How to make Meso Stealth button mimic Mode button on steering wheel

I want to make the Meso Stealth button duplicate the mode button on the steering wheel.

Is this possible @caribe makaira ?

EDIT: I should add that this is to control the Germes Lab camera system https://f00.psgsm.net/p/894269/rfcc-user-manual-v1.1-en.pdf

 

Short of opening the steering wheel buttons and paralleling the switch, I wouldn't try it.

 

Sorry for tagging you specifically but I’ve seen through other posts you seem to be the all knowing wizard when it comes to electrics!! Thank you for your response.

I’ll take your advice and I definitely will not be opening up the steering wheel

Would there not be a way to tap into the Germes Lab wiring? Basically I want to activate the camera from the second switch on the stealth knob?

Much appreciated.

 

For that, you'd need to contact Germes Lab. Maybe they have an external button solution.

 

Thanks for your assistance

 

Actually, being that they want the mode button, it should be fairly easy to accomplish.




Adding the switch between pins 22 and 24 will be the same exact circuit as pressing the mode button, since that button is recognized as essentially a short. Would also work for the Seek+. Would require a bit more modification for any other buttons, but I bet what the Op is asking for is fairly easy to accomplish. Unless I'm missing something blatantly obvious? Which could very well be the case. I'm tired and already in bed.

 

I say your are 95% wrong, but try it on your Taco, report back...

 

Or... You could elaborate and expand the knowledge you're aware of

 

Thanks for your suggestion.

How would the camera system recognise that it was mode pressed and not the phone activation or voice?

My electrical knowledge is extremely minimal…

 

Response from Car Soloutions (US importer)


I had also asked the same question to Germes Lab (Japan) so will see if I get the same response from them.

 

It seems to me that within the Germes Lab harness there should be a way to add the switch or piggyback the Mode button input. TBH even if the Mode button was made obsolete I’d be okay with that.

I also accept that electronics is not as simple as I make it out in my head and what I want is likely not possible

 

Based off of what I can tell, each switch/button results in a different voltage drop. The mode button appears to be a dead short when pressed.

@caribe makaira says otherwise and won't spill the beans.

 

Since this is your conclusion, see post #8.

 

Can we take bets on what will happen? I wanna hear what you think will happen first. Lol

 

I thought long and hard on getting this, but gladly settled on the switch on my dash. This way, my passengers could play with it too...

 

I'm trying to do the same thing but with my knob

 

I'm going straight in with Double Dare...