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so... ive gotten really tired of trying to find that elusive 7th gear, but absolutely refused to see the solution of a Gear Position Indicator being worth 100 to 150 bucks! seriously, just to know what gear i am in? however, i saw the DIY instructions on bluegauges, and added in that i make a living programming robots to populate circuit boards. this brought me to one conclusion....
Im going to build my own. it will differ from the bluegauges A LOT because i am going to have a programmed chip which will eliminate the need for 3/4 of the simulated logic from the bluegauges design. i was also determined to have a digital display.
the program should be done tomorrow, so i can use breadboard to make a proto.
THE QUESTIONS:
1. would anybody be interested if i could build it for a price that allowed me to sell them for fifty dollars?
2. would it influence your decision if i left the option for different color digital gauges?
3. obviously first gear would display 1, second would display 2, and so on. for neutral however, i have decided on either just a 0, or to make the six segments that make the zero dance in a clockwise direction. does anybody else have any ideas for neutral?
this would be based on the voltages from the gear position sensor of an SV. however, its not an exact voltage, there is a gap between each gear so i plan to use a window. this may allow this to work for other bikes. you would have to find out what those voltages are for your bike and i would let you know if it would work, for anyone interested with a non SV bike.
And, finally, if the price is what would be deterring you (though it is at least half off of any i have seen) please suggest a price and i will see if i can get parts cheaper, have raw pcbs produced cheaper or even accomplish such a price by making a mininum number of orders before production.
Note that this is only a feeler to check on interest. i am making one for me, as for you guys it depends on how many are interested... sorry.
oh, and please just reply to the thread so that (in the case of major interest) my inbox does not fill up. if the projects gets the go i will begin requesting PMs
Im going to build my own. it will differ from the bluegauges A LOT because i am going to have a programmed chip which will eliminate the need for 3/4 of the simulated logic from the bluegauges design. i was also determined to have a digital display.
the program should be done tomorrow, so i can use breadboard to make a proto.
THE QUESTIONS:
1. would anybody be interested if i could build it for a price that allowed me to sell them for fifty dollars?
2. would it influence your decision if i left the option for different color digital gauges?
3. obviously first gear would display 1, second would display 2, and so on. for neutral however, i have decided on either just a 0, or to make the six segments that make the zero dance in a clockwise direction. does anybody else have any ideas for neutral?
this would be based on the voltages from the gear position sensor of an SV. however, its not an exact voltage, there is a gap between each gear so i plan to use a window. this may allow this to work for other bikes. you would have to find out what those voltages are for your bike and i would let you know if it would work, for anyone interested with a non SV bike.
And, finally, if the price is what would be deterring you (though it is at least half off of any i have seen) please suggest a price and i will see if i can get parts cheaper, have raw pcbs produced cheaper or even accomplish such a price by making a mininum number of orders before production.
Note that this is only a feeler to check on interest. i am making one for me, as for you guys it depends on how many are interested... sorry.
oh, and please just reply to the thread so that (in the case of major interest) my inbox does not fill up. if the projects gets the go i will begin requesting PMs