Travis Gintz <
[email protected]> wrote:
> the problem with some OBDII devices, is that they sometimes block all NON
> OBDII communication strings. i.e. they only pass the ones relevant to the
> OBD spec.
>
> That one you linked to does actually state that it does canbus as well, not
> JUST canbus, so that is something we'd need to look out for.
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Childress, Matthew <
>
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There's a ~$50 ODBII -> Bluetooth dongle here:
>> http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16921
>>
>> Then link it up to your favorite Android Bluetooth-capable smart phone
>> or 7" tablet such as the Samsung Galaxy. If you paid for the phone to
>> be online, you could even get state of charge while charging (or if
>> there was free open wireless access, use that instead) if you make it
>> available on the CANBUS. An application like Torque
>> http://torque-bhp.com is cheap and relatively inexpensive and is setup
>> to log to a webserver. I've been digging around for open-source apps,
>> but haven't seen any. The benefit of Android is you could start
>> development on a cheap cast-off cell phone and then it would port over
>> to a 7" tablet once you located it. Plus the wireless and Bluetooth is
>> built-in.
>>
>> If you're really cheap, then you could hunt for Android-based phones
>> that work just fine but people upgraded to the latest. Fortunately if
>> this is your business plan then this happens quite quickly. Sadly it's
>> highly wasteful www.thestoryofstuff.com
>>
>>
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>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
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[email protected]] On
>> Behalf Of Jack Murray
>> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 12:27 PM
>> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [EVDL] car dashboard lcd
>>
>> I haven't been to mp3car.com in a while, thanks for the reference, will
>> probably go over there to discuss my project.
>> There is a CAN->Wifi device in there store,
>>
>> http://store.mp3car.com/OBDLink_Multiprotocol_OBD_II_by_ScanTool_WIFI_Mo
>> de_p/com-120.htm
>>
>> Not sure if its only can->wifi, or can do wifi->can, but it costs more
>> than the tablet at almost $200 in any case. Generally I avoid software
>> I can't modify, too frustrating.
>>
>> A cheap tablet might be junk and not last, but then an expensive one
>> might be just the same too! My design is to shield it from the sun
>> quite well, embedding it so the driver can only see it really. This is
>> for my Midget, which isn't an EV, but will use the work for other
>> projects too.
>> Getting interior airflow when sitting is a good idea for all cars.
>>
>> Jack Murray
>> Nimble Motorsports
>>
>> --- On Mon, 11/29/10, Dave Hale <
[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Dave Hale <
[email protected]>
>> > Subject: Re: [EVDL] car dashboard lcd
>> > To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <
[email protected]>
>> > Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 7:42 AM
>> > The fact that you have no data input
>> > may be a bit of a stumbling block.
>> >
>> > As for LCDs in the sun, many new cars ship with them; my
>> > guess is that they
>> > can survive. There is another (non-EV) culture surrounding
>> > this sort of
>> > thing. Check out mp3car.com. They have a discussion forum
>> > and a store for
>> > all things pertaining to computers in cars, including
>> > exactly what you
>> > describe (a digital dash).
>> >
>> > A 7 inch touchscreen LCD is about $250. Computers are
>> > almost that much again
>> > (consider a Fit2PC <http://www.fit-pc.com/web/> which
>> > draws very little
>> > power). Consider
>> > RideRunner<http://guino.home.insightbb.com/roadrunner.html>
>> > (fully
>> > customizable) and
>> >
>> RRFusion<http://www.fusioncontrolcentre.com/FusionStore/catalog/news.php
>> >for
>> > a way to read analog voltages.
>> >
>> > cheers,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dave
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