Ok so hondata decided to lock the ****ing thread about gettin an AIM dash to work with s300 so lets pick this up.

They said they supplied the needed info in the thread, but really only told you what parts are needed to interface a serial to a USB port. What happens after that, ...gotta enter commands?, what commands?, where?, lets get this figured out because i want to do this later this year or next winter.

Original thread.
http://hondata.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7342&highlight=

 

I see why they locked the thread, a regular user posted private protocol information in public domain.

If you can wait a bit I have something in the works that is way more configurable, custom designable, and more affordable than the AIM dash... and it will work with all Honda softwares... including the S300.

 

Well like i said i was planning on doing this later this year or next winter. I dont see how locking the thread changes the protocol matter. I only saw 0x90 posted somewhere, but I have no idea wtf that is. Def keep me informed if youve got a similar product in the works.

 

Ya, I understand, but whether it's valid info or not that's borderline reverse engineering Hondata's stuff. I can understand how they'd be upset about it.

There will definitely be more information about the new product.

 

well im assuming you figured out the data stream to make it work with your products?

 

I asked for permission and they were gracious enough to allow it.

 

ok, i get that.

i find it interesting how no other company has done this...since there is a TON of s300 users .

 

*Shrug*

 

not to hijack the thread, But will your system be compatible with stand alone ecus ? Or just Honda based systems ? . Im asking as im interested , but using AEM EMS .

 

It will work with AEM and possibly others.

 

any hints on styling, or screen size?

 

sounds badass. i cant wait to see it!

 

The layout is completely up to the user. Maybe I'll post a few demo shots.

 

this i need to see

 

Cant wait for a teaser pic. I hope its what I wanted you to build last year.

 

 

A large enough screen to replace the cluster would be sweet! Much like the racepak, or other brand units. Needs to be easily viewed at night!!! This would be sweet though!

 

Still trying to balance size and price so that everyone will be able to enjoy. That's not to say there won't be a larger model available as well.

 

sweeet

 

as long as it looks better than the autometer piece, i think it will be on the right track.

 

lol which one? and it's user designable, so no worries there.

 

http://www.autometer.com/cat_datadetail.aspx?pid=71

i hate how that thing looks, and its expensive too.

 

OMG lol. Ya, it's better than that.

 

JR, are you going to make it so it can still display like a stock cluster layout with digital gauges, or are you going to go more TV2 route and use bar graphs with digital text/numbers? Just curious as to what kind of ideas you are tossing around. I would still love to have the street style layout with digital sweeping gauges and then have a a race setup that is just Tach, Temps, Boost, and possibly Fuel level.
Cant wait to see what you come up with...

 

You'll love this. You can place gauges in many different style setups broken down and labeled the way you want, bar graphs, live graphs, text labels in several different fonts and sizes, text linked to real world values, input lights, and some other options anywhere you want on the screen.

So, essentially you can design it as a full gauge cluster or you can make it all text or text with bar graphs, whatever you want where ever you want it.

Here's an old simple example with one of the LCDs that will show how versatile this thing can be: