Doc update. Mostly additional ALDL stuffs.

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For more information on the 160 baud ALDL protocol, see: For more information on the 160 baud ALDL protocol, see:
http://www.techedge.com.au/vehicle/aldl160/160serial.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALDL
http://www.techedge.com.au/vehicle/aldl160/aldl160b.htm
More modern "Pin M" 8192 ALDL systems are not supported! For those, see More modern "Pin M" 8192 ALDL systems are not supported! For those,
the LinuxALDL project instead: there are several alternative projects, including:
http://git.shaftnet.org/cgit/users/pizza/public/linuxaldl.git http://git.shaftnet.org/cgit/users/pizza/public/linuxaldl.git/
http://fbodytech.com/misc/raspberry-pi-dashboarddatalogger/
https://github.com/resfilter/aldl
The dashboard rendering, data acquiition, and ALDL protocol handling Dashboard rendering, data acquiition, and ALDL protocol handling are
are modular, so this code should be easily extendible to other vehicles modular, so this code should be easily extendible to other vehicles and
and computing platforms. computing platforms.
Requires the wiringPi, SDL2, and SDL2_ttf libraries. Compilation requires the wiringPi, SDL2, and SDL2_ttf libraries.
Currently only supports the A179 datastream, used by, among others,
1992-1995 C/K trucks with manual transmissions.
NOTE: Physical interfacing of the vehicle to the RPi is beyond the NOTE: Physical interfacing of the vehicle to the RPi is beyond the
scope of this README. Do not blame me if you blow up your RPi or the scope of this README. Do not blame me if you blow up your RPi or the
ECU on your vehicle! ECU on your vehicle!
This software was written to meet my own needs, but I'm releasing it under This currently only supports the A179 datastream, used by, among others,
the GNU GPLv3 in the hopes that others will find it useful. I'd appreciate 1992-1995 C/K trucks with manual transmissions. As you may surmise, I
an email if that's the case! own one of these vehicles.
So. This software was written to meet my own needs, but I'm releasing it
under the GNU GPLv3 in the hopes that others will find it useful. If you
do, I'd appreciate an email!
Solomon Peachy Solomon Peachy
pizza AT shaftnet DOT org pizza AT shaftnet DOT org