And for those interested, an idea of the "ancestors" of MAGIC BOX from top to bottom
First design without RPM acquisition. I tried to do what the JAYCAR unit used by many of you was doing, but not good enough as not accurate. But VNT control was OK. So I added a small PCB ( 2nd below ), with an analog barometer (at that time, the digital one was giving me headaches), and the necessary stuff to acquire RPMs.
Ready to go for industrial (3rd down). First time right. Digital barometer ok. and Bluetooth communication.
But being not so good at soldering, and thinking of sharing my findings with other Patrol owners, I went for a SMC design. Now running in my car.
In the meantime, I progressed on setting software, replay software, and firmware. Did hundreds of hours of test driving to explore and understand all limits, and explain all what I was discovering step by step in order to provide fixes for all.
In between, I burnt components, my hands, bumped my head against the wall, did not sleep much...
Classic. Nothing to worry. But so much fun !
First design without RPM acquisition. I tried to do what the JAYCAR unit used by many of you was doing, but not good enough as not accurate. But VNT control was OK. So I added a small PCB ( 2nd below ), with an analog barometer (at that time, the digital one was giving me headaches), and the necessary stuff to acquire RPMs.
Ready to go for industrial (3rd down). First time right. Digital barometer ok. and Bluetooth communication.
But being not so good at soldering, and thinking of sharing my findings with other Patrol owners, I went for a SMC design. Now running in my car.
In the meantime, I progressed on setting software, replay software, and firmware. Did hundreds of hours of test driving to explore and understand all limits, and explain all what I was discovering step by step in order to provide fixes for all.
In between, I burnt components, my hands, bumped my head against the wall, did not sleep much...
Classic. Nothing to worry. But so much fun !