Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!rutgers!caip.rutgers.edu!froncio From: froncio@caip.rutgers.edu (Andy Froncioni) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Data Acquisition on a Kart Message-ID: Date: 11 Dec 90 18:54:49 GMT Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 46 Hi folks, Question 1) --------- My brother and I run a small karting team in Canada. Lately, we've wanted to collect some engine data on-board in order to "profile" the race tracks. Presumably such knowledge, coupled with engine power curve data, could give us an edge in tuning the engine to the course... We are in need of a small, light data acquisition board that would collect data from about 4 channels every second or so, for about 20 minutes time. The board should be able to download its data to an IBM compatible PC. The most important feature is that it should be self-contained (no external power supply). Question 2) --------- With the same application in mind (namely, karting) we would also like to know if there are controllers that are available to use input from a few ports (temperature, rpm's, etc...) and auto- matically determine settings for a couple of different stepper motors (which control fuel/air mix, exhaust-port length, etc...). Again, the same requirements apply that the unit must be self-contained power-wise. We are quite willing to build these things ourselves, if they are not available commercially. However, our preference would be to buy them, if they are not prohibitively expensive (< $200 each). Anyone have any company names, circuit diagrams, or even used boards to sell??? OK, how about just advice? Thanks, Andy Andy Froncioni CAIP Center Parallel Computing Lab froncio@caip.rutgers.edu Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ