Showing posts with label Digidash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Digidash. Show all posts

Sunday, 13 September 2015

Digidash Config...


Turns out the digidash config was wrong..  Driving to the MOT yesterday I was apparently doing 130-150 most of the way and a max speed of about 170mph, it felt pretty quick but not that quick.

I was sent the wrong diff which is a 3.14 and not a 3.38. My config file was setup for a 3.38 when I doubled checked.

Right before my throttle detached itself from the pedal I tried to give it a good amount of full throttle, I was impressed with the acceleration as I launched up the road. Soon the red lights were flashing on the digidash to change gear. I came home impressed with the way it performed. It wasn't until later that day I started playing with the digidash config and noticed the max rpm was set to 6500 rpm.  So yesterday when I was impressed with the acceleration to redline it was actually only half the rev range of the 13000 redline of the CBR engine. Can't wait to push it some more now.

Below is the laptop plugged into the digidash/datalogger.


The below odometer shows 72 miles, however it was only a 22 mile round trip. Will contact ETB to see if I can reset this. lol.

On the below screen I made so the SVA default LCD was selected. This enables the digidash to start up on the speedo as standard.


The low oil pressure alarm when off a few times on the drive yesterday. All the time I had oil pressure it just went down to 15-30 at low revs. I will keep these setting like this for now and ensure the oil is topped up to the right level. If everything appears to be fine I will set the minimum RPM to 3000.

I've changed to fuel level warning to 35% as I started to run out of feel at about 20% while it was on the driveway. 

I might also consider changing the battery warning as the reverse gear seriously sucks the power! 


For the IVA i've turned off most of the displays. 


I set the Peak RPM to the correct 13000 RPM, currently the delta is set to per rpm. I'm assuming each LED will light 500 RPM backwards from the redline. Based on this the green lights won't show until 10,500 rpm. Might change it to 1000 so it starts at 8000 rpm and I see a light per 1000 rpm till redline.  Need to make sure I don't get any lights show when on the motorway cruising.  At 70-80 mph will I be doing more than 8000 RPM??  Using an online calculator, looks like i'll be doing 80 MPH at 8000 RPM. 


Gear ratios found on Wiki..


With regards to the coil pulse, I see some people set it at 2 and others at 4. Going to get the power commander plugged in at the same time and check RPM on the digidash see if they are the same. Going to test this tomorrow when I am in from work.

The speed calculations are based on the wheels size,  diff, here is where I had to change the diff details as it was 3.38 by default.











Friday, 28 August 2015

Loading the digidash setup..


I managed to get a base digidash setups up from AB performance.

Pretty cool plugging your laptop into a car you have built.




Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Digidash Rear connections..


Love the digidash..  but the rear connections really let it down.. I think its best suited mounted to a dash with the cables mounted behind.

I want it mounted on the column close to me so I've used some of the Honda cable protectors to hide the plugs at the rear, its not great but it does disappear into the black of the dash now.



Battery charged, nice to see its giving out some decent volts.


 The GPS has already picked up a signal in the garage.



Sunday, 21 June 2015

Digidash and datalogger mounting


Now I have the column fitted I can fit the digidash to the mount.  


With the hole template printed off it was nice and easy to mark up the holes.





In position.. Looking good.




I had intended on fitting the datalogger to the scuttle panel vertically. however on reading the manual it says it must be fitted to a FLAT surface, it doesn't mention it must be horizontal but confirmed with a few other builder its must. 

Mounting options now were passenger or drives footwell under the cover panel. Didn't really want it drivers side as I would be kicking it all the time. The passender doorwell was an option but I would need to make a mount to stop passengers kicking it and the wiring was going to be a pain. 

On investigation I discovered there was enough space under the scuttle to mount it on top of the scuttle bar. I checked with it taped to a bit of card before making anything permanent.  



Mount made and in position. I used two rivnuts to hold it in position. The datalogger now sits centrally in the middle of the car so should be a perfect position. I will have to rotate the axis to make it read correctly.





Next to tidy up the wiring to it.




Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Wiring up the Digidash..


Made a good start on wiring up the Digidash..  Not yet mounted the unit yet.

Got the oil temperature sender, coolant temperature sender and oil pressure working fine.



Little video of the start up.. Its pretty smart. 



Thursday, 23 April 2015

ETB DigiDash 2 PRO+


My dash turned up.. Decided to go with the DigiDash 2 PRO+..  Its a popular choice and well documented so seemed like the best option.