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Rev Counter / Speedometer - Nixie Tube System for Vespa

GPS Wiring

GPS Wiring

The GPS used is from Adafruit website: Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - V.3 On the picture you can see the GPS shield, under it is the homemade amplifier to drive the nixie tube bar graph (located on the left).

DFRobot Nixie Tube

DFRobot Nixie Tube

Wiring of the nixie tube shield and test of the arduino code to understand how to display numbers and control the backlight of each tube.

DFRobot Nixie Tube

DFRobot Nixie Tube

http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=738#.UzQn261_vWk

Test of the Graph Bar

Test of the Graph Bar

I bought this old russian nixie tube graph bar from ebay. Trying to make the code that will increase the length of the bar when the RPM from the hall effect sensor increase too. I also made a homemade driver for the tube.

Hall Effect Sensor Test

Hall Effect Sensor Test

Use of a motor connected to a potentiometer. The hall effect sensor is connect to my Arduino board, this way I can get a reading and convert it into RPM. The motor simulates the flywheel of my scooter where the hall effect sensor should be attached.

Close up Control Panel

Close up Control Panel

Handmade control panel with high Amp waterproof switches. - Master switch to power the panel "fighter jet style". - 1 switch to power the arduino board from a 12V DC converter - 1 switch to switch from km/h to miles/h - 1 switch to power an USB 2A outlet - 2 switches to select Spot/Flood for HID lights

Location of Control Panel

Location of Control Panel

Easy access while riding All weather proof

Videos

Master Code Download

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