MrDibbs19

lookin' good j187... i wanna see the finished product

WhiteRabbit

This was a serious problem I ran into when I was trying to figure out how to integrate a screen in my car. how to add touch capability to program navigation? music, DVD, GPS, how to integrate the touch aspect of it?

well, it turned out the only touchscreens I could find that werent a part of the all-in-one units made by pioneer, kenwood, alpine, etc. were USB units. that meant the only way I could integrate a touchscreen into my car was to use a computer DVD player.

to the best of my knowledge, there is no possible way to have an add on touchscreen in your car unless it is hooked up to an in car computer.

edit: I almost forgot, you can add a touchscreen to very nearly every flat monitor in existance with panel overlays available at www.digitalww.com. they have sizes from 7 inches to 17 inches. not too expensive too, I think it would be neat to add a touchscreen to my CRT for my home computer!

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

and the feeback on digitallww.com he is one man shop,but a great guy. The best service i ever get on internet is him as far and something not working and sending it back. I bought a 7" indash touchscreen monitor from this any it broke after 2-3 months i called him sent it back and he fixed in 2 days and got it back worked like a charm. same thing happened week ago sent it back and now he is fixing it.

blue03civic

how does the touchscreen work?? i have a 7 inch in dash and that would be sweet wut do i have to hook up to it and how does this work? its seems cool and not that expensive

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

well you have to have a computer with a usb port. becasue the touchscreen is controlled by a board that has usb cable.

WhiteRabbit

think of it like a USB mouse. only difference is that you have ot install software to calibrate it. otherwise, its identical to a mouse.

WhiteRabbit

I have to admit though:

touchscreen: $100
LCD: $250 (shoul have gotten vga for gps)
GPS: $110
keyboard: free (laptop salvage)
vga to rca converter: $115
microphone: $35
cable extensions: ~$50 (usb extensions are expensive now)
docking station: $100
IBM T42: $1200
Tripp Lite inverter: $50
Software:

so yeah, the touchscreen itself is really cheap, but in the end, total cost can get rather high.......

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

I have the indash vga with touch that i bought from there. It was only $450.00. you went the long route i dont know why. Because you bought $250 lcd $100 for touch and 115 for the converter. And thats $415.

WhiteRabbit

vga only comes in handy for GPS. we both can tell everyone now that theres no performance advantage to the VGA screen minus navigation.

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

vga has better graphic then RCA

J187

It CAN get expensive, but doesn't HAVE to.

VIA MII 10000 Motherboard = 150
Harddrive 50
DVD ROM 30
Memory 50
PSU 75
Liliput 7: touch VGA 279
GPS 150
TV TUNER/ FM Card 60

It's all in what you want to use. I bought a plain old electronics project box from an electronics store and I'm builiding my own 1.2ghz computer with a 12x12cm motherboard. Not much bigger than a can of pepsi. Whole thing with DVD, NAV, TV Tuner, MP3 player, etc less than $700. how much did you say that AVIC-N1 was again? And the computer can do much more. BTW, Rabbit, if you ARE interested in going the computer route, check out MediaCar software for a touch-application.

tbaleno

Heres a question. How would you hook up sensors to the computer so you can have a speedo, air/fuel, boost etc display on the screen?

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

obd-2 i think thats what it called. go to mp3car.com.. you will learn alot for carputer.

WhiteRabbit

I use media engine, I find it easier to use

avic? if you get hooked up, its a solid $1800. $700 aint bad at all!

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

media engine has notting to do with what that man wants to do. this is what he asked"How would you hook up sensors to the computer so you can have a speedo, air/fuel, boost etc display on the screen"

WhiteRabbit

totally. but J187 before suggested media car.I was responding to that, not the OBDII remarks. Perhaps quoting would have been a good idea, huh.

blue03civic

hey j187 is that really all u need to make the car computer with touch screen? so i can just go pik those up ata local store and make it work? lemme know how to go about making the computer for the screen in my car...

J187

I probably left out some small stuff but that's the gist. You could spend much more than that too depending on the computer you put together, speed, capacity, usage, etc. Local shop? Not quite sure what your local shops have. You may also want to price-shop on the net. To get started, head over to MP3car.Com and read up a bit.

J187

Right on with OBD-II. OBD-II (OnBoard Diagnostics, 2nd release) is a standardize method by which engine information including trouble codes are read through the vehicles computer. All Cars manufactured after 1995 must comply with OBD-II. Basically, its that little black trapazoid connector you've always wondered about below the dash near the steering column. Anyway, companies like AutoTap make interfaces which can read vehicle diagnostics through the OBD=II Port and can connect to either a Palm pilot or a PC. Basically, you could just plug in or hardware the cable from the OBD-II port to the serial or USB port of your car-puter. The AutoTap software, has a GUI panel which you can configure in all sorts of cool ways. You can even graphically display gauges that read out your engine speed, vehicle speed, temp, etc.

J187

Oh, I didn't realize you were already up and running. Do you have a Honda Skin for mediaengine?

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

i am atcually got drivesoft and i am loving it. Its $50 or suppose to be lol. i had no problem with that program yet. That the program they use on the show pimp my ride.

WhiteRabbit

I have the carbon skin. red to match my dash lighting.

88d15HB

nice

J187

Screen motorized or molded?

WhiteRabbit

neither. I didnt want motorization, and I havent found a good spot to put the radio yet. best idea now is to relocate the face on a tether with a clip at the top of the dash, but still, where to put the radio? maybe under the steering column, something, I havent figured out the answer yet. once thats solved, I can work on molding the screen into the dash.

J187

Good spot for the radio

craiger

That will look sharp once it's done. What's the angle like for the HU? Is the HU angled up at all or is it perfectly horizontal? Personally, I would find it uncomfortable if the HU came out close to horizontal.... but that is just me.

Anway, great job!

kickercivic1

iTrader: (3)

nice. when is this going to complete any clue? i want to try this after your done .lol

J187

It's slightly angled up, but I don't think I'd mind if it were horizontal. I think I'll be done by the end of next week hopefully, I just haven't had much time to work on it.

jason

skipbarber

iTrader: (34)

looks like an alpine, if its a decent model, you can tilt the screen up anyways. good work.