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i.MX515 Project

MSU EcoCar Gauge Cluster

in category Automotive
proposed by jhood06 on 14th December 2010 (accepted on 19th January 2010)

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2nd Prototype Complete

posted by jhood06 on 11th April 2011

Well, it's been a long time coming, but we've finished our second prototype of our Efika MX based digital gauge cluster. Here's what we did:

Ported the top-level gauge cluster code to python and pygame.

Implemented a CAN to TCP relay. This allows us to read vehicle information from our entertainment center. The gauge cluster also now links into this same relay for its CAN link.

Added support for themes. Themes can now be loaded at run time. The plan is to make an interface to change themes on our entertainment center.

I'll try and post some pictures soon. We have three themes in the works. Two of them are exciting, and the third is great for working on the car and debugging our controls strategy.