Rezo
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Thought it was time to share this project-turned-product with the community
A small, personal gauge project of mine that started in 2019 when I had begun engine modifications on my Golf GTI brought me to realize that there was no plug and play gauge on the market back then that didn’t cost a fortune, had an ugly outdated layout was was just not responsive enough - couldn’t find myself investing hundreds of dollars on something that has the design of a 1980’s alarm clock.
A few months into the 1st prototype and I crossed paths with @Dogbone06 on another platform - he was doing something similar for his highly modified Skoda Superb ST, but using ESP32s
I quickly got him over to the Teensy and so started our shared project - researching, designing, building and testing together - we built a very strong friendship since then.
Fast forward to 2021, we partnered with someone in Australia who has a lot of ties into the local car communities and he took over sales and marketing - this is where the name “Hurt Alert” was born with the smart algorithms - a true Plug&Play Performance Display for the VW-Audi MQB based petrol-engine cars.
The purpose of this device is to alert the driver of any critical engine/transmission stats while driving.
We implemented smart algorithms that can take data from multiple sensors over a window of time and pop up a visual/audible alert when too many parameters are out of their acceptable range.
We utilized the Teensy MicroMod as the basis, high grade 4 layer PCBs, automotive grade power supply, and custom high brightness IPS LCD.
All that in extra strong MJF printed cases
We utilized several peripherals here:
Many people on this forum educated, helped with code examples and directed us to the right resources to make this project a working thing - from library contributors to the coding experts - so a big thanks to anyone who contributed in their own way - it’s was a HUGE learning curve for us.
A small, personal gauge project of mine that started in 2019 when I had begun engine modifications on my Golf GTI brought me to realize that there was no plug and play gauge on the market back then that didn’t cost a fortune, had an ugly outdated layout was was just not responsive enough - couldn’t find myself investing hundreds of dollars on something that has the design of a 1980’s alarm clock.
A few months into the 1st prototype and I crossed paths with @Dogbone06 on another platform - he was doing something similar for his highly modified Skoda Superb ST, but using ESP32s
I quickly got him over to the Teensy and so started our shared project - researching, designing, building and testing together - we built a very strong friendship since then.
Fast forward to 2021, we partnered with someone in Australia who has a lot of ties into the local car communities and he took over sales and marketing - this is where the name “Hurt Alert” was born with the smart algorithms - a true Plug&Play Performance Display for the VW-Audi MQB based petrol-engine cars.
The purpose of this device is to alert the driver of any critical engine/transmission stats while driving.
We implemented smart algorithms that can take data from multiple sensors over a window of time and pop up a visual/audible alert when too many parameters are out of their acceptable range.
We utilized the Teensy MicroMod as the basis, high grade 4 layer PCBs, automotive grade power supply, and custom high brightness IPS LCD.
All that in extra strong MJF printed cases
We utilized several peripherals here:
- FlexCAN for CAN BUS communication
- FlexIO 8080 emulation with DMA for the LCD communication
- FrequencyMeasure for the Ethanol Content Sensor readings
- SDIO for fast data logging to the uSD card
- AnalogWrite to drive the Piezo Buzzer
Many people on this forum educated, helped with code examples and directed us to the right resources to make this project a working thing - from library contributors to the coding experts - so a big thanks to anyone who contributed in their own way - it’s was a HUGE learning curve for us.
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