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Pictures of World Maker Faire in NYC
The World Maker Faire was just over. The event impressed me a lot in many aspects. Here are some pictures I took during the event, in which you can also find my exhibition table.
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Programming The Freematics OBD-II Adapter
Freematics OBD-II Adapter is the world’s first OBD-II device integrating an Arduino connected to peripherals of accelerometer, gyro, temperature sensor, Bluetooth/BLE and microSD socket. The adapter...
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Visiting Sydney’s Hackerspace
Today I was very happy to visit Sydney’s hackerspace OzBerryPi at Chippendale EngineRoom and presented my project Freematics there. The awesomeness of hackerspace is wherever you go around the world,...
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OBD-II Emulator Ready for Order
Freematics OBD-II Emulator is a vehicle data bus emulation device. It is a 12x8x3cm box equipped with a 16-pin OBD-II port, 9 dials, 3 switches, a USB debug port, a 12V power input and a power button,...
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OBD logger/timer sketch now fits for ATMega328 again
Recently since I added performance box features to the OBD logger sketch the size of compiled code keeps exceeding the limit of Arduino Nano or UNO’s program space. Today I tuned up the code to make it...
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MultiLCD library supports ILI9341 based TFT LCD on Arduino DUE
MultiLCD library now supports ILI9341 based TFT LCD (SPI interface). The library also compiles in Arduino IDE 1.5.x and works with Arduino DUE in addition to all 8-bit counterparts. With the new...
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Sydney Mini Maker Faire
Today I exhibited Project Freematics at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire.
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CodeBlocks Arduino Edition and Arduino Builder updated
CodeBlocks Arduino Edition and Arduino Builder have just been both updated today. Support for Freematics OBD-II Adapter was added in both software. Several bugs were fixed for Arduino Builder....
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Data2KML – a conversion utility for Arduino data loggers
Data2KML is a command line program which takes in data log files generated by the MEGA logger, an Arduino sketch developed for Arduino OBD-II Data Logger Kit, and outputs KML file for viewing the...
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Freematics Data Charting Service online for beta testing
Freematics Data Charting Service is set up to provide users of Arduino OBD-II data logger kits an easier way to review logged data. Simply by choosing and uploading a log file (with CSV extension),...
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New TFT LCD shield being developed
The prototype of a new TFT LCD shield being developed is working on my desk now. On this shield, XH-2.5 connector sockets for I2C and UART are provided, as well as microSD socket which is important...
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Freematics OBD App now in App Store
Finally! Freematics OBD App is available in Apple App Store. Apple requests a review of hardware when App communicates with one through wireless data communication (BLE in our case). So we shipped a...
View ArticlePIDs definition updated in OBD library
The definition of commonly use PIDs in OBD library has been updated. That means more vehicle data can be accessed easily with Arduino now. Following is a brief description of defined PIDs in current...
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New hardware store is now open
The new Telematics Hardware Store is open from the new year. Based on OpenCart, the new store provides better user experience, comprehensive order tracking and more accurate shipping fee calculation...
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New feature of Freematics Charting
Just spent some time on Freematics Charting. Besides tweaking up the performance a little bit, a new feature was added. By selecting two points on the driving track in the map window, the data chart on...
View ArticleThe Kickstarter campaign started
Time to help pushing the Project Freematics to next level. The Kickstarter campaign has just started. Please give it boost!
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MultiLCD library supports ILI9341 based TFT LCD
MultiLCD library now supports ILI9341 based TFT LCD (SPI interface). The library compiles in Arduino IDE 1.5.x and works with Arduino DUE in addition to all 8-bit Arduino. With the new library, I just...
View ArticleFreematics Kickstarter campaign final spurt
Here comes the final spurt for the funding of Project Freematics on Kickstarter. Some more backers are needed. Please help to make it happen. Click here to head for Freematics Kickstarter campaign page
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Evaluating Nordic nRF51822
Nordic nRF51822 is a SoC chip integrating ARM Cortex M0 and Bluetooth Low Energy. Its advantage over TI CC2540, which is used in current Freematics OBD-II Adapter and OBD-II data logger kits for BLE...
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New TFT LCD shield for Arduino with microSD and I/O sockets
Here comes a brand new TFT LCD shield for Arduino. It features: 2.2″ TFT LCD screen of 320×240@16bpp driven by SPI I2C socket (SDA, SCL, VCC, GND) UART socket (Rx, Tx, VCC, GND) Analog socket (A2, A3,...
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