Wiring Diagram for the Watercooled

[WindyChuffer]

I studied electronics and software. Not spanner monkey business. Big difference ya know.

@JB: Have you nothing better to do than dig up old irrelevant posts?

 

[MikeO]

I studied electronics and software. Not spanner monkey business. Big difference ya know.

We know - do you?

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

I studied electronics and software. Not spanner monkey business. Big difference ya know.

@JB: Have you nothing better to do than dig up old irrelevant posts?

Judging by your previous spannering attempts, it was worth highlighting as Nutty asked nicely

I'd listen to the Star Wars man, if I was you.........................I can categorically say he knows exactly what's what and if he says - don't meddle, he means don't meddle unless you want a big bill for a non warranteed repair

Just good old fashioned advice, go for the sexy thumb extenders instead

 

[WindyChuffer]

OK having done some research on LIN bus, and thinking about it in the context of the GS WC it seems to me that:

- The LH Switch is a bunch of mechanical switches that connect to GPIs on an integral LIN bus slave unit that digitises the operation of a mechanical switch. The Wheelie thing is merely another bunch of mechanical switches that connect to the same LIN bus slave unit.
- Operation of one of the switches will pull one of the GPIs to +12V. So Switch-1 will pull GPI-1 high, Switch-2 will pull GPI-2 high etc. The pulling of each GPI to high is detected by the LIN bus slave, digitised, and transmitted as a message over the bus.
- The 3 wires that leave the Switch are a pair of wires for the LIN data bus (it's differential) plus a switched power source from the bike.

The Wheelie thing puzzles me as to why it has 6 wires. IIRC the Wheelie thing offers four functions: Spin Up, Spin Down, Switch Left, Switch Right. One wire for each function plus another wire for power, and that makes 5. Unless there is a 6th Wheelie function that I can't think of, perhaps the 6th wire is redundant?

So my thinking so far is that you could perform mechanical switch operation reassignment without touching the LIN bus side of things, by modifying the wiring of Switch-1 so it is connected to GPI-2 as opposed to GPI-1. I also think this can be achieved by butchering the LH switch gear & Wheelie thing alone, which is not that expensive to replace if it goes Pete Tong.

When I get some time I will remove my LH Wheel & LH Switch gear and have a poke around inside it and a play with a multimeter.

 

[MikeO]

Is there a 'press' wheel function as well?

 

[WindyChuffer]

Is there a 'press' wheel function as well?

Yes there are two press functions. Thats what I mean by Switch Left & Switch Right.

 

[MikeO]

Yes there are two press functions. Thats what I mean by Switch Left & Switch Right.

I meant press 'in' - making it like a mouse wheel...

 

[WindyChuffer]

Good point. Something to check tomorrow.

 

[WindyChuffer]

Yes indeed the wheelie thing does seem to have a "press in" function. The unexplained 6th wire now appears to be "found".

All quiet from the all the nay-sayers out there....surely you have some more things to say?

PS - Was going to remove switch gear this afternoon for a bit of multi-meter probing. But was such a nice day, went on a 120mile ride and a pub lunch instead. Cracking Gammon, Egg & Chips at the Blue Boar, Aldbourne, Wilts. Damn those indicators.

 

[MikeO]

Will it use the same algorithm as a wheeled mouse? It would seem an unnecessary reinvention of the wheel D) if it didn't...

 

[Nutty]

PS - Was going to remove switch gear this afternoon for a bit of multi-meter probing. But was such a nice day, went on a 120mile ride and a pub lunch instead. Cracking Gammon, Egg & Chips at the Blue Boar, Aldbourne, Wilts. Damn those indicators.

That's the spirit.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Yes indeed the wheelie thing does seem to have a "press in" function. The unexplained 6th wire now appears to be "found".

All quiet from the all the nay-sayers out there....surely you have some more things to say?

We're waiting, get it done and prove use wrong then