Hello!

[leroy_allen]

Hi guys! 

Just joined up for some help with a portable car computer system! Ill be posting in the forums soon, cant wait to draw some knowledge from the community as my electrical knowledge is zero! haha 

Cheers guys! 

Leroy

 

[leroy_allen]

Hi guys! 

Just joined up for some help with a portable car computer system! Ill be posting in the forums soon, cant wait to draw some knowledge from the community as my electrical knowledge is zero! haha 

Cheers guys! 

Leroy

 

[M107]

Hello & welcome .

 

[M107]

An echo an echo an echo

 

[Blue Duck]

Hello!

What is a portable car computer system?

 

[Andy™]

Hello!

What is a portable car computer system?

laptop?

 

[M107]

The portable car

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lcNvs4abpEI?feature=oembed

 

[Andy™]

i hope she remembered to take the laptop out, otherwise itll be a little broken now

 

[leroy_allen]

lol! Im a programming freak, but know nothing about electrical! I have basically set up a media centre using a small computer and touch screen monitor which are accompanied by a set of speakers! In the house they all work fine, but ideally I want the system installed in my car so I can get the most from it! 

Its just a media centre at current that allows the steaming of music, video, tv shows etc.. but in the car I will be able to program it to link into my ECU to show me all of my diagnostics!

It will be made up of the computer, the screen and the speakers and I was wondering how I would be able to convert all of those power sources into a DC plug to slot into my car's cigarette lighter..

I will have a full post as soon as I am allowed to post in the main forums! (8 more posts to go! lol)

 

[NozSpark]

For simplicity I'd get an invertor and just plug your bits into that

Sounds like something out of "Pimp my ride"

 

[Blue Duck]

For simplicity I'd get an invertor and just plug your bits into that

Sounds like something out of "Pimp my ride"

or pimp my horse!

It's fairly common to use a bluetooth obd2 port, a 7" tablet and an app called torque.

 

[leroy_allen]

Good shout on the invertor! Didnt even think of that

I did look into using dash command with my iPad.. But I feel like I would get far more out of creating my own system so I can switch between the media player and the OBD's (plus I will be able to edit my code to do things like reset warning lights and all that good stuff) But more than anything the idea came about so I could change my speaker system without pulling my company car to bits! haha 

 

[ProDave]

The portable car

https://www.youtube.com/embed/lcNvs4abpEI?feature=oembed

No you have got that wrong.

You need a normal car and a portable parking space 

https://youtu.be/hwTzK3LOOOg

 

[M107]

:slap