⌛E89: Dynamic Turn Signal

[RobbiZ4]

Hi guys,.

I just wanted to bring this "old" story to your attention.

In May 2017 I joined a discussion about this topic with pro's and con's and if this is possible at all on our E89. I once again got triggered to find a solution, that could be presented to the public 15 months later.

Here the whole story, translated 4U:

Dynamische Blinker

D.h. die Software deiner Platine könnte den Blinker nicht vollständig abschalten? Also wenn du das jetzt absichtlich programmieren würdest? NEIN Klar: da die Software entscheidet, welche der LED-Gruppen von 1..6 geschaltet wird und auch die "Auszeit" ohne LED's steuert, "könnte" per Software...

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The different sequences simply can be designed in an Excel sheet. Up to now a bunch of about 20 different sequences exists and can be simply selected on each added control unit per tail light cluster.

My currently most preferred setup with a dimmed background:


... and live on my E89:



November 2021 - a small update:

Dynamische Blinker

Ich habe den Eindruck, dass die Blinker dreistufig blinken: aus-dunkel-hell. Zu sehen ab 8:57 in diesem Video:

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A slow motion video can be found here:

http://www.mitconsulting.de/download/RobbiZ4/DynBlinker2021_Slow.mp4

 

[B21]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Was their a final production level circuit board / driver?

Much as I like the Audi-esque indicator it seems an awful lot of work, given that in the UK BMW drivers for a period never used their indicators.

 

[RobbiZ4]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Yes, I agree.

Was their a final production level circuit board / driver?

Unfortunately not. It's indeed handwork and will take some days to reproduce it.
Beginning with the following post from May 2018, you will see the assembling of the external control unit as well as of the "dremeled" cluster:

Dynamische Blinker

D.h. die Software deiner Platine könnte den Blinker nicht vollständig abschalten? Also wenn du das jetzt absichtlich programmieren würdest? NEIN Klar: da die Software entscheidet, welche der LED-Gruppen von 1..6 geschaltet wird und auch die "Auszeit" ohne LED's steuert, "könnte" per Software...

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[B21]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Yes, I agree.

Was their a final production level circuit board / driver?

Unfortunately not. It's indeed handwork and will take some days to reproduce it.
Beginning with the following post from May 2018, you will see the assembling of the external control unit as well as of the "dremeled" cluster:

Dynamische Blinker

D.h. die Software deiner Platine könnte den Blinker nicht vollständig abschalten? Also wenn du das jetzt absichtlich programmieren würdest? NEIN Klar: da die Software entscheidet, welche der LED-Gruppen von 1..6 geschaltet wird und auch die "Auszeit" ohne LED's steuert, "könnte" per Software...

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Yes I read it all, but felt the need to get in a warm bath with some razor blades..does that translate accross the semi-permeable membrane of Google Translate? :tumbleweed:

Pity about a proper board..may have felt like cracking out one of my 3 dremels!

 

[flybobbie]

Seems complicated.
I would have chucked out the led board and used LM3914 bar graph driver IC and replaced all the leds.
Easier still just use tape led with the built in driver.
Still problem would be board monitoring for faults.

 

[RobbiZ4]

Seems complicated.
I would have chucked out the led board and used LM3914 bar graph driver IC and replaced all the leds.
Easier still just use tape led with the built in driver.
Still problem would be board monitoring for faults.

Well, that sounds easier.
But this solution is able to work as OEM as well as dynamic version. The first option is important for the bi-annually German TUEV, for curious cops as well as in any technical fault situation. There is an implied fall back to OEM, if any issue occurs.

 

[SV8Predator]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Ironic comment for 2022 (so far)!

 

[B21]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Ironic comment for 2022 (so far)!

I notice, with all the spare time I have, that you seem to have a compulsion for being generally unpleasant and argumentative to many posters.

Why don’t you do something positive and constructive for a change.

 

[SV8Predator]

Robbi, sometimes I think you have too much spare time on your hands!

Ironic comment for 2022 (so far)!

I notice, with all the spare time I have, that you seem to have a compulsion for being generally unpleasant and argumentative to many posters.

Why don’t you do something positive and constructive for a change.

Hey, it was (genuinely) meant to be friendly (if a little sarcastic) banter. But now you have decided to be generally unpleasant and argumentative.

So, ironic comment for 2022 No 2. (I did say so far!)

And as you're being so unpleasant, can you confirm that you're the guy that was ripped out a new arsehole in this thead:

The Pbondar thread

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