Peugeot 207 gauges for games

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Hello, I would like to make gauges from a Peugeot 207, what knowledge do I need to code them so that, for example, the counter illumination, tachometer, speedometer, temperature, fuel and indicator lights work? Or maybe someone has the code

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Hi, @Ricyk
Welcome to the forum.

Can you post some images of the guages?
Are they the air-cored stepper type or older moving coil type?
The year of production of the car may help.

Do they have a part number printed in the body?

Tom.... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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First you need to understand how the gauges work.
Do you understand how they are controlled?

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The cars electrical wiring diagram would certainly help you.

Yeah right... :slight_smile:

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Hello, thanks for your response!

I don’t have the gauges physically yet, but I plan to buy a Peugeot 207 (2008) instrument cluster, part number A2C53065547.

I don’t have them yet, but I will share images once I get them.

From my research, this cluster likely uses air-cored stepper motors, as this was common in Peugeot/Citroën cars from that era.

The cluster comes from a Peugeot 207 from 2008.

Yes, the part number is A2C53065547.

I would like to control this cluster with Arduino and make the following functions work:

  • Backlight illumination
  • Tachometer
  • Speedometer
  • Temperature gauge
  • Fuel gauge
  • Indicator lights (turn signals, warnings, etc.)

I need to know how to communicate with this cluster:

  • Does it use CAN bus, or does it require direct signal input (PWM, analog, etc.)?
  • Does anyone have wiring diagrams or example code for this model?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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No, I'm not completely sure how they work yet, but I'm eager to learn and would appreciate some guidance.

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Most important get a schematic of the cluster and another of the cluster module. This might be a starting point: Schematic diagrams of the electrical equipment of cars Peugeot 207 (2006-2014) - PeugeotBook.ru

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You need to master hardware interfaces, communication protocols and programming knowledge.
By studying the electrical interface and communication protocol of the instrument panel, combined with microcontroller programming, the functions of the instrument panel can be realized.
You can refer to open source projects or community resources for ready-made code or further help.

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Hi, @Ricyk
A cluster like that will have Canbus and the gauges will most probably be air-cored steppers designed for that job.
Removing the PCB and directly controlling each LED, and gauge from the Arduino would be the most direct and easier.
Trying to control via canbus would require some Canbus knowledge and reseach the Peugeot comms system.

Tom.... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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I am not sure you saw this: Reverse-Engineering the Peugeot 207’s CAN bus It is an interesting read.

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Hello, it's me again, I've already bought the gauges, same with the CAN module, everything works now, but there is one problem, no code can move the needles, am I doing something wrong or is the gauges broken?

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Hi, @Ricyk

Please post your code.

Can you please post a copy of your circuit, a picture of a hand drawn circuit in jpg, png?
Hand drawn and photographed is perfectly acceptable.
Please include ALL hardware, power supplies, component names and pin labels.

Have you got code that JUST tests your gauges?

If not them write some and prove you have hardware and software control.

Tom.... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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