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Old Mar 30, 2013 | 10:25 AM
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im an def in, just let me know. pm me or email me. rjamn2010@gmail
Old Mar 30, 2013 | 08:33 PM
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very interested in this count me in (4th gen)
Old Mar 31, 2013 | 11:53 AM
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Yep

Me too! Count me in, if you can get the pricing at $250 or less...
4th gen car.
Old Mar 31, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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4th gen here as well.. Any updated pics?? How bout pricing?
Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MAXIMA_STYLE
4th gen here as well.. Any updated pics?? How bout pricing?
No updated pics right now. Researching.

As for the price, like I said, I'm trying to keep this under $250. So far it looks around $200ish.
Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by rayrobot
i think you should leave rpm as analog and have mph as digital. Just my opinion.

I would hope you mean the other way around. The OEM analog RPM gage is woefully inaccurate. Ask anyone with a VAFC, Summitt or any other rpm switch.

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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:52 AM
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They're going to be a mix between analog and digital. See the picture here.

I will also need to probe some cars pretty soon. The process should take about an hour. Hook some stuff up. Drive around. Record resurgent. Probees will get a discount

PM me if you're interested. I need both 5spd and autos.
Old Apr 2, 2013 | 10:54 AM
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^^ Spell check fail

Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackThornDemon
They're going to be a mix between analog and digital. See the picture here.

I will also need to probe some cars pretty soon. The process should take about an hour. Hook some stuff up. Drive around. Record resurgent. Probees will get a discount

PM me if you're interested. I need both 5spd and autos.
Can I make a suggestion?

On my car when I tilt the steering all the way down, I wind up never seeing the indicator lights. Your diagram looks OK with the indicator LEDs a bit lower, but if you could make sure all the important lights are still visible no matter how the wheel is tilted, that would be nice.
Old Apr 2, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Thanks!

Never thought about that. Seeing as how I never move my wheel.
I'll see what I can do.
Old Apr 2, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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I would definitely be in on this! I love the idea of it so let me know what the final price is and shoot me a pm!!
Old Apr 14, 2013 | 09:56 PM
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4th gen! in once I know the price
Old Apr 30, 2013 | 05:57 PM
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update

I little snippet of some progress.

Code:
// Created by BlackThornDemon
// See desc.txt for more info
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_PCD8544.h>
#include <avr/pgmspace.h> // memory management


#define cel_height 48
#define cel_width 84
Adafruit_PCD8544 lcd= Adafruit_PCD8544(3,4,5,7,6);

// globals

// dummy lights
// use byte because its 8 bit (int, short, etc. are 2 bytes)
// array is in THIS order:
// abs, airbag, battery, brake, brights, cel, cruise, door open,
// left turn, over drive, oil, right turn, seatbelt, washer fluid
byte dummyPins[13] = {22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35};


// Gauges
// MAX input is 3.3V
// ^^^^^  --REMEMBER THIS IT MATTERS--  ^^^^^
byte pinFuel	=0;
byte pinSpeed	=1;
byte pinTach	=2;
byte pinTemp	=3;

// Mileage
// this is some cool ****
// we're actually saving the odometer and trip 
// to the built in flash memory so it gets saved
// NOTE: this method may never actually get used
// as the developers estimate the built in memory 
// can only be accessed about 100,000 times
// in all actuality nobody probably ever starts a car
// in its whole lifetime 100,000 times much less a car
// that's 14-18 years old already however in the sake
// of longevity I will explore other options of saving
// data (such as a SD card)
int trip		=0;
int odometer	=0;

/* processing of on/off lights (i.e. abs, brake, etc.)

*/
void dummyLight()
{

}
/* 	this is the base of the dummy lights
	if the input is 0-0.49 the light is read as OFF
	if the input is 0.50-1 the light is read as ON
*/
void CheckSignalDigital(int signalPin, int max)
{
	// read the pin here so we don't have to read it 4 times
	float pinValue = digitalRead(signalPin);
	if(pinValue >= 0.50 && pinValue <= 1)
	{
		
	}
	// this is important because if the light was previously on
	// we need to turn it off
	else if(pinValue >=0 && pinValue <= 0.49)
	{}
	else PinReadError();
}
boolean CheckSignalAnalog()
{

}
void PinReadError(string pin, string error)
{
	// print the error on screen nicely
}
void setup()
{
	odometer =;
	lcd.begin();
	lcd.command(PCD8544_DISPLAYCONTROL | PCD8544_DISPLAYNORMAL);
	lcd.clearDisplay();
	lcd.setContrast(60);
	lcd.setTextSize(2);
	lcd.setCursor(0,0);

}

void loop()
{
	for(int i=0;i<13;i++)
	{
		CheckSignalDigital(dummyPins[i], 1);
	}
	
	lcd.display();
	delay(100);
}

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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 07:48 PM
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im in whoa this is cool. maxima owners never give up always bringing the new to the old
Old Apr 30, 2013 | 08:18 PM
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Keep it up! Looking forward to this.
Old May 12, 2013 | 09:49 PM
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That's basically what I'm doing now. Except the tablet is in your dash. lol
I decided to go the obd2 route instead of with the oem connectors.

Still making progress! (btw that's not my video)
Old May 12, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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YOU CAN DO IT!!!! looks real good bro liking the route your taking
Old May 13, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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More progress. Right now I'm looking in to making a can bus/obd board to keep the cost down.

Woot! free samples
http://www.obdsol.com/stn1110/
Old May 14, 2013 | 03:26 PM
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4th gen obd is very very very very slow

you should buy a obd reader and see how the rpm's correlate to the gauge when you rev before you go too far(im not sure if our obd port shows the speedo?)
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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Update?

Any update on this project? I am interested in this gauge also.
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 10:18 PM
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ill be watching this
Old Jan 12, 2014 | 11:29 PM
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No updates in a LONG time.
Old Jan 14, 2014 | 04:26 AM
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Not looking promising. OP hasn't logged in for two months now.
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