It's here... the LCDash digital touchscreen dash for your MegaSquirt running MS1 Extra, MS1 Extra HiRes, MS2, or MS2 Extra code!

This is a great display tool that will allow you to customize the screen to show up to 5 different parameters in a combinations of bar meters, line graphs, and needles gauges. There are several layouts to choose from and more being added all the time.

Some of the parameters you can monitor are:

• RPM
• Manifold Pressure (boost)
• Air/Fuel Ratio
• Coolant Temperature
• Intake Air Temperature
• Injector PulseWidth
• EGO Correction
• EAE Fuel Correction
  
• Ignition Advance
• And more are being added all the time...

The firmware is being heavily developed upon and will continue to be, and we expect to see some cool things happening with this piece of hardware in the near future. And as those updates become available you'll simply need any standard USB thumbdrive to drop them onto your LCDash to get the updated functionality. Firmware updates couldn't be easier-- copy the new file to a special folder on your USB drive and plug it into your LCDash, turn it on and you're updated!

There is a message board at http://www.LCDash.com for discussion of this great new product, and a documentation wiki at http://lcdash.wikispaces.com.

Currently these are available in limited quantities-- more are in production but will take a bit of time. Depending on demand we'll get the ball rolling and keep a solid regular supply though.

Note that currently there is not a case included with the LCDash, and really that's by design. Generally you'll want to flush mount this in your dash somewhere rather than plaster it on top of your dash in a plastic case... but really you can go either way with that and a case may be developed if the demand is there. The LCDash has a 3" x 5" screen, and the board measures approximately 3 1/4" x 6" x 1".

You will need a USB Adapter for use with the LCDash, which will allow you to connect from the LCDash itself (USB) to the MegaSquirt's Serial DB-9 port. The LCDash has been designed to work with FTDI chipset USB Adapter such as the one sold here at DIYAutoTune.com, the USB-2920.

A big thanks to Mike Gionfriddo and Christopher Ladden for all of their hard work on this project!