DL1 - Multiple Sensor - Messy wiring
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:30 pm
Hi Folks,
I have recently installed a DL1 and DASH3 in my car mainly for purposes of monitoring and logging of engine parameters. As such I am running a number of sensors:
Water Temp
Oil Temp
Oil Pressure
EGT
Fuel Pressure
Intake Air Temperature
Chargecooler Fluid Temperature
Air Fuel Ratio
Boost Pressure
Given that the DL1 has only 2 5v supplys and 2 earth connections its simply not possible to wire this number of sensors into the back of the units directly.
What I have done so far is basically get two metal earthing blocks and mount them seperately (insulated) and wired the power and earth feeds into the blocks and then the blocks to the DL1 - thus using only the two 5v supplies. I have then wired the white (data) wire for each sensor directly into the relevant port on the DL1.
This seems to be working fine but my issue is that the installation is *really* messy. There must be a simpler/tidier way of doing this for those of us running lots of sensors.
Any idea folks? Thanks very much for reading
I have recently installed a DL1 and DASH3 in my car mainly for purposes of monitoring and logging of engine parameters. As such I am running a number of sensors:
Water Temp
Oil Temp
Oil Pressure
EGT
Fuel Pressure
Intake Air Temperature
Chargecooler Fluid Temperature
Air Fuel Ratio
Boost Pressure
Given that the DL1 has only 2 5v supplys and 2 earth connections its simply not possible to wire this number of sensors into the back of the units directly.
What I have done so far is basically get two metal earthing blocks and mount them seperately (insulated) and wired the power and earth feeds into the blocks and then the blocks to the DL1 - thus using only the two 5v supplies. I have then wired the white (data) wire for each sensor directly into the relevant port on the DL1.
This seems to be working fine but my issue is that the installation is *really* messy. There must be a simpler/tidier way of doing this for those of us running lots of sensors.
Any idea folks? Thanks very much for reading