Full BMW E30 dash, work on LFS

[Ziroh]

Hey guys! 

I have a BMW E30 dashboard with speedo and everything..

So what I want, is to get Speed, RPM, water temp, turbo, fuel, indicators and headlight.
What do I need, to get this work?

Thanks in advance! 

[karldulle]

The rest of the car, and a set of keys, petrol and your'e off to the races!     

    I have wanted to do this forever.... good luck with your project ! 

[Cristiano]

Hey guys! 

I have a BMW E30 dashboard with speedo and everything..

So what I want, is to get Speed, RPM, water temp, turbo, fuel, indicators and headlight.
What do I need, to get this work?

Thanks in advance! 

hello.
at the moment you can try to make the rev counter and speedometer work.
You will need two rev burners (one for the tachometer and one for the speedometer) and a 12v power supply.

this is how you should connect everything together:

http://www.symprojects.com/wp-content/uploads/Powersupplies_14565/psuschema2.png

it makes more sense when you have a rev burner in front of you...


the trycky part is to find where the rev counter and speedometer signals connect in the dashboard

Sometimes it might be useful to find and download the service manual for the car. you could find some description of the wiring/connectors of the dashboard.
or you could just try until it works. start connecting the 12V and ground until the dashboard get to live (some light turn on) and then connect the tacho signal to different places until the tacho moves. I did that a couple of time and eventually worked.

the fuel, water and the other gauges at the moment are not supported.

for the warning lights, you could use the Pro Shift, which is a LEDs controller. it is not able to drive the 12V bulbs of the dashboard but you can replace them with standard LEDs.


Cristiano

[Ziroh]

The rest of the car, and a set of keys, petrol and your'e off to the races!     

    I have wanted to do this forever.... good luck with your project ! 

Hehe, thanks! 
You just have to start one place, and now it was my turn. I've watched all the others 'simulators' out there, and it's pretty amazing when it's done correctly!

hello.
at the moment you can try to make the rev counter and speedometer work.
You will need two rev burners (one for the tachometer and one for the speedometer) and a 12v power supply.

this is how you should connect everything together:

http://www.symprojects.com/wp-content/uploads/Powersupplies_14565/psuschema2.png

it makes more sense when you have a rev burner in front of you...


the trycky part is to find where the rev counter and speedometer signals connect in the dashboard

Sometimes it might be useful to find and download the service manual for the car. you could find some description of the wiring/connectors of the dashboard.
or you could just try until it works. start connecting the 12V and ground until the dashboard get to live (some light turn on) and then connect the tacho signal to different places until the tacho moves. I did that a couple of time and eventually worked.

the fuel, water and the other gauges at the moment are not supported.

for the warning lights, you could use the Pro Shift, which is a LEDs controller. it is not able to drive the 12V bulbs of the dashboard but you can replace them with standard LEDs.


Cristiano

Ok, thanks for your help

Do you know anything about when the fuel and other gauges will be supported? Is it under construction now or is it hard to make?

[Cristiano]

The rest of the car, and a set of keys, petrol and your'e off to the races!     

    I have wanted to do this forever.... good luck with your project ! 

Hehe, thanks! 
You just have to start one place, and now it was my turn. I've watched all the others 'simulators' out there, and it's pretty amazing when it's done correctly!

hello.
at the moment you can try to make the rev counter and speedometer work.
You will need two rev burners (one for the tachometer and one for the speedometer) and a 12v power supply.

this is how you should connect everything together:

http://www.symprojects.com/wp-content/uploads/Powersupplies_14565/psuschema2.png

it makes more sense when you have a rev burner in front of you...


the trycky part is to find where the rev counter and speedometer signals connect in the dashboard

Sometimes it might be useful to find and download the service manual for the car. you could find some description of the wiring/connectors of the dashboard.
or you could just try until it works. start connecting the 12V and ground until the dashboard get to live (some light turn on) and then connect the tacho signal to different places until the tacho moves. I did that a couple of time and eventually worked.

the fuel, water and the other gauges at the moment are not supported.

for the warning lights, you could use the Pro Shift, which is a LEDs controller. it is not able to drive the 12V bulbs of the dashboard but you can replace them with standard LEDs.


Cristiano

Ok, thanks for your help

Do you know anything about when the fuel and other gauges will be supported? Is it under construction now or is it hard to make?

As I wrote in other threads, I am definitely starting working on a controller for the other gauges at the end of the month.

I have already done some investigation and the project seems doable. I still have to write the plugin for SimDash and do a lot of testing and that what I will be doing in December and January.

Cristiano

[Ziroh]

Okey Looking forward to it