TCU Transceiver

Do Your Setup Wireless

The eminent OFgearTCU has been used in many of our cars, from daily drives to drag cars. We have used the OFgearTCU in our project cars for some time and found that we wished for a more modern way of interacting with the unit. Some of us just set the TCU once and are fine with that, others like to tinker and look for better performance or maybe a softer and more economical ride.
For us... The little LCD display/Joystick combo is time consuming and fiddly to work with. The PC software for the OFgearTCU require a PC/Laptop with windows to run.

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"Are-Inc TCU Transceiver" takes care of the setup for the OFgearTCU using your Phone/Tablet/Pc with your favorite web browser. We also offer more than just a tool to aid in the setup we also added the possibility to store several configs that you can load to the OFgearTCU via simple button pushes, One for the daily drive, one for the track, another setup for the drag strip....

Alt Alt On top of that, we added support for wireless gauge clusters, simple stepper motor gauges LCD-dashboards and more... All with free coding examples and open API for your diy. projects.
Read more about all the features of the ESP-NOW transceiver part and the CAN-BUS for RealDash software.

We also include a OTA firmware upgrade so you can upgrade your firmware as soon as we add new features to it.
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Are-Inc Gauge controller

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The Gauge controller uses the Ofgear-TCU data to controll "DIY" gauges and Instrument clusters, Using wireless connection from the OFgear TCU For the instrument cluster/gauges we use a simple program running in an ESP8366 or ESP32 mcu unit.

The Are-Inc ESP-NOW addition to the controller give you all the flexibility you can ever wich for. Here you select what data you like to use from the OFgearTCU and it will send this information wireless to your "DIY" receiver (or prebuilt by us)...
It could be a nice, large LCD screeen, a stepper motor gauge, a servo based gauge, some indicators a.s.o.
All you need is to add one of our prebuilt units, or order some ESP32 or ESP8266, install ArduinoIDE and start using one of the examples provided on the support page under #Programming Examples#
You will find examples for stepper motors with web-server based setup pages for tuning your gauge, or LCD display controller with buttons and indicators, or a simple Logger for all data..

The possibilities are endless, just use your imagenation and program the function you need.



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Our stepper motor gauge dev. board uses a ESP8266 as a receiver and with a web based setup you can fine tune your stepper motor based gauge with ease..
The stepper motor used is the standard GaugeStepper used by most european cars, and many of the american and asian cars. We sell this as a complete gauge fully done, or as an empty PCB where you add your own components.

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We also made a more advanced board with onboard microstepper driver for very nice and smooth movement of your stepper gauge needles. We added LED driver for RGB LED's and I2C screen output for your favorit LCD where you can select and precent your selected information from the OFgearTCU...

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OFgearTCU Setup

Alt OFgear the standalone 722.6 transmission controller! Customize how your transmission works with the included OLED display or use this new web based setup direct via your browser. Features: Save differant settings and switsh between them by uploading it from your phone as you need them. Works with: PC, Phone or tablet, Windows, Macos, Linux, Android, IOS, ChromeOS

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Via the onboard web-server you will find pages for all the settings of the OFgearTCU.

Everything from the basic controller settings to the Boost controller and AUX In/Out settings.

You can read the settings stored in your OFgearTCU or write a new config to it that you just made or one that you had saved from before

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The onboard filemanager take care of upload/download/rename and delete of your files. You can also do your settings and save the whole setup as a "config-file" that you can write direct to the OFgearTCU.

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You can save up to 300 different config's for the OFgearTCU that you can upload at will. One for daily driving, one for the track day, one for towing, one for the strip...? An easy click and select and you are up and running with the new setting...

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RealDash CAN-BUS

Alt Here Ofgear-TCU data is used to controll or send data to the Realdash software. All data from the gearbox is sent to the software in CAN-bus format via Bluetooth.

Wireless:

  • Uses CAN-BUS protocol
  • Bluetooth
  • Low latency

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You will find necessary data in the dedicated page in the webserver,
with settings and info regarding the use of the XML file and connection to the bluetooth.

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Mini-Stepper Gauge Board

Stepper Gauge with webserver setup and RGB light control

The ESP8266 D1 mini Stepper Gauge controller board uses the ESP-NOW peotocol designed by Are-Inc for the Ofgear TCU remote control board.
It has a webserver built in where the user can setup the gauge to meet the demands. You can use any input from the OFgear controller to present data on your gauge.
All settings are made in teh GUI on the webserver and is easy to understand.

The whole software is free open source and can be used as base for your own projects.

  • Webserver Setup
  • RGB backlight and indicator lights
  • ESP-NOW control
  • Serial control
  • Sweep at startup
  • and more...
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See our support page for more information and manuals.



Are-Inc SILO sprayer

Cost effective SILO-MAX solution for your farming

What is SILO-MAX?
SILO-MAX provide superior protection over longer periods of time with specially-selected bacteria that work even better together, over longer periods of time, with added boosts of enzymes to make operations that much more efficient. Formulated with PEAK Forage Solutions, inc. proprietary combination of bacteria, enzymes, antioxidants, and potassium sorbate, Silo Maxx can be used for the treatment of:

  • Legume Silages
  • Grass Silages
  • Balage
  • Earlage
  • Dry Hay
  • and more...
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Eliminating oxygen from a silo or bunker helps control spoilage organisms, but it is wise to include an antimicrobial agent to complete the job. While many silage inoculants use Lactobacillus buchneri to control spoilage organisms through the production of acetic acid, Peak Forage Solutions uses potassium sorbate, a common human food-grade preservative, for several reasons:
  • Potassium sorbate is as effective as L. buchneri (Kleinschmit et. al., 2005, J. Dairy Sci., 2130 – 2139) (Da Silva et. al., 2014, ADSA/ASAS/CSAS abstracts, abstract 1078).
  • Potassium sorbate starts to work immediately whereas, L. buchneri can take 60 days or more to produce acetic acid (Da Silva et. al., 2014, ADSA/ASAS/CSAS abstracts, abstract 1078; Kleinschmit and Kung, 2006, J. Dairy Sci., 3999 – 4004).
  • Potassium sorbate does not have to compete with epiphytic microbes like L. buchneri must (Da Silva et. al., 2014, ADSA/ASAS/ CSAS abstracts, abstract 1078).
  • Potassium sorbate does not depend on the production of acetic acid like L. buchneri. Carbon dioxide is produced in the production of acetic acid creating a loss of carbon (dry matter loss or shrink).

Are-Inc Silo-Sprayer system:
We have developed a system for evenly distribute the SILO-MAX bacterias in your ensilage, by using a controlled pump that is software controlled via your smartphone and a web based GUI.
The system is fully D.I.Y when you have our controller board, the external components are easily collected from your local Car/Hardware store/Garden Store...
See our support page for more information and manuals.



Are-Inc FluidCNC board

FluidCNC controller board up to 5 axis

FluidNC is a CNC firmware optimized for the ESP32 controller. It is the next generation of firmware from the creators of Grbl_ESP32. It includes a web based UI and the flexibility to operate to a wide variety of machine types. This includes the ability to control machines with multiple tool types such as laser+spindle or a tool changer. WebUI FluidNC includes a built-in browser-based Web UI (ESP3D-WebUI) Alt so you control the machine from a PC, phone, or tablet on the same Wifi network. WebUI is a separate project, but the FluidNC team maintains a separate fork with some enhancements - notably an alternative tablet mode that is optimized for use on a tablet computer, including a GCode visualizer - and with support for some FluidNC-specific features.
The source code for the fork is at ESP3D-WEBUI

"Are-Inc FluidCNC controller board" is "just" another version of a hardware for this eminent software, and our focus has been 'Formfactor, easy to implement, using standard "modules" found online and sturdy PCB with good shield between the signal lines.
We only provide the hardware, with a documentation of the I/O setup in "FluidCNC".

The ESP32 comes without the firmware, but you just follow the link above and download the software for free.
(But please consider supporting the developers on there web page...)

Look at our support page for more info...



Are-Inc W-LED board

W-LED board

A fast and feature-rich implementation of an ESP32 and ESP8266 webserver to control NeoPixel (WS2812B, WS2811, SK6812) LEDs or also SPI based chipsets like the WS2801 and APA102! GITHUB link for WLED project
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After a "Smart home" project "inhouse" we still have a few WLED PCB in stock. Se product page for more info.
This is a bare PCB for use with WLED software on an ESP8266 D1-mini.
(Some of the boards in stock, have the power module fully soldered already and we send them out first, and when we are out of them we send the 100% bare boards...)