Its finally here everyone, the BT DieselWorks digital DSP-5 switch!!!
Well ok not QUITE yet, but it is literally just around the corner, as I now have in my hands the finalized production-ready prototype.
The DSP-5 switch fits into any standard 2 1/16" gauge mounting hole. The gauge face plate (IE, the 'background' on the front face of the gauge) is custom CNC-machined out of scratch-resistant acrylic, and the gauge pod housings are assembled using the professional factory crimping-dies.
The large, easy to see LED display can be optioned in 3 different colors to match your interior lighting and personal preference. Red, green, and blue are available.
The "up" and "down" buttons have a nice "clicky" tactile feel, and the arrows on them are illuminated as well, for easy identification at night. The arrows are illuminated red and green...one for "increase tune" and one for "decrease tune".
Im open to opinions on whether you guys want the arrow on the "increase tune" button to light up red, or green...and vice-versa for the arrow on the "decrease tune" button...
The gauge face plate can be optioned in many different colors, or you can option it in "clear", which allows you to see all of the electronics and circuit board inside. The DSP-5 switch in the picture below is the "clear" version.
On the "clear" version, you can also choose a backlight illumination that "lights up" the internals in various colors for a cool effect at night.
The DSP-5 switch can be optioned with the buttons on the "left" or the "right" side of the display, depending on whether you mount the DSP-5 switch on the left or right/center of the truck.
So all in all, the DSP-5 switches are VERY customizable in terms of cosmetics, with hundreds of different color/options available.
The DSP-5 switch also has a "valet" mode that locks the DSP-5 switch in your stock tune level.
There are also several customizable "general purpose inputs/outputs" on the DSP-5 switch that can be used to trigger various external devices. For example, you can have the DSP-5 switch automatically arm your nitrous solenoid when you select your "race tune". Or turn on an extra lift pump or something...
The inputs can be used to make the DSP-5 switch jump to a certain tune when a certain wire is grounded (or +12v is applied). This could be useful if you have a special "nitrous" tune. For example, when you are racing, and you hit the nitrous button, the DSP-5 switch will automatically instantly jump to a special "nitrous-only" tune, and then when you release the nitrous button, the DSP-5 switch will jump back to the previous tune.
The "tune recall" feature of the DSP-5 switch can be programmed two ways as well. You can set it so it always start in tune "1" each time you start the truck, or you can set it so the DSP-5 switch remembers what tune you were in when you last shut the truck off, and then it will resume that tune next time you start the truck.
Finally, one of the other great features, is that the display can interface with the BT DieselWorks torque-converter lockup controllers and tap-shift modules. What this means is that the DSP-5 switch module can be "slaved" to your lockup controller and/or tap-shift module, and the display will not only show your DSP-5 tune level, but what gear you are in (tapshift), or what the lockup controller status is. So the display can do "double-duty".
And if you do setup your DSP-5 switch to interface with your lockup controller and/or tap-shift module, its super easy to install. There are only 1 wire to run between the gauge housing and lockup-controller box, because the display communicates with the main lockup controller/tap-shift module over a databus.
I will add more details, a video of the DSP-5 switch in operation, and pricing information VERY soon....stay "tuned".
Ben
Shown below is the "clear" version. I know it looks like there is no face plate, but it just doesnt show up in the picture. You can see the slight chamfer in the acrylic face plate around the "up
and "down" buttons if you look closely. If you select a solid color gauge face plate, the green printed circuit board and electronics will not be visible. Also note that in this photo, the circuit board is bare and does not have any components on it...normally there are lots of little capacitors, transistors, etc soldered onto the green circuit board.
Well ok not QUITE yet, but it is literally just around the corner, as I now have in my hands the finalized production-ready prototype.
The DSP-5 switch fits into any standard 2 1/16" gauge mounting hole. The gauge face plate (IE, the 'background' on the front face of the gauge) is custom CNC-machined out of scratch-resistant acrylic, and the gauge pod housings are assembled using the professional factory crimping-dies.
The large, easy to see LED display can be optioned in 3 different colors to match your interior lighting and personal preference. Red, green, and blue are available.
The "up" and "down" buttons have a nice "clicky" tactile feel, and the arrows on them are illuminated as well, for easy identification at night. The arrows are illuminated red and green...one for "increase tune" and one for "decrease tune".
Im open to opinions on whether you guys want the arrow on the "increase tune" button to light up red, or green...and vice-versa for the arrow on the "decrease tune" button...
The gauge face plate can be optioned in many different colors, or you can option it in "clear", which allows you to see all of the electronics and circuit board inside. The DSP-5 switch in the picture below is the "clear" version.
On the "clear" version, you can also choose a backlight illumination that "lights up" the internals in various colors for a cool effect at night.
The DSP-5 switch can be optioned with the buttons on the "left" or the "right" side of the display, depending on whether you mount the DSP-5 switch on the left or right/center of the truck.
So all in all, the DSP-5 switches are VERY customizable in terms of cosmetics, with hundreds of different color/options available.
The DSP-5 switch also has a "valet" mode that locks the DSP-5 switch in your stock tune level.
There are also several customizable "general purpose inputs/outputs" on the DSP-5 switch that can be used to trigger various external devices. For example, you can have the DSP-5 switch automatically arm your nitrous solenoid when you select your "race tune". Or turn on an extra lift pump or something...
The inputs can be used to make the DSP-5 switch jump to a certain tune when a certain wire is grounded (or +12v is applied). This could be useful if you have a special "nitrous" tune. For example, when you are racing, and you hit the nitrous button, the DSP-5 switch will automatically instantly jump to a special "nitrous-only" tune, and then when you release the nitrous button, the DSP-5 switch will jump back to the previous tune.
The "tune recall" feature of the DSP-5 switch can be programmed two ways as well. You can set it so it always start in tune "1" each time you start the truck, or you can set it so the DSP-5 switch remembers what tune you were in when you last shut the truck off, and then it will resume that tune next time you start the truck.
Finally, one of the other great features, is that the display can interface with the BT DieselWorks torque-converter lockup controllers and tap-shift modules. What this means is that the DSP-5 switch module can be "slaved" to your lockup controller and/or tap-shift module, and the display will not only show your DSP-5 tune level, but what gear you are in (tapshift), or what the lockup controller status is. So the display can do "double-duty".
And if you do setup your DSP-5 switch to interface with your lockup controller and/or tap-shift module, its super easy to install. There are only 1 wire to run between the gauge housing and lockup-controller box, because the display communicates with the main lockup controller/tap-shift module over a databus.
I will add more details, a video of the DSP-5 switch in operation, and pricing information VERY soon....stay "tuned".
Ben
Shown below is the "clear" version. I know it looks like there is no face plate, but it just doesnt show up in the picture. You can see the slight chamfer in the acrylic face plate around the "up
and "down" buttons if you look closely. If you select a solid color gauge face plate, the green printed circuit board and electronics will not be visible. Also note that in this photo, the circuit board is bare and does not have any components on it...normally there are lots of little capacitors, transistors, etc soldered onto the green circuit board.
