday in Germany), so any delay that reaches the week before Christmas automatically means Jan 7 at the earliest.
I'll use the time to work on the software, I still have a bug to fix, and I want to rewrite the screen mapping code to allow color backgrounds - hopefully that'll work out as I plan.
However, I am almost done with the test box, come to think of it! At least a little progress. Still need to wire up the compass rotary switch (to simulate a compass module) and the instrument illumination variable resistor. Then I can close up the box and test the two boards that are ready...
I managed to get ALOT done of the rest of my instrument cluster project this past week. PLX dm-100 gauge fabbed in on the left side of cluster, new lighting bezel, light boards, independent needle lighting. All thats left now is to transfer all the warning light powers and grounds from the OEM board to the new locations and having the new gauge face made.
Starting point. Well, little past starting point, but I forgot to take pics before I started hacking.
after talking to lt4 and reading through this thread. this is something i'd be very interested in getting. what about doing a video input. i sell a device that mirrors samsung screens. so i could actually use the nav off a phone onto that screen. i have a few other simple idea's. i'd be interested in chipping in some research $ and be a test guy.
I managed to get ALOT done of the rest of my instrument cluster project this past week. PLX dm-100 gauge fabbed in on the left side of cluster, new lighting bezel, light boards, independent needle lighting. All thats left now is to transfer all the warning light powers and grounds from the OEM board to the new locations and having the new gauge face made.
Starting point. Well, little past starting point, but I forgot to take pics before I started hacking.
I've missed about the last 75 or so posts, but was amazed to see your progress. It's amazing. Great job.
Sparky- ive been considering making a plug to easily reproduce with carbon or fiberglass. With limited time it would be a ways down. Ultimatlely unless you were adding the xtra screen on the leftside of the cluster which caused me to relocated alot of things, replicating my lighting set up would be overkill x10. You could achieve the same lighting results with GOOD smd led towers in the stock locations and independently illuminating the needles like 86iroc did.
Wow, you really went all out! I like the relocation of the idiot lights. Really well executed. This is going to look ridiculously BA with both screens integrated and a custom overlay.
With the displays scheduled to arrive in January, I went ahead and finished the remaining boards I have (minus one connector, which is going to be a spare backup unit). They all seem to be working, at least I was able to flash the bootloader and I get the bootloader screen now when I power them on.
I'll run full tests when they're in their enclosures (no word on the 3D printed panels yet).
I got my first Android tablet on Saturday, so naturally I tested what I got it for: to update the firmware on my trip computer! Took me a bit of getting used to Android, but finally managed to, see attached video. You can see the trip computer screen at the top right next to the tablet. Mission accomplished!
I also tried to run the set mileage firmware, but for some reason that didn't work on the tablet. Works flawlessly on the PC. Hmmm. Doesn't matter, it's the firmware update that's a hassle with a laptop, so this should be easy now!
Note: the video is upside down, didn't notice that on the cell when I took it. Apologies!
11-16-2015 | 07:47 AM
Video! 
