Each piece works on its own. Connected together they read the same signals, described once: the DBC you import into DashForge serves the display, the keypad and the analysis.
The controller commands the powertrain on the first CAN bus. The display, the keypad and the power module share the second. From your desk you configure the controller, draw the display and read back the logs.
Dates are targets, not delivery commitments. Each product's status is the one it had on the day this page was updated.
Three formats, the same DashForge pages. You choose on the vehicle and what it has to put up with, not on features: those are identical.
| At a glance | Dash S | Dash M | Dash L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | ~4 inches | 4 to 5 inches | 7 inches |
| For | Eco-marathon, kart, school | Motorcycle, pit bike, quad | Car, club, conversion |
| Housing | Light | Sealed, handlebar mount | Sealed |
| Sunlight-readable | No | Yes | Yes |
| Physical buttons | No, touch | 2 to 4 | No, touch |
| Motorsport connector | Option | Option | Standard |
| Price | from EUR 199 | from EUR 349 | from EUR 599 |
7-inch display
A 7-inch touch display that reads the CAN bus and shows the pages drawn in DashForge. Sealed housing and a motorsport connector. It runs today on the bench with its pages; it is not yet fitted to a vehicle.
Who it is for: Cars, club racers, workshop conversions.
4-inch display
final housing in progress
A display of about 4 inches in a light housing, with the same DashForge pages as the other formats. It has been our test motorcycle's display since September 2026, throttle calibration included; the final housing is in progress.
Who it is for: Eco-marathon, karts, light electric bikes and motorcycles, school projects.
4 to 5-inch display
A 4 to 5-inch display readable in direct sunlight, in a sealed housing with a handlebar mount and two to four buttons, for vehicles that take rain and vibration.
Who it is for: Motorcycles, pit bikes, quads, race karts.
What commands and what powers. Each part is set up in the same tools as the display.
| At a glance | Keypad | PDM | Controller kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it does | Sends key presses on the bus | Commands the power outputs | Decides torque and protections |
| Instead of | Switches and lamps | Fuses and relays | A controller you write |
| Set up in | DashForge | VCU Forge | VCU Forge |
| Indicative price | from EUR 149 | from EUR 449 | from EUR 590 |
CAN keypad
An 8 or 12-key backlit pad that sends its presses on the CAN bus and takes its lamp states back from it. It is set up in the same tools as the display: you choose what each key does without touching firmware.
Who it is for: Replacing a handful of dashboard switches and lamps with one part and two wires.
Controller
on a development board
You describe the vehicle, motor, inverter and the features you want; VCU Forge generates the firmware, builds it, checks it and flashes it. The controller has been running our test motorcycle since September 2026, on a development board: the dedicated circuit board is drawn and not yet manufactured.
Who it is for: Conversions, prototypes, club racers, and any vehicle whose control still has to be written.
Power module
A power distribution module that replaces fuses and relays with electronic outputs: each output is commanded from the controller or a keypad key, and reports its current on the bus.
Who it is for: Harnesses where you want the fuse box gone and the current on every line known.
Free, and usable today. The cloud, for working as a team, is paid by the year.
| At a glance | DashForge | NewAnalysis |
|---|---|---|
| Used to | Draw the display's pages | Read the logs back |
| Where | On your computer, or in the browser | In the browser, or as an app |
| Your data | On your computer; online with the cloud | Nothing is uploaded |
| Price | Free; cloud from EUR 99 a year | Free, open source |
Software
You import your DBC file, place gauges, alerts and buttons, and send the project to the display. Nothing is compiled into the firmware: a signal that changes is fixed in the editor. The desktop app is free and works offline; DashForge Cloud adds the browser editor, accounts and the team's shared projects.
Who it is for: Any team with a CAN bus that wants its own pages, without waiting for a supplier.
Software
open source
The vehicle's logs open straight in the browser, without being uploaded anywhere. Synchronised graphs, laps by distance, map, calculated channels, and exports to MoTeC i2, MDF4 and CSV. The code is open and the app is free.
Who it is for: Teams that want to analyse their sessions without paying a licence per computer.
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