Dashboard Clock

[NigelM]

Tried the clock, neat! Thanks Rumbles.

Question: entered the URL yesterday afternoon and when I returned to the car a few hours later the clock had advanced only 30 minutes. It happened both times I parked the car last night. Reasons? I would have expected it to stop completely.

 

[jerry33]

Question: entered the URL yesterday afternoon and when I returned to the car a few hours later the clock had advanced only 30 minutes. It happened both times I parked the car last night. Reasons? I would have expected it to stop completely.

The clock obviously uses CPU cycles to count the seconds, and presumably when the car is off the CPU rate slows way down to conserve energy (it's my thought that the various pumps are what is causing the vampire load, not the CPUs). Only NTP (or an onboard atomic clock) will fix this problem.

 

[DrComputer]

I loaded the clock on the demo car at the Topanga Plaza grand opening last night. Every Tesla employee thought it was really cool and they all took out their smart phones and wrote down the URL so they could load it in all of the cars (I bookmarked it for them in this car).

 

[Rumbles]

DrComputer - Thank you for doing that. Great to hear it is finding an audience. Cheers.

 

[JoshG]

...when I accelerate extremely hard, the clock seems to lose time.

Excellent! That's consistent with Einstein's theories. Nice to know... :tongue:

 

[Johann Koeber]

I know somebody in Europe loves the clock. Great job. Kept me thinking about Apple having to pay millions to the owner of the Swiss train clock for copying their design.

Why not let us choose whatever timezone we want/need ? That should fix it for us europeans, but also asians, australians - and anybody else who loves the clock.

 

[richkae]

Excellent! That's consistent with Einstein's theories. Nice to know... :tongue:

I actually think that it is quite possible that Petr Beckmann's theories make relativity unnecessary, but it's still fun to think that the Tesla can approach light speed and slow time.

 

[markwj]

The clock obviously uses CPU cycles to count the seconds, and presumably when the car is off the CPU rate slows way down to conserve energy (it's my thought that the various pumps are what is causing the vampire load, not the CPUs). Only NTP (or an onboard atomic clock) will fix this problem.

Or, does the display computer sleep/suspend after N minutes of inactivity?

 

[brianman]

If the SDK exposes the clock information this gets a whole lot simpler.

 

[jerry33]

Or, does the display computer sleep/suspend after N minutes of inactivity?

In an earlier post is was stated that it loses time while driving, my thought is that it's the clock cycle that's reduced. No way of telling without more information though.

 

[Rumbles]

Dashboard Clock Update

- Full timezone support
- Night mode improved
- Better accuracy & longevity

Enjoy!

 

[robaross]

Tis great, but the minute hand is not quite synchronized with the seconds hand (at least in Google Chrome).

 

[Bifff67]

Great App! Thanks very much. So how many hits are you getting? Can you see the IP's? I wonder if the cars are grouped in a recognizable set of IPs.

 

[Brian H]

Looks good on desktop too, but is now only correct after refresh; time freezes at that point. Previously second and minute hand advanced, but not the hour hand.

 

[Rumbles]

New Release.

The clock should now behave reliably.

[Its reluctance to keep time was due to confusion about the necessary url to use (an anchor of #clock was expected). It is now done automatically.]

Thanks for your support.

Enjoy.

 

[DaveVa]

New Release.

The clock should now behave reliably.

[Its reluctance to keep time was due to confusion about the necessary url to use (an anchor of #clock was expected). It is now done automatically.]

Thanks for your support.

Enjoy.

Thank you!

 

[Rumbles]

Dashboard Clock - New & Improved

Hi guys,

Dashboard Clock, the first dashboard application for the Model S, has been updated with new functionality and improved compatibility with the 4.1 Tesla Software release. With this release, you now have:

o Analog Clock
This handsome clock was the genesis for the whole project. Like the site, the clock is designed to compliment the aesthetics of the model S interior.

o Stock Quotes
Track up to dozens of individual equities or indexes for at-a-glance updates.

o US Weather
A quick check of the weather in any US location is a tap away.

o @TeslaMotors News
Keep you finger on the Tesla community by monitoring the TeslaMotors twitter traffic.

o Be our Guest
Each module is configurable and settings can be preserved without the need to create an account or log into the site. Simply use the favorites feature of your browser and your settings will survive even when you computer restarts.

o New Site
Reflecting the expanded role of the application, the site has a new address: dash.time4tesla.com. Come visit and let us know when you think here or on Twitter at @time4tesla.

Cheers,

Rumbles

 

[Ravarju]

Great app! Is there a way to base the app's info on your gps location? Would be great for trips accross time zones.

 

[Rumbles]

@ravarju - thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, the browser does not yet support access to your gps location. When it does, we'll be able to provide many more exciting features.

 

[Rumbles]

Folks,

Please take a look at the latest version now at

dash.time4tesla.com

(And the announcement post on this forum.) There have been a number of enhancements including stocks, news and weather. And, most importantly, better support for the fact that cookies are lost when the displays shut down.

Enjoy,

Rumbles