Racecar LCD display

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Clare

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Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance

Clare
 
On 16 Feb 2005 14:31:04 -0800, clare@mini-sport.co.uk (Clare) wrote:

Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.
Click to expand...
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Easy for me, difficult for you.

How much money ya got?


--
John Fields
 
"John Fields" <jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2005 14:31:04 -0800, clare@mini-sport.co.uk (Clare) wrote:

Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

---
Easy for me, difficult for you.

How much money ya got?


--
John Fields
Click to expand...
Define EASY.
 
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance
Click to expand...
What skills do you have?
Can you solder?
Name 3 of the 555s pins from memory.
Design a 2 transistor properly biased amplifier?
Design a suitable driver chip using only magic marker?

Is the LCD just a bare LCD, or does it include some driver electronics.
 
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance

Clare
Click to expand...
Is it a commercial unit ? if so, who is the manufacturer ?

-adrian
 
In article <42148832$0$77057$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
root@mauve.demon.co.uk says...
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance

What skills do you have?
Can you solder?
Name 3 of the 555s pins from memory.
Design a 2 transistor properly biased amplifier?
Design a suitable driver chip using only magic marker?
Click to expand...
A driver chip using only a magic marker? Who are you, MacGyver?

Is the LCD just a bare LCD, or does it include some driver electronics.
Click to expand...
--
Keith
 
In article <4214d6bf$0$53478$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net>,
root@mauve.demon.co.uk says...
Keith Williams <krw@att.bizzzz> wrote:
In article <42148832$0$77057$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net>,
root@mauve.demon.co.uk says...
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance

What skills do you have?
Can you solder?
Name 3 of the 555s pins from memory.
Design a 2 transistor properly biased amplifier?
Design a suitable driver chip using only magic marker?

A driver chip using only a magic marker? Who are you, MacGyver?

I did say design, not implement :)
Click to expand...
Oh, I *guess* you could read it that way. ;-) ...but still, don't you
need something to write on too? :)

--
Keith
 
Yes it's a Stack, it's quite an old one and they don't stock the unit
to drive the display anymore. Come to think of it, I guess there will
be electronics to drive the lcd screen in the dash it's self, but I
would have to open it up and take a look.

My skills are zero in terms of electrical engineering, although im
pretty sure I could use a soldering iron.

Clare

Adrian Godwin <adrian.110504@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<44fee2-gkc.ln1@smaug.toynbee.org.uk>...
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,

I have a LCD display, that is designed to display water temp, oil temp
/ pressure etc. The unit which takes input from a sensor and display
the output on the LCD screen is missing. Can anyone give me a clue on
what would be required to create a unit to do this and how easy /
difficult it would be.

Thanks in advance

Clare

Is it a commercial unit ? if so, who is the manufacturer ?

-adrian
Click to expand...
 
Clare <clare@mini-sport.co.uk> wrote:
Yes it's a Stack, it's quite an old one and they don't stock the unit
to drive the display anymore. Come to think of it, I guess there will
be electronics to drive the lcd screen in the dash it's self, but I
would have to open it up and take a look.
Click to expand...
Hard to say what it needs, then - the current models seem to vary
between some with the car-specific electronics in the display and some
with a dumb display that would need a complete set of measurement
electronics. Since you think it had a separate driver box, I'd guess
at the latter : the display is probably just a generic LCD (probably
with RS232 inputs - there is a current model like that) and you may as
well start from scratch. You'd have to open it up and describe the
components in some detail to get any further.

Or keep an eye on ebay - there are a couple of Stack bits there at
the moment.

-adrian
 
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