rugbywarrior89
Need more time...
In lieu of the fact that I want to rewire my XS, I have decide to take on a very difficult (and probably stupid) hobby project. I am going to give my motorcycle a BRAIN (MWAHAHAHAH!!)
As some of you may or may not know, a Raspberry Pi is a micro computer about the size of a credit card that people use to do just about anything from robots to high altitude cameras, weather stations, media players, etc. They sell between $20 and $40. Then you buy accessories to for your project (in my case a $10 8-port relay board).
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ATCH&Description=raspberry+pi&N=-1&isNodeId=1
I have decided that I am going to use it to operate my ignition wirelessly via bluetooth and also operate my lights and horn. This is for a few reasons:
1) I have no idea where to find good range RFID controllers that go more then 5 inches and my phone will be my key.
2) the microswitches I want to use on my handlebars do not carry the required current
3) Self cancelling flasher relays are expensive as hell (way mare than $30)
4) Relays to convert momentary switches to latching switches are expensive as hell.
5) Most importantly, this Hobby project excites me to no end
6) Why the hell not?!
I know there is more than a few reasons NOT to do this project and I have considered them including pi failure and security concerns. So please, I beg of you to not be a naysayer or a killjoy! I am really looking for some help here and I really want this to work. I will update on here as I go and hopefully have it done over the winter.
This idea is still very much in its infancy and I need to learn how to write code but I'm sure this can be done.
As some of you may or may not know, a Raspberry Pi is a micro computer about the size of a credit card that people use to do just about anything from robots to high altitude cameras, weather stations, media players, etc. They sell between $20 and $40. Then you buy accessories to for your project (in my case a $10 8-port relay board).
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ATCH&Description=raspberry+pi&N=-1&isNodeId=1
I have decided that I am going to use it to operate my ignition wirelessly via bluetooth and also operate my lights and horn. This is for a few reasons:
1) I have no idea where to find good range RFID controllers that go more then 5 inches and my phone will be my key.
2) the microswitches I want to use on my handlebars do not carry the required current
3) Self cancelling flasher relays are expensive as hell (way mare than $30)
4) Relays to convert momentary switches to latching switches are expensive as hell.
5) Most importantly, this Hobby project excites me to no end
6) Why the hell not?!
I know there is more than a few reasons NOT to do this project and I have considered them including pi failure and security concerns. So please, I beg of you to not be a naysayer or a killjoy! I am really looking for some help here and I really want this to work. I will update on here as I go and hopefully have it done over the winter.
This idea is still very much in its infancy and I need to learn how to write code but I'm sure this can be done.