skyking
Lifer
I'll pose the question here, feel free to move it if needed.
I need to control a couple of different things on my truck, hardware that is not part of the factory PCU/ECU.
One is a stepper motor for louvers in the grille.
The other is an external torque converter lockup module.
For hardware I was thinking maybe the Arduino Mega
http://www.solarbotics.com/products/50452/
But I am open to suggestions.
If I had a clue about interfacing with a serial port, I could use a device like the pogoplug, with a full debian install.
1) louvers:
make a system that reacts to coolant temperature, underhood temperature, and some other on/off inputs.
A)Stepper motor.
http://www.robotshop.com/rbsoy14-soyo-unipolar-stepper-motor.html
b) Stepper servo shield.
http://www.adafruit.com/products/81
2) lockup module requirements:
The lockup module has 7 dip switches to select a minimum lockup speed.
It pulls speed information from the PCU.
I need to bring those 7 dip switches out and control them actively.
I *think* I can use the PWM rated outputs on the Arduino.
It will have three inputs that I need to map to 3 combinations of dip switch settings. These are simple switched inputs.
Down the road I'd like to set up a VGT turbo control as mentioned in this thread.
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/showthread.php?tid=360
No need for that yet, but I did get the hardware ideas there.
I need to control a couple of different things on my truck, hardware that is not part of the factory PCU/ECU.
One is a stepper motor for louvers in the grille.
The other is an external torque converter lockup module.
For hardware I was thinking maybe the Arduino Mega
http://www.solarbotics.com/products/50452/
But I am open to suggestions.
If I had a clue about interfacing with a serial port, I could use a device like the pogoplug, with a full debian install.
1) louvers:
make a system that reacts to coolant temperature, underhood temperature, and some other on/off inputs.
A)Stepper motor.
http://www.robotshop.com/rbsoy14-soyo-unipolar-stepper-motor.html
b) Stepper servo shield.
http://www.adafruit.com/products/81
2) lockup module requirements:
The lockup module has 7 dip switches to select a minimum lockup speed.
It pulls speed information from the PCU.
I need to bring those 7 dip switches out and control them actively.
I *think* I can use the PWM rated outputs on the Arduino.
It will have three inputs that I need to map to 3 combinations of dip switch settings. These are simple switched inputs.
Down the road I'd like to set up a VGT turbo control as mentioned in this thread.
http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/showthread.php?tid=360
No need for that yet, but I did get the hardware ideas there.
