I think it may improve because I can pot it in such a way as to have lots more surface area and the potting compound it more heat conductive than air so the heat will move to the potting compound and then air cool. The device is only consuming 2 watts though. About the same as a cell phone transmitting voice. As such, even the worst case scenario is not that bad.
All the new components are present and accounted for. The new PCBs ship DHL from China on Monday. The next prototype will be with us before we know it. There is no reason why the Kickstarter needs to wait until the "final" prototype is complete. The Kickstarter just requires a bit more spit and polish than a scientist and an engineer (lonestrom and I) ooze from our pores. I promise y'all, it is a high priority to get these into the hands of any interested parties. It will happen, just give us time to make it look sexy.
Now there's something a scientist and an engineer would both need help with! Great work guys, I'm really looking forward to this one. Definitely a new paradigm in electronic control on a motorbike. I think we'll see the big guys doing this with their on-bard computer systems in a few years. You guys are to electronics what John Britten was to bikes with his Britten V1000 back in '91.
In this video I show off the new ignition state sensing trigger and other output setup features (including output modulation) via an iPhone. <iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C819bCktJqY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
don't forget about microsoft .. it's rumored that microsoft has given NSA zero day flaws to exploit before they are patched.
Hi, I have been subscribed and lurking your thread with your efforts for quite a while. I am impressed and interested in your project. Please let us know as soon as you post the project at kickstarted. Have a good one!
I've started a website and facebook page for those interested in keeping track of the project in greater detail.
The signal inputs are now fully programmable. Damn gang, we are close! I've hired a guy to help out with the Kickstarter stuff so that will should speed up a bit too. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WnUggSk9PcQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
This project has . . . well blown me away. Hence a question that may have been covered or maybe a little stupid . . . but...... Its in regard to roadbook switches. At the moment some units use a momentary switch that reverses the electrical motor from running the roadbook in both directions. Some people change over to a button system or some may even come with such a system. But such a button system requires 2 buttons. With your fuse block is it possible to configure it so that a constant button push would drive a roadbook in one direction (1+seconds held down) and then reverse if the button was on/off pressed for less than one second? The reason for the question is sometimes fitting that standard switch gear and other controls for roadbooks etc can take up a lot of space on the bars. If one button could do both then maybe it may eliminate the extra parts. Obviously this fuse block has many uses just wondering if it could be configured to also do this, or even if it already could be configured to do this?
I think you guys have done an incredible job on this. But the mind boggles... In the end, it's a fuse... I see an article in the making in HBR titled:"Scope creep, an analysis"
Without understanding how those are wired I cannot know the answer. It sounds like you want one button to be able to select it output circuit with a short click and run that output with a long click. That is not technically difficult, but I do not know what that programming user interface would look like. That is important. We don't want it to be confusing.
Would you believe that this is the dumbed down second version? The original design was a lot more complicated. The first version had environment sensors and those could cause events to occur with the output circuits. This version has significantly simplified, though it did get constant current sources added after the project started. That is the only scope creep in this version I think. I suppose you can say that we just have big ideas.
Oh don't get me wrong, I think it's a great idea and a fantastic platform to fan out with over a lot of industries and applications. Fuses are a good small item to wrap the exercise around. The real money is in replacing all of the machine-coded firmware that are used in say luxury boat electronics, where you can fade lights in and out with remotes etc. Add some remote diagnostic capabilities and you can service things from a distance with stuff like logmein.com. Not to speak of the sensing abilities and home alarm applications. I can see an array of places to use the platform. Just for a fuse block, it is about 16,000% more than I would ever useĀ 
We ordered these boards about 17 days ago. That is a great turn around time. It did take a week of negotiating to settle the details of the order, but I suppose you have to take the good with the bad. The main difference between this version and the one I've been using is that I've significantly modified the constant current driver circuitry, rerouted a couple sense lines, and attempted to fully protect all the inputs and outputs from large transient spikes that could grenade the delicate silicon on the board. If I am correct, this is ready for the road or trail! <a href="http://www.motobrain.net/2013/06/24/new-pcbs-have-arrived-revision-14/"><img src="http://www.motobrain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P1000563-879x1024.jpg" alt="New PCBs" width="670" height="780" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-404" /></a> <a href="http://www.motobrain.net/2013/06/24/new-pcbs-have-arrived-revision-14/"><img src="http://www.motobrain.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/P1000560-1024x650.jpg" alt="Pile of new PCBs" width="670" height="425" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-403" /></a>
The current setup for what TIleman is describing in an On/off/On toggle switch. The "left" on would be + / - The "right" On wold be - / + It simply reverses polarity to the motor and advances or reverses the direction the scroll. So essentially, he's saying that instead of a toggle switch, could we use a single button, that with a >.5 second push it advances, and with a <.5 second push it reverses. Tileman. Great Idea.
