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The corrected boards have now been ordered. I was able to add the L Line using the RTS line of the Serial Data Bus Interface. I also was able to add a duplicate K Line using the DTR Line. I added the duplicate K Line because it will be impossible to get the normal Tx…

I am diving deeply into the programming of the insane ammounts of fault codes that this project requires sifting through. The different model years across the models does not help either. As always, this will take longer than usual.  I also realized that in my rush to get the circuit boards out to the manufacturer,…

It is official, the circuit boards have been ordered. This step will allow me to construct the first handfull of working tools. Assuming that the boards work and everything was constructed correctly, then I can submit these designs to the manufacturer for full production and assembly. The boards take 10 business days to manufacturer and…

I let the blue smoke out of a couple of test components. It is impossible to get that smoke back in once it has escaped. So I am waiting on replacement parts. Updates will follow.

Ok folks, it is back on. I dug back up the schematics, prototype boards, and the completed board designs. I have some changes to make, as one of the components that I utilized has been announced as End of Life. So I must replace this component. This will take a bit more development and I…

Several people have been asking what the status of the Rover All Comms Project is currently at. I honestly have not been spending as much time as I would like on the project and thus have significantly slowed the progress. I am hoping that I will be able to submit the PCB boards in the…

Sorry for the long delay between posts. Continued progress on all fronts. The enclosure that I have choosen is of excellent quality and function. The hardware design and schematics have been completed. I am currently waiting on boards to be manufactured for the first 100 units. Once these boards are complete and the prototypes are…

I know that there are probably several people out there watching these progress reports for good news. I had originally estimated that the hardware and software would be completed after a period of 45 days, ending sometime in the middle of February. Good news is that I am still working on the project, bad news…

Tremendous progress to report today. I decided to pursue the route of using dedicated IC chips to handle all of the analog multiplexing, signal inversions and voltage shifting. The result was a much more straight forward signal pathway and very very stable circuit design. This is definately the way to proceed. The previous method of…

Slow progress and several dead ends over the past few days. I have attempted to accomplish several hardware circuit designs but they are not working as I expected. I am backing up and pursuing a different hardware design. I am going to find off the shelf ICs that will hopefully accomplish the same goal. Voltage shifting,…