naz Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I wanted to post something to this section, since it's probably one of my favorite areas and one that I'm most interested in. icehouse will hopefully get cracking on picking up his megasquirt since I need something to solder. :) Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 shit 300 bucks for about 10 minuets of internment for naz :) I'm excited to, I want to tune my car with my apple :) now that would be cool. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 If you want it to be compatiable with all the roads then you need to tune it with a PC.. .but watch out, it might crash often Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Use a PC running LINSUX, then it won't crash so often. Where is everybody? You guys work at night? Quote Link to comment
Thomas Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Bleach, is that Franke Potente in your avatar? Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 yes it is! :D I like her. oh and I just got done watching the Bourne Identity... Quote Link to comment
Thomas Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 yes it is! :D I like her. oh and I just got done watching the Bourne Identity... She is cute, especially with the orange-red hair. :) Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I watched that movie with you :) Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I watched that movie with you :) yes you did. and then I watched it again with Kelli, and then I watched the Supremacy, and then the Identity again by myself... :rolleyes: while cleaning the house and other stuff though... hehe... Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 I dought you where "watching" it with kelli ;) bomp picka bomp bomp (porn music) Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 ok fine... we watched most of it... Quote Link to comment
naz Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 The new MAC are pretty much PC's these days, just more sexy and running OSX with the option of running running those more mainstream boring OS's. Guess Icehouse is going to need to purchase a decent usb to serial adapter though. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 The new MAC are pretty much PC's these days, just more sexy and running OSX with the option of running running those more mainstream boring OS's. Guess Icehouse is going to need to purchase a decent usb to serial adapter though. Kind of a funny peripheral if you think about it. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Guess Icehouse is going to need to purchase a decent usb to serial adapter though. Not necessarily! You can install a bluetooth adapter in the MS ECU! Or a USB adapter in the ECU, so all you plug in is a USB cable! MegaSquirt ROCKS! Quote Link to comment
naz Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thats rather sweet and handy, serial is kinda shitty but still manages to be rather common :( I wonder if they use a FTDI, which makes a integrated chip like a FT232BM that will adapt about any connection up to any other like USB to parallel and USB to serial etc, and the are rather cheap chips to purchase. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I bet :) I'm sure you missed 5 minuets Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 Thats rather sweet and handy, serial is kinda shitty but still manages to be rather common :( I wonder if they use a FTDI, which makes a integrated chip like a FT232BM that will adapt about any connection up to any other like USB to parallel and USB to serial etc, and the are rather cheap chips to purchase. :eek: wait or is that good :confused: Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 Remember that car computers use a serial bus very similar to RS232 ... so yes it makes sense. It is what it is. Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Are we still talking about megasquirt? I want megasquirt bad, one of you guys should buy it for me :D Quote Link to comment
naz Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 yes we are still talking about megasquirt, and yes it does appear that folks use the FTDI chip to make interfacing your usb only modern laptop to a megasquirt rather easy. In fact I have wireless interface to RS232 adapter as well, it might be fun to try and tune the computer with no wires attached... hmm sounds like a project to try eventually. :D Quote Link to comment
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