Custom Welcome Lights

[Gemar]

I want to share with you what I've done with my lights using an IBUS interface and small computer running Linux.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp7JMdVq3L8[/ame]

The effect lasts for 30 seconds after unlock. All kind of lights and timing can be set. I intend to make a small scheme with microcontroller to do the job.

[ChitownzVIP]

Thats some serious ingenuity. I envy you, keep up the good work. Maybe at some point a DIY wtite-up. I know id be ineterested in playin around with something like that.

[Gemar]

I will write a short DIY later on what binary commands I send to IBUS to get the lights effect. The difficult part is to program a microcontroller chip to do the job, but I'm almost done with that. On the video the computer is inside the car

[BimmerBreaker]

Or you could just pay for the software and hardware that does it for you...

[Gemar]

Or you could just pay for the software and hardware that does it for you...

I made the effect with the lights because I developed my own IBUS framework under Linux. The main purpose of the framework was to make an MP3 CD changer emulation with a computer. I just used my scripts to throw some commands on event. I can do whatever I want with binary commands on the entertainment devices inside the car as long as the light control module.

[NNY528I]

E-light module does this and comes with handy programing interface to setup your lighting. Neat that you did it at home.

[Gemar]

Yes, OK.. I know about eLight module... I've made the video just to share my knowledge with you. On the other hand, do you know how much the eLight module cost, because I can solder that for me within a couple of dollars.

[Xz Dark Star zX]

Yes, OK.. I know about eLight module... I've made the video just to share my knowledge with you. On the other hand, do you know how much the eLight module cost, because I can solder that for me within a couple of dollars.

Very creative! Linux ftw.

[bmw chris]

I made the effect with the lights because I developed my own IBUS framework under Linux.

Very cool. Definitely want the DIY on this.

The main purpose of the framework was to make an MP3 CD changer emulation with a computer.

Now this would be very cool, even more so if you could mimic Ipod controls and make it compatible with the DICE module or be able to display TAG info on the MID. Would love to be able to copy my music library to a solid state drive mounted permanently in the car.

[crdiscoverer]

OP: Good job! Go on with the good ideas. Only remember to share when you're done. I'm interested in this since Linux is the thing that puts food on my table.

[airkhin]

diy please!!! ive been wanting to program my lights since i got my car! and dnt want to cough up that much money for a controller....

[Orxan4ik]

Yes, OK.. I know about eLight module... I've made the video just to share my knowledge with you. On the other hand, do you know how much the eLight module cost, because I can solder that for me within a couple of dollars.

FWIW, so far you havent shared anything but a video. Cost part aside, do you really compare soldering to a programmable module that can do so much more? im not being negative, just asking

p.s. Regardless, good job on the project. This is the exact same lock/unlock light setup I have on my car utilizing the eLight (:

[Gemar]

I can't understand why somebody wants to attach a whole programmable module to the IBUS, while I can just make a simple custom scheme and run it, but this is my opinion.

So how to proceed with the IBUS. First you should turn on the lights you want to light and send command ''3F 03 D0 0B E7" to read the LCM's IO status. Then the LCM will reply with a command like "D0 23 3F A0 E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD FB". Get the IO status command, switch the place of the first and third byte, set the forth byte to 0C, recalculate the checksum byte at the end like "3F 23 D0 0C E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD CS" and send it back to IBUS. Voila! the command lights up the desired beams for around 6 second, so you have to resend it as much times as you wish to have them lighted.

[Orxan4ik]

I can't understand why somebody wants to attach a whole programmable module to the IBUS, while I can just make a simple custom scheme and run it, but this is my opinion.

Because it takes only 15-20 mins to install and a min or two to programm a HUGE combination of any lights.

Aaaand also because of this

First you should turn on the lights you want to light and send command ''3F 03 D0 0B E7" to read the LCM's IO status. Then the LCM will reply with a command like "D0 23 3F A0 E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD FB". Get the IO status command, switch the place of the first and third byte, set the forth byte to 0C, recalculate the checksum byte at the end like "3F 23 D0 0C E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD CS" and send it back to IBUS. Voila! the command lights up the desired beams for around 6 second, so you have to resend it as much times as you wish to have them lighted.

[FinneousPJ]

This is great. I like it, good job.

[Camarok]

awesome!

[WhiteElefant]

it's always good to see some custom work on here.

there's way too much emphasis on OEM in my opinion.

[FlightMedic]

Hey! Can you tell me how to code the flash-light-sequence from the video to my E39? Usually I'm coding by NCS. But here I couldn't realise it.

I tried Navcoder now.
The LCM-promt command didn't show up a return message. I tried sending code from post "3F 23 D0 0C E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD CS" via Navcoder, but the result was pretty poor. LWR-movement und lighting angel eyes only.

Hope you can help me! I would like my car to get illuminated as in the video by unlocking remote.

You can contact me via fd_brandmeister@hotmail.com, too.

[BMWPlanetDude]

Hey! Can you tell me how to code the flash-light-sequence from the video to my E39? Usually I'm coding by NCS. But here I couldn't realise it.

I tried Navcoder now.
The LCM-promt command didn't show up a return message. I tried sending code from post "3F 23 D0 0C E1 E0 00 10 00 00 02 00 00 A2 00 00 00 00 00 E5 34 00 0A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FD CS" via Navcoder, but the result was pretty poor. LWR-movement und lighting angel eyes only.

Hope you can help me! I would like my car to get illuminated as in the video by unlocking remote.

You can contact me via fd_brandmeister@hotmail.com, too.

Get a ilight or elight module, code it the way you want, sniff the bus with navcoder, but the code in your inexpensive module, sell you ilight (uk made) or elight (german made) locally. You a winner now.