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The All Comms project is reaching the first major release point. The hardware manufacturing is days away from being completed. The software has reached the first release version. The software will be complete for the L322 Range Rover first. Other vehicle models are still under construction and will be complete soon.

Ok… so an update is what you all are requesting. I cannot put everything into words just this second, so I promise another video update in the next 48 hours or so. I can tell you that currently I have about 6 subsystems working fully in the L322, 2 subsytems in the P38a and another…

Sorry for the lapse in my progress reports. I have been very focused on other aspects of life. Additionally, I went to the Solihull Society Land Rover National Rally again. This year we were in Moab. See the Offroading section of the website for videos. I am still programminga away. I hope to have a…

A few more hundred lines of code have been written. I still have not absolutely verified the lower level communications protocols to my satisfaction, but I hope to get that done before the end of September. I am satisfied with the hardware design though, and have submitted the gerber files to my manufacturer for cost…

The third revision of the hardware boards arrived last night. I assembled the newest version of the board, and was extremely pleased to find that all of the changes that I had made to the power busses and the chip footprints were sucessful. At this point, everything on the hardware level is complete. I next…

Vacation is over and the world is rushing back in like a really bad hangover. I was fortunate enough to get a good ammount of sailing in, but maybe less fortunate to admit that I bought a M20 Scow Sailboat. I guess I have completed one more step towards being a man; I can now…

Real progress today…The second round of boards was received in the mail. I quickly ran down to the basement and mounted all of the tiny SMD components. The first impressions are excellent. The USB device appears in Windows correctly. All of the initial testing is going well. The next level of testing, will be to…

The first round of boards have bee received. Good News, the boards fit the enclosures. When the second round of boards is received next week, I will actually complete the first prototype board.  

The boards have all been submitted and I am simply waiting on the boards to be completed. In the meantime, I have been busy programming. I have completed the addition of all the fault codes from the different vehicle computers and vehicles. I am up to somewhere around 10,000 fault codes have been added to…