I am 45 years old, so I might have a midlife crisis. But where some others of my generation buy German or Italian sports cars, something went wrong with me. I bought an 1976 Renault 4TL with 845cc and only 34 HP.
My wife told me this would not attract any young women, so I was thinking to pimp my dashboard. I have the following parts:
HW-102 DC-DC Step-up & Step-down converter: Input voltage: 3.5-28V, Output voltage: 1.25-26V (Adjustable)
2x Arduino Uno
1x ESP-32 board
Some arcade LED switches, 2 and 3V LED's
I have another dashboard, that is like new. The current one is already a bit damaged and ready to cut holes in it for this experiment. Does anyone have ideas to pimp my dashboard? I was thinking to make a voicebox, like Knightrider. Or some buttons (Passenger Eject, Smoke, Turbo Boost, Silent Mode).
An aviation friend uses an Mega to collect sensor data for his Europa Rotax engine. He sends the code to an Raspberry Pi which runs NodeRed. Byproduct is a webserver accessible by cellphone WiFi or PC.
I had a "practical" idea once for an older car (a car without cruse control) but I never built it... You'd need a speed sensor...
The idea was 2 LEDs spaced apart. At multiples of 5 MPH both LEDs would be on. If I drifted higher left one would go out, or if I drifted slower the right one would go out. I would be able to hold a constant speed without actually looking directly at the speedometer.
Or an alternate version would allow me to push a button at the desired speed, like a cruse control.
A few days ago I was flipping channels and I saw the James Bond scene where Q is showing him the ejector seat. James Bond likes it and smiles! It's just kind-of funny how much he likes the idea! From what I remember, he's usually not that impressed by the gadgets.
