Hi all
I was wondering if it's possible to read some of the data from the MegaJolt lite's serial-out during operation using a device other than a laptop and the MegaJolt tuning software. I was hoping to interface a microcontroller to provide an in-dash display of some of the realtime data like the tach, advance, temp and load. Is the serial communications data format available publicly?
Serial interface questions
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Indeed it is, I have done it.
You will need a transistor or RS232 Chip (Max232) to drop the +/- 12v out from the megajolt down to 0-5v for a micro.. going back the other way, the megajolt *will* read 0-5v signals (thats what I used), but if you're going to use a MAX232 chip, be nice use the Tx part as well and feed the 'jolt commands with correct-voltage-spec signals.. or do it the lazy way, both work
The Spec on the data format is here
http://www.autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/m ... n_v4.x.pdf
If you want to see what I did with an Arduino and some Nixie Tubes, look here
http://www.autosportlabs.org/viewtopic.php?t=2705
The Arduino software I wrote is available free from that thread to give you an idea on how to disassemble the megajolt status string. If you have any questions, I'll try to help.
regards
Brett
You will need a transistor or RS232 Chip (Max232) to drop the +/- 12v out from the megajolt down to 0-5v for a micro.. going back the other way, the megajolt *will* read 0-5v signals (thats what I used), but if you're going to use a MAX232 chip, be nice use the Tx part as well and feed the 'jolt commands with correct-voltage-spec signals.. or do it the lazy way, both work
The Spec on the data format is here
http://www.autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/m ... n_v4.x.pdf
If you want to see what I did with an Arduino and some Nixie Tubes, look here
http://www.autosportlabs.org/viewtopic.php?t=2705
The Arduino software I wrote is available free from that thread to give you an idea on how to disassemble the megajolt status string. If you have any questions, I'll try to help.
regards
Brett
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Fantastic: Arduino is my platform of choice, so that's going to be a great resource. Thanks for the link. At the moment I'm only planning on reading values: I'm new at this so I hope to avoid the risk of upsetting a critical vehicle system due to an error. I better get to reading your thread...
P.S. Thanks to the moderator who moved this to the correct subforum.
P.S. Thanks to the moderator who moved this to the correct subforum.
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