still down
any updates?
November 1, 2009!
I haven't landed anything full-time, but my contract work is picking up, which is good. Bad for side projects like this, but good for paying the bills.
Rest assured although this project has been idle for several months, I'm determined to make it a reality and I won't let it die!
Stay tuned...
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
Wow, how did I miss this thread! Subscribed! Not a coder, but was once Nasa Certified in Soldering. (used to be an Electronics Tech with Western Digital in the 80's, then Electro-Optical Laser R&D Tech with Rockwell working on Star Wars stuff, before I got into Boeing)
Hope something works out for you m2pc!!!
John
'95 Hellrot M3 w/Dove
AA Euro HFM Stage II (w/21# Injectors & Software) W/Gen III Exhaust - URI Crank Pully - FDM w/3 Row M Coupe Rad - 3.23 LSD - Vogtland Club Spec/Koni SA - UUC Red w/Enforcers - TMS Shims/Rear Camber Bars w/QA1 inners/Sways - VMC F/TMS R End Links - X-Brace - Perf Ultimate/SS Brake Lines - GC Tower Mounts/RTAB Shims - ZKW's w/5000K Hid - Fog Delete - Alpine 9847/Pioneer TS-C130R Kevlar Components/Pioneer PRS-X340/Stealth Box's/Wired Zune 120GB - OE LTW CF Sills/Glove Box Plate - Staggered Black M-Spoke II's w/235/40 (front), 255/40 (Rear) Nitto NT05's - Rolled Fenders!
***Got a '95 M3? (actually pretty common on all years! Even happened to Racer Seth Thomas! ) Check Your LSD! http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=390209
Did any of you look at the REV iphone app
http://devtoaster.com/products/rev/index.html
which uses this OBDII connector
http://www.plxkiwi.com/kiwiwifi/hardware.html
and they have a SDK to develop with
http://www.plxdevices.com/sdk.html
'96 328is 5speed - CDV Delete, SPAL electric fan with SPAL PWM controller, weight reduction, Koni str.t springs, H&R OE sport springs, 16" Kosei K1's, ECIS CAI, bored out cupholders.. etc
Sold 04/27/10 - Now rockin' a 1996 200sx SE-R.
Pushed back another week but not forgotten. I've got to get a handle on my oil issues ATM.
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
now forgotten ? bump for what would be a very epic upgrade
>(^-^)>
No, not forgotten -- I still have the spare OBC hooked up to my test harness in the garage; just been so crazy busy with work I barely have time to maintain my E36, let alone finish my projects like openOBC and the LED tail retrofit.
The projects won't die, but are slow moving ATM.
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
I'm still interested in being apart of this project.
sun-roofless artic silver 97 m3, Squid Industries custom SSK, Vogtland club spec springs, Ground Control street camber plates, Bilstein sports, OEM RTABs w/limiters, 8.5 x 17" DSII's, Safety wired oil pump nut, Sway bars (27/stock), conforti tune
Ok everyone, I landed a real job now, so it's time to really begin implementing this project. I was thinking that a project of this magnitude will require a bit more horsepower than a simple MCU like a PIC, etc.
Let's start looking into small embedded Linux SBC's. Here's a few I'm considering:
http://foxg20.acmesystems.it/doku.php?id=:start
http://www.embeddedplanet.com/products/ep852.asp
http://www.embeddedplanet.com/products/ep405pc.asp
Using a real Linux-enabled SBC will allow the most flexibility. We can then program the openOBC using C++, Python, Perl, etc.
Ideally, a CF card would allow easy upgrading/feature selection. Many SBC's have Ethernet ports allowing for online updates via the web.
What do you guys think?
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
Congrats on the Job Bud! Here's to a better '10!
John
'95 Hellrot M3 w/Dove
AA Euro HFM Stage II (w/21# Injectors & Software) W/Gen III Exhaust - URI Crank Pully - FDM w/3 Row M Coupe Rad - 3.23 LSD - Vogtland Club Spec/Koni SA - UUC Red w/Enforcers - TMS Shims/Rear Camber Bars w/QA1 inners/Sways - VMC F/TMS R End Links - X-Brace - Perf Ultimate/SS Brake Lines - GC Tower Mounts/RTAB Shims - ZKW's w/5000K Hid - Fog Delete - Alpine 9847/Pioneer TS-C130R Kevlar Components/Pioneer PRS-X340/Stealth Box's/Wired Zune 120GB - OE LTW CF Sills/Glove Box Plate - Staggered Black M-Spoke II's w/235/40 (front), 255/40 (Rear) Nitto NT05's - Rolled Fenders!
***Got a '95 M3? (actually pretty common on all years! Even happened to Racer Seth Thomas! ) Check Your LSD! http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=390209
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
i like the idea of moving to a embedded board. This is still a new area for me, but i have been looking at the beagle board for a different project. It might be a good fit for this one as well. It uses TI's omap processor.
http://beagleboard.org/
there are various 3rd party implementations of this as well. I am in particular looking at this one.
http://www.igep-platform.com/index.p...d=46&Itemid=55
for about $215 you get Ethernet, 512meg ram & flash, bluetooth, and wifi. It also has a onboard microsd slot. Basically a full blown PC thats very small.
If you ever wanted the ability to do full blown nav, mp3s...etc they have had success connecting these to a PSP display with voltage level shifters.
anyways these boards are probably overkill for this project, but i think they have some appealing qualities.
sun-roofless artic silver 97 m3, Squid Industries custom SSK, Vogtland club spec springs, Ground Control street camber plates, Bilstein sports, OEM RTABs w/limiters, 8.5 x 17" DSII's, Safety wired oil pump nut, Sway bars (27/stock), conforti tune
Glad to hear you are back in the full time working world and have time for this project again. I am a EE but not an expert embedded programmer. It seems that if you are considering more powerful platforms, you should consider the nano and pico ITX PC compatible motherboards that are out there. VIA has several different models with a good amount of peripheral component capability built in. I am certain that they will run Linux. The limiting factor of those boards is probably the lack of built in analog to digital conversion but that might be offset by easier connectivity to the outside world. A/D boards with USB connectivity are not hard to find. I don't know what they cost today. I bought one several years ago for about $150. The VIA Artigo pico ITX board was around $200 the last time I looked.
2003 540i M Sport 6 spd, 97 328iC 5 spd w/M Lux Package, 95 525iT w/M52 5 spd swap, 2008 R1200GS Adventure, 92 Celica All Trac Turbo
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
A great addition would be for the CODE to arm automatically every time.
Last edited by m2pc; 01-03-2010 at 11:05 PM.
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
mp3 playback is a very attractive feature i think. the linux software to make that work is basically already written. Its called MPD (music player daemon). I runs as a service on the linux machine and is capable of playing nearly any format (non DRM). It supports a wide range of clients for the selection of songs. I personally use the software on my media PC with a client from my iphone. There are also some clients that work with LCDs...etc.
http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Music_Player_Daemon_Wiki
sun-roofless artic silver 97 m3, Squid Industries custom SSK, Vogtland club spec springs, Ground Control street camber plates, Bilstein sports, OEM RTABs w/limiters, 8.5 x 17" DSII's, Safety wired oil pump nut, Sway bars (27/stock), conforti tune
After considerable research, I'm leaning toward this GumStix module:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog...roducts_id=226
Cost is $199 USD, includes WiFi 802.11g, Bluetooth, 6 A/D inputs, GPIO, audio in/out, and SDCard slot. Runs Linux.
Size is only 0.66 x 2.3 inches.
Coupled with this board, you get through-hole connectivity:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog...roducts_id=239
What do you guys think?
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
that board seems like a good solution for this project. The 6 a/d channels is a very appealing since the board i listed only has 2. I assume we will eventually have to design a PCB for this project. This module would just plug into that, allowing the PCB design to be much simpler. There appears to be no onboard audio with that particular board. I might be overlooking it though. a USB sound card is a possibility, but adds to the overall cost of the project. Thoughts?
sun-roofless artic silver 97 m3, Squid Industries custom SSK, Vogtland club spec springs, Ground Control street camber plates, Bilstein sports, OEM RTABs w/limiters, 8.5 x 17" DSII's, Safety wired oil pump nut, Sway bars (27/stock), conforti tune
Yeah I liked the high number of A/D, PWM, and GPIO channels available with this board.
There's no "traditional" 1/8" audio jacks on the board, but it does list "Headset" and "Microphone" in the features list:
on-board microSD card slot
- I2C, PWM lines (6), A/D (6), 1-wire, UART, SPI, Camera in, Extra MMC lines.
- Headset, Microphone, backup battery,
- USB OTG signals, USB HS Host
Wow, I just noticed there's also a "camera in"... this might make for some interesting security/race cam recording possibilities for the OpenOBC!
UPDATE: This board seems like a perfect fit for the OBC case:
http://www.gumstix.com/store/catalog...roducts_id=230
Breaks out audio to standard jacks, includes USB, Ethernet, and HDMI/DVI connectors.
Plus it has a row of 0.1" through-holes we can use to mount a header to connect to the OBC with.
I'm ordering this stuff now to get the ball rolling. I'll post back results ASAP.
Last edited by m2pc; 01-05-2010 at 12:49 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
Just got my Gumstix order in yesterday!
The board on the left is the Gumstix CPU module (really is the size of a stick of gum!).
Linux OS is loaded on the microSDHC card which fits into a slot on the CPU module.
On the bottom right is the expansion board that the CPU plugs into.
Left to right on the bottom edge is: +5V in, USB OTG (usb client port), audio in, audio out, HDMI out, USB host port, and 10/100 Ethernet jack.
Lots of I/O is broken out on the top of that board, with A/D, PWM, and GPIO all available on easy-to-use 0.1" centers.
More to come!
Last edited by m2pc; 01-08-2010 at 11:29 AM.
1999 ///M3 TiAg | Heated Power Vaders | DDM Projector36 5000K 55W HIDs | DDM 3000K 35W HID Fogs
DDM Smoked Corners | DDM Weighted Shift Knob | K&N CAI | Mishimoto AL Rad w/Zionsville AL Shroud
Stewart HiPo Water Pump | Samco Hose Kit | 16" SPAL Puller Fan | Viper 5701LE Security
E36 OBC is now open! Join the effort: BF.C Thread | openOBC Wiki
is the signal sniffing done on the display outputs?
website status?
donation button?
bilstein sports - eibach pro kit
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