Originally Posted by Starter986 (Post 609623)

~ 2 bills? I'd be in.

I'm assuming, correct me if I'm wrong, that the part will be a plug-and-play... and that we'd be removing our existing windscreen and plugging in your part? Or... are we sending you our existing windscreen and you're fabricating on top of that?

I'm thinking if you're selling the complete package one might just sell their existing windscreen making the purchase of your part a no-brainer. You know... offset the expense of the "cool" part by selling the "boring" part.

Thanks! :cheers:

Originally Posted by BFeller (Post 609657)

Here is what remember from the last time: Fred sent a new panel, LED strip and control box. You would remove the plastic frame from your old panel - so you needed the original wind screen to start. You put the led strip in the bottom of your frame and then install on the new Skybreaker. Then run the control box to some power connection in the center console, followed by connecting the control box to the led - via routing the wire run under the carpet behind the set and the trim around the b pillar.

Originally Posted by Wallace River (Post 609686)

Originally Posted by BRAN (Post 609718)

if the plastic is as good as the OEM and the brakelight add-on just optional (turn off/on)...
then count me in as well.

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609732)

Good god this is looking pretty damn good, Ian. I mean the whole set-up, color, yellow rollbar, honeycombs, Porsche crest, jeez man... akeeper. Thanks for posting, good inspiration (and motivation!) :cheers:



Nope, not as good; ITS TEN TIME BETTER!!! Literally optic-quality clear, no defect, same material (pmma) and professionally coated (scratch/chemical resist). Not all that bad, Bran ;) The brake feature is optional of course, just omit the extra connection.

Our SkyBreaker Club so far:
TTGator, robdelorenzo, Kboggs, Dubaday, maytag, bg305, Troy.Boxster,Starter986, rick3000, Bran, Jeffrey

*Update*

I've seen that our RGB Led PCB mfg was completed today so once we receive this (late weekend?) we'll be able to prototype on the micro and get drivers working. Also ordered ICs for the driver, we'll try the TI's TLC59731 (single-wire driver) and a ULN2003 Darlington transistor arrays. We are dealing with common anode leds here so not exactly sure who will win the switching job, let's see when we get the parts.

Once we have the RGB and Brightness circuit all dialed-in, we'll move on to an input for the brake signal and wrap this for the electronic part of the upgrade. Should be easy, not!

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1578664733.jpg
^ If only I could learn to be as efficient as these guys. They wrap-up hundreds of completed pcb in-a-day these chaps, go figure :/

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609736)

You remind me, where is my old (oem) windscreen glass panel... completely lost track of it. Possibly lost it somewhere... garbage that'd be I'm sure lol

Starter986, snap it in... "plug" it into some juice... and your are good to go, correct:
1. simply flip out the old panel
2. drill a miniature 3mm diameter hole in the bracket's bottom groove (for the 3mmOD wire)
3. Slide in the new SkyBreaker
4. Place the controller in the console compartment, run the wiring down to the ashtray's 12Vdc
5. Done. The whole install takes 30-45min max

The panel cutting is done by myself and so are all those fancy custom designs you saw. I'll post & PM on the ordering procedures when we are ready to crack on the production. *Note* that you can always design your own and send over the vector file if you need something really special (some did that too). For "vector" graphic design use https://inkscape.org (no jpeg, png, or anything pixelated... need "vector" AI, SVG, EPS, etc).

Starter986, I'll take you out from the list for now, sorry for the confusion. If you are 100% convinced this is for you then just let us know here and we'll hop you back in :cheers:

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609747)

The SkyBreaker is:

1. Polymethyl methacrylate (pmma) clear panel (direct replacement of your existing one)
2. A stylish and lightweight thermal enclosure, all custom CNC to adapt the lighting system
3. The lighting system itself (previously a single color flex led strip, now a pcb with RGBs).
4. A controller to remotely manage features such as colors and brightness. Enclosure also CNC.
5. A custom high resolution laser etching/design of your choice
6. Quite a few man hours for kit assembly, edge polishing, surface anodizing of parts, etc.

To note: The frame and the snaps are not included. You get to keep your existing hardware but can safely dispose of that oem clear panel/glass/acrylic/window thingy afterward.
Hope this help, let me know if you have any questions! :cheers:

ps: have a look at the first 2 or 3 pages of this old thread for parts visuals!

Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi (Post 609753)

Fred - Interested in this product, but strictly speaking only for myself (and realizing that I may well be in the minority here), I am not a fan of the concept of the LED lighting bit.

Wondering if it is possible to do the screen w/o the lighting, but only an 'etching' of the clear screen so that the logo bit is visible? In other words, the appearance should be about the same as the lighted version would be with the lighting not turned on?

Thanks - DM

Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi (Post 609753)

Fred - Interested in this product, but strictly speaking only for myself (and realizing that I may well be in the minority here), I am not a fan of the concept of the LED lighting bit.

Wondering if it is possible to do the screen w/o the lighting, but only an 'etching' of the clear screen so that the logo bit is visible? In other words, the appearance should be about the same as the lighted version would be with the lighting not turned on?

Thanks - DM

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609755)

Dave, absolutely.
I'd be more than happy to get you an exact replica of the existing panel with a quality etch of your choice at a reasonable price. That without any illumination or additional hardware as you request (i.e. just the panel & etch job).

If you are happy with this let us know here on the thread and I'll put you in. The more we are for the panel min.qty order & coating the better! (supplier/coater won't budge under 50x (min.qty) and I don't want all that extra to be on "my tab" lol

Originally Posted by Dave80GTSi (Post 609758)

Yes, that sounds good! Count me in!

Thanks - DM

Originally Posted by Kboggs (Post 609785)

Will white be one of the colors that would be available in the led strip? I love the color options and brake function, but would like white as option if its possible since ai have a white boxster?

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609787)

Excellent question. I'd lie if I'd tell you that the RGB mixture can outperform let's say single color LED cool or warm whites. Probably not but we could be in for some surprise, I do not know, yet.



The PCB shipped this morning so I should have this in hands tomorrow or the following day and I'll test these color first thing for you.

For white (R.255, G.255, B.255)

For warm white (R.255, G.244, B.229)



I'll report back!

Originally Posted by Kboggs (Post 609789)

Sounds good!

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 609732)

The brake feature is optional of course, just omit the extra connection.

Originally Posted by bg305 (Post 609813)

Just curious, if you wire up the brake connection can you still just use the LED in any color?

Is it:
A. Off until you press the brake then red when you do
B. Default color until you press the brake and then red when you do

Is there a switch on the control box to the the brake mode on and off?

-Brian

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 610360)

Hey SkyBreaker Club!



Just an Express Update on where we stand and where we are going next. In short: I have finalized the BOM, ordered and received the parts & ICs needed to put a prototype together, measured the current and freq, and got most of the C code tested and ready. We are full mode RGB at 168Mhz! Next: Get the schematics sorted, route a PCB for the controller and modify the controller's enclosure to house the new kit (wiring, strain-relief boots, ect etc).



Following the DIY theme, here goes some visuals of how its done at my end (between coffees and cheese, obviously!):





http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1579627413.jpg

^ RGB leds are fabulous, couldn't more be happier how this turned out. Since those are custom they fit perfectly

within the mounting heat-sink also.





http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1579627441.jpg

^ ICs, breakout pcbs, and passive many other good stuff (not shon in this pic). All goes to show how those sort of

prototypes start-up from ground zero, to a functional product.





http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1579627470.jpg

^ Breadboard all wired, decoupled supply if coming from the debugger so no fuss here. Just getting the ICs ready

so we can write the code for them.





http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1579627494.jpg

^ Writing code, some nasty time consuming stuff, particularly the SPI Flash IC that we'll use to store colors in memory.





http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1579627512.jpg

^ Sniffing SPI traffic on the scope. All about clocking and piping the right bits & bytes streams to and from those ICs.

Features of today's ICs are pretty wicked and advanced, so are their precise timing requirements :/





Long live Coffee! I'll update as soon as new development comes in! :cheers::cheers:

Originally Posted by maytag (Post 610363)

I LOVE what some people know how to do!

Originally Posted by 78F350 (Post 610402)

Looks good Fred. I'm just casually following along waiting 'till it's time to place an order. I'll want two or three. Maybe four. I really regret buying *only* one set of the headlights.

Originally Posted by maytag (Post 610363)

Dooooood...... sorta blowin' my mind right now. ;-)

I LOVE what some people know how to do!

Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

Originally Posted by Wallace River (Post 610968)

...for good instead of evil

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 610973)

I swear to God nothing evil comes out of Nine8Six Corporation Limited, Incorporated, Hobby, etc etc. Nowhere, nada, never-did-never-will. "Peace & Love" only man :cheers:

Guys, slowly coming out from Chinese New Year at my end (and entering chaos, as it appear) so things slowed down during the last 10 days, sorry about that. Its back to work for me this coming Monday so I'll update as soon as dev come out.

Originally Posted by BruceH (Post 610990)

Chaos, yes. Take care over there! I was just in HKG and supposed to go back next week but it is looking doubtful. All of our China mainland flights are canceled into March :eek: At least that is today’s plan :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 611556)

Hey fellas, just a quick note to let you know that we are taking a break for a few weeks. I'm at a friend mansion (a 16x10 meter old wooden cabin to be precise) in Inner Mongolia just a few miles from the outer Mongolia border with my wife Helen and the dogs. We drove the whole thing last week and just starting to get used to how-things-works-here (like fetching wood seventeen times per day to get heating going and the cooker working :/ ).

Not going to reply to this message as I have to drive 45min on iced roads just to get a signal and access to wifi. So... back to my ice fishing later today... we've been feeding on rainbow trouts, Lays' Salt & Vinegar crisps and Coca Cola since 4 days now lol

Let you guys know when we're back in Shanghai and resuming work, should be soon as the situation seems to be leveling down now, sort of...

All the best to you all!

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 611556)

Hey fellas, just a quick note to let you know that we are taking a break for a few weeks. I'm at a friend mansion (a 16x10 meter old wooden cabin to be precise) in Inner Mongolia just a few miles from the outer Mongolia border with my wife Helen and the dogs. We drove the whole thing last week and just starting to get used to how-things-works-here (like fetching wood seventeen times per day to get heating going and the cooker working :/ ).

Not going to reply to this message as I have to drive 45min on iced roads just to get a signal and access to wifi. So... back to my ice fishing later today... we've been feeding on rainbow trouts, Lays' Salt & Vinegar crisps and Coca Cola since 4 days now lol

Let you guys know when we're back in Shanghai and resuming work, should be soon as the situation seems to be leveling down now, sort of...

All the best to you all!

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 610973)

I swear to God nothing evil comes out of Nine8Six Corporation Limited, Incorporated, Hobby, etc etc. Nowhere, nada, never-did-never-will.