Pic/PC Simple/Complex/Jellybeans

[Peterson, Lew [Cont]]

Frederic:
What is the URL for the PC EFI list?
Has anyone looked at the Windows CE 2.0 machines? I have a Sharp HC4500 that
ought to be a tuner's delight if we could get GM ALDL's to communicate with
it.
Lew
Calgary

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Frederic Breitwieser [SMTP:frederic.breitwieser at xephic.dynip.com]
> Sent:	June 23, 1998 9:01 PM
> To:	diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	Pic/PC Simple/Complex/Jellybeans
> 
> >  I'd have to agree with Wayne. As my original post stated, I'm not a
> >hack, but I do have a pretty good idea about why crankshafts turn. I
> 
> Since I am out of cash but enjoy expressing worthless opinions, I offer a
> bag of jelly beans in leu of two cents.
> 
> I think "Bob the Computer Guy" came up with a really good solution a few
> months back, and you might want to hunt the archives for the related
> messages. Using a PC is a neat idea, and offers a LOT of flexibility,
> however there is nothing wrong with a "dopey" stamp, PIC, or other type of
> pseudo processor running the engine.  They are cheap, easy to program
> (basic of all evil things), and did I say cheap?  While not as powerful as
> a 68HCxx and doesn't have a massive shareware following as far as
> compilers, languages, and other things, the PICs/Stamp concept is really
> simple - because the parts are simple.  Bob's suggestion was to utilize
> PICS/Stamps for the engine management, while the PC or 68HCxx or your Palm
> pilot (whatever) monitors, and presents information to the tuner, driver,
> or passenger.  While I'm on the PC EFI list and very interested in working
> to build a PC based EFI system, my reasons are not technically valid.  I
> chose the PC platform simply because I know it better than I know stamps
> and pics.  It will cost twice as much, if not more, but I can write code
> in
> Visual C <smile>.
> 
> It took me almost 15 years of being a car enthusiast to convert from the
> mentality of "no replacement for displacement", yet I'm slapping turbos on
> a V6.  I'm hoping that *I* for one don't lag that long in realizing the
> value of simplicity.  The simpler electronics you have, the less flexible
> it will be, but, the easier it is to tune, adjust, and get on the road.
> 
> Worse case scenario is to use a Haltech or Electromotive system - not
> cheap
> but it works out of the box (after 6-8 hours of playing).
> 
> Anyway, enjoy the jelly beans.
> 
> 
> Frederic Breitwieser
> Bridgeport, CT 06606
> 
> Homebrew Automotive Website:
> http://www.xephic.dynip.com/
> 
> "When in doubt, use a bigger hammer"
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