CANBus on VETuner
VETuner now supports connecting to a second ECU over CANBus. Typically this is a Microsquirt running the Trans firmware to control an automatic gearbox. As I don’t have any of that hardware, development was somewhat problematic.
A very stoic user called Jochen put up with me pushing out builds for him to test and send me log files so I could rummage through the carnage. Ultimately, I wrote a simulator with enough fidelity to convince Tuner Studio that it was talking to a MS3/Trans combo, and then worked VETuner against that. This should put me in good stead for other odd comms options when they crop up in the future.
MOT Looms
MOT for The Stupid Car is booked for 11am on Wednesday. I better put the wheels back on it :)
To be continued……
Kindle, KOReader, Oh My!
I spent 14 years commuting into London and I read a lot of books. I had shelves of books that I basically read once and then put away. I bought a Kindle (around 2010 maybe) to cut down on the clutter.
I’ve ended up with many many books on it. Earlier Amazon announced that they were removing the ability to download copies of purchased books so I fired up Calibre, installed some plug ins, ran some scripts, and got them for posterity.
I Made A Thing
My family has a fascination with airliners. Living close to Luton airport a game has developed of trying to guess where an airliner is going. I had seen ESP32 Plane Radar and had bought a different circular display with an ESP32 on the back 3 years ago.
A bit of sleuthing to get the pins right and add the touch screen interface, and a bit of FreeCAD to print a base and protective cover (photo also shows one designed for side exit) and job was done. I surprised Kate with it yesterday, I can be a nice Dad sometimes :)
Pinch, punch
Small progress on the car. The cracks are all welded up, gussetted and painted. The bonnet frame and the radiator is in.
I started work on rewiring the fan, the start of the recent shenanigans and I came to remember how much I dislike un-insulated crimp connectors. I’m struggling to get a reliable crimp on the large diameter wire I’m using. I suspect I may have to resort to soldering.