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Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:59 pm
by racingmini_mtl
NArcher wrote:@ stevevp
I would like to get my instrument cluster to talk with my MS3. I have a Mazda 3 that I recently installed MS3+MS3X on, but do not have rpm, speed, etc., because I could not figure out how to communicate with instrument cluster. I have the hex ID's for most of the signals that the Mazda 3 uses on CAN, but I'm only a novice programmer at best and cannot figure out how to implement the signals to allow MS to communicate with instrument cluster. Maybe someone can help me on this? Any help is much appreciated! I can also make a donation if need be for this to happen.
Post what you have. You not only need the ID but also the content of the message so that the correct value is displayed.
Jean
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:44 pm
by NArcher
This is what I have so far. I will try to dig up more info.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 4:19 pm
by stevevp
Be aware from the start this is going to be a big job, and a large number of signals need to be emulated that the MS3 currently does not know or care about.
The MS3 firmware will need to be modified to suit or cheat a little and grab a MSGPIO to look after the extra signals with your own firmware and interfaces.
I would start with the first and second bytes of 201 as per below.
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id = 0x201 //
dataLen = 0x08;
data[0] = (unsigned char)((outpc.rpm) & 0x00FF ); //byte 1 = RPM, L
data[1] = (unsigned char)((outpc.rpm) /256 ); //byte 2 = RPM, H
data[2] = 0x00;
data[3] = 0x00;
data[4] = 0x00;
data[5] = 0x00;
data[6] = 0x00;
data[7] = 0x00;
ECANSendMessage(id, data, dataLen, MSG_STD);
or maybe reversed high and low values
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id = 0x201 //
dataLen = 0x08;
data[0] = (unsigned char)((outpc.rpm) /256 ); //byte 1 = RPM, H
data[1] = (unsigned char)((outpc.rpm) & 0x00FF ); //byte 2 = RPM, L
data[2] = 0x00;
data[3] = 0x00;
data[4] = 0x00;
data[5] = 0x00;
data[6] = 0x00;
data[7] = 0x00;
ECANSendMessage(id, data, dataLen, MSG_STD);
and keep adding signals until you are happy its enough.
another valuable tool for this kind of development is a canbus interface
Microchip do a very effective one
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcpl ... e=en546534
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:02 am
by Black99rt
Matt Cramer wrote:Paul_VR6 wrote:I am can-stupid, but can this be used to send generic different format can messages to an aftermarket digital dash?
AIM has already set up their MXL series digital dashes to talk to MegaSquirt CAN.
Can you point me to documentation for this? Their website doesn't seem to mention MS, nor do their integration documents I could find.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:32 am
by atomic6
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:56 pm
by NArcher
I will begin working on implementing the MS3 CAN into my current car's network this weekend. Thanks everyone for their inputs. I would like to try the AIM display, but with a price tag of over $1000, I can't fit it into my project car budget.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:18 pm
by piledriver
Heck, I'm looking at a 996 cluster on ebay, and i have a sawzall in my right hand...
Wanted to redo my dash anyway.
Is there any particular cluster that's preferred?
Is this code in mainline yet, or is there a patch handy?
(I guess I have to wait until the current non-buggy ms3 code is released?)
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:04 am
by NArcher
I hope James can release the source code soon. Can we just copy and paste the code that is in the previous posts? I understand that I am going to have to modify the code to suite my unique situation (i.e. CAN id's, data values, ect.) but, what else is required to get this running? I guess I am going to have to play with it when the source code comes out.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:02 am
by stevevp
any of the 996 canbus enabled clusters will do - even boxster if you wish
2001+ I think, with the small clock and digital speed windows in dials 2&4
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:23 am
by piledriver
stevevp wrote:any of the 996 canbus enabled clusters will do - even boxster if you wish
2001+ I think, with the small clock and digital speed windows in dials 2&4
Excellent, flexible is good.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:46 pm
by stevevp
the best way to confirm a series two dash is the connectors on the rear
green/blue/grey = series two with canbus
black/white/blue = series one without
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 9:28 pm
by piledriver
Thank you for the pic!
I was ...amused... to discover that Boxster clucsters seem to go for the same or more than 996 clusters, esp if you can replace the clock/odo reset stalks..
(looks like there's probably a decent buisiness just doing that, they must be horribly delicate things)
My only worry at this pont is will it FIT.
(...and... will it be supported in the ms3 firmware)
I'm trying to find a scan or pattern or something with dimensions with no joy, I don't want it sticking halfway up my windscreen.
Have ordered an SLC-OEM eval kit and set aside the funds for a IOX for my first foray into CAN, but this is still up there on my list, as I despise my current dash.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:21 pm
by acab
i add fiat\alfa\lancia C-CAN (can line from stock ecu to body computer)
Since rpm information from the engine control unit node (NCM) travels on the C-CAN network (high transmission speed) to reach the instrument panel node (NQS), which is connected to the B-CAN network (low transmission speed) it must be processed by the Body Computer (NBC) via the gateway function. Only after reprocessing does the body computer transfer the required information to the instrument panel node via the B-CAN network. (rev counter management)
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561 8 00 00 00 xx 00 00 00 00
xx= kühlmitteltemperatur -40 gr.C bis + 215 gr.C / auflösung 1 gr.C / offset - 40gr.C
561 8 00 00 00 00 xx xx 00 00
xx= kraftstoffverbrauch (fuel consumption) 0-132 L/Stunde
auflösung 0,0022
561 8 00 00 00 00 00 00 xx 00
xx= motordrehzahl 0-8000 upm / auflösung 32 upm
I write some programm for my Alfa Romeo
Video with work...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7jbOvC ... r_embedded
I make all that, becouse i didnt wanna disconnect body computer from dashboard. I wanna see some stuff like outside temp, opened dors and other usefull stuff.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:03 pm
by NArcher
Did anyone get this code working with MS3? I copied the code, just not sure where to put it.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:07 pm
by jsmcortina
NArcher wrote:Did anyone get this code working with MS3? I copied the code, just not sure where to put it.
It is already included in MS3.
James
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:00 pm
by NArcher
Thanks James, I'll look at it tonight.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:22 pm
by frank_ster
any chance of 2005 subaru legacy ? can dash control ?
how are you guys identifying each can bit ? i have access to a scope. various atmega chips and atmega avr in system programmer.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:27 pm
by NArcher
frank_ster wrote:any chance of 2005 subaru legacy ? can dash control ?
how are you guys identifying each can bit ? i have access to a scope. various atmega chips and atmega avr in system programmer.
Stevevp mentioned earlier in this post of a CAN tool to analyze CAN signals and retrieve the ID's and bits. Other than that, you can do an exhuaustive search on the web like I did to find the necessary info.
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:10 pm
by frank_ster
maybe we could get racingmini_mtl to make such a device. sort of a reverse jim stim.
what do you think jean ?
Re: CANbus to Instruments etc. working
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 10:59 pm
by racingmini_mtl
I don't see the link with the JimStim.
What you need is a CAN sniffer that will read the CAN messages from a working setup. But then the fun begins: you need to identify what each ID message is for and what the format of the payload is. For example from all the messages going through the bus, you need to find which ID has the RPM data in it and then find you how that data is encoded in the payload. That could be months of boring an tedious work.
That's why the data is so hard to find on the web. Most people who have spent the time and money to find this information (since the OEM doesn't make that available) will keep it for themselves and sell products that use this information.
Jean