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Old 08-04-2017, 07:29 AM   #140
Nine8Six
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Paul, I think you could even do this yourself? I'm serious bud. The IC (SP370-23-106-0) is $10 and a breadboard and mcu is around another $10. Bet you only need access to max 5 pins of the sensor. For the coding part just contact the manufacturer and they'll shoot over samples in C language for you to interface this in a snap. Normally how it works, for me anyway.

Mind you the kit has already a built-in MCU (ATmega32u4) with more digital and analog pins that you'll ever need for a car (I think?). You also have access to SPI/CPU if you need more serious processing!

Creative Developer's Dream Kit, basically.

So things like these, all good ideas I agree (tire pressure IS important), but if we do it all there will be nothing left for the chaps to have fun with Atm we need the unit to be available, simply made and reliable. That'd be a good start Goodies later bud!

PS: We already have a fella here who is already deep into prototyping his own applications with the same kit. I believe (I've been told) he is working onto an active suspension system. He is apparently using the can-bus ABS raw, add-on accelerators & gyro 'and process over the CPU'. Crazy stuff... all above my head of course but none the less, can't wait to see what ppl does with it.

Limitless, they say lolll
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