CHEAP DIY BOOST GAUGE

[@upir_upir]

All the source files - including that Photoshop/Photopea file is on GitHub: github.com/upiir/custom_boost_gauge_esp32

[@TheCristo1996]

You should start your own shop for selling these 😍

[@964cuplove]

That’s very generous of you to share all the resources !! Not that I’m planning to build one but this deserves a subscription!!

[@svenraets]

Can you make me one ? I will pay for it Has to hae startup Vw logo and the line in blue. For a mk4 jetta tdi pd130

[@upir_upir]

@svenraets sure, please send me an email. Thanks!

[@laiq491]

​@@upir_upir kindly share email address of yours. Please.

[@LobbyDaLobster]

I understand about 5% of what you are doing. But I still love it.

[@upir_upir]

I’m sure it will only get better with time! Is there any particular area that is not clear from the video?

[@LobbyDaLobster]

@upir_upir nothing you are doing. Its that the coding hasn't clicked in my head yet. I understand the basics of it all. Normally I just keep watching videos or following code that someone else has written and suddenly I realise that I understand what is happening. You are doing a great job. Keep doing it like you are. The way you explain how to do the graphics is brilliant. Most others skipor gloss over that part. I especially love that you put your files up with clear instructions on how to easily modify. So even if I don't understand, I just have to follow the instructions and get the result i am after. Thanks!

[@Kyeva4896]

I love this project. Made my own version by directly tapping into the CAN of my little nugget. With the touch screen variant of the LCD, i created Digit Mode, Meter Mode ( In BAR only ) and an additional Exhaust Flap control!. As for the enclosure/housing. I just bought an UGreen Magnetic Phone holder, stick a metal plate behind the LCD and voila! Fits perfectly with the LCD and the car dashboard, detachable for phone holding if i wanted to.

[@3rd-Eden]

This is exactly what I need. My oldtimer has 5 round displays that I'm planning on upgrading, this seems like a great way to modernize it.

[@brettsanderson8680]

Funny, I have a 52 Chevy 3100 that just finished LS swapping and now I want to do something exactly like this.

[@upir_upir]

Are all of those round displays the same size, or are some of them smaller / bigger? What is the size of those gauges? I might record a something on that topic in my future video. Thanks!

[@brettsanderson8680]

@@upir_upir In my application they are two round 5" gauges (actual gauges are some weird size like 4 7/8" but the hole they go in is just over 5"). The factory gauges one is just for the speedo and the other is a 4 way multi gauge that does coolant temp, battery/charging voltage, fuel level, and oil pressure. But if i had the skill i would incorporate a digital rainbow tach in the speedo face as well.

[@semihtor]

You are very talented in explaining these complex stuff. I especially like that you give credit to the individuals when you use their solution. Like that reddit comment or the memory mapper. I hope you keep this attitude up 👏👏👏

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words. Most of my projects would not be possible without the unintentional help from others, giving them credit is the least that I can do.

[@markusbFPV]

Your videos keeps getting better and better. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@tonyvtech25]

I FINISH THE VIDEO WITH MY BRAIN OVERHEATING BUT I WANT TO TRY IT. NICE FREAKING JOB !!!! LOVE IT

[@upir_upir]

Thank you very much, and good luck with your project!!

[@nvidiashielduser11]

This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much! As others have said it's pretty technical but I think I can get this to work for me because of your great video and detailed explanations. Your videos are the best videos about these gauges (or anything like them) than I've seen. I've been thinking about how to implement this for my project for the last few weeks and realized a few ways this could be taken to the next level, these ideas would be perfect for a followup video. 1. Make this gauge a little more dynamic - This is something that can be easily done with what you've already shown. By making it more dynamic I mean to edit the blue part of the sweep of the gauge different colors for different levels of readings. As the boost increases the color of the sweep changes to alert the driver in a secondary way in addition to the gauge needle location. For example make all the readings: A. From 0 to 15 remain blue (as shown in your video). B. From 15-25, everything changes but the blue part is now changed to yellow. C. From 25-40 it's now red. This way you notice a little more change out of the corner of your eye when the readings change. This could be easily done with the steps you've already shown by taking all the images as they are now for the 0-15 readings, then change the blue part to yellow and copy only the image files for the 15-25 readings, then change it to red and copy the rest of the readings before turning the images into the boost_gauge_images.h file. This could be taken further by having the entire background of the gauge change to red when indicating dangerous readings (such as a temperature that's too high, low fuel, etc) 2. Have a way to change the brightness of the display based on an external input. Take a signal from the vehicle's gauge cluster backlighting and use the voltage of that signal to change the brightness of the display for driving at night. The external input may be more difficult on a Toyota or other vehicles where the signal is inverted or controlled by the ground. 3. Have a clean (uncluttered), flat (minimal depth) way to power and mount this. You mentioned that this display could be powered through the pin headers on the back, but the pin headers are an uncommon size. For my project I need to mount 3 or 4 of these inside the existing gauge cluster of my vehicle without interfering with the other gauges. These little displays should work perfectly, as they will sit on top of my current factory gauge cluster. I'd like to see a video on making a custom PCB with pins that stick out that these displays can fit on to for power, signal and mounting. Then I can connect a harness to the edge of the custom PCB to supply all the power and signals for all the displays. The bonus is that if one display dies I can easily replace it or if I want to change where they are mounted I can easily swap their location. I'd only be able to rearrange them if the signals are sent to every display pin header location on the PCB (pin 4 is boost to every pin header, Exhaust temperature is pin 3 to each one, etc). Every place I can stick a display on the PCB will get all the input signals, the displays will be programmed individually so the boost gauge will only read the input signal from pin 4 and ignore the inputs on the other pins. On the edge of the board you would be able to provide a single place to connect every signal, the power, ground and brightness. So that the display is supported on both sides of the back, add pins for the other pin header for support, but the pins on the other side do not need to be connected to any circuits. If mounting in a vehicle, you could add the components needed to accept the 12volt to 15volt range of battery voltage and reduce that variable voltage down to a consistent 5volts to this PCB.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your very detailed answer! You have definitely given me a lot of great ideas, which I will consider for the future video!

[@nvidiashielduser11]

@@upir_upir You're welcome, keep up the great work!! I emailed Waveshare and asked them for the arduino code to control the backlight. I have been busy with other projects so I haven't bought one of these displays yet so I can't test it, maybe you could try this and tell us how it works, I tried to decipher their notes, but I'm not sure what value makes it brighter and what makes it dimmer. Here's code they sent if you want to try it (I hope this helps): #include #define GPIO_PIN_PWM 21 // PWM Control GPIO #define PWM_Channel 1 // PWM Channel LEDC channel used #define Frequency 153 // PWM frequencyconst minimum 153Hz #define Resolution 8 // PWM resolution, the range is 1 to 16, the higher the resolution, the higher the precision of PWM, and more different duty cycle levels can be generated. #define Dutyfactor 100 // PWM duty cycle PWM resolution corresponds to the maximum duty cycle 1:1 2:3 3:7 4:15 5:31 6:63 7:127 8:255 9:511 10:1023 11:2047 12:4095 13:8191 14:16383 15:32767 16:65535 void PWM_Dutyfactor(uint8_t ledChannel, uint16_t dutyfactor) //ledChannel: LEDC channel used by PWM Channe dutyfactor: related to Resolution, Resolution=8 corresponds to 0~255 duty cycle (high level ratio) optional { ledcWrite(ledChannel, dutyfactor); } void setup() { ledcSetup(PWM_Channel, Frequency, Resolution); // Set channel ledcAttachPin(GPIO_PIN_PWM, PWM_Channel); // Connect the channel to the corresponding pin } void loop() { PWM_Dutyfactor(PWM_Channel,Dutyfactor); // Set the duty cycle of the corresponding channel delay(1000); // Delay 1 second PWM_Dutyfactor(PWM_Channel,0); // Set the duty cycle of the corresponding channel delay(1000); // Delay 1 second }

[@chrisw8357]

Very well explained with no steps skipped, and humble enough to show how to remove his logo. Nice job my friend. Subscribed!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words and sub, I appreciate it!

[@Thomas_Aslaksen]

This is great. I will definitely try this out, and connect it to my turbo preassure sensor on the car. Thank you so much. Your explanation is beyond perfect. Keep up the good work you are doing; Love from Norway

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words, I really appreciate it! Good luck with your project.

[@dsfs17987]

one neat feature you might add is to hold the arrow at the peak value a bit and then let it fade on the display, like audio graphical equalizer displays do, the peak sometimes is more important than the filtered value

[@upir_upir]

Agreed, that would be something nice to add for a next version.

[@electronics.unmessed]

Nice! Thx for sharing, I was looking for something like this for future projects.

[@upir_upir]

That´s great to hear, I´m glad it was useful!

[@Frankie_Freedom]

This is amazing, definitely something i wanted to learn more about. Love the thought process on how to get the information and how to put everything together. Really appreciate it. Definitely going to try this

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice comment, I’m glad you like it!

[@rmyc]

In excel you can add a trend line to the graph and it will give you the equation

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for letting me know, I will definitely try it!

[@rmyc]

@@upir_upir the advantage is it will give even complex polynomial equations

[@AFSMG]

I am a faithful follower of your videos. Very professional, with a high level of detail, with a lot of editing work. Extraordinary. I would like to propose a project to you after watching a very interesting video about the importance of sensing light in the early morning and late afternoon. Simulating it accurately seems like it can be beneficial and there doesn't seem to be anything on the market that does it correctly. Thank you so much. A cordial greeting from Spain.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment! That´s an interesting idea, but I don´t have any knowledge regarding this topic. I´m sure it would require something else than just a regular LEDs, since it would need to cover an entire light spectrum to work properly. I have seen some alarm clocks that are trying to simulate sunrise. Perhaps that´s what you meant?

[@AFSMG]

@@upir_upir Hello, first of all, thank you very much for answering. Yes, I have seen these alarm clocks on Amazon. But I am not sure that they meet the necessary technical requirements. If I find any more detailed technical information I will send it to you. But that video that I sent you on Link seemed very interesting to me. The professor who does it is a professor of physiology at Stanford. A cordial greeting.

[@Tjempo69]

I think it looks great. I might have a cool idea for another project: Using the gyro and accelerometer of this display you might be able to make a G-Force meter / indicator.

[@upir_upir]

Yep, that´s actually on my to-do list for sure. A nice looking accelerometer is always great.

[@gadgetdeez7069]

This is a great video! I'd love to see more content involved with making gauge graphics and potentially something with larger screen animations and gauge combos. Amazing content dude!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it, and sure, I do plan to experiment with larger screens!

[@imvandam]

When I saw this one pop up I was so excited. I bought a RP2040-Touch-LCD-1.28 from Amazon thinking it would be easy, but no it's not. So this video was going to help me get my project working... no as yours is an ESP32 not RP2040. So my learning and frustration continues. Yours looks awesome, as always a good video and always interesting to watch and learn from.

[@imvandam]

Using your video has helped me understand the TFT eSPI and allowed me to create my own and get my display working. Now to setup and build my display. Thank you for your awesome videos!!!

[@upir_upir]

Cool, that´s great to hear. Good luck with your projects!

[@ejwolski]

Wow! Excellent video - I learned so much and have been able to build my own custom gauges. Thank you!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, that´s great to hear, as it was exactly the purpose of this video. Good luck with your project!

[@smartdumb389]

bro you are definitely underrated, you need more attention

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I’m glad you think that!

[@Spoolingturbo6]

most useful video I've seen on KZbin this week !

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice comment!

[@comaradelee]

i have no knowledge in editing or electronic. but this video is amazing! cheers from the philippines

[@upir_upir]

Cool, I hope this video did shed some light into the progress of creating such gauge. Was there anything hard to understand?

[@comaradelee]

@@upir_upir i could learn from this video if i do what was indicated in your video..i subscribe to your channel. more power to you sir!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words and good luck with your future projects!

[@Akya2120]

Thank you! I bought these screens for doing exactly this... Haven't gotten around to it yet.

[@upir_upir]

Hopefully this video gave you some idea and motivation to do that. Good luck with your project!

[@Akya2120]

​@@upir_upir you sound like you'll appreciate what I'm going to do 🙂 I'm going to replace the clock in my 190D 2.5 Turbo with one of these, and have a button where I can switch between a clock, and a gauge. Thank you for the motivation 🫡 I'm just about done getting all the neglected maintenance on the newly acquired car finished.

[@upir_upir]

@Akya2120 definitely! Please send me a photo/video once you have it finished. I would love to see it! Thank you

[@ProfessorOzone]

I really like what you are doing here. Subbed. You had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it done, but the end result is worth it. It looks super cool. The only thing that concerns me is not really having a thorough data sheet on the screen. I live in a very hot climate and the interior of the car can get to 150F in the summer time, while the car is parked. I'd hate to invest a lot of time making custom gauges only to have them die in a few weeks. I had that happen to a dashcam I bought on ebay once. Still really impressive. Thank you for posting this. I look forward to future content.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment and, of course, sub! Unfortunately I don´t know the answer to your question, but if the dashcam didn´t make it, this display will most likely have similar problems. I guess the placement will do a lot - if it´s in the direct sunlight or not. Might be fine if you place it inside dashboard instead of up on top.

[@heltoncarneiro59]

Such an amazing project man! I love it!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you!

[@Aaku13]

bro you're goated, what awesome projects dude!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@fabianlam4992]

Very impressive project.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@loganworthington4208]

You my friend put out some incredible content! Thanks for sharing

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice comment, I’m glad you like it!

[@jasonwhite2775]

Great Work!!! thank you for being so thorough and pretty much explaining everything.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words, I appreciate it!

[@cedricrichter5364]

Nice Video! Instead of making three separate gauges, you could also use the touch version of the display and make it change the mode by swiping left and right. The lack of input pins could be challenging tho.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your suggestion, I do plan to try the touch version of the display soon.

[@dgray9580]

Thanks for sharing the work. This was on my list of things I had planned.

[@upir_upir]

That´s great to hear, thank you for your comment!

[@dgray9580]

@@upir_upir Now having this in hand its a little small. Any suggestions for a slightly larger round touch screen?

[@FourFive_NK]

Bro is doing God's work 🙏

[@upir_upir]

Thanks!

[@timucinkanatli6794]

Great work and tutorial. I managed to move the needle by making it sprite: Now Sketch uses 512305 bytes (3%) of program storage space. Maximum is 16777216 bytes. Global variables use 20028 bytes (6%) of dynamic memory, leaving 307652 bytes for local variables. Maximum is 327680 bytes. I can send the code. I used your Photopea files to isolate base and dials as backgorund image, needle and its base as a sprite Tim

[@upir_upir]

That sounds great. Would you mind sharing the code? My email is utuber.upir(at)gmail.com

[@timucinkanatli6794]

@@upir_upir Sure. Sent

[@upir_upir]

@timucinkanatli6794 perfect, thank you very much, I will look at it later today.

[@dgray9580]

Have you made any attempts using squareline and LVGL. The demo provided runs fine but on my own design I'm getting a weird cross hatched image. Have reached point of burnout for now will look at demo later but let me know if you have success or if I should not use it.

[@dgray9580]

nvm I got it working config was....

[@geoffreyolson9720]

that touch screen would be cool to toggle between different units of measuer.

[@upir_upir]

I agree. I will try the touchscreen version soon.

[@olfolf5705]

Your videos are always so impressive and detailed! I'm constantly blown away by the quality. I was wondering if it would be possible to create a lean angle indicator for a motorcycle. Measuring the angle is a bit more complex compared to a car because, on a motorcycle, you get pushed to the outside while leaning, causing the angle to change. This requires more intricate math since the y-axis isn't always pointing straight down. Additionally, having something like an artificial horizon would be a great feature. Thank you so much!

[@upir_upir]

Thank your for your nice words, I´m glad you like my projects! I´m actually working on the updated pitch and roll indicator for a car, not 100% sure if that would be applicable to motorcycle, but we will see..

[@benraymond4435]

This is awesome! I love that you included the instructions at the end for making the images. I can understand and work with the code and hardware, but photo editing is a whole other animal I have no experience with. I only with they had a version that had the usb port out the back, or had a buck converter with a small JST connector on the back for cars. I also wonder if you can implement CAN libraries into this and feed it CAN messages rather than analog inputs...

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment, I’m glad you like it and that you enjoyed the graphics part. I agree about the USB port placement, but you should be able to power it using the VSYS pin- something that I would like to try in the next video. As for can/ obdII, that’s on my list as well.

[@jozefsoucik3115]

jo upire, tvoje videjka su uplne perfektne. Mam pocit ze je to jednoduche...az ked sa do toho pustim vyskocia na mna ine problemy...ale super.

[@upir_upir]

Díky! Rád si poslechnu problémy, třeba je to něco, co můžu zakomponovat do dalších videí?

[@jozefsoucik3115]

@@upir_upir ty sa viac zameriavas na automotive, ja skor midi zariadenia ci HID (ale som len samouk amater :-)) no ja sa snazim urobit si nejaky vlastny encoder zalozeny na brushless motore, tak aby som mohol simulovat rozne typy spatnej vazby. Kedze este uplne nerozumiem ako funguje simpleFOC kniznica a zaroven motorcek mam taky, ze ma nizky odpor a driver simpleFOC mini by mal podla dokumentacie pohanat motory nad 10 ohmov (ja mam 4 ohm), takze sa bojim, ze odpalim driver, kedze sa dost prehrieva uz pri odberoch do 0.65A. povodne som to chel vyskusat s motormi z HDD, ale tie maju tiez nizky odpor. Takze to teraz nechavam lezat, kym nezozeniem nejaky suitable motorik.

[@DonDoneL]

Awesome man, let's see how many people will come to this video without the BMW M logo :))

[@upir_upir]

Well, not so many, next time I need to pick the logo more wisely..

[@insaneiceage9719]

Make a video where you use them in the car! Would look awesome!

[@upir_upir]

I need to first get some cool-looking car. All my cars are in horrible conditions :)

[@GintsStasuls]

Thank you for the excellent video !

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment, I´m glad you like it!

[@jan_harald]

I think in this case, it would make a lot more sense to simply overlay the needle and rotate with code, instead of a gazillion images also @file uploader...it's so trivial it was the first result for me, lol, there's at least 2 versions, even, one for older IDE and one for newer, and using it is also simple, just install the plugin (download & copy), and make a directory named "data", and put stuff in it, then [Ctrl/command] + [Shift] + [P] and the upload littlefs, if doing the more modern way, or the older way involves using a jar file installed as an arduino tool, also a data folder, and clicking a menu item instead, to upload and I've not verified either, since I don't have an esp32, but they should work

[@baiomarlaye3165]

There's potentially a performance benefit for pre-rendering all values but I'm curious to see if there will be a follow up where he tries it your way

[@upir_upir]

Yes, that´s options as well, but it´s not just the needle, there is also the trail and transparent image on top of the trail. Plus the needle is quite big, so it might slow down the performance quite a lot. I would still like to try that approach to see the performance difference, but there is nothing wrong with using a lot of images and a lot of memory since it´s there to be used.

[@baiomarlaye3165]

@@upir_upir love your vids btw, wasn't into electronics till I stumbled into one but watching you has been really inspiring

[@silverback3633]

Wow, look up table for all the possible images and a function for calibrated gage since the output is linear. This is half a semester worth at a college level learning. Excellent job explaining the software side as well especially partitioning. I am wondering RP2040 with only 2MB could handle the look up table of the graphics. Volos uses sprites method which is very efficient in using the memory. Background image is fixed and only the moving image position is computed with a function.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comments and nice words! I haven´t mentioned this in the video, but I have used JPG images with RP2040 version because of the limited memory, and that was most likely also the reason for running it that slow. I will look at the possibility of using sprites in the next video.

[@bimokayoba]

Amazing 🤩. Thank you very much, this is what I was waiting for ❤😊.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words, I´m glad you like it!

[@gustavopaschoal7882]

Man, what a series of AMAZING videos! I already loved the gear indicator video, now I'll have to buy the parts and try to make the boost indicator. Your videos are very professional, very well explained in every detail. Here in Brazil we don't have a company like PCBWay, but I'll try to do my best here! Question: Is it possible to make gauges with oil pressure (just by changing the sensor), air/fuel mixture gauge, general temperatures, etc.? I'm just a programming enthusiast, I know that you have to adapt the code for each gauge.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words, I´m glad you like it! You don´t need any other company, this project only uses ready-to-buy parts. As for your question - yes, you can just swap the sensor, make a few modifications to the code and show oil pressure instead.

[@Mica-jw3ef]

Is it possible to feed OBD CAN data into the device straight from the vehicle? If anyone could suggest an approach, that would be appreciated.

[@upir_upir]

It surely is possible, and something that I´m looking at right now. I would like to record a video abouth OBD CAN data and how to use them, hopefully soon.

[@LobbyDaLobster]

@@upir_upir Awesome!

[@SadShiry]

@@upir_upirYou are a God❤

[@JYER13]

Hey I'm working on a project to do exactly this. I'm working with both Raspberry Pi's and Arduino ESP32 to connect to the vehicles CAN bus and read the data according to the config file and parse this into a JSON object as an input stream.

[@oraimo3728]

That would be amazing ​@@upir_upir

[@MGASeguridad-gy6uy]

GREETINGS FROM SPAIN 4 YOUR AWESOME VIDEOS !!! ;)

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like them!

[@nicung4946]

This is really cool. Can I request an oil pressure counter part? I would love to have a cheap gauge cluster all of these neat little oleds

[@upir_upir]

Thank you. Sure, you are not the first one requesting oil pressure, I will try to add it soon.

[@raindropcomsen]

Wow! Upir you are a druid!!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, but what is a "druid"?

[@chrissmall7311]

Awesome video thanks. really inspiring

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@FawkesTrue]

Really cool, now if someone figures out a decent way to interface with Speeduino (dropbear) that'd be a match made in heaven

[@upir_upir]

Thank you. Yes, I do plan to test my projects with Speeduino as well.

[@tiagooliveira4562]

Hi upir, it is possible you make a step by step video how to design a gauge like that on photopea? Layer by layer from the beginning. You are a photopea PRO! Good job! Thanks.

[@upir_upir]

Sure, I might do that. Thank you for your suggestion!

[@kermets]

its a great effort to show us how it is done, but these days making a simple lcd screen do what we want shouldn't be this hard, the partition of the memory is just crazy stuff.....good work tho, Brett

[@upir_upir]

There are simpler ways how to do that, I will explore those more in the future videos. Thank you for your comment!

[@TwoDogsFighting]

Oooh, this will make a nice pump mod as well.

[@upir_upir]

I´m sure it will!

[@andymouse]

Just when I think he 'can't get any cooler' you do this !! This display is awesome as is your implementation, I believe this is worth having as it's a full blown (I think) ESP Dev Board and can be used to introduce the ESP 32 to someone like me who is happy with AVR chips but thirsts for power !!! Call me old fashioned (or andy) but your techniques and ideas should be in a book, I love books and you are never gonna convince me that it isn't great to have a reference book by your side in these endeavours a quick glance at a chapter much nicer than searches or cheating by asking ChatGPT, not sure if that really is cheating but you know what I mean. Awesome work !...cheers.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice comment, I can always count on you! Writing a book would be nice, and it´s still on my to-do list, but it takes a lot of time and hardly anyone is buying books those days. But again, would be nice to someday publish a book (again). I have actually published book(s) before, but it was way back when technical books were still popular.

[@andymouse]

@@upir_upir :)

[@andre-th2rw]

So fkn cool. What about instead of actually measuring boost using a sensor, connecting the ESP to a cars OBD2 port over bluetooth with a cheap dongle, then reading the boost value from there? would be very cool to be able to DIY a real world usable boost gauge this way!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you. Yes, I will explore getting the data over OBD2 in the future videos.

[@user-ew8lt6yi2i]

jesus christ thats a lot of work... very nice

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, once you have everything setup, it’s pretty quick..

[@Jet1337x]

I would like to design my design for this gauge, could you please make a tutorial on how you made the current design from scratch please. But amazing work! Keep it up!

[@upir_upir]

Yes, I do plan to record a more in-depth tutorial about creating the graphics. In the meantime, please feel free to download the PSD file from GitHub to see how it was made.

[@DMVB2307-u6d]

This is sick! Would love to make something like this to control my analog cluster to display my rpm and speed.

[@upir_upir]

For a car? This display is probably too small for car gauges.

[@DMVB2307-u6d]

Yes but probably we could do this on slightly bigger screens right ? Maybe two 5 inch screens :) one for rpm and 1 for speed I’m guessing the principle remains the same

[@upir_upir]

@DarylMartijnVanBeek yes, the principle would be the same. I do plan recording a video covering this topic soon..

[@DMVB2307-u6d]

@@upir_upir this would be amazing !!

[@upir_upir]

@DarylMartijnVanBeek what car do you have?

[@VolosProjects]

Cool, looks great. Will you come in Croatia this year?

[@omarkhalednunes1760]

I Saw your Channel too, Booth looks great.

[@upir_upir]

Not quite sure, probably not this year, but we should definitely create some project together!

[@MrHiboost95]

I was wondering if you were able to make a multi-gauge that gets the information from the OBDII Diagnostics Port? For a example. I have a 2009 Mini Cooper R56 JCW. And it doesn't have any gauges for Boost, Oil Pressure, EGT, Engine Coolant etc. Great Informative video. Thanks for your time!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your suggestion, it´s pretty much aligned with what I´m trying to do for the next video. I´m currently investigating the possibility of getting the data from OBDII, but everything is new to me.

[@Polycarboneight]

This is SICK!!!

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@lausie666]

Amazing video !!! Love the detailed explanations and your vid quality Most common car gauges are 2 inch. However this is including a bezel. So a screen around 2 inch would be amazing. My old volvo 240 has a shit ton of aftermarket extra 3d printable gauge holders. I am foreseeing an array of just these screens to display Boost and oil press Oil temp and water temp Since these all are based on the same input coming from a resistor and giving a value of x V. Usually those gauges are 12v based, so as you explained running it on 5v is possible but you'll have to remap the curve. Also for MAP pressure there are a lot of aftermarket automotive sensors available (including tables for the nice fancy Bosch ones) Lastly also thinking of showing AFR since it's also just a changing voltage signal I am wondering are you also able to use it as a voltage gauge? I don't know if you can put up to 15v into a gpio pin ? Kind regards

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment! A lot of great ideas, I will consider them for a future video for sure.

[@JimnyVR5]

Amazing stuff man! I wish it wasn't such a pain to order from AliExpress in Germany :)

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, and I’m sorry to hear that. I usually don’t have any problem with AliExpress. What kind of problems are you facing?

[@JimnyVR5]

@@upir_upir Customs... if the receipt isn't totally flawless they give you a bunch of problems. Often easier to buy on Amazon even if you're at 3x the price

[@crxkid16]

wish they made some in more common gauge sizes like 50mm or 60mm

[@upir_upir]

Yep, that would be nice, but I have a few more displays that I´m trying right now with different sizes.

[@delroady]

I've got a touchscreen rp2040 that I was trying to figure something out to do with. Just so happens it's not the same combination you have, dang it! Lol. I'll be watching along, thanks for the vids!

[@upir_upir]

I have tried the RP2040 version before using micropython and Thonny, but it was slow and I have very limited knowledge of micropython. I´m sure someone with proper knowledge can make it work smoothly, but it was too complex for me.

[@cj09beira]

@@upir_upir you can simply use the arduino IDE which is much much faster. which btw can give you access to two cores if you want.

[@Splarkszter]

Many say micropython is really slow on RP2040. Same say you should use C.

[@upir_upir]

If there would not be a version with ESP32, I would definitely explore the RP2040 a little bit more and tried to use C instead of micropython.

[@adriannp.]

Amazing work man, sadly i dont know nothing about coding :(

[@upir_upir]

Don´t worry, I know very little about coding. It´s mostly just copy+paste. If you can do that, I´m sure you can follow the tutorial.

[@rwlodarczyk]

Another great video!

[@upir_upir]

Glad you like them!

[@rooley123]

these look great, my mind is churning through lots of car related project this could be for. I do wonder how easy it is to get canbus data from your car. then you have a whole world of sensor data you'd be able to assign to the screen. Only thing i don't like about this display is the sidewards USB port, i feel like if it was facing upwards it mount a lot more flush into projects that want to keep that round asthetic

[@snowe..]

he showed how you can change the direction at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYu3qWqKbtqqd5Y

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your comment, I do plan to explore getting data from OBDII in my next video, but everything is new to me. But at least that´s the plan. I believe the USB port is there because there was a space on the board, since that´s where there is a connector from the LCD screen. It´s not that the PCB is bigger because of the USB port.

[@toshevskitarikat4266]

Mannn i recently saw just two videos and I'm wondering and worried about where the world is going... I mean you show more stuff that wh***s online and you just got so little subscribes ... Awesome project i want to do it in my car man. Very niceee.❤

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words, I´m glad you like my videos! About the subscriber count, I´m quite happy with what I have right now, let´s see if it grows a little bit more with time :)

[@toshevskitarikat4266]

@@upir_upir man i wish you luck, thats what i want to say. Oh and keep going with this cool projects

[@anderskisen1375]

Wow. This is amazing just what im after for my car! Definitely too complex for me to figure out on my own. So i really appreciate this! Any plans for a oil pressure version? Hoping you shed some light on this with canbus input. I would pay for a "plugnplay/copypaste" version i can assemble myself together. Mainly with oil pressure, and oil temp :) Anyways. Thanks! For sharing this knowledge. Subbed

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice comment! Yes, I do plan to explore this topic a little bit more, including oil pressure version as well as getting the data from can/obdII.

[@anderskisen1375]

@@upir_upir im looking forward to it! How about possibly make a public folder where everyone can uploaddifferent colors of the gauge aswell? Either way, i would be willing to pay for a "copy/paste" version of this. Keep up the solid work.

[@nyfaz]

Thumbs up before seen the video 😅

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, hopefully it was worth watching!

[@DanJLeh]

If only it did not have a USB port that faced downward... With an autometer shaped gauge case this thing would be amazing.

[@upir_upir]

I agree, the placement of the USB port is not the best, but you should be able to power this using the VSYS pin, and not using usb.

[@Suchtzocker]

moisture sensor in the passenger seat and then make a "Passenger Moisture" gauge. Laughs guaranteed, and maybe more lol

[@upir_upir]

That´s definitely a very unusual and innovative idea!

[@ianwiese1]

Way cheaper then digital gauges you get online too at least ones of semi respectable quality. only thing better would be if it was a color OLED screen

[@upir_upir]

OLED screen would be cool, but I´m sure it´s just a question of time as OLED screens are getting more popular.

[@andrew2004sydney]

That was a great video! Thanks

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@DarkAttack14]

I have a PolarFIS module hooked into the BCM on my passat diesel to display all this info on the stock display... but I really kinda want a true gauge

[@upir_upir]

What is BCM?

[@fujie-web]

Good job Guy ;oP Always good ideas

[@upir_upir]

Thank you!

[@tronsmartmk9089]

I have had my eye on your channel for a long time. What an amazing channel you have. All innovative ideas and projects. Thank you for sharing. Now again, what an excellent idea. It gave me the idea to program a blood pressure monitor. However, the blood pressure monitor is measured in mmHg and should have a range in which this is measured, for example from 30 to 350 mmHg. The pressure measurements, if I understand you correctly, come from the measured voltage, but this range is unfortunately up to 5V. Do you have any suggestions on how I can achieve this? Thanks in advance for your response.

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your nice words and your comment! This particular sensor outputs 0-5V when connected to 5V source. Since I have used ESP32 that is working on 3.3V level, it only outputs the value between 0-3.3V. You should check if your sensor works the same, i.e. if it´s both 3.3V and 5V compatible.

[@marianbalicki3019]

Great video. 👍🏻 but I have a problem with the code. The example is way too large for the display. It can not be transferred to the display. Any suggestions or anyone with a similar problem? 👀

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I’m glad you like it! Make sure to set the partitioning scheme to custom, that should fix the problem.

[@lohikarhu734]

The only negative (slightly) comment that I have is that you are speaking about 10-15% faster than is "nice" for me (&, yes, I am a "native English speaker")... Also, hard to follow the selections on the monitor, maybe a bigger cursor might help? While I'm "picking away", the monitor resolution is a bit too high to see the tiny text...and... 🤗 Nice work! I'm already subscribed...

[@lohikarhu734]

Maybe I'll just set playback speed to 0,75x. Du Depp Du!

[@upir_upir]

I would not say it´s negative, I´m always happy for some constructive feedback! I know that I´m slightly biased about the right talking speed, since I always watch other videos on 1.25-1.75x playback speed. I´m already using a bigger cursor, but perhaps I can make it even bigger for future videos. Thanks again for your comment!

[@AkulaSerona]

I Love the STI Boost guage

[@upir_upir]

Thank you!

[@macflaller]

WOW, amazing

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I´m glad you like it!

[@pranaykedia1271]

Make something for dde f12 they will love it they are the best in the community

[@upir_upir]

Great suggestion, I would be happy to do something custom for DDE, let’s see how it goes..

[@smjamitchell]

Thanks

[@upir_upir]

Thank you for your support, I really appreciate it!

[@johnGemal]

Really cool stuff. I have a question: How did you draw the animation? how can I do my own design? Thank you

[@upir_upir]

Sure, you can do your own design. You can start by downloading the PSD file from GitHub to see how it was made and make some adjustments. Good luck with your project!

[@johnGemal]

Thank you.

[@timonharmel4866]

really really cool can you make please a video where you compare de rp2040 to the esp32s3 version?

[@upir_upir]

Thank you. I might try that in the future, but my knowledge of RP2040 is quite limited, at least for now.

[@timonharmel4866]

Okay yes mine too😅 but nice video really helpful that you troubleshoot your problems in the video, quite helpfull to build also such a project @@upir_upir

[@rmfungaro]

tip: Don't use version 3.02 of the esp32 library, I almost threw my display out the window :-) . 3.01 works normally.

[@upir_upir]

It is because of the initialization of the display, or is there anything else going on as well? Thank you!

[@rmfungaro]

@@upir_upir Yes, the problem is the black screen on the display and infinite reset. I thought it was some TFT_eSPI configuration. When using version 3.01 or older everything was resolved

[@mrmidnight32]

Is the usb use a problem for using several of these as a full dashboard? Like tachometer, boost, oil pressure, fuel ect ect

[@upir_upir]

That should not be a problem, you should be able to use multiple of those gauges at the same time. Actually, I would like to try that in my future videos.

[@f1racingmotor]

Why the displayer have the usb port in the side??? why they dont put on rear?? that's the only suggestion on my opinion, because that's result on a bisel more flat, and will be perfect...

[@upir_upir]

Unfortunately the PCB would be bigger in that area anyway, since this is the place where the cable is going from the screen to the ESP32 microcontroller. But I agree that a USB port on the back side of the display would be more useful.

[@mdeeen]

please do on M5stack Dial.. very beautiful.. please teach us by using M5stack Uiflow (easy to program display).....

[@upir_upir]

Yep, I already have the m5 dial, just need some time to get more familiar with the device.

[@mdeeen]

@@upir_upir you're the best

[@Akya2120]

I'm curious, why not use a proper automotive sensor like a Delphi 3 bar sensor? I know this sensor is cheaper, and that has it's own appeal. The Delphi sensor is likely more accurate and long lasting in an engine bay though.

[@upir_upir]

No particular reason except for this sensor being cheap and 5V (or 3.3V) compatible. I might try to use some "real" automotive sensors in the future videos, but I guess I would need to take care of the voltage level shifting?

[@sebialex2228]

Looks awesome

[@upir_upir]

Thank you!

[@Rich77UK]

I'd love some5hing like this but for fuel or temperature gauges. 8 have a classic car I am restoring and the original gauges are shot and almost impossible to get.

[@upir_upir]

Yes, I will expand this project with more styles and types of gauges soon.

[@EZLogikal]

Validigt bra!

[@upir_upir]

Not quite sure I understand, but thank you anyway!

[@EZLogikal]

@@upir_upir is Swedish 😁 Very nice creation

[@upir_upir]

@EZLogikal I’ve realized that bra is probably not the underwear 😀 thank you, I’m glad you like it!

[@henrykasch]

Very nice but was wondering hw visible it would be in the sun. Do you have any experience with that?

[@upir_upir]

It has decent a brightness, but it´s not sunlight readable. If placed inside a car, it should work well, but might be harder to read if there is too much light.

[@ricardestevenpecerdex]

wow.. tu contenido es genial.. me suscribo a tu canal 😊

[@upir_upir]

Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@ricardobino7410]

Question: why are you storing pre determined positions instead of one background image and a needle image you can rotate and draw dynamically? I can understand this approach on complex drawings, but a simple needle and curved bar doesn't seem like it.

[@upir_upir]

The answer is simple - I don´t know how to do that. This was the simplest solution, I will explore other paths soon.

[@p43lz3r]

Hi, nice project 🙂 Is it somehow possible to update a new sketch without rewriting the big flash partition which contains the images?

[@upir_upir]

Thank you! Unfortunately it´s not possible with this approach. You would need to use filesystem, which is something that I still haven´t figured out.

[@domi2712]

Could you please share a tutorial how to get the individual gauge images per scale?

[@upir_upir]

I’m sorry I don’t fully understand. What exactly you want to see? Thank you!

[@domi2712]

@@upir_upirI have meant how to create these 60 background images. Haven't found any solution how to automatically create the images for the different needle positions.

[@upir_upir]

It should be described in the tutorial. There is a Photoshop/Photopea file (you can download that from GitHub) that has the needle rotated for every group, and since it uses smart objects, you only need to update one instance and it will automatically update all the occurrences. As for how to actually create that Photoshop file, it´s a combination of manual work and recording a Photoshop action to do that. There are other tools out there that can do the same thing, but those are paid and I wanted to use some free solution (i.e. Photopea). Hope that makes sense!