cipan_supercas

lanlee;
I've checked Digikey.

Complete electronics parts is around USD100.
Processing fee for International order USD6.
Shipping (estimated to weight below 1 lb.) USD 18.

You still have to buy these:

1 set partial kit (Your choice of MS1v2.2, MS1v3 or MS2.
which contain the PCB, MAP sensor and processor.
(that you have bought)

1pc heatsink plate.

1pc MS alluminium case (or you can made 1 by your talented craftmanship)

and on top of these, you also have to pay the extra shipping/handling.

so, lanlee,
(un)happy diy....... to you. You got a very good advise to only buy that partial kit and can get all those tiny chips and bits from jalan pasar....
For your infomation, I've been doing electronics such and tv/video repairs for more than 20 years, and I know many of the electronics shop tauke of jln pasar... and they also know me....

If it's worth to take the partial kit route, I'd have did that myself and give you guys that advise, but on the other hand, I always encourage you guys to buy the complete kit from the MS vendors. Why????? because I know well that it's really not worth it. Just to save a few $$$ and now you loose a big $$$$.

Now you feel the pinch huh.....

     

kennethfong

hi i've finished building the megastim, but now stuck at the last step, not too sure the DB37 connection pin layout 1 to 37 (coz i haven't gotten the kit yet) is from the DB37 soldering side or the actual female connector side??

cipan, i know u mentioned b4 there's no need to build a relay board, but just to be safe and to make it look tidy, will like to build it too....

     

cipan_supercas

1. Actual female conn.

2. You can do that, but it just add up more cost and to be honest, you'll make it messy rather than tidy since you have another bulk of box to be fitted into your car. If you can do the wiring carefully, then there are no reasons that it will not be safe.

     

hahaboy

no need relay board ? izzit safe ?

     

kennethfong

my notebook doesn't have a serial port, but it has a parallel port, gonna get myself a DB-25 to DB-9 converter, will it work with megasquirt? has anyone tried?

     

cipan_supercas

Parallel and serial are totally different architecture. No way it will work. Unless it's a usb. Then you can use the usb to RS232 adaptor. That will surely work. Weird your comp only have parallel.

     

cipan_supercas

an update on Megasquirt Digital Dash that I've customize to my own taste :D

     

hahaboy

so nice.... how much ?

     

hahaboy

the 36-1 wheel i can custom made, but how to find the vr sensor ?

     

khoyos

dunno about parallel port, but i'm using serial to USB converter... running smoothly...

     

kennethfong

gosh, that's wat i'm afraid of, read too much n beginning to worry that usb to serial might and might not work (will work but costs USD 49.90 import)..... khoyos, what brand is your serial to usb converter?? buy one for me pls??

cipan,

fantastic megaview u haf!!! i glanced thru this megaview area (not really studying it) and i thought it only mentions the VXD display and not LCD that ur using??

     

khoyos

wow, USD49.90??? i purchased mine at a normal computer shop in subang (not lowyat or sgwang) and it cost me rm45. should be way cheaper in lowyat. no brand one, but working fine...

     

kennethfong

found out another link:
http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/d...ter-p-141.html

u can c here, there's a direct USB connection, sorry if i'm wrong and my question is i assume the actual RS232 port is not usable anymore after this mod right? so if one were to use this mod, there can be no room for megaview in the future??

     

kennethfong

also just an additional updates, my megasquirt has arrived in malaysia (but not yet to me :( )

Out of Foreign Customs, January 09, 2007, 6:27 pm, MALAYSIA
Arrived Abroad, January 09, 2007, 5:48 pm, MALAYSIA
International Dispatch, January 05, 2007, 3:21 pm, MIAMI AMC
Enroute, January 05, 2007, 9:03 am, MIAMI, FL 33112
Acceptance, January 04, 2007, 4:59 pm, SUWANEE, GA 30024
Electronic Shipping Info Received, January 04, 2007

how long do i have to wait?? has this cleared customs or wat?