Chips in a OBDII PCM?

[JeepsAndGuns]

Well the header for the board of corse can come from moates, and they apparently have a source for a matching socket for it, cause it has to plug into something on their roadrunner board. Only problem I could see, would be getting them to sell them, or let us know the supplier of them.

[RobertISaar]

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...10000&page=224

beemers seem to have gotten it done before.

[dave w]

I have PCB design skills. One option for building a low cost PCB would be with ExpressPCB http://www.expresspcb.com The ExpressPCB software is free, and not difficult to learn. The MiniBoard is a good option for the money. I'll design a Miniboard if someone wants to pay for the Miniboards?

The Miniboard sould be big enough for 2 maybe 3 header boards, so cutting 3 Minboard might yield up to 9 boards for $51?.

dave w

MiniBoard

2 or 4 layer boards Tin/lead plating Board size must be 3.8 x 2.5 inches Fast manufacturing $51 for three 2-layer boards, $98 for three 4-layer boards

[RobertISaar]

i was thinking even cheaper...

itead offers 10 100X100mm boards for ~$30 shipped. might be able to get 4 adapters per board? so potentially 40 for $30.

[dave w]

i was thinking even cheaper...

itead offers 10 100X100mm boards for ~$30 shipped. might be able to get 4 adapters per board? so potentially 40 for $30.

I wonder about the Gerber Files needed by itead? http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pc...ototyping.html

Probably have to use software like Cadsoft http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware

dave w

[mekkis]

Well the header for the board of corse can come from moates, and they apparently have a source for a matching socket for it, cause it has to plug into something on their roadrunner board. Only problem I could see, would be getting them to sell them, or let us know the supplier of them.

A bit off topic now as there are a couple guys in this thread woth the experience or tenacity to source those parts, but Moates runs his business as a hobby he enjoys and not to make money. They have an open ended warranty because of that like no one else, ever, and if you called and asked they'd probably tell you where they sourced parts because it'd make Craig/Dave/etc happy to see other folks do something cool.

One of the best companies in the world, IMO.

[RobertISaar]

I wonder about the Gerber Files needed by itead? http://imall.iteadstudio.com/open-pc...ototyping.html

Probably have to use software like Cadsoft http://www.cadsoftusa.com/download-eagle/freeware

dave w

yep, i've been using eagle for my projects so far. after about an hour of youtube videos, i picked it up pretty quickly.

[Lextech]

What would I input into YouTube to watch some of that?---Just for curiosity.

Jeff

[RobertISaar]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG0O...C63828A483E756

that looks like the series i watched, i skipped some of the earliest stuff since he does go to the absolute beginners level at the start. IIRC, around 7 or 8 is where the potentially non-apparent stuff starts.

[Lextech]

Thank You

[JeepsAndGuns]

I have PCB design skills. One option for building a low cost PCB would be with ExpressPCB http://www.expresspcb.com The ExpressPCB software is free, and not difficult to learn. The MiniBoard is a good option for the money. I'll design a Miniboard if someone wants to pay for the Miniboards?

The Miniboard sould be big enough for 2 maybe 3 header boards, so cutting 3 Minboard might yield up to 9 boards for $51?.

dave w

I would be willing to throw a little money at this. If it all comes to frutation I think it would most likely lead to a way to tune a 411 PCM without the expensive tuning software and per vehicle licences. Opening it up to the little guys like me. I wouldnt have a problem at all cutting a hole in the PCM case and making a watertight cover to go over the hole. So long as we can burn the chips.

[EagleMark]

I've been testing a new flash tool, owner wishs to stay annoyomuos. Right now it will read and change VIN, the write is in progress and works on some OS. It works with a AVT cable which is to expensive and manufacturer won't sell to individuals, so a new VPW cable is in the works. It will be cheap, but not free and no per vehicle licensing.

No dates on when?

[busta9876]

Female Header that SHOULD mate to the PSOP44 pin header from Moates.net
www.mouser.com
44 Pin Dual Row, 1.27mm pitch through hole mount to PCB. Mouser Part# 798-A3D-44DA-2DSE71

158 in stock $3.16 each.

I will order a few of these on my next Mouser order to see how they fit the headers from Moates.

[hmilycar]

About this theme,I think I will give you a suggestion and offer you some information on Chip Tuning Tools .Them will be useful!
If you want to know other obd2 tools,you can visit www.obd2tool.com

[dave w]

About this theme,I think I will give you a suggestion and offer you some information on Chip Tuning Tools .Them will be useful!
If you want to know other obd2 tools,you can visit www.obd2tool.com

Hardware looks applicable, but hardware alone is not a complete package for OBD II Tuning! Any OBD II data logging software available?

dave w