Comments on: Dive computer interface hacking

By: nicola

nicola — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:21:08 +0000

I wish somebody could hack the interface for Mares Puck…it is almost asz expensive as the computer itself

By: Reuben Wilcock

Reuben Wilcock — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:11:59 +0000

I wonder if the Gekko has the same physical interface as the Vyper? If it does then the cheap interface we sell at customidea.com might work too…

By: ibaun

ibaun — Sat, 12 May 2007 19:26:52 +0000

We get trained (at least here in Belgium, with CMAS) to always know what your decostops are, even without a computer, in case it fails. And this hack is just the reason I bought this computer by the way!

By: Wolfmankurd

Wolfmankurd — Sat, 12 May 2007 18:49:03 +0000

50m is rather deep, if you are going down that deep you should have a rough idea of the decompression table and certainly not going down blind with only a relatively cheap diving computer you took to pieces last week :) as a guide!

By: Marco

Marco — Sat, 12 May 2007 00:53:26 +0000

If you are 50m down you have already exceeded the depth limits of recreational diving. You'd also be limited by available oxygen as opposed to nitrogen loading. Hopefully if you do go to 50m you are willing to pay the extra $500 to get a real dive computer instead :)

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:46:34 +0000

noticing that your decompression stops (am I making this up? i don't dive much) aren't being calculated is no good to you when you're 50m down or whatever.

I guess.

By: Wolfmankurd

Wolfmankurd — Fri, 11 May 2007 19:15:20 +0000

That doesn’t mean if you’re unlucky the fault wont kill you :)

By: Wolfmankurd

Wolfmankurd — Fri, 11 May 2007 19:03:51 +0000

Any experienced diver would notice a big problem with the computer, and a small problem if it had an effect would probably become apparent on surfacing without any lasting effects. I think anyways.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 11 May 2007 17:36:29 +0000

I’m like you guys. There are a couple of things I wouldn’t mess with. Dive computers, pacemakers, and things like ECGs.

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:28:04 +0000

Cool stuff, I was also worried it would screw with the instruments (this being a device that someone may use to prevent death and such) but this is cool. Do manufacturers do things like this so they can all put them through the same presses for the plastic pieces?

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:31:12 +0000

Interesting stuff.

From my quick perusal of the material it doesn't look like it messes with the instrumentation either, which was my immediate concern.

Good stuff!