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OBD / CANBUS Air Vent...

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OBD / CANBUS Air Vent...

Post by IAmOrion » Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:52 pm

So I came across this the other day... (http://www.p3cars.com/bmw/bmw-z-series/ ... lti-gauge/)
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It got me thinking I'd like to have a tinker and see if I can make my own version, but with a 'fancier' display - either 2 x OLED or a single 1.8" TFT screen.

I was hoping other may have some input in regards to what they think would look better? what they'd like seen displayed? (There's a button to cycle through), and for TFT Options - any thoughts on a nice gauge background?

In my TFT screen shot, the clock gauge is just a bitmap, and the needle and red numbers are drawn by the code. I made the image from images I found of the Lexus LFA gauges... was purely my first test

OLED - Image from google
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TFT - Image of my own TFT demo (Excuse the lack of focus, my camera skills are abysmal. The display is clearer IRL)
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Example of some OLED display modes (Image from google)
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OBD / CANBUS Air Vent...

Post by IAmOrion » Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:39 pm

Better yet... TFT Model, based on the Z4 (E85) Clocks - makes it more "OEM" so to speak... optional ///M Logo :)
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Now to find a better font to use for the RPM Digits (And move the digits a bit lower)
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