NGen

A low cost, programmable and extendable four channel engine speed simulator.

Introduction

A short introduction

Software

Creation of angular signals

Hardware

Repository and Downloads

License Information

This is a spare time project I did without any commercial interest.
All the parts that I did on my own are released under the Creative Commons CC-BY license.

More details on the license.

Tools Used

DipTrace for Schematic and Layout - free version up to 500 pins, to edit files the Standard version (1000pins) is needed (non-profit: $125)
Eclipse for Java GUI development - free
CooCox CoIDE for µC software development - free
LPCXpresso IDE used as replacement for Coocox in later versions - free for up to 256k ROM size.
Keil µVision ARM MDK-Lite to compile modified USB bootloader - Lite version (32k limit) is sufficient
Segger J-Link JTAG debug probe - for noncommercial use, J-Link EDU is sufficient (~50€)
Notepad++ for text file editing - free
Inkscape to create the front and back panel in SVG format - free
QCad for rework of front/back panels - free community version, Pro version license costs 33€.
BlueGriffon (free) and Namo Web Editor 9 ($79.00, much cheaper on eBay) for HTML editing.
SourceTree for repository management - free
Paint.net for photo editing - free

Services Used

Manufacturing of PCBs: PCB-Pool/Beta Layout using their low cost Jackaltac option. For a 2nd run I also used Elecrow.
Laser cut front-/backpanels: Formulor which is some kind of European branch of the American manufacturing service Ponoko.
GIT repository hosted by Bitbucket.

Author

Name	Volker Oth
Born	1971
Country	Germany
Occupation	Embedded C software development (automobile)
Contact	You might contact me by email if you have questions/bug reports regarding NGen: VolkerOth (at) GMX.de

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