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General Discussions / Re: Speedometer Rev Burner

« on: May 19, 2018, 05:10:18 pm »

Hi Cristiano,

You are so generous with your offer. I purchased the RevBurner approx 2011 and have had very happy results with your product for many years.  You've been very good to this community, and if I accepted your offer I feel that it would be taking advantage of the situation.

I don't mind purchasing a brand-new replacement RevBurner.  Please confirm than the current version of the RevBurner will accept the speedometer hex file.

Thanks.

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General Discussions / Re: Speedometer Rev Burner

« on: May 19, 2018, 03:03:40 am »

Hi Cristiano,

Thanks for the hex file.  Did not resolve the problem.

First, I tried to place the revburner in "bootload" mode but the bootloader screen was greyed out.  It never gave me an active button to upload the hex file.

I'm familiar with the firmware loading process of changing the position of the jumper.  So all I can conclude is that the revburner circuit board is damaged. 

Unless you have any other suggestions, I might have to buy a Pro-Guage to replace the revburner.

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General Discussions / Speedometer Rev Burner

« on: May 12, 2018, 08:38:03 pm »

Hi,

I have been using Rev Burners since 2011.  The rev counter is working fine with my tachometer.   However, my speedometer recently stopped working.  The Windows device listing says something is wrong with the USB device, so I presume the Rev Burner is defective.

I wanted to determine if by reloading the firmware for the speedometer function it might solve the problem.  However, when I went to the website's download section, there is no listing for the "speedometer" firmware.

It has been so long since 2011.  Did I miss something?  Has there been an advancement in the technology so that speedometers are now driven by an updated version of SimDash?  I could not find any related info on the website or on this forum.

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General Discussions / Yellow Red Flag Race Conditions LEDs

« on: April 20, 2013, 03:19:39 am »

Hi Cristiano,

Online suppliers are able to provide commercial emergency vehicle LEDs for sale to the general public.  These LEDs are used on actual emergency vehicles. The LEDs come in a myriad of colors, shapes, combinations, pulsing, strobing, programmable, etc.  These typically operate at 12V DC.

For my sim rig, I'd like to use some of these LEDs to indicate Yellow Flag race conditions. The 12V supply would be run thru a relay.  Can a relay be interfaced with the DLC247 ? 

I had a hobbyist circuit board that closed a relay when a low-voltage signal was received from a source.  For the source, I used the voltage from the DLC247 that powers a single LED when a race went into Yellow Flag. Unfortunately, my experiment resulted in a burned out DLC247.

Can you recommend/provide a setup to make this happen?

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General Discussions / Re: Display Split Time

« on: December 28, 2012, 12:11:05 am »

Thanks, Cristiano.  Keep up the good work.

What would really interest me is to see the "differential" time being displayed.  Things happen so fast in the sims that we only have a brief moment to absorb data.  As an example, when I reach point A on the course, and the display indicates   " -00.01.485" ,  that would quickly tell me that I am doing almost 1.5 seconds faster.  The differential would save me the effort of mentally calculating if I am doing better or worse, and by how much time. 

Noted.
I will try to do that

Hi Cristiano,

It is possible that GTR3 might never be finished and released.  Many of us have the older GTR2 with a lot invested in mods and tracks, AIW tweaks, etc.   So we will continue to play GTR2 whether or not GTR3 is released or scrapped.

Currently, SimDash does not provide Split Time, Leader Gap and Next Car Gap for GTR2.  I already have LED displays and the DLC-247 to provide this data for RFactor 1 & 2.  Is it possible for you to tweak SimDash to provide this data also for GTR2 ?

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General Discussions / Re: Display Split Time

« on: October 31, 2012, 08:46:55 pm »

Thanks, Cristiano.  Keep up the good work.

What would really interest me is to see the "differential" time being displayed.  Things happen so fast in the sims that we only have a brief moment to absorb data.  As an example, when I reach point A on the course, and the display indicates   " -00.01.485" ,  that would quickly tell me that I am doing almost 1.5 seconds faster.  The differential would save me the effort of mentally calculating if I am doing better or worse, and by how much time. 

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General Discussions / Display Split Time

« on: October 30, 2012, 04:28:22 pm »

I have been using the DLC-247 and displays for GTR2 lap times: current, best and previous.

The next thing I would like to do is Split Time for RFactor2. (Split time is not supported by SimDash for GTR2.)

I do not have RFactor2 yet. I am waiting until after the beta version becomes the final product. Can anyone describe what is displayed for the RFactor2 display of splits.  Is this the splits at multiple fixed points throughout the course?  Split time at mid-course only?  Is the data displayed presented in +xx.xxx or -xx.xxx differentials?

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General Discussions / Re: LED brightness DLC-247

« on: July 31, 2012, 03:15:43 am »

Correct, if the USB cable is still connected, I click OK at the DLC screen, followed by closing the Sim Dash screen exiting via the pull down menu.

No error screens pop up via either method.

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General Discussions / Re: LED brightness DLC-247

« on: July 29, 2012, 03:25:47 am »

Thanks.

I have the brightness issue sorted out.

A couple more questions:

1.  Is SimDash able to handle multiple DLC-247s?  I'm already maxed out with 24 LED displays on my existing DLC controller.

2.  Anybody having issues saving the DLC-247 config settings?  After making config settings, I click OK to exit the DLC screen. Next I click exit to close SimDash. When I relaunch SimDash, the DLC config settings weren't saved. Strange, I can save the DLC settings when I am at the SimDash screen and I disconnect the DLC's USB cable.

Ray

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General Discussions / Re: LED brightness DLC-247

« on: July 16, 2012, 11:05:34 pm »

I tried connecting a display to each of the 3 groups of terminals.  In no case did the brightness slider function.

Ray

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General Discussions / LED brightness DLC-247

« on: July 16, 2012, 05:42:52 am »

Hi Cristiano,

I've installed the DLC-247 and updated SimDash to version 1.3.6.

I also have your .56" three-digit 7-segment display.  The problem is the display brightness is too dim.  I have tried both methods, powering via USB and also via the 5-volt external supply with the switch on the DLC board toggled appropriately.  The brightness slider in SimDash has no effect to the DLC-247.  I've set the brightness to opposing extremes of 2% and 100%.  There is no effect on the LED brightness. The brightness stays the same.  Is the DLC-247 not recognizing the SimDash's brightness slider?  (Please note, I also have the Pro Shift and I am getting lots of brightness from LEDs powered by the Pro Shift.)

Also, I have lots of surplus 7-segment displays. I experimented them with the DLC-247, but the LEDs are also dim.  Is it due to the issue described in the paragraph above, or are these surplus LEDs the incorrect rating?  They are 16mcd luminous intensity, 20mA forward current, and 4v forward voltage.

Thanks for your help.

Ray

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General Discussions / Re: Rev Burner 200MPH ?

« on: September 05, 2011, 05:51:10 am »

Just for grins, I tried again to reflash the rev burner with the beta version of the speedo firmware. The board still will not accept the firmware. The SimDash main screen still shows an amber status light.

I flashed back to the older version of the firmware. I tested for about an hour. Speedo and tacho are operating normally. And there is no error message. SimDash did not lock up. The only issue was I lost 100 of peak RPM on the tacho versus my testing earlier today with the same profile. I wonder if inadequate voltage is the cause for the drop in RPM. I measured the voltage at the gauge terminals...about 11.5 volts. Cristiano, should I replace my power packs with units on your website?

Ray

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General Discussions / Re: Rev Burner 200MPH ?

« on: September 04, 2011, 07:55:52 pm »

HOLD YOUR HORSES !!!!

Cristiano,

I re-downloaded the beta files and unpacked them again. I reinstalled the beta SimDash. I am now running on the beta SimDash and the original speedo firmware. ALL IS GOOD and operating just great.  I've logged about 20 laps at LeMans. The Lambo shows 177MPH on the AutoMeter speedo which exactly matches the GTR2 digital hud. And a Porsche is peaking at 8100 RPM on my AutoMeter tacho. (The spec for the Porsche is xxxHP at 8250 RPM, so it needs just a tweak at the SimDash calibration.)

I have not re-attempted to reflash the old speedo firmware to the beta speedo firmware. If I do more testing later today (after my chores) and SimDash doesn't lock up, should I just continue to use the old firmware? lol I wore out the blue jumper flashing the firmware back and forth.

Ray

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General Discussions / Re: Rev Burner 200MPH ?

« on: September 03, 2011, 02:27:18 am »

Hello.

this is the test firmware for the rev burner:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3544050/forum/RevBurnerSpeedFirmware.zip

it only works with this beta version of SimDash:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3544050/forum/SimDashTestSpeed.zip

this firmware is able to create a signal for the speedo with a frequency double that of the original firmware.

please let me know if it works for you or if you find any problem.
if everything is OK I will include these modifications to the next version of SimDash.

Regards
Cristiano

Hi Cristiano,

Good news and bad news. The beta version of SimDash works great for the Speedo. And I did not have to use the beta version speedo hex file of the firmware for the rev burner.

For about 20 minutes the speedo and tacho were working OK together. All of a sudden the tacho doesn't work.  The needle has gone counter-clockwise below the zero mark by at least an add'l 30 degrees. The needle sits there and the tach doesn't work, while the speedo is OK. I exit all programs and the tacho needle doesn't move until I power down the tacho, and the needle returns to near zero mark. Attached is a copy of the error message.

Do you think I should upgrade the firmware hex file on the rev burner for the speedo?  The speedo and tacho receive data from separate rev burners, so should there be a conflict?  Or the old firmware is messing with the beta of SimDash?

Thanks for your great customer service.

Ray

I would update the firmware of the rev burner otherwise SimDash could freeze.

The crash you got doesn't seem to be related to the changes I made to the speedometer plugin.
the crash happened in the tachometer plugin. never seen it before so I need to investigate what caused it.


Did you get it again?

Regards

Cristiano

Hi Cristiano,

Excuse me for not getting back sooner. I work for a living, unable to spend enough time playing on my sim.

I tried to flash the speedo beta firmware several times with no success. Every time the SimDash main screen shows an orange light next to the line "Rev Burner for       Firmware".    All the other lines show either "Connected" or "Disconnected".  Just to make sure I'm following the correct procedure, I flashed back and forth between the beta and "proven" versions of the firmware.  I was successful each time I flashed the proven firmware.

At this moment I am using the proven speedo firmware with the beta SimDash. Speedo works OK but tacho is still unreponsive. When I exit GTR2 the SimDash error message is on the screen. Just for curiosity, I disconnected the USB to the tacho rev burner. I cold booted the PC, launched SimDash, played GTR2 for a few minutes, speedo works great, and I exit GTR2. No SimDash error message.

I reconnect the USB cable to the tacho rev burner and do another cold boot. I play for a few minutes, speedo is OK, tacho still unresponsive, I exit GTR2 and the SimDash Error Message is there again. I repeated the process a few times, and each time the connecton to the tacho rev burner generates the error message. Is it posible the tacho rev burner board has gone bad? I tried interchanging the speedo and tach with each board, but apparently the speedo firmware cannot be used with a tacho and vice versa.

BTW, I did calibration testing of my tacho with SimDash. Appears nothing is wrong with my tacho.

Ray

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General Discussions / Re: Rev Burner 200MPH ?

« on: September 02, 2011, 07:40:22 pm »

Hello.

this is the test firmware for the rev burner:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3544050/forum/RevBurnerSpeedFirmware.zip

it only works with this beta version of SimDash:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3544050/forum/SimDashTestSpeed.zip

this firmware is able to create a signal for the speedo with a frequency double that of the original firmware.

please let me know if it works for you or if you find any problem.
if everything is OK I will include these modifications to the next version of SimDash.

Regards
Cristiano

Hi Cristiano,

Good news and bad news. The beta version of SimDash works great for the Speedo. And I did not have to use the beta version speedo hex file of the firmware for the rev burner.

For about 20 minutes the speedo and tacho were working OK together. All of a sudden the tacho doesn't work.  The needle has gone counter-clockwise below the zero mark by at least an add'l 30 degrees. The needle sits there and the tach doesn't work, while the speedo is OK. I exit all programs and the tacho needle doesn't move until I power down the tacho, and the needle returns to near zero mark. Attached is a copy of the error message.

Do you think I should upgrade the firmware hex file on the rev burner for the speedo?  The speedo and tacho receive data from separate rev burners, so should there be a conflict?  Or the old firmware is messing with the beta of SimDash?

Thanks for your great customer service.

Ray