Car PC & GPS & Reversing Camera, and a new UHF

[Droopy]

My weekend has been heaps of fun!!! :butt

Have finished mounting a Car PC with a 7" motorised in-dash LCD touch-screen monitor into my dashboard. Both the Car PC and the monitor are single din sized units. Positioned the GPS reciever on the passenger side dashboard, right underneath the rego sticker. Programmed the CarPC to always start OziExplorer automatically in moving map mode with the speed & red light camera waypoint file displayed. No more carting the notebook computer around on trips for me!!!

Had to buy a new UHF to make everything fit. I used to have a Uniden GPS105, dual GPS & UHF in the dash, but with the demand for din slots, it had to find a new home. Replaced it with a Uniden UH089SX compact unit, which just happened to fit perfectly into a slot in the centre console.

The LCD monitor also has inputs for video, so I installed a reversing camera. Thought for a while about the best place to put it. Decided to bore a hole in the top brake lamp and place it inside - up high looking downwards and perfectly placed within the arc of the rear windscreen wiper for when the camera would be covered in mud. I did have to paint over part of the camera - the LED nightvision lights destroyed the picture when their beams hit the window. The nightvision on it was useless anyway, and the light from the tail lamps and reverse lights is plenty for the camera.

The best thing about all this is that it has all worked first time - YAY!!! :yesmstr

[Michael]

Great looking setup Droopy, congratulations. :hatoff :hatoff
I see from your screen display you are not far from me :wave

regards Michael

[helterskelter400]

wow.

noice work droopy

:thumbsup

[trubleu]

hi droopy read ur notes on the car gps an u sound like someone we can ask about the australian map that is needed for a gps system .we have ordered a gps from ebay and it only comes with a sample short of spending what i think is a small fortune on a map for car nav in australia i thought reading you post that u might be some one to ask about what we can do to get the australian car nav maps system 2007or there abouts can u help?ta trubleu :hatoff

[Nicko]

To answer that you have to tell us what you purchased.

[Smiley]

Droopy,
Does the monitor have a VGA input as well? If so, what brand is it (and what brand is the carPC).

Thanks
Smiley

[millsy]

I use Destinator 6, i run it in roadrunner on my car pc also use ozi. You can get a complete software package inc. maps from here www.fluxmedia.net , here is a link for a how to ,to run destinator 6. http://www.digital-car.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7114 Works great, you can also change the skin,colours etc.if you read the whole thread there is a lot of other info on troubleshooting etc.
enjoy.

[Nicko]

Great link there Millsy! :thumbsup

[binns1012]

HI anyone know if this item http://www.graysonline.com.au/lot.asp?LOT_ID=1990118#
could be used for Oziexplorer or the CE version
regards Tony

[bshwckr]

HI anyone know if this item http://www.graysonline.com.au/lot.asp?LOT_ID=1990118#
could be used for Oziexplorer or the CE version
regards Tony
Looks like just a DVD/media player but may run some form of Windows in the background. I couldn't see where this is stated. I did note that the screen size is just 3.5". This is the same size as your average Pocket PC screen which will run OziexplorerCE. (but usually do not have AM/FM radios or inputs for reversing cameras)
bshwckr

[Nicko]

HI anyone know if this item http://www.graysonline.com.au/lot.asp?LOT_ID=1990118#
could be used for Oziexplorer or the CE version

No because of a few things, that being no input device capability (for keyboard mouse), does not have touch screen and is not CE device. It doesn't have memory storage for programs and is practically just a DVD player.

[binns1012]

Hi thanks for the replies would have been nice though eh , I wonder why it would have USB input and also Memory Card too
regards Tony

[Nicko]

It has them to play MP3 music and play DVD. It reads the data from the datacrads etc and immediately plays them.

[michaeld]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-AUSSIE-ROUTE66-7-inch-GPS-NAVIGATION-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ230179528433QQihZ013QQcategoryZ34290QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
these will have a chance of runing Ozi on Win CE but I haven't been able to load it yet and I have a radio like them without the screen and it will play DVD's

[oz_mick]

Droopy this is exactly the set up I want in my Pajero. At the moment I am using pocket pc's with Ozi CE and also have Ozi on my laptop.

As great as I find the Pocket PC it does have limitations with the screen size and tends to bounce arround on its mount and once the whole thing fell off the window, despite being a RAM Mount.

If you would not mind supplying me the details of the components you used and where you sourced them from I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

Mick

[harryw]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-AUSSIE-ROUTE66-7-inch-GPS-NAVIGATION-SYSTEM_W0QQitemZ230179528433QQihZ013QQcategoryZ34290QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
these will have a chance of runing Ozi on Win CE but I haven't been able to load it yet and I have a radio like them without the screen and it will play DVD's

Let me know how you go I have the same but with only a 1GB sd card.

I have just hooked up a camera for the car and also one for the caravan, the CCD camera is fine but the CMOS one was too dark to use so we are upgrading that.

Question when you plug a device into the AV slot do you get a slight buzzing from the screen?

Next I want to run OZi explorer so I will be intersted in how you go.

regards

harry

[Nicko]

maybe a inline filter between the device and the VGA plug might help remove the interference.

[harryw]

Yes good suggestion before I do that I will try something else to see if the interfernce is a constant.

I had a quick look in the shop is that something you carry or do i have to go to Dick Smith or Tandy?

regards

harry

[Nicko]

It would be something like the filters used for car radios to cut out noise from the alternator. All it is is a capacitor in a sealed casing. You solder one end to the positive and the other end to chasis but remember to check the polarity of the capacitor, positive to positive. DSE are the ones or Jaycar. Jaycar are on Newcastle st in Northbridge, I think.

[harryw]

When you said inline I thought it would be something that was connected to the cabling between the devices.

I think my car would already be covered in that regard but I will check with the auto electrician I used.

thanks

[Nicko]

The only other possibilty is stray electromagnetic emissions, meaning does not conform to FCC, CE or C-Tick, thus may not be curable.

[Droopy]

Droopy this is exactly the set up I want in my Pajero. At the moment I am using pocket pc's with Ozi CE and also have Ozi on my laptop...Mick


I know others who have used pocket pcs like you speak of, and they seem to be quite happy with their setup.

With the electrical noise interference, i haven't come across any significant noise with my setup. I've used cable conduit with all wires through the engine bay, and run them from the battery all the way along the side wall to the grommet. The closest they get to the alternator is at the battery.

[OziCol]

I am after car PC for running oziexplorer. Has anyone heard of a DIN mounted device that includes both screen and PC, maybe with USB port for inputing maps, waypoints, etc. I am trying to avoid need to run separate PC with in-dash screen.
OziCol

[Nicko]

Single or double DIN?

[OziCol]

Someone has told me that one exists - double DIN - but if there is a single DIN available, I would look at it. Double DIN sounds more likely given space required for screen - not sure if it will have/need the motorised /fold away screen.
Colin

[Nicko]

Lilliput.com have a new single DIN unit with motorised screen. HIINFO.cn have double DIN.

[Droopy]

Lilliput.com have a new single DIN unit with motorised screen. HIINFO.cn have double DIN.

www.lilliput.com takes you to a baby accessories and nursey equipment site based in London... Me thinks there may be some info Nicko is not sharing :lol2

www.lilliput.cn is the go for this...

[Nicko]

erm.... The girlfriend didn't laugh as much as me, in fact just a quaint smile, a smile I think means, don't get any ideas?