in car pc

[Glen]

This is my new project that im starting in june

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/Riddlerga/incarpc.jpg

its a crappy cut and paste job but i will fit it so i looks custom

 

[Arnold]

Will the screen be removable? Good luck with the project

 

[ollie240585]

If you're going to do that i'd go for a maximum 7" screen as my 8" is too big to go in that gap which is really annoying as I was contemplating doing that!

If you need any help with bits to buy then let me know as I have a fully working in car PC

 

[Glen]

i have found that i can also digitalise the heater controls so it can be adjusted using the in car pc

 

[somersetk1]

ollier, could i have a list of all the stuff u out in your carputer, i am considering it.
and a rough cost?

thanx

 

[ollie240585]

It came to around £340 I think
£100 for screen 8" Touch screen
£95 for motherboard and processor
£50 512mb DDR2 ram (could have got it cheaper but got everything from the same place
£45 In car PSU
£50 for a laptop HDD and cable to connect to standard motherboard.

Just a rough price off the top of my head.

 

[somersetk1]

what mother boadr and processor you using?

 

[ollie240585]

http://linitx.com/product_info.php?cPath=12_138&products_id=1044
is my motherboard.
Comes with some random 1.5ghz processor, it's cheap and cheerful but does the job!!

 

[somersetk1]

and all you did is add the ram, plug in a screen and pc then upload software?

soz but im not great with computer just understand a few basics.

how did you load software and what does it run on?

 

[ollie240585]

Added RAM, and HDD, installed a DVD-ROM for installing windows then installed some software.
Had it all running off of a 12V Jump Pack to begin with to get everything working.
The PC is running windows 2000 (due to it's lower resource requirements, reliability and functionality it was the best choice)

I put everything on there by attaching it to my computer and just copying stuff from 1 HDD to the other.

I have also wired up the PSU to the head unit wiring, the computer boots on ignition, shuts down on turning car off and is all fused through the original head unit fuse, which saved a lot of hassle!!

 

[NeX]

This is my new project that im starting in june

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/Riddlerga/incarpc.jpg

its a crappy cut and paste job but i will fit it so i looks custom

i was gonna do that with mine but i didn't.... first of all go for 7" cos you will have trouble fitting anyhting bigger.

get a spare center console

get an almeria or other, heater matrix that has servo controlled ducting, that way you can control it via a relay board.

get a relay board... there is a good one in maplins for about £15 and i wrote a delphi component for it so you can control it though a custom app

then you need to make a variable step up inverter... i can get you the wiring diagram for the one i made... basically it converts the 5v analog output of the relay board to the 12v equivilent. fairly simple circuit and only costs about £3

but you will need 2, one for the fan speed and one for the temp control. then use the digital outputs to control where the air goes

good luck and if you get it to work could you do a guide if you need any help let me know cos i am gonna have another go at converting my heater matrix to a digital ford focus one