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Re: [LUG] WiringPi - 1 Wire?

 

It's never about the cost when your playing.. ð

Warm regards 
James Ambrose


> On 16 Feb 2017, at 21:27, Gordon Henderson via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 16 Feb 2017, James Ambrose wrote:
>> 
>> I see the word pi and wiring.
>> Any of your people have knowledge around embedded software for a cars. In car 
>> computer.
> 
> I built one based on a 6502 some 30 years ago... I read the analog speedo, 
> approximated the fuel usage, checked the washer fluid level and ran the alarm.... 
> I think it cost more than the car did ..
> 
>> I want to feed my pi with the data as while I was modifying the car I had to take 
>> out the in car little box. It will need some coding I'm clear but I've been 
>> learning c for a while and thinking a project like this could boost my knowledge. 
>> (My knowledge is basic.)
> 
> There are some Pi <-> CAN interface boards now. If you can hook into the car's CAN 
> bus then you can pull off all sorts of weird stuff. And change it. Personally, I 
> can't be bothered anymore, but there's lots of stuff out there with people using 
> Pi's and other systems to hook into their car.
> 
> See here, for example: http://skpang.co.uk/catalog/raspberry-pi-c-240.html
> 
> However I know nothing about them and it's not something I'm remotely interested 
> in.
> 
>> If anyone has this knowledge I would love a direct back of forth exchange.
>> 
>> Also as I'm soon moving to saltash meetings do you have local to there?
> 
> There's one in Plymouth and one on the 2nd Saturday in Paignton which might be an 
> issue to get to, but there's some from Plymouth come up. Not sure what happens the 
> other side of the river.
> 
> Gordon
> 
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