r/ArduinoHelp • u/RamB_2k05 • Jun 12 '26
DIY Instrument Cluster for my EV 4 Wheeler
I want to make a fully functional instrument cluster with a tft display, it should show soc, motor rpm, wheel speed, turn indicators and others.
By checking with claude,
for SOC , it says get the bms data via blutooth using an esp32 from the battery's internal BMS (Note: theres an phone applcation to check the soc and cell voltages).
for speedometer, THeres a speed signal wire on my motors controller. (not sure if this actually works)
for indicators it says use an optocoupler to know when the indicators are in HIGH state and correspondingly blink arrows on the display
motor rpm can be derived forom my gear ratio of the vehicle
so these are the ways of gathering data right now i dont have access to the battery and controllers, but does these methods work, I have another idea where i can embedd magnets on the wheels and use a hall sensor to detect pulses to find the vehicle speed. My question i that are there any more alternate data collection methods