Distribution for diskette?
Bradley Miller
bradmiller at dslonramp.com
Thu Jan 13 05:04:48 CST 2000
Hmm -- I have an interesting puzzle here. I'm wondering how to make a
distribution that could allow a PC to boot up (preferably a laptop) and
then allow a person to capture values to a diskette that would be readable
on a Dos/Windows environment. The reason -- I can use C (I'm thinking
this outloud, correct me if I'm wrong) to build a program to run on that
diskette and then I'll have a very slick/quick way of doing this.
The reason? I'm working on a datalogger for my car, it'll sample from the
Map sensor, O2, RPM, etc... and I want it to store that data so I can
retrieve it on my regular computer to see what happens when. (O2 sensor
goes to what reading under WOT in 3rd gear for example.) I already have a
VOM (volt/ohm/meter) on my O2 . . . but this device I'm working on would do
things alot better. Anyone have any suggestions/hints for a Linux powered
laptop compatible way of doing this?
Requirements:
- Capture xx (whatever fits on disk) minutes(?) worth of readings
- Read data from serial port at 2400 baud to give feedback on system
- Have some sort of timer info, to correlate the RPM, MAP, O2, clutch,
etc....
- Fit on a diskette (1.4Mb)
- Linux based / written in C
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
-- Bradley Miller
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