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Electrical know how people...i need you
hehe, gay subject line eh? anyways, here is waht i want to do...i want to make a mini rpm bar out of led's, and i want to incorporate one of the led's to be the shift light. So, im guessing the space i have to work in is about 2.5-3". If i get small enough LED's, i'll probably get 5-6 of them in there. Now how would i get the led's to mirror the guage...example one led would equal 1500rpm and hopefully it would light up, and so on for the other LED's. What would i need to make this work?
thanks, harry.
thanks, harry.
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Speed sensor signals are pulses. Nissan meters typically have a 2p and/or an 8p (p = pulse) output.
I'm thinking a small microprocessor would be nice (go fish for a MC68HC11 chip, most colleges use it), learn some simple assembly program some software to read the pulses. By software program, you can then use the built-in outputs to turn on the LEDs as the count increases.
It would need some experimenting with to get the timing right. If I have the time next week, I will check out the Maxima speed sensor output curve.
Edit: I'm sure there are other ways, I'm just not creative enough though ... you'll probably have to start with the speed sensor signal so I will check that out next week and let you know.
I'm thinking a small microprocessor would be nice (go fish for a MC68HC11 chip, most colleges use it), learn some simple assembly program some software to read the pulses. By software program, you can then use the built-in outputs to turn on the LEDs as the count increases.
It would need some experimenting with to get the timing right. If I have the time next week, I will check out the Maxima speed sensor output curve.
Edit: I'm sure there are other ways, I'm just not creative enough though ... you'll probably have to start with the speed sensor signal so I will check that out next week and let you know.
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