I came across someone that came up with a pretty cool kit for cheap that allows you to wire in your sensors into a device that sends that wireless to your android phone. It has built in MAP sensor. I am going to get it but first I want to see what kind of interest others here have this on this device to see about a possible group buy. The following is a quote from the guy behing this awesome device:
In-depth info here: www.chariotgauge.com
I've been working on a project that uses a phone as an analog and digital gauge for wideband, boost (MAP), oil pressure and IAT/CLT temp sensors. It connects via Bluetooth and is meant to replace physical gauges for these four sensors. It's very fast and responsive, querying the sensors 50 times a second to keep up with changing conditions. I've never liked having physical gauges in my car for fear of advertising to potential thieves but also wanted to keep an eye on a few things when I'm ripping around. The project has turned out pretty well and I thought there might be potential for other enthusiasts so I'm asking for your feedback.
I'm calling it Chariot Gauge and it consists of a free app (here) and a physical device (here) that connects to the four sensors and transmits the data back to the phone via Bluetooth. The device comes with the MAP sensor on the board, you would need to source your own wideband, oil and temp sensors if they're not already on your car. The app is widely configurable for different sensors and sensor resolutions.
I would sell two kits for the device: a DIY kit for $30 that you can build yourself with instructions on how to do it. Total cost with all components would be around $50. The second option would be a fully assembled kit with pigtail for $100 ready to be installed on your car.
It's currently only available on Android phones. I'd love to port it to iOS but if there's not much interest I'll probably keep it as a personal one-off project and stop development. The app is lightweight and runs smoothly even on old Android phones which can be picked up pretty cheap if you don't already have a few laying around.
My questions are then:
1. Is this something you would be interested in if I started producing them?
2. Is $30 ($50 total) for the DIY kit and $100 for the assembled kit reasonable?
3. Would you be more likely to build your own with the DIY kit or go with the fully assembled?
4. Any other feedback on the project? Anything that needs clarifying?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=le-aHxh5phM
In-depth info here: www.chariotgauge.com
I've been working on a project that uses a phone as an analog and digital gauge for wideband, boost (MAP), oil pressure and IAT/CLT temp sensors. It connects via Bluetooth and is meant to replace physical gauges for these four sensors. It's very fast and responsive, querying the sensors 50 times a second to keep up with changing conditions. I've never liked having physical gauges in my car for fear of advertising to potential thieves but also wanted to keep an eye on a few things when I'm ripping around. The project has turned out pretty well and I thought there might be potential for other enthusiasts so I'm asking for your feedback.
I'm calling it Chariot Gauge and it consists of a free app (here) and a physical device (here) that connects to the four sensors and transmits the data back to the phone via Bluetooth. The device comes with the MAP sensor on the board, you would need to source your own wideband, oil and temp sensors if they're not already on your car. The app is widely configurable for different sensors and sensor resolutions.
I would sell two kits for the device: a DIY kit for $30 that you can build yourself with instructions on how to do it. Total cost with all components would be around $50. The second option would be a fully assembled kit with pigtail for $100 ready to be installed on your car.
It's currently only available on Android phones. I'd love to port it to iOS but if there's not much interest I'll probably keep it as a personal one-off project and stop development. The app is lightweight and runs smoothly even on old Android phones which can be picked up pretty cheap if you don't already have a few laying around.
My questions are then:
1. Is this something you would be interested in if I started producing them?
2. Is $30 ($50 total) for the DIY kit and $100 for the assembled kit reasonable?
3. Would you be more likely to build your own with the DIY kit or go with the fully assembled?
4. Any other feedback on the project? Anything that needs clarifying?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=le-aHxh5phM
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