Wiring Questions
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Wiring Questions
This really isn't the right place but Rod is over he and he is a wiring God and kind of need his advice.
I want to wire in puddle lights so they only come on when I unlock my doors and or open them. Now my truck (01 Ram) only has a 2 wire door jamb switch so how would I go about this? Also is there a way to wire in my dome lights to fade like the newer trucks?
I want to wire in puddle lights so they only come on when I unlock my doors and or open them. Now my truck (01 Ram) only has a 2 wire door jamb switch so how would I go about this? Also is there a way to wire in my dome lights to fade like the newer trucks?
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I'm not sure if I'm the Rod you're looking for, but the first question of yours sounds familiar. Interestingly, just earlier today I came across my Arduino draft code for making puddle lamps do what you were asking. That's code I drafted when a very similar question was asked, but I don't recall who asked it. Anyway, an Arduino and logic level transistor is probably the easiest and least expensive way to do it, but it could also be done with discrete semiconductors and logic gates. Illuminating the puddle lamps when you unlock the doors assumes your truck already illuminates the dome lamps when unlocking.
To make the dome lights fade out could also be done with an Arduino and logic level transistor, but I suspect a simpler solution could be accomplished using a diode, resistor, capacitor, and transistor. I'd need to spend some time with a dome light wiring diagram for the 2001 Ram though to see if it would be easy to implement without also fading when a map light is shut off via the button.
-Rod
To make the dome lights fade out could also be done with an Arduino and logic level transistor, but I suspect a simpler solution could be accomplished using a diode, resistor, capacitor, and transistor. I'd need to spend some time with a dome light wiring diagram for the 2001 Ram though to see if it would be easy to implement without also fading when a map light is shut off via the button.
-Rod
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I'm not sure if I'm the Rod you're looking for, but the first question of yours sounds familiar. Interestingly, just earlier today I came across my Arduino draft code for making puddle lamps do what you were asking. That's code I drafted when a very similar question was asked, but I don't recall who asked it. Anyway, an Arduino and logic level transistor is probably the easiest and least expensive way to do it, but it could also be done with discrete semiconductors and logic gates. Illuminating the puddle lamps when you unlock the doors assumes your truck already illuminates the dome lamps when unlocking.
To make the dome lights fade out could also be done with an Arduino and logic level transistor, but I suspect a simpler solution could be accomplished using a diode, resistor, capacitor, and transistor. I'd need to spend some time with a dome light wiring diagram for the 2001 Ram though to see if it would be easy to implement without also fading when a map light is shut off via the button.
-Rod
To make the dome lights fade out could also be done with an Arduino and logic level transistor, but I suspect a simpler solution could be accomplished using a diode, resistor, capacitor, and transistor. I'd need to spend some time with a dome light wiring diagram for the 2001 Ram though to see if it would be easy to implement without also fading when a map light is shut off via the button.
-Rod
Really appreciate it,
Austin