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Has Anyone Tried To Interface A Larger Screen On A Pfc?

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paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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whilst i have thought of using datalogit or fctune or fc watch to achieve those goals its annoying for a few reasons, you have to have a pc, hack up the software n crap to auto start and so forth and have the screen on

i simply want to relocate my FC screen to above my dash cluster, next to my RSM, so if this new blue screen works ill relocate that onto an safc stand and ill use the busted 26 FC contorller i have here for the official commander headsheel and mount it onto a stand, should look neat if it works

The Mafia Grand Master

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you've given me and idea.

I'm going to build a PC, about the size of 5 CD cases stacked together.

Then I am going to create a version of windows 98 that is completely destroyed ie: Doesn't run anything but FCtune. Then I am going to make it autostart, so that it loads win98 with only the drivers it needs, and not even load explorer.exe.

Should start up in about 5 seconds. Get a LCD panel that is a reasonable size with a VGA connector, mount it in the dash, and have all of my guages running.

Tips -

1. The PC doesn't need a Hard disk. I'd use a memory key. Probably 512 meg or 1024 meg.

2. The Video Card only needs to support 640x480.

3. The power will be from 12 volt.

4. The CPU only needs to be minimal ie 300mhz or below with 64 ram.

5. Minimal space. I'll keep this thread updated and see how I go.

Nice little project that I can get stuck into, and should cost minimal.

oh, and I have advanced hardware and software experience, so this shouldn't be hard to design. (i'm a top level IT support officer for a bank.. heh)

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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you can buy touchscreens on ebay for about 400

my friend put one in his 4x4 and uses it for gps shit

but then with fctune what are u going to do ?

i would be annoying

ive used datalogit on my tv

and the screen res is too low to be useful

and then u gotta have a laptop/pc there too

The Mafia Grand Master

The Mafia

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http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjr/index.html

This would have to be the most excellent piece of Car PC hardware I have ever seen, and at a good price.

Runs windows XP embedded... Or a version of Linux. Is there a version of FCtune that runs on Linux?

Cubes Grand Master

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http://www.norhtec.com/products/mcjr/index.html

This would have to be the most excellent piece of Car PC hardware I have ever seen, and at a good price.

Runs windows XP embedded... Or a version of Linux. Is there a version of FCtune that runs on Linux?

Damn that is small. :(

Becarefull with the cpu selection. The datalogit software is written in VB6.

Gav Mentor

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you've given me and idea.

I'm going to build a PC, about the size of 5 CD cases stacked together.

Then I am going to create a version of windows 98 that is completely destroyed ie: Doesn't run anything but FCtune. Then I am going to make it autostart, so that it loads win98 with only the drivers it needs, and not even load explorer.exe.

Should start up in about 5 seconds. Get a LCD panel that is a reasonable size with a VGA connector, mount it in the dash, and have all of my guages running.

Tips -

1. The PC doesn't need a Hard disk. I'd use a memory key. Probably 512 meg or 1024 meg.

2. The Video Card only needs to support 640x480.

3. The power will be from 12 volt.

4. The CPU only needs to be minimal ie 300mhz or below with 64 ram.

5. Minimal space. I'll keep this thread updated and see how I go.

Nice little project that I can get stuck into, and should cost minimal.

oh, and I have advanced hardware and software experience, so this shouldn't be hard to design. (i'm a top level IT support officer for a bank.. heh)

Remember to disable the Windows swap file - repeated writing to the flash card will destroy it in a matter of days/weeks.

I have an article somewhere on setting up "solid state" computers which highlights this. There is also a severely cut down version of Windows 98 (Winlite or something along those lines) which is shareware/freeware.

Very interesting - keep us posted!

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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i run my datalogit on a PIII laptop and it runs fine on win98

make sure u get a true serial port and not a dongle usb one

yeah its a shame its written in vb6, althought its not too bad i spose

ks123 Newbie

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Hi,

what are my options for datalogging runs on my ca18det with pfc/commander?

I have wideband, EGT, laptop, all the goodies I need to tune.

I just dont know where to get the software for interfacing with the PFC. I know that the "real" software isnt available to the public as Apexi leases it to authorized power excel dealers only.

what are my options here? hope im not hijacking, this is fairly ontopic I figured......

Greg

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

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Hi,

what are my options for datalogging runs on my ca18det with pfc/commander?

I have wideband, EGT, laptop, all the goodies I need to tune.

I just dont know where to get the software for interfacing with the PFC. I know that the "real" software isnt available to the public as Apexi leases it to authorized power excel dealers only.

what are my options here? hope im not hijacking, this is fairly ontopic I figured......

Greg

hi greg

have a read of

http://paulr33.skylinesaustralia.com/docs/...powerfc-faq.htm

section:

Datalogit System

# What is Datalogit?

# What does Datalogit do, is there a feature list?

# What does the box look like and what's inside it?

# Do you really need to have it or is the Hand Controller OK?

# Where did you get it from and can I buy one? What is support like?

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