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Fred,

I still lost, what do I need to buy? What happen to my other theard? Did I do something wrong?


Steve

The FAQ says: "That's a tricky one! More info to come." and I stand by that statement! :-)

Right now if you want hardware you have a few options:

• Wait
• Build DIY stuff using TA card - this isn't that bad, there are 5 TA based FreeEMS units around the world, two daily driving, one parked up, one not finished, one retired.
• Design your own hardware - this assumes that you're god like and have a lot of free time as it will likely take longer than the first option.

We're hoping that around january there will be ravage units being tested in various countries. After that they'll become more available on a batch buy/build basis.

As for your thread, I don't know what you're talking about.

Fred.

Also a little new to all of this as well and your question troubled me for a little while to.

Guess you could say the FreeEMS project is in a stage of stabilising its hardware platform. The TA card solutions seems very custom, you added additional hardware based on your requirements, which everyone did a little differently. Have a look in the forum, Board index FreeEMS Hardware Development » DIY viewforum.php?f=62

Ravage is a different beast, if you read the threads (I have not read all of it personally, its massive) there has been an amazing design review process. As it stands now you would need to be a serious expert to come up with your own design that was equal in quality. So its worth the wait.

My car is itching for an EMS, but as Fred told me, by the time I get everything else ready the Ravage project should be ready and if not I can make the call to wait or go down the TA card path. So far Fred has been on the money.

Do as I did, start asking specific questions to get a direct answer.

You have made me interested in adding HHO to my LPG engine... maybe at a later stage

oden wrote:
You have made me interested in adding HHO to my LPG engine... maybe at a later stage

LOL Your thread made me think to control HHO level to an engine but to use one value for that. The question I had was what is the pressure to make that value to work?


Steve

oden wrote:Do as I did, start asking specific questions to get a direct answer.

AMEN to that! :-)

Well I confused on what to buy, what to program with, what to connect to what pin? Is there a link for what pin does what, with a program software?

disneyjoe7 wrote:Well I confused on what to buy

See above: viewtopic.php?p=19643#p19643

what to program with

Whether you mean an IDE or firmware loader, you should wait till you have a need for such things.

what to connect to what pin? Is there a link for what pin does what,

Again, you've got nothing to wire up yet, once you do, ask again.

with a program software?

I don't know what "a program software" is.

Goto the TA site and learn what the TA card is all about, what the expansion pins offer.
Then read some ones build thread to see how they have used it. This will help you understand Puma or Ravage designs alot more and how to customise if needed.

Read the code, its well written and has good comments. You only need basic ANSI C knowledge to get the drift.

You need to spend time figuring it out yourself, there is no detailed getting started document. If the above is outside your comfort level, maybe reconsider what you are doing.

Great point, but there is, I'd just forgotten: viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1241

Thanks for the code compliments :-)