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08-10-2009, 08:35 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 97
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My new custom control panel, multiple inputs and an LCD
Hi. I added a custom control panel in the place where my cup holders used to be:
- Space Navigator (for things like scrolling lists, selecting different centrafuse modules)
- Arcade-style buttons hooked to an Ultimarc mini-pac (for play/pause and triggering voice recognition)
- 16x2 LCD (shows obdii data and other random things, custom code in-work)
- All of this compliments the original touchscreen-based system
A picture:
closer:
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08-10-2009, 09:06 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: War-Town, GA.
Posts: 1,915
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Dammmnnn! NICE!
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08-10-2009, 09:13 PM
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North of the land of Hey Huns
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Westminster, MD
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Holy crap that's nice. can't wait to see it at the next DC meet! Are you coming to the big one on the 22nd?
You've inspired me a bit, ima use some arcade buttons in my next project :-D
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08-10-2009, 09:45 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Toronto Canada
Posts: 435
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Drool....awesome work...now you got me thinkin...
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08-11-2009, 09:18 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: near Rochester, NY
Posts: 214
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Looks good until you spill soda into it because you don't have a cupholder 
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08-11-2009, 10:36 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 707
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Very nice, but i see a giant scratch magnet.
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08-11-2009, 10:39 AM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: on the border of northern IL/IN
Posts: 930
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very nice!
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08-11-2009, 11:53 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 97
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Thanks guys...
And
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can't wait to see it at the next DC meet! Are you coming to the big one on the 22nd?
Yeah I think so -- not sure what the "show" part is all about but I'll show up there with the car in any case ;-)
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08-12-2009, 04:27 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Posts: 43
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@willmeyer. Is that ON/OFF Rocker Switch in 2nd pic ? How did you wiring it to manually ON/OFF Carputer.
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08-12-2009, 05:01 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 234
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Quote: Originally Posted by nisarg86  @willmeyer. Is that ON/OFF Rocker Switch in 2nd pic ? How did you wiring it to manually ON/OFF Carputer.
Not sure how willmeyer did it...but I just put an ON/OFF rocker switch in line with the IGN signal wire. So I can cut off the ignition from my power supply. Just a cheap way to allow me to restart the PC.
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08-12-2009, 07:55 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 97
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Yeah more or less the same. I have inline switches in the ACC line in front of the head unit, the PC, and the LCD screen in my center console -- basically so I can turn them off if I want, even though when ON they are controlled by the car ignition.
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08-13-2009, 01:04 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: near Rochester, NY
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I have a switch on the ignition line so I can prevent the PC from coming on if I am only switching the ignition on for a few seconds. I want to change it up to a 3 position switch so I can also keep IGN signal to the PSU and keep the PC running if I shut the car off for a moment, such as when dropping something off at work or getting gas.
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08-13-2009, 02:08 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Huntsville, AL
Posts: 343
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Quote: Originally Posted by willmeyer [*]16x2 LCD (shows obdii data and other random things, custom code in-work)
Is that the Crystalfontz LCD?
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Last edited by stonestatue; 08-13-2009 at 02:49 PM.
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08-13-2009, 02:19 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: BK, NY
Posts: 71
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Nice and clean!! Good job!
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08-13-2009, 07:54 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: DC
Posts: 97
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Quote: Originally Posted by strikeback03 I have a switch on the ignition line so I can prevent the PC from coming on if I am only switching the ignition on for a few seconds. I want to change it up to a 3 position switch so I can also keep IGN signal to the PSU and keep the PC running if I shut the car off for a moment, such as when dropping something off at work or getting gas.
Yeah I want to do exactly the same thing -- problem is I just couldn't find a 2 pole switch I liked the looks of ;-)
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