*NEW* USB Input/Output Board -- Fusion Brain

[Blue ZX3]

FYI?
I just got a Cert not valid, when heading to checkout, at the store!

[BiGGy]

Quote: Originally Posted by greenman100

We need more info about the LCD.

boot - needs one relay
hazards - needs one relay
temperature readings - needs one temp sensor for each
number plate - need more info

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

hey biggie, for the lcd, if your going with ccfl's then the inverters sometimes need pwm for dimming, but dimming inverters can usually be gotten that will only need a variable resistance to control brightness, if your going with led's like mine then you can use a dimming power supply for them that also just needs a variable resistance for brightness. you will probably want to build a circiut that has the lcd come on half bright until the brain comes up & takes over, I'm sure we could help you work it out

LCD brightness will be LED matrix like Turbos setup. Hooked into a dimming PSU. I haven’t ordered the LED kit yet but im getting real close to. 15.4 wxga is on its way. The kit comes with a dimming PSU, I don’t have any pics or info of the PSU but ive been told its a variable knob style external dimming control. Ive attached some pics of the LEDs. I don’t know anything about resistance or that stuff I don’t even have the tools to make PCBs. A good friend of mine is a electrician with 40 years under his belt he said he will help me out, but I gotta know what I want before I tell him, you know? Or if Fusion(or turbocad) can make a pcb to do this then ill buy it. I could give you multimeter reading if you need them?

Number plate attached to a servo or two, it flips down hiding the numbers, and back up again when i choose. Could be some sort of cable system going to the boot lid. Now I think about it this isn’t practical so I won’t worry about this one initially.

[turbocad6]

the power supplies will be a variable resistor, either a 3k or a 5k maybe.

you will use a photoresistor to sense the light level, you then have to set up in the skin file how you want it to react to the light level, you'll do most of your setup at your keyboard once it's wired up.

sensor1 is the photosensor, output 1 is a variable resistance, this is all defined with your keyboard, you don't have to "know" how to do it,really no one "knows" how to do it except the badger , but you will have an example of how it's done provided by him, you will then type in your numbers & parameters instead of the examples... it's not hard if your willing to just spend some time with this really

[turbocad6]

also, the only circuit board you'll need will be the fusion brain, you don't need another board made, everything will wire straight up to this board.

[BiGGy]

just the confidence speech I needed turbo. I will buy one of these when ive got it setup on a bench ready to play with with LEDs running etc. Any chance on postage quote to Australia?

[2k1Toaster]

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

yeah, you can switch skins(pages) but I don't think they can be 2 different sizes & I think that all "pages" use the same background image too, plus I think it starts up on the default page, embeading the app with different sizes could be a problem too,

that's a lotta relays

Well I can change that. I can make the size changeable via a button if needed. I am not really sure how you could embed that though... Im sure you'll figure something out. Let me know if this is something you want.

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

the power supplies will be a variable resistor, either a 3k or a 5k maybe.

you will use a photoresistor to sense the light level, you then have to set up in the skin file how you want it to react to the light level, you'll do most of your setup at your keyboard once it's wired up.

sensor1 is the photosensor, output 1 is a variable resistance, this is all defined with your keyboard, you don't have to "know" how to do it,really no one "knows" how to do it except the badger , but you will have an example of how it's done provided by him, you will then type in your numbers & parameters instead of the examples... it's not hard if your willing to just spend some time with this really

Is a well kept secret right now. I am trying to get all the documentation, but you can thank turbo for making the software so dynamic and free that I am having a hard time getting myself to finish it! So many options!!!!

I'll get to it... Worse than eating broccoli.

Quote: Originally Posted by BiGGy

just the confidence speech I needed turbo. I will buy one of these when ive got it setup on a bench ready to play with with LEDs running etc. Any chance on postage quote to Australia?

Flat rate shipping via USPS to Australia and then through your local government mail courrier is $20. Or you can choose FedEx/UPS/DHL (DHL not yet, but maybe later) whatever. We aren't picky.

If you go to the store and start to checkout, it will take you to the shipping page, where it will calculate the shipping to your address. Or you can try to get a rough estimate by using the shipping zip code of 80906 in Colorado Springs, CO, USA.

[turbocad6]

well, to run this in cf then it'll be fine as-is, the skinning there is not versitale enough to add car control buttons throughout the skin, your program is never more than a few clicks away though & it's cool, but in rr it would be cool to add buttons and/or labels throughout the different skins of the front end, but doing this with a dll involves an insane amount of work to achieve anywhere near the amount of functionality of your program I would think

my thought with rr is to have a small mini control panel that could be in a certain location, & it can be there on multple pages throughout the skin. it can be a window with various sensor readings, buttons, etc. this should be achievable now & is probably the better way of using this in rr to me than reinventing the program, that should be cool. these may also wind up being skins that can be done, as mini modules if you can picture it.

it would Really be cool if at that point you could also hit a button & "switch" to a full(er) skin view, this right now isn't possible as far as I know. I was thinking it would only be possible if there were another instance that could run & be called by rr, but then I have no clue if that could be done or how crazy it would be to do that, I mean it couldn't be another instance of the same program obviously, it'd have to be like a module that reads the skin file but has it's own set of graphics & appears as another embeaded program... how crazy is that? is there another way?

now don't stay up all weekend rewriting the friggin thing please, it was just a thought

[Blue ZX3]

I don't know...sounds mental picture wise, like a cool idea/look.

[2k1Toaster]

So multiple windows that you could minimize/embed as you choose?

Hmm... Doable, but tricky. If that is something that could be helpful, then sure why not. I'll start drawing up some ideas how to implement that.

[turbocad6]

your crazy, get through phaze 1 first, that can come after. right now lets get what we got solid & documented, let's get some installs going & some skins done, you have to eat your brocolli first

as much as I know that'll be so cool, don't spred yourself to thin either unless you can come up with a way to do it without going too nuts.

[turbocad6]

oh man, no answer, I know what that means

[Blue ZX3]

Yah....too Late....he's off to

Deadicated customer service, I TELL YOU!!

[2k1Toaster]

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

your crazy, get through phaze 1 first, that can come after. right now lets get what we got solid & documented, let's get some installs going & some skins done, you have to eat your brocolli first

as much as I know that'll be so cool, don't spred yourself to thin either unless you can come up with a way to do it without going too nuts.

I have no life.

Well I enjoy this sort of stuff. School isn't much of a challenge here, so voila, the Fusion was born! And since I am on summer break, I still have my 2 jobs, but my 3rd is now this, in the wee morning hours!

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

oh man, no answer, I know what that means

Correct again. I think I figured out the best way to do this in my head. Now I gotta try it! But first I am going to take some pictures of the kagillion kg box that came today with all the goodies.

Quote: Originally Posted by Blue ZX3

Yah....too Late....he's off to

Deadicated customer service, I TELL YOU!!

We try!

[BiGGy]

a single button in the corner of RR and brain software switching from each other would be good, like alt-tab style.

[2k1Toaster]

Quote: Originally Posted by BiGGy

a single button in the corner of RR and brain software switching from each other would be good, like alt-tab style.

Well actually the entire thing is embeddable so just like your gps opens up in RR, this will do the same sort of thing as the install is right now.