On Jan 1, 2006, at 11:30 AM, doctorDHD@xxxxxxx wrote: > I know I read about > someone discussing a digitally controlled Automatic Transmission > Computer (ATC) > using a PIC computer. Somehow I think that is overkill, but maybe > its just > that I'm an analog kind of guy, though. Well, calling a PIC a "computer" is kind of misleading. It is a very popular family of embedded processor chips, some of them very low- end. A PIC powerful enough for this purpose can be had in small quantities for $2-3, and one would need very few additional components. Hardly overkill. Of course, it is always easier to do what you know how to do, but objectively, if one were to start from scratch, in this day and age a digital solution is a no-brainer, just on the basis of cost. And it would also be much easier to "tweak" and to add features such as multiple shift patterns, performance reporting to a "car computer", diagnostics, etc. An open-source project in this area would be great-fun, and I suspect a lot of people would chip in. ...must resist time sink..... :-) --Pete Lucas VIN #06703 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/