M-Bus CD changer adapter for car pc integration - Page 28

jbors · 02-20-2007, 12:31 AM

Hmm. We do have Panasonic adapter. I might need to see what state it is in right now. Will let you know later this week.

coucouillu · 02-20-2007, 05:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by TZed9

...There were a few that stated USB interface for PC control

Wrong fiend....

I have got two of LMDIGITAL units (LM6501 and LM7501)

None could control PC, all have USB for USB key like you said.

I aim to hack one of mine to make the touch screen work with PC

Quote: Originally Posted by jbors

Will let you know later this week.

Thank you JBors

TZed9 · 02-20-2007, 09:06 PM

Yes many thanks jbors!

I realised as soon as I got it it would not control PC. I would be very, VERY, interested in knowing more on your hacking project coucouillu.

redders · 03-03-2007, 04:04 AM

Hi have a 1999 Jaguar, the HU is OEM but i believe is Alpine based and there is an Ai-NET cable going to the CD Changer in the rear. I also understand that the HU's are locked down in someway so you need to use Jag branded parts. What i want to be able to do is play around with the input to the CD changer so that i can use the CD controls to control the CarPC. I have read through this thread and from what i can gather an AI-NET interface is still being developed, but when/If it comes out just how much access to the AI-NET protocol would it give (ie. would i be able to fool the OEM HU that it
is seeing its own cd changer when in fact it's intefacing to something else?

Also if any one has a description of the AI-NET protocol I would love to know what the messaging is so i can have a go at building this myself, or at least being able to pull up the protocol on my PC screen.

Also I was wondering if i could use Joergs cct design for the MBus interface to look at the AI-NET signals?

http://www.mictronics.de/download/CD...fline_Copy.zip

Regards

Dave

jbors · 03-13-2007, 10:42 PM

I'm not sure if your Jaguar is MBus. For sure not AiNet. Some years have Ford protcol, some proprietory and some MBus.

rufus2007 · 03-16-2007, 06:30 PM

I'd like to buy one for my Alpine IVA-D901. I assume this pops up as something like CD Changer through AI-Net? Sorry I didn't read the previous 28 pages, just the first. My goal is a CARPC with the ability to control the PC from the 8 or so buttons under the LCD screen. How do I get one from you?

direct__products@hotmail.com

rufus2007 · 03-16-2007, 06:44 PM

So we're still waiting for the Ai-Net eh?

jbors · 03-16-2007, 08:07 PM

I'm not confident we will be doing AiNet at this point. Sorry for that.

rufus2007 · 03-16-2007, 10:55 PM

Just for the sake of being curious is the reason?

avatar021 · 04-15-2007, 06:20 PM

sorry if someone answered this question before but i'v reading for hors and my head is about to explote

i have a Pioneer Avic N1 and im wondering if there is any way to make the touchscreen work with a car computer.
i was going to comect my car pc to the aux port (where i conect my playstation now) and use a wireless mouse and keyboard to controll it but after much reading i thought there may be a way to controll it from the headunit.

thanks in advance for your help

Diego.

jbors · 04-16-2007, 12:29 PM

I did not run much testing on Avic but it seems that touchscreen can be used to some extent. Though I do not have Avic to say for sure

ScrapMaker · 04-16-2007, 06:37 PM

Last I heard, the touchscreen interface is used as if you are connected to a disc changer... you will see on-screen controls, and I think you can see text... but it's not like you can see a windows desktop and control it like that... your only solution for that is to put a touch-overlay on the screen, and that would plug into your PC with USB... but then the AVIC would be worthless...