Rocket_Rabbit
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 posted on 29/9/10 at 06:40 AM |
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PC LCD Dashboard
Just wondering, with all the paraphanalia about tablets and iPads, surely there must be software/hardware out there that utilises one of these devices
for a dashboard.
Had a quick search, but didn't find anything 
I know that there are OBDII readers than can display this data, so there must be something more customiseable?
Ta.
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dan8400
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 07:08 AM |
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Touch screen dash with unlimited options and parameters to display.....
Hope it's possible, would be awesome!!!
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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bj928
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 07:20 AM |
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it is, i found one, but the link is on my old laptop that crashed, will see if i can find the link again
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bj928
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 07:26 AM |
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this looks good, and sort of the idea
http://www.ecutek.com/products/deltadash/incardash/
and i think this link is a forum talking all about it and how to do it
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/dashcommand/111407-digital-gauge-software-4.html
[Edited on 29/9/10 by bj928]
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greglogan
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 09:01 AM |
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touch screen dash / iPad = multi vehicle accident........ " sorry officer, I have no idea what caused me to crash, I was adjusting the
air/fuel ratio at the time!"  
Women are meant to be loved, not understood.
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Rocket_Rabbit
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 01:26 PM |
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Thanks for the link bj928 
Found this:
http://www.palmerperformance.com/products/dashcommand/index.php
Downloaded it and it looks VERY cool indeed.
So obviously, going to struggle a bit with a BEC...
So that lead me here:
http://www.probike.co.uk/it080002.htm
So it seems that you can connect up the required sensors and emulate an OBD requirement. You can then attach your PC, which would be one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ASUS-Eee-PC-701SD-7-0-9-GHz-Laptop-PC-/300473336950?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item45f59b4476
Obviously you'd separate the keyboard from screen.
But now you have a problem with the screen because it's not touch sensitive?
So you get one of these:
[url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7-inch-Touch-Screen-Panel-kit-Asus-EEE-PC-EEEPC-/300328211973?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccessories_RL&hash=item45ecf4d605[
/url]
The brilliant thing about that is it will allow you to mount the screen behind a thin perspex sheet for full waterproofing. You then bung the
touchscreen layer ontop and Robert is your mothers brother
Price wise, all in for less than £500, which I don't think is bad at all.
[Edited on 29/9/10 by Rocket_Rabbit]
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bj928
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 01:56 PM |
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i had looked into it for the viper kit, thought it would be different, although i wasn't going for touch screen just display, there is some
software called roadrunner that is also sort of what your looking for i think
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scudderfish
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 02:32 PM |
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A big problem is whether or not the screen is readable in direct sunlight.
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thefreak
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| posted on 29/9/10 at 09:22 PM |
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What about using something like this as the interface?
http://www.redstore.com/OEMNOT419
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The Black Flash
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| posted on 1/10/10 at 11:09 AM |
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Kinda cool - you could make a lexus LFA-alike tacho.
I don't think you really want to be using a pc to drive it though. Even a stripped down one might take nearly a minute to boot up before you
can drive off, uuugh.
Be better off using something totally solid state with a stripped out linux kernel in it, or waiting until old iPhones start going for a song...
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thefreak
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| posted on 1/10/10 at 12:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by The Black Flash
Kinda cool - you could make a lexus LFA-alike tacho.
I don't think you really want to be using a pc to drive it though. Even a stripped down one might take nearly a minute to boot up before you
can drive off, uuugh.
Be better off using something totally solid state with a stripped out linux kernel in it, or waiting until old iPhones start going for a song...
<see link above  >
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The Black Flash
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 08:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thefreak
quote:
Originally posted by The Black Flash
Kinda cool - you could make a lexus LFA-alike tacho.
I don't think you really want to be using a pc to drive it though. Even a stripped down one might take nearly a minute to boot up before you
can drive off, uuugh.
Be better off using something totally solid state with a stripped out linux kernel in it, or waiting until old iPhones start going for a song...
<see link above >
Yeah, something exactly like that
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 2/10/10 at 08:50 AM |
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What's the refresh rate of an OBD link when you are monitoring multiple parameters? A second or so would be fine for temperature etc. but
utterly useless for RPM. Also having to wait for your dashboard to boot itself every time you start your car doesn't seem like much fun.
[Edited on 2/10/10 by MikeRJ]
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