Just before Christmas, I received an awesome present at work: prototype samples of our new Datalogger! The one I developed in 2012 has some limitations that are holding us back in our quest to acquire more data. The old one was an 8-bit Arduino compatible setup.
This one departs from that simplicity and is a full fledged high-end piece of hardware. It has an 32-bit ARM processor running at 80 MHz with a full megabyte of memory. The main circuit board houses the power supply, CPU, accelerometer, and SD card. There's a small module that attaches for a GPS puck, and a large daughterboard that holds all the signal conditioning circuitry. We have a CAN interface as well as K-Line so that we can converse with our engines. Also on the daughterboard there are 8 RGB LEDs, a bluetooth module, a couple of high-current outputs, an analog out, and a bunch of hardened inputs. If anyone wants one, let me know - we're looking to increase production volumes to get the costs down.
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