Carputer In Xr6 Turbo

[shockF6]

Well, I've got it working. 

After many hours of manually changing settings on the Video Card, I finally jagged the correct values.

Here's the results

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Love it!!!

Panda

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Great Job Panda

so spill your guts, how did you get it going :rokon:

[Panda]

so you just play mp3's or videoclips through the PC and u get all sounds to the car?

Yep, Windows Media Player plays the music and DVD's (I've got about 7500 songs in MP3 format as well as about 100 DVD's in DVIX format) and the carputer outputs to the cars speakers.

That is the basic setup, from here I will add OBDII (on-board diagnostics) to be able to interface with the cars computer, GPS / SatNav, Phone Control etc. For now I am happy to be able to see the damn thing correctly.

so spill your guts, how did you get it going

Short version - trial and error. Long Version - A normal monitor 'tells' the video card what resolution it can handle, so everything is done automatically.

The ICC screen doesn't have that function, you have to input all of the variables manually. So I spent hours changing one variable after the other and eventually got it right.

Panda

[physh]

So post up the specs of the screen!

...and how are you doing the OBDII functionality, and what can it do?

[Panda]

So post up the specs of the screen

Well, that's a bit of a problem. Since taking the previous photo and posting it here, I have since discovered that if I turn the computer off or put it on standby, when I resume it goes back to the split-screen display. Still work to be done

how are you doing the OBDII functionality, and what can it do?

That is one of the future plans. At the moment though I am researching a few different boxes -

- OBD All In One

- This One

plus a few others that I don't have links to off-hand.

As to your question "What can it do?" it simply monitors your on-board computer. From that data, you can datalog all of the information - revs / temperature / A-F Ratios / boost etc etc etc.

Panda

[loopism]

so spill your guts, how did you get it going

Short version - trial and error. Long Version - A normal monitor 'tells' the video card what resolution it can handle, so everything is done automatically.

The ICC screen doesn't have that function, you have to input all of the variables manually. So I spent hours changing one variable after the other and eventually got it right.

Panda

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... and the values are??????????????????

[Headsex]

As well as needing a combined H+V Sync, the Monitor is only 15khz, Not 30khz like normal PC monitors..

A simple method would be to purchase a "Ultimarc ArcadeVga" http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html

or get a convertor which converts to CGA (yes, cga). as Cga supports 15khz sync. (Cant remember the website that does sells the convertor)

And your end result is this

http://dannyshosting.com/gallery/carpc/DCP_0606

Danny.

[Panda]

A simple method would be to purchase a "Ultimarc ArcadeVga" http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html

Damnit, I looked for ages for the Arcade VGA card, but because I couldn't find one I went for the next best thing. Needless to say, immediately after posting this, I will be ordering an Arcade VGA card.

Thank you for your help, you've got no idea how much I have searched for this!

Love the pictures of your carputer BTW

Panda

[travis]

would love some specs on your setup. Where you got power from, where you have installed the computer, what your interface is etc. Keep up the good work!

[Headsex]

A simple method would be to purchase a "Ultimarc ArcadeVga" http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html

Damnit, I looked for ages for the Arcade VGA card, but because I couldn't find one I went for the next best thing. Needless to say, immediately after posting this, I will be ordering an Arcade VGA card.

Thank you for your help, you've got no idea how much I have searched for this!

Love the pictures of your carputer BTW

That car pc is not mine, althought I have "near" identical hardware sitting here for mine. We used a vga -> composite 15khz convertor with decent results. since the motherboard we used is tiny, there is no AGP for the arcade vga card. its onboard.

Hehe.. Well, I do own a Arcade VGA, however, this is what its used in ...

http://dannyshosting.com/gallery/mame?page=3

although those pictures were taken before I recieved the card.. www.ozstick.com.au sells the card here in victoria.. (Speak to Chris)..

Also, In terms of power, I have what they call a M1-ATX power supply.

http://www.mp3car.com/store/product_info.p...&products_id=67

it has full 6volt to 24volt input range (yes, pc will not brownout when cranking to start engine)..

It will also turn on, and turn off your pc based on a Ignition input (you could use the Remote Power from your head unit as I've done in the past).

Although its only 90 watt, there is also a 160watt version.. these are not designed for P4 based processors, but rather VIA based EPIA Boards..

Everything you would want is at www.mp3car.com's forums

Ohh, and just so you know, I am also able to convert the Ford ICC to touchscreen (but its expensive to do so...)

But.. Just to tease you a little

Danny.

Edited 27/06/06 12:42 PM by Headsex

[physh]

Touchscreen!!! :w00t:

How much?