Tripmeter
A tripmeter is a piece of equipment which accurately measures distances. It can be used in al sort of vehicles to cover a certain distance by great precision, but is mostly used in rally cars or bikes. A tripmeter comprises two or more counters which can count up and down, and have a hold- and a reset function. By placing sensors on the non-driven wheels of the vehicle, the counters can be controlled independent of wheel spin.
Tripmeters can be bought in various forms and flavors, but most lack a few features which are very desirable. Those offered with LED-displays are in most cases not dimmable. This makes them inconvenient during low light conditions, such as night rallies. Tripmeters with LCD-displays don't suffer from this fault, but they feature mostly membrane switches. These membrane switches are not comfortable to use during rallies because they provide less tactile-feedback, opposed to conventional switches.
The design of this tripmeter tackle all these problems by providing dimmable orange colored LED-displays and conventional switches. The dimming of the displays can be done manually or automatic with the use of an ambient-light sensor. The switches are large in size and provide optimal feedback when pushing them. The design is kept as small as possible to simplify installation. For good readability the displays are kept as large as possible in contrast to the external dimensions of the tripmeter.
The enclosure is based on a standard extrusion profile and is all aluminium. At the backside of the tripmeter are the connectors and some threaded bushes to mount it easily.
Tripmeters can be bought in various forms and flavors, but most lack a few features which are very desirable. Those offered with LED-displays are in most cases not dimmable. This makes them inconvenient during low light conditions, such as night rallies. Tripmeters with LCD-displays don't suffer from this fault, but they feature mostly membrane switches. These membrane switches are not comfortable to use during rallies because they provide less tactile-feedback, opposed to conventional switches.
The design of this tripmeter tackle all these problems by providing dimmable orange colored LED-displays and conventional switches. The dimming of the displays can be done manually or automatic with the use of an ambient-light sensor. The switches are large in size and provide optimal feedback when pushing them. The design is kept as small as possible to simplify installation. For good readability the displays are kept as large as possible in contrast to the external dimensions of the tripmeter.
The enclosure is based on a standard extrusion profile and is all aluminium. At the backside of the tripmeter are the connectors and some threaded bushes to mount it easily.