Car PC setup, install and some fabrication

rohan_fonseca · 11th December 2007, 01:18

Try JMP Dias. They had one sometime back if i am not mistaken.

gigy · 14th December 2007, 00:08

i could not find momonitor of 6 or 7'' with vga input in all the places i know in mumbai, so decided to use headrest monitor of 7'' with av input. got vga to av converter from lamington for 1650. not yet tested. also bought a itx zebronics board with celeron 1.7 for 3600 from a second hand dealer. later i found celeron 3.0 with mb cost only 4k. kind of got cheated but my mistake didnt check earlier.

saw a 150w inverter for 1800 but didnt look reliable, so will open up friends microtec ups & power it with 12v battery & see how it wil work out. any updates on your project? loading media center now on a 40gb to go along with this. hope it will run ok. then a tv tuner card with fm will finish cpu. finding thatold aluminium school box is the problem now.

nc1bad · 17th December 2007, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohan_fonseca

Try JMP Dias. They had one sometime back if i am not mistaken.

thanks bro,,,will check it out!!

shreyasma · 13th February 2008, 03:19

Very good installation....Congrats

low_bass_makker · 13th February 2008, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by gigy

saw a 150w inverter for 1800 but didnt look reliable, so will open up friends microtec ups & power it with 12v battery & see how it wil work out. any updates on your project? loading media center now on a 40gb to go along with this. hope it will run ok. then a tv tuner card with fm will finish cpu. finding thatold aluminium school box is the problem now.

The 12 volts ups transformer are not made of solid built. They are made for 20-30 minutes duty as there battery can supply that much duration of backup. I would suggest to try 800 va inverter it will be a much stable option.

SumitB · 13th February 2008, 12:08

gigy try Wholesale computer hardware supplier & store - computer networking hardware. The site is of a computer vendor in Delhi who imports stuff from China and then rebrands and sells them. They have a few car inverter models which might be of interest to you.

JayD · 23rd July 2008, 00:13

Hey Ankur, killer setup you have there! And the attention to detail is just mind blowing. Just 1 qn, which version of centrafuse are u using? The standard one or the one with navigation? Is it possible to run 3rd party navigation apps on a std centrafuse??
Also, do u have regular windows running with centrafuse or is it like a mainstream OS??

ankur · 23rd July 2008, 10:11

Hey JayD,
Thanks. I was lucky to find installers who had an obsession for details.

I am using the XLE version of CF, the one that has the phone integration but not the Nav. I am using an older version right now and waiting for V2 to be released in the next couple of days.

The CF system uses Destinator as their nav module and will be able to use any Destinator maps. Surprisingly, i found that SatNav in HYD also use Destinator maps

. So you just have to buy the maps from SatNav. They may give you a hard time asking for a device ID or saying these maps wont work with a PC but ignore both those and tell them you want the maps even if they dont work.

I use an nlited version of XP with the extra bits removed so it becomes small.

cheers.

gigy · 23rd July 2008, 23:44

navigation in CF using satguide works very fine. i am using them.

jobinjv · 28th July 2008, 23:53

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Originally Posted by ankur

Thanks. Its all in the details according to me. There is a guy in Germany that makes an encoder based on a mouse wheel. He converts the MMI controler to a USB mouse interface. He also has a program that manages the different inputs on the MMI controller.

Hai Ankur,

Great work.

Does the particular person have any forum, blog or site. Is there any way to contact him if you won't mind.

jobinjv · 29th July 2008, 02:25

Neva mind. Caught you on mp3car, will pick it up from there.

a.ashokdurai · 5th October 2008, 15:24

Hello there,

Any one hyd who has installed carputer??? would like to look at one..

Regards

Ashok

Avin · 23rd October 2008, 17:50

This is an amazing post. Congrats Ankur for successfully completing your project. The output shows your dedication and eye for details.

I'll add this link to my favourites.

Avi

ankur · 6th November 2008, 22:57

Hey all,
A little trumpet blowing here, my car has been featured in the media a couple of times in the past and yesterday it was the center spread of the Mint newspaper in the business of life section. Here is the online version for those who dont get the Mint, there is also a video online :

Bought a car? Make it fully loaded - Business of Life - livemint.com

cheers.

noidaboy · 6th November 2008, 23:21

Congrats man.The work was worth the attention

11th December 2007, 01:18	#196
rohan_fonseca BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Panaji Posts: 984 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Try JMP Dias. They had one sometime back if i am not mistaken.
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14th December 2007, 00:08	#197
gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	i could not find momonitor of 6 or 7'' with vga input in all the places i know in mumbai, so decided to use headrest monitor of 7'' with av input. got vga to av converter from lamington for 1650. not yet tested. also bought a itx zebronics board with celeron 1.7 for 3600 from a second hand dealer. later i found celeron 3.0 with mb cost only 4k. kind of got cheated but my mistake didnt check earlier. saw a 150w inverter for 1800 but didnt look reliable, so will open up friends microtec ups & power it with 12v battery & see how it wil work out. any updates on your project? loading media center now on a 40gb to go along with this. hope it will run ok. then a tv tuner card with fm will finish cpu. finding thatold aluminium school box is the problem now. Last edited by Technocrat : 24th July 2008 at 13:16.
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13th February 2008, 03:19	#199
shreyasma BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bang! Posts: 652 Thanked: 6 Times	Very good installation....Congrats
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13th February 2008, 12:08	#201
SumitB BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shillong Posts: 989 Thanked: 265 Times	gigy try Wholesale computer hardware supplier & store - computer networking hardware. The site is of a computer vendor in Delhi who imports stuff from China and then rebrands and sells them. They have a few car inverter models which might be of interest to you.
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23rd July 2008, 00:13	#202
JayD Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cochin! At last Posts: 3,235 Thanked: 2,616 Times View My Garage	Hey Ankur, killer setup you have there! And the attention to detail is just mind blowing. Just 1 qn, which version of centrafuse are u using? The standard one or the one with navigation? Is it possible to run 3rd party navigation apps on a std centrafuse?? Also, do u have regular windows running with centrafuse or is it like a mainstream OS??
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23rd July 2008, 10:11	#203
ankur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 171 Thanked: 2 Times	Hey JayD, Thanks. I was lucky to find installers who had an obsession for details. I am using the XLE version of CF, the one that has the phone integration but not the Nav. I am using an older version right now and waiting for V2 to be released in the next couple of days. The CF system uses Destinator as their nav module and will be able to use any Destinator maps. Surprisingly, i found that SatNav in HYD also use Destinator maps . So you just have to buy the maps from SatNav. They may give you a hard time asking for a device ID or saying these maps wont work with a PC but ignore both those and tell them you want the maps even if they dont work. I use an nlited version of XP with the extra bits removed so it becomes small. cheers.
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23rd July 2008, 23:44	#204
gigy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 1,321 Thanked: 47 Times	navigation in CF using satguide works very fine. i am using them.
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29th July 2008, 02:25	#206
jobinjv BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai, Thiruvalla Posts: 126 Thanked: 6 Times	Neva mind. Caught you on mp3car, will pick it up from there.
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5th October 2008, 15:24	#207
a.ashokdurai BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 39 Thanked: 2 Times	Hello there, Any one hyd who has installed carputer??? would like to look at one.. Regards Ashok
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23rd October 2008, 17:50	#208
Avin BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AECS Layout,Bangalore Posts: 66 Thanked: 0 Times	This is an amazing post. Congrats Ankur for successfully completing your project. The output shows your dedication and eye for details. I'll add this link to my favourites. Avi
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6th November 2008, 22:57	#209
ankur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 171 Thanked: 2 Times	Hey all, A little trumpet blowing here, my car has been featured in the media a couple of times in the past and yesterday it was the center spread of the Mint newspaper in the business of life section. Here is the online version for those who dont get the Mint, there is also a video online : Bought a car? Make it fully loaded - Business of Life - livemint.com cheers.
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6th November 2008, 23:21	#210
noidaboy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Noida Posts: 1,003 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Congrats man.The work was worth the attention
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