Next step: hook into car's CAN BUS and grab all the info. And if you have factory steering wheel buttons, you can just use them instead of the custom made keyboard.
This was seriously one of the best how-to's I've ever watched. I've seen this idea before, but never have I seen such an in-depth tutorial on how to do so and what to buy. Thank you for your hard work; Subscribed!
Wow!!! Amazing work... Love the professional touch you added to the whole thing. Others would have just tried to fix it in a plastic box, but yours really looks good.
I remember the old days of Carputers and it is crazy how the Raspberry Pi miniaturizes the physical size requirements to computing power. To note, the ash tray lighter could provide the 12 volt and there would be an "ignition on" in the factory radio to splice into. A slick paint job to match the silver of the center console would really give a great final touch, maybe a two tone with the face plate being silver and the remaining pieces of the case a mat-black finish. All and all nice job. Something to potentially integrate is a backup camera and one of the hand knobs in your cup holder like seen in a BMW.
You can also tap the illuminate signal from your car radio wires to adjust the screen brightness. It's a signal which becomes high when your headlights are on and low when your headlights are off.
What a great fun project! I immediately have so many more ideas, like rear view camera, wireless internet and car wifi hotspot, weather forecast, etc...
Very nice project. I will try to do this too. I also have a Laguna 3, but with a standard navigation system. I will install this screen in the ashtray and the Rasperry at the top of the dashboard. Thanks for the inspiration.
Awesome video, thank you!! Also, please mix your backing music down an additional 20% from your default, the volume ratios of voice track to music effects is making listening difficult. Thanks again for the insightful vid!!
I was just today wondering if raspberry pi can do this and then I stumbled across this vid proving it can be done and so much more. If I ever do this for my car I might see if a reversing camera and dash cam can be added. Keep up the great work you are far more knowledgeable than I am. Shout out from Melbourne Australia
This is absolutely amazing! It is by far the best RPI car pc I have ever seen! My only question is: Will you be making a tutorial (or multiple) for this project, and/or are you willing to share your refined code? I would love to attempt parts or all of this project!
I have a 1993 Cherolet G20 Conversion van that I want to do a custom tech rebuild on. This sort of content is perfect for the inspiration that I need to make it happen.
Awesome setup! The only question I have is why would you want to run the audio through an fm transmitter rather than hard wiring the dac to an amp going to your speakers. A lot of cars come with an external amp already that you could wire line Input or use rca cables. Depending on where you drive you will probably have to adjust the fm transmitting station due to interference.
I favoured the educational aspect over pure audio quality. I was curious about FM synthesis, and I wanted to learn about it. You are right about interference. I have implemented a script that automatically scans the FM spectrum, measuring the input power detected on each channel. The script determines which channel measures the lowest and tunes the transmitter there. If I get interference, I can hop to a free channel with the tap of a button. It works well.
The other issue is that the bandwidth is narrower and the noise levels much higher using FM. There are a ton of "AUX-in" cables available that would allow you to connect the DAC straight to the Radio and take advantage of much better sound quality and no need to tune any radio channel. Just switch to alternative input like CD/Aux etc. You can find a bunch here on ebay: www.ebay.ie/sch/Aux-in-Interface-Cables/174118/i.html?_sop=3&_mPrRngCbx=1&_nkw=renault+radio+cd But I like what you did here for the most part! Good job :)
It doesn't require any modification to the dash or surrounds at all. I had an old tape playing radio and found a suitable cable that simply plugs into the back and has a stereo socket to plug into iPhone/iPhone or in this case RaspPi DAC! :) You have to pull the radio out temporarily and plug in the cable to radio and then DAC and then its all done. The quality is waaaay better like a CD rather than the hiss from FM radio. (You can let the cable drop down and then fish it out from under the centre console via the ash tray too I guess - usually its just a big gap behind there! It's worth searching online to see if there is an Aux in or CD changer option etc. My Radio was prob way older an it could be added so you never know! On mine I select CD Changer and get the Aux in (it thinks this interface is still used by the CD Changer that would have been fitted in the back)
I'm only a couple of minutes in and that is all I can think about. FM transmitters are absolute garbage for audio quality. Why oh why not just take the unit out and use the audio/line in on the back. Even a head unit from about 1980 would have one.
Great project!!! You inspiered me to do the same (nearly) with my Renault Twizy ( pure electric City car ). I'll measure the needed space in the next days. I hope i can contact you when i got the needed infos.
Good project. Maybe you can add OBDII info from the car. Consumption, temperatures, rpm, error details, maybe do some analysis of the consumption as a function of rpm and gear over time.
Back before the Raspberry Pi existed, and we were using full-blown PCs for this purpose, there was a device called "Mastero's Shutdown Controller". It was excellent for the startup/shutdown process. Might check to see if you can still find them.
Very nice video. I would recommend anyone who wants to do this use a raspberry pi 3 though. The extra computing power is very helpful for GPS. Also built in bluetooth and wifi is a huge plus. I would also go with a USB audio over I2S. Doing all that would probably drop the cost and definitely save on bulk. Other people have mentioned a reverse camera and OBD-II reader. That would be something very cool too.
Great video! I've been toying with the idea of putting my Pi into my minivan but my "maker" skill if you will is pretty noob. This video and your blog should be of great assistance in the project. I subscribed and belled. Looking forward to your next vids and You're awesome!
Very nice ideas! How was loading all of the software and did it require tweaking to work right? Far better nav system than what Renault offers and the best part is that upgrades don't cost an arm and a leg! I wonder of the Renault nav system housing for my 2006 Megane sedan will accommodate the Pi screen. Will make an install like this look factory in my car. I have also added cruise control to my car since everything is basically there when one orders the high tier models. All that's missing is the airbag and controls for cruise control. Big problem with Renault is that they do not have any plugged opening between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment.Any idea if you could do a wireless keyboard for this system which would fit on the steering wheel instead of being mounted on the steering column? You might also look into hooking the audio signals directly into the car factory radio. Most Renaults have an aux input and inputs on the back of the radio. One needs to activate the Aux input in the radio serup mode.
Great work. Personally I'd have added two more features as long as you're making a car PC: An OBD-II reader and a rear view camera. They're not really necessary, but they're up there with things that you might as well have if you're gonna do something like this. The OBD-II reader could be added with a $5 bluetooth OBD-II module and some software.
Kris Sisk the camera is doable, but the OBD one is pretty much impossible unless you reverse engineer the reader or the manufacturer provides an API or something for you to extract data from
No no no, if you car is recent it have CAN protocol, all PID are public and normalize, and you can find the adresses here: www.outilsobdfacile.fr/liste-vehicule-compatible-obd2/
Excelente video ,muy profecional , yo pensé en usar una rasperi , pero me decidí de poner un tablet android de 7" 3g , y genial , con Google Maps compartiendo la ubicación se donde deje el coche , lo conecte a la radio y el audio del tablet pasa por la radio , GPS , Spotify, TH-cam, Torque para hacer diagnosis y datos en línea , etc .. inconveniente el botón de encendido y apagado , le puse un interruptor magnético por detrás del plástico , te felicito por el vídeo
Recommendation on the touch screen, mount it somewhere asap. The screen is actually glued onto the rest of the frame and pressure on the screen's outer edge while the screen is warm and running can cause the glue to soften and the screen to drift. Not only does this impact how the image is centered in the frame, it can also impact the touch location. Great video!
The screen is not glued. It is inserted in a recess on the back of the front panel, and held in place by two brackets (centre of the screen at approximately 17:31) and four screws. It's very solid.
I so badly want to put this in my Bugatti! Kidding. I would like to tap into the OBDII ports and get engine data on my WRX. Good video and well done with all the things you checked off!
Ok, I really like this project. Other than the music. ;) I've been thinking about doing something like this for a long time, A few things I would have done differently tho. Definitely not the FM audio, but seems to work nicely so Kudos. The placement would have been nicer along the top in your eyeline. Replaced the clock. Seems to out of the way for Navigation behind the shifter. I would have rather seen a Heads up display. Something I've played with a bit. Fairly easy to accomplish, the screen just reflects off of the windshield. A cheap coating on the windsheild would help. ODBII Info and Nav displayed right on your windshield would be AWESOME and to really push it over the top add Amazon Alexa Voice. That would require Internet, but that could work with the phone or a myfi device for $20/month stream music, etc. Good job. Questions tho, why did you go with an external USB for the Map data, why not keep that data on the internial MicroSD card? You could update it via WiFi right over the internet while parked if needed. Also, why go with the older R Pi and add a bluetooth dongel when the Pi 3 has this integrated? Some more add-ons Could also implement the R Pi cam for a Dash Cam, or add a Reverse cam with a little more hardware. None of this is critisim of your project, which was good and functions where as mine is 100% in my head and will probably never be built. lol Good work.
A lot of great suggestions, thanks! A HUD would be so cool indeed! I used a USB stick because I realized that Navit performs A LOT of map reads while driving, and I was afraid of wearing my SD card off soon. On my installation it will be much easier to replace a dead USB stick rather than the main SD card.
Great video with a lot of good ideas. I plan on making mine with the Pi 3 b+ and use inputs on an aftermarket radio, also with reverse camera. I'm still just learning the RasPi so I have a long way to go from blinking lights...one question, why did you need to use two light sensors instead of one?
This is absolutely amazing! I have started building my own carpc as well while using your video as a guide. However, I can't seem to run navit and fm radio while in kodi. Any suggestions? Thank you!
If you put a screw in the brass nuts while gluing them in, then it won't fill the threads, and it gives you a handle to put them in. Wait for the glue to be hard enough to hold shape, but not hard enough to keep the screw in place, and then remove the screw. Hope this helps for future projects.
What a great job! I really enjoyed your video! I have a few questions if you have a moment. Is there a way to add a microphone for bluetooth phone calls? Instead of using a DAC is there a way to use a toslink optical out? I hope to hear from you. Thanks again, Tyler
same need be dash camera too in car pc, and usb stick were record video, about somethink ssd hd or usb stick 128gb. and how add this rear barking camera too ?
I’m looking at different application options for my project. The main reason I want to build a carpc is to have car data displayed such as oil temp, psi, etc. does kodi have this? Or is OpenAuto my best bet?
No, but it's a cool idea. The Adafruit software library for the FM transmitter allows me to broadcast any string so... If I manage to get Kodi to return the current track title as a string...
@ꀯ don't say that again, FM is nothing like CD quality, CD quality is frequency response 20-20000Hz (22000 actually), FM is 20-15000, and the dynamic range is ruined by the noise floor which is much higher on FM (that is bad, you want the noise floor to be very low, the background hiss that is).
@ꀯ The point of this should never be to do something easy but to do something good. FM for this is gross, like really gross. Chuck that factory head unit in the garbage where it belongs, use something like a hifi berry as a preamp and run that to an amp under the passenger seat. The factory speaker wire is always trash, run some 0 gauge wire to some good quality speakers and now you have VASTLY superior audio quality than the factory trash.
I've always wanted to add some sort of thing to my car like this, and being i have a pi 3 just laying around, i'm going to give it a try. I am wondering thou, how does the screen handle the summer heat? Will the screen prematurely die?
Good luck with your project! I expect the screen to suffer from heat, and there is very little I can do. It also depends on where you park your car: summer in Scandinavia is different than, say, Arizona.
Tyler Leyden "On-Board Diagnostics" Every car now has a main computer which you can read/write information from/to using an obd reader. it's used mostly by professional mechanics to read error codes from your car (aka know what's wrong with it) , but low-end obd readers are very affordable and work just fine, so you can DIY fix your car.
Next step: hook into car's CAN BUS and grab all the info. And if you have factory steering wheel buttons, you can just use them instead of the custom made keyboard.
This was seriously one of the best how-to's I've ever watched. I've seen this idea before, but never have I seen such an in-depth tutorial on how to do so and what to buy. Thank you for your hard work; Subscribed!
Thanks for subscribing! Much appreciated!
Outstanding homebuild. You take tinkering to a polished new level. Cheers!
you are the king. I've been looking for a video like this for years. I hope you put more details with thanks!
Great work!
Dude this is so thorough and well done, thanks!
“Where’s the fun in that?” is the motivation for most of my projects.
same!
Okay but same 😂
Wow!!! Amazing work... Love the professional touch you added to the whole thing. Others would have just tried to fix it in a plastic box, but yours really looks good.
Every day I see an amazing new idea involving a raspberry pi. Thank you.
This is really cool, awesome build man.
I remember the old days of Carputers and it is crazy how the Raspberry Pi miniaturizes the physical size requirements to computing power. To note, the ash tray lighter could provide the 12 volt and there would be an "ignition on" in the factory radio to splice into. A slick paint job to match the silver of the center console would really give a great final touch, maybe a two tone with the face plate being silver and the remaining pieces of the case a mat-black finish. All and all nice job. Something to potentially integrate is a backup camera and one of the hand knobs in your cup holder like seen in a BMW.
You can also tap the illuminate signal from your car radio wires to adjust the screen brightness. It's a signal which becomes high when your headlights are on and low when your headlights are off.
not recomendet. keep the light on even during day. its even required in some places by law.
What a great fun project! I immediately have so many more ideas, like rear view camera, wireless internet and car wifi hotspot, weather forecast, etc...
Wow, thank you for sharing this impressive project step by step
Very nice project. I will try to do this too. I also have a Laguna 3, but with a standard navigation system. I will install this screen in the ashtray and the Rasperry at the top of the dashboard. Thanks for the inspiration.
Friend, this is an awesome project and a great presentation! Thank you very much for sharing.
Wow, very impressive. Great job, it gave me a lot of ideas for my own projects.
This is fantastic! Love this video.
"This is what happens when I am left unsupervised." Yup, I feel you man. I feel that so much.
Awesome video, thank you!! Also, please mix your backing music down an additional 20% from your default, the volume ratios of voice track to music effects is making listening difficult. Thanks again for the insightful vid!!
Great project
I'm Brazilian and I wanted to replicate this project.
you have the electric scheme where each item is connected on the rasp
Amazing project
I was just today wondering if raspberry pi can do this and then I stumbled across this vid proving it can be done and so much more. If I ever do this for my car I might see if a reversing camera and dash cam can be added. Keep up the great work you are far more knowledgeable than I am.
Shout out from Melbourne Australia
If you talked about it near a microphone connected to a google account, they probably took that information to get you on this video.
Impressive... creating the housing was the cherry on the cream. Very well done.
Thank you so much,....great video!!!
You are the man!!! Thanks for sharing.
amazing project!.
Video is more than wonderful I had the same idea but I do not have time and pieces that I need Thank you very much for this video
nice job a perfomance project! thank you!
That is a very good innovation for cars
Great project.
That was amazing!
Incredible!
This is absolutely amazing! It is by far the best RPI car pc I have ever seen!
My only question is: Will you be making a tutorial (or multiple) for this project, and/or are you willing to share your refined code? I would love to attempt parts or all of this project!
Really cool project!
But please.. turn the music down a bit, sometimes its hard to understand you
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll tone down the music in future videos.
and please rather find some reiki music because the 8bit muzak is confusing
KappaKappaKappaKappa exactly. Loved the music but sometimes didn’t know if it was coming from the background or from the pi :)!
don't you just hate it when people have the weird intros zooming in on the channel name and blasting music to make you deaf?
Outright remove it
Pretty good stuff.. well done!
I have a 1993 Cherolet G20 Conversion van that I want to do a custom tech rebuild on. This sort of content is perfect for the inspiration that I need to make it happen.
Awesome setup! The only question I have is why would you want to run the audio through an fm transmitter rather than hard wiring the dac to an amp going to your speakers. A lot of cars come with an external amp already that you could wire line Input or use rca cables. Depending on where you drive you will probably have to adjust the fm transmitting station due to interference.
Agreed, he mentioned not using the RPI's audio out because of quality, but the FM transmitter will butcher the quality anyway.
I favoured the educational aspect over pure audio quality. I was curious about FM synthesis, and I wanted to learn about it.
You are right about interference. I have implemented a script that automatically scans the FM spectrum, measuring the input power detected on each channel. The script determines which channel measures the lowest and tunes the transmitter there. If I get interference, I can hop to a free channel with the tap of a button. It works well.
The other issue is that the bandwidth is narrower and the noise levels much higher using FM. There are a ton of "AUX-in" cables available that would allow you to connect the DAC straight to the Radio and take advantage of much better sound quality and no need to tune any radio channel. Just switch to alternative input like CD/Aux etc. You can find a bunch here on ebay: www.ebay.ie/sch/Aux-in-Interface-Cables/174118/i.html?_sop=3&_mPrRngCbx=1&_nkw=renault+radio+cd
But I like what you did here for the most part! Good job :)
It doesn't require any modification to the dash or surrounds at all. I had an old tape playing radio and found a suitable cable that simply plugs into the back and has a stereo socket to plug into iPhone/iPhone or in this case RaspPi DAC! :) You have to pull the radio out temporarily and plug in the cable to radio and then DAC and then its all done. The quality is waaaay better like a CD rather than the hiss from FM radio. (You can let the cable drop down and then fish it out from under the centre console via the ash tray too I guess - usually its just a big gap behind there!
It's worth searching online to see if there is an Aux in or CD changer option etc. My Radio was prob way older an it could be added so you never know! On mine I select CD Changer and get the Aux in (it thinks this interface is still used by the CD Changer that would have been fitted in the back)
I'm only a couple of minutes in and that is all I can think about. FM transmitters are absolute garbage for audio quality. Why oh why not just take the unit out and use the audio/line in on the back. Even a head unit from about 1980 would have one.
Awesome. Its incredible job. Very nice.
Great project!!! You inspiered me to do the same (nearly) with my Renault Twizy ( pure electric City car ). I'll measure the needed space in the next days. I hope i can contact you when i got the needed infos.
Congratulations, it's a very nice project 👏👏👏
Amazing!
great project, great job!!!!
That was awesome!
Excellent work!
Thanks!
Awesome!
This is great, I lol'd at the part where you said the glass guy thought you were making fun of him hahaha.
Good project. Maybe you can add OBDII info from the car. Consumption, temperatures, rpm, error details, maybe do some analysis of the consumption as a function of rpm and gear over time.
Had a car Pi years ago on the og B, it was slow.. Retro Pi is always fun for the red lights..
Congrats it looks great
Woah this vis is amazing.
Well done. It must have been very satisfying
Wow... amazing....
Back before the Raspberry Pi existed, and we were using full-blown PCs for this purpose, there was a device called "Mastero's Shutdown Controller". It was excellent for the startup/shutdown process. Might check to see if you can still find them.
Impressive electronics knowledge
Videos watching while drive? ..... you are a hero :(
Amazing ❤️❤️
Very nice video. I would recommend anyone who wants to do this use a raspberry pi 3 though. The extra computing power is very helpful for GPS. Also built in bluetooth and wifi is a huge plus. I would also go with a USB audio over I2S. Doing all that would probably drop the cost and definitely save on bulk.
Other people have mentioned a reverse camera and OBD-II reader. That would be something very cool too.
Great video! I've been toying with the idea of putting my Pi into my minivan but my "maker" skill if you will is pretty noob. This video and your blog should be of great assistance in the project. I subscribed and belled. Looking forward to your next vids and You're awesome!
Very nice ideas! How was loading all of the software and did it require tweaking to work right? Far better nav system than what Renault offers and the best part is that upgrades don't cost an arm and a leg! I wonder of the Renault nav system housing for my 2006 Megane sedan will accommodate the Pi screen. Will make an install like this look factory in my car. I have also added cruise control to my car since everything is basically there when one orders the high tier models. All that's missing is the airbag and controls for cruise control. Big problem with Renault is that they do not have any plugged opening between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment.Any idea if you could do a wireless keyboard for this system which would fit on the steering wheel instead of being mounted on the steering column? You might also look into hooking the audio signals directly into the car factory radio. Most Renaults have an aux input and inputs on the back of the radio. One needs to activate the Aux input in the radio serup mode.
Awesome video
Esta bien chido tu proyecto
Amazing dude :D
Bubble bobble , played the heeeeelllll outa that back in the day , nice
Great work. Personally I'd have added two more features as long as you're making a car PC: An OBD-II reader and a rear view camera. They're not really necessary, but they're up there with things that you might as well have if you're gonna do something like this. The OBD-II reader could be added with a $5 bluetooth OBD-II module and some software.
Kris Sisk the camera is doable, but the OBD one is pretty much impossible unless you reverse engineer the reader or the manufacturer provides an API or something for you to extract data from
A bluetooth ODBII reader is cheap, and writing something to read it in python is relatively easy. Just google it, a number of people have done it.
No no no, if you car is recent it have CAN protocol, all PID are public and normalize, and you can find the adresses here: www.outilsobdfacile.fr/liste-vehicule-compatible-obd2/
OBD reader would definitely be nice. Micro SD and WiFi would be great as well.
This is what i was thinking!
That´s a great job. Those 3d printed parts was just awesome. Not far from a final product i think.
NICE WORK
Tks you, your video help me very much for my project, :D
Wow! Excellent! Thanks for sharing with us
excelent project
Excelente video ,muy profecional , yo pensé en usar una rasperi , pero me decidí de poner un tablet android de 7" 3g , y genial , con Google Maps compartiendo la ubicación se donde deje el coche , lo conecte a la radio y el audio del tablet pasa por la radio , GPS , Spotify, TH-cam, Torque para hacer diagnosis y datos en línea , etc .. inconveniente el botón de encendido y apagado , le puse un interruptor magnético por detrás del plástico , te felicito por el vídeo
Recommendation on the touch screen, mount it somewhere asap. The screen is actually glued onto the rest of the frame and pressure on the screen's outer edge while the screen is warm and running can cause the glue to soften and the screen to drift. Not only does this impact how the image is centered in the frame, it can also impact the touch location. Great video!
The screen is not glued. It is inserted in a recess on the back of the front panel, and held in place by two brackets (centre of the screen at approximately 17:31) and four screws. It's very solid.
I so badly want to put this in my Bugatti! Kidding. I would like to tap into the OBDII ports and get engine data on my WRX. Good video and well done with all the things you checked off!
congratulazioni!
Ok, I really like this project. Other than the music. ;) I've been thinking about doing something like this for a long time, A few things I would have done differently tho. Definitely not the FM audio, but seems to work nicely so Kudos. The placement would have been nicer along the top in your eyeline. Replaced the clock. Seems to out of the way for Navigation behind the shifter. I would have rather seen a Heads up display. Something I've played with a bit. Fairly easy to accomplish, the screen just reflects off of the windshield. A cheap coating on the windsheild would help. ODBII Info and Nav displayed right on your windshield would be AWESOME and to really push it over the top add Amazon Alexa Voice. That would require Internet, but that could work with the phone or a myfi device for $20/month stream music, etc. Good job. Questions tho, why did you go with an external USB for the Map data, why not keep that data on the internial MicroSD card? You could update it via WiFi right over the internet while parked if needed. Also, why go with the older R Pi and add a bluetooth dongel when the Pi 3 has this integrated? Some more add-ons Could also implement the R Pi cam for a Dash Cam, or add a Reverse cam with a little more hardware. None of this is critisim of your project, which was good and functions where as mine is 100% in my head and will probably never be built. lol Good work.
A lot of great suggestions, thanks! A HUD would be so cool indeed!
I used a USB stick because I realized that Navit performs A LOT of map reads while driving, and I was afraid of wearing my SD card off soon. On my installation it will be much easier to replace a dead USB stick rather than the main SD card.
beau travail !
hat's off to you man. my respects
I want to become as much aspergerer as you are senpai xD seriously
I loved the video :D seriously
Great video with a lot of good ideas. I plan on making mine with the Pi 3 b+ and use inputs on an aftermarket radio, also with reverse camera. I'm still just learning the RasPi so I have a long way to go from blinking lights...one question, why did you need to use two light sensors instead of one?
Nice great info
You is a genius man
Thumbs up, very nice project :D
This is absolutely amazing! I have started building my own carpc as well while using your video as a guide. However, I can't seem to run navit and fm radio while in kodi. Any suggestions? Thank you!
If you put a screw in the brass nuts while gluing them in, then it won't fill the threads, and it gives you a handle to put them in. Wait for the glue to be hard enough to hold shape, but not hard enough to keep the screw in place, and then remove the screw. Hope this helps for future projects.
This project is very creativity，I like it
What a great job! I really enjoyed your video! I have a few questions if you have a moment. Is there a way to add a microphone for bluetooth phone calls? Instead of using a DAC is there a way to use a toslink optical out?
I hope to hear from you.
Thanks again,
Tyler
This is amazing!! Keep these videos coming!
Impressive
NICE!!
same need be dash camera too in car pc, and usb stick were record video, about somethink ssd hd or usb stick 128gb. and how add this rear barking camera too ?
That's great ...
If you play NIghtwish video, I'll buy it. :D. Nice work
I’m looking at different application options for my project. The main reason I want to build a carpc is to have car data displayed such as oil temp, psi, etc. does kodi have this? Or is OpenAuto my best bet?
Is your FM data transmission also sending digital information such as track title?
No, but it's a cool idea. The Adafruit software library for the FM transmitter allows me to broadcast any string so... If I manage to get Kodi to return the current track title as a string...
good job !!
No, no, no... not fm... as i see, it is Laguna and afaik you can fool that radio to think it has cd changer connected. Way better audio quality.
@ꀯ don't say that again, FM is nothing like CD quality, CD quality is frequency response 20-20000Hz (22000 actually), FM is 20-15000, and the dynamic range is ruined by the noise floor which is much higher on FM (that is bad, you want the noise floor to be very low, the background hiss that is).
@ꀯ The point of this should never be to do something easy but to do something good. FM for this is gross, like really gross. Chuck that factory head unit in the garbage where it belongs, use something like a hifi berry as a preamp and run that to an amp under the passenger seat. The factory speaker wire is always trash, run some 0 gauge wire to some good quality speakers and now you have VASTLY superior audio quality than the factory trash.
I've always wanted to add some sort of thing to my car like this, and being i have a pi 3 just laying around, i'm going to give it a try. I am wondering thou, how does the screen handle the summer heat? Will the screen prematurely die?
Good luck with your project!
I expect the screen to suffer from heat, and there is very little I can do. It also depends on where you park your car: summer in Scandinavia is different than, say, Arizona.
Nice
You could put an OBDII control on that.
Tyler Leyden "On-Board Diagnostics"
Every car now has a main computer which you can read/write information from/to using an obd reader. it's used mostly by professional mechanics to read error codes from your car (aka know what's wrong with it) , but low-end obd readers are very affordable and work just fine, so you can DIY fix your car.
awesome!!!!!