Im thinking about doing a project. My ebike is running a Crystalyte controller and APM at 48v. So far its been great, all the problems I have had with it in over a year and a half have been of the "you know better than that" variety so ive been very happy.
but like many of you, i like to tinker. I have an arduino laying here doing nothing and it came to me. why not do an open source version of the Cycle Analyst/APM boxes for this thing. i figure start with a data logger feature with a GPS and Wireless board to log whats going on in say 1/10th second intervals, and setup the wireless where as soon as it senses the connection, it uploads the data to your home server where you can write reports on it till your blue in the face.
Once the data logger part is done, then work on a real time display. use something like a 5 or 7 inch LCD or LED display and build a real dashboard, something like you would see in the electronic dashboards of high end cars. gauges for voltage, amps, display watts, speed, etc. whatever our heart desires.
Im pretty sure i will have a pretty tough time with this on the crystalyte controller as it seems noone has the specs for the data feeds that go into the APM, but maybe we can do this with an infinity controller, something everyone has hacked to death and knows inside and out. who knows, this may end up becoming an advanced arduino powered, open source controller project.
anyone interested in helping? i have zero interest in doing this alone.
but like many of you, i like to tinker. I have an arduino laying here doing nothing and it came to me. why not do an open source version of the Cycle Analyst/APM boxes for this thing. i figure start with a data logger feature with a GPS and Wireless board to log whats going on in say 1/10th second intervals, and setup the wireless where as soon as it senses the connection, it uploads the data to your home server where you can write reports on it till your blue in the face.
Once the data logger part is done, then work on a real time display. use something like a 5 or 7 inch LCD or LED display and build a real dashboard, something like you would see in the electronic dashboards of high end cars. gauges for voltage, amps, display watts, speed, etc. whatever our heart desires.
Im pretty sure i will have a pretty tough time with this on the crystalyte controller as it seems noone has the specs for the data feeds that go into the APM, but maybe we can do this with an infinity controller, something everyone has hacked to death and knows inside and out. who knows, this may end up becoming an advanced arduino powered, open source controller project.
anyone interested in helping? i have zero interest in doing this alone.
