Open Source DIY Electronic Ignition

You switched from imperial, to metric, to imperial, to metric, to imperial. I feel this is a very Canadian thing to do.. I think in imperial and measure in metric.

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CrazyPJ is has not said "Eh" once. The U.S. can't make up it's mind....a lot of cars are metric/imperial. It is a long slow changeover.

Also, Did you notice the word before "PJ". That explains a lot.


The spec for the devices is in metric, but the rest of the gang doing this are in the U.S.

CrazyPJ can explain his own heritage though.....
 
I was too...LOL..hence the "Eh" comment Canadians are known for....

Oh well....
 
I knew why, just wanted to do 'the usual' ;)
I'm British and trained as a precision machinist.
Done a lot of metric stuff on imperial dial machines so switching isn't a big deal, I put inch sizes in 'fur yu merricun's' ;D

BTW, Harley has been using both metric and inch sizes since at least 1984, Evo was probably a code for 'cheapest possible supplier no matter what size they use'
 
Hi just wondering if any progress on this? I was thinking of creating a diy ignition myself. Im good with the electronics and software.

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Cool. you mean adding something like this (http://www.adafruit.com/products/705) inside your tach or speedo?
 
Different. Something simpler, yet more complex.

I'm thinking a tricolor LED that changes color as the voltage changes. Something like red for not charging, blue for charging, green for sweet spot, and orange for overcharging.
 
I've got few different LED volt/amp meters like those on adafruit site.
Wouldn't use them on bike they are to monitor when in garage or other components as they are not the easiest to use while riding.
Analog colour changes are much simpler to take in at a quick glance
Seriously, the military and airlines have spent millions, maybe billions on tests to see which is quickest and easiest to use.
Unless you need to know something to multiple decimal places, near enough is good enough in emergency situations and much faster to interpret
 
Sonreir said:
Different. Something simpler, yet more complex.

I'm thinking a tricolor LED that changes color as the voltage changes. Something like red for not charging, blue for charging, green for sweet spot, and orange for overcharging.
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Cool!
 
Sonreir said:
I'm thinking a tricolor LED that changes color as the voltage changes. Something like red for not charging, blue for charging, green for sweet spot, and orange for overcharging.
Click to expand...

Makes sense. Should be easily done with PIC and a tri-colour LED with some discrete components. You could even use a spare analog input or SPI input to add an oil temp. sensor and flash the LED if the oil temp gets too high.

Cheers,
Peter
 
I'm actually thinking about trying to do it without the microprocessor by using a comparitor and a few sets of voltage dividers.
 
The PIC is a small 8 bit micro with a built in 10 bit A to D. Lots of different versions but one like this would work.

http://www.microchip.com/wwwproducts/Devices.aspx?product=PIC12F675

You would need just a single voltage divider and a simple 5v regulator.

Not sure if the pic comes in automotive grade but I suspect normal consumer grade would be good enough.



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