Newbiee help!!!!

peavey · 12-18-2007, 06:25 PM

Hi guys,
This is a fantastic forum, after going thru the details here Carputer is a brilliant idea. I want it in my Ford Probe.
Anyway my question here is, Is it possible to connect any touchscreen to carputer and use the touch screen feature.

I am planning to get this unit
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7-Touch-Screen...QQcmdZViewItem

Will i be able to access touch screen feature if i connect my carputer to this unit. I am planning to use my broken laptop as carputer using S-Video / RGB signal

any help apperciated

DarquePervert · 12-18-2007, 06:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by peavey

Will i be able to access touch screen feature if i connect my carputer to this unit. I am planning to use my broken laptop as carputer using S-Video / RGB signal

No.

peavey · 12-18-2007, 06:47 PM

any other possible way with this unit then???

pokki · 12-18-2007, 07:11 PM

Use composite video input and forget about touchscreen control.

DarquePervert · 12-18-2007, 07:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by peavey

any other possible way with this unit then???

Can you hack hardware?
You could open the unit up, figure out the touchscreen signals, pass them to a serial or USB port, and then code drivers to have them work for a PC.

Good luck with that.

2k1Toaster · 12-18-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by DarquePervert

Can you hack hardware?
You could open the unit up, figure out the touchscreen signals, pass them to a serial or USB port, and then code drivers to have them work for a PC.

Good luck with that.

Even after all that work, it still going to be a fuzzy picture.

The touchscreen shouldnt actually be too hard. If you cant make your own hardware, then you can buy a generic 4wire or 5wire resistive USB controller, splice the touchscreen ribbon and send it to the computer. I will most likely work, but at $50 just for the controller, to end up with a "maybe" and a definate fuzzy image, it is not worth it.

peavey · 12-18-2007, 07:51 PM

thank u all for the help.

can u guys sugget me an alternative system, iam looking for built in bluetooth unit.

2k1Toaster · 12-18-2007, 08:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by peavey

thank u all for the help.

can u guys sugget me an alternative system, iam looking for built in bluetooth unit.

Any PC with a serial (USB or DB9) port will work with bluetooth.

Bugbyte · 12-18-2007, 08:58 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by peavey

thank u all for the help.

can u guys sugget me an alternative system, iam looking for built in bluetooth unit.

Not specific enough. You mean a car PC with built in bluetooth? That is trivial. Or do you mean an in dash stereo system with bluetooth?

If the latter, try a forum that deals mainly in car audio. If the former, there are several beginner kits for sale in the mp3car.com store. All can have bluetooth installed easily.