Re: [NTLK] Michigan Newton Gathering - Preparations Update

From: DJ Vollkasko (DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net)
Date: Thu Apr 14 2005 - 10:26:18 PDT


> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Michigan Newton Gathering - Preparations Update
> From: Macs R Us Computers <sales () macsruscomputers ! com>
> Date: 2005-04-14 14:27:37
>
> Matt,
>
> Just wondering where one would find the probes for the
> eMate, I have some eMates with the software but I have
> been unable to locate the probes...

I'd think differently: Is the software available somewhere (public
archives,
or still marketed)?

There is a lot of activity in the Newton peripherals sector at the
moment,
the one think that would help would be to set up a research crew to
analyse
the probes and post DIY instructions...

I would reckon Frank, Sonny, Marty, Adriano, Daniel and maybe a couple
others
to be able to contribute to such research, if only they would have the
resources to tackle this. Frank is usually well booked with repairs and
his
side-projects (FreeDock comes ot mind), Sonny already has his own
projects
which need to move forward provided he has time (FrozenLid), Marty is
always
busy (e.g. saving my butt after twiddling with the Library again),
Adriano
has work in progress (NewtLight and ClearDock and NewtEye and lots of
other
stuff...), Daniel hasn't posted here in a while, so I guess he's busy
(Greeting to Spain if you're still subscribed!), and others have a life,
too.

Still, I'd love to have a sensor-suite app on the Newt that would be
able to
log data from various probes and export to other apps (temp., rpm,
pressure,...).
My dream is a automotive monitor suite with a Newton-brain
that would give you data back and correlate with consuption and will
warn if
the values go above, below certain thresholds (e.g. rpm, temperature).
Would be brilliant to tie stuff like this with GeekGas or somethign
like it,
to see what driving behaviour produces which comsumption, feed that back
into the app, which will learn that x rpm = y consuption in average, so
the
app can tell you always how much your current consumption is, and will
warn
you if the oil gets too hot, the oil pressure drops (!!!) or if you
kick the
engine into high rpm areas (bad on engine lifetime, bad on fuel
efficiency).
Stuff like this is built into most new cars.
I've seen in in a VW Sharan I'd once borrowed, and I've noticed it
actually impacted my driving on the
motorway, throttling down to get consumption down by over a litre per
100
km, but losing only a few km/h (mph), saving two litres by cutting
speed by
10-15 km/h. Really impressive, always wanted that for my old car, but
never
found it as add-on anywhere. But with a spare Newt and two or three
sensors
and a neat app, this setup could be installed in any older vehicle and
would
pay itself off within a reasonable time...

Note that this is a certified Wiki-approved Newton soft- and hardware
wish
(http://tools.unna.org/wikiwikinewt/index.php/NewtonSensorSuite).

DJV.

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