CarPC Help

One lead going to the ignition is a complete circuit because the ground lead going to the battery is the other half... The power supply uses a common ground for everything..

For auto-on, see page 3 of the manual, just connect J8/J9 to the power on/off switch leads on the motherboard and the computer will automatically boot when your car is started.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TheParadox @ Jul 10 2006, 03:35 PM) [snapback]283997[/snapback]</div>

For the continuous 12V I ran a wire directly from the battery in the back, using the same guage wire that my powersupply used.

For the 12V ignition I tapped the 12V cigarette lighter power. You could also tap the 12V ignition from the wire going to the JBL amp (if you have the JBL), that's what I did for my subwoofer.

I'm sure there are other places to get the 12V ignition (it's just a wire that carries 12V when the car is on, and nothing when the car is off)

 

Could you give us more information about your CarPC install and maybe with pictures too? I am curious what CarPC your are installing, or what parts you are using... What screen? Where are you mounting the PC? Etc...

Thanks!

 

Hi Ilusnforc, a while ago I installed my Carputer, these pictures may give you some generic ideas on what to do. PRESTO and other members had also installed a carputer, do a search in PC.
Later I will publish the hardware listing and some more details about it.
1Placing components
2same view 2
3puting things together
4Touchscreen LCDMonitor UP
5Part of other components, Pwr Amp, CAN-View & Video Converter
6Carputer under passenger seat & DVD drive access
7Media Center screen
8CAN-View screen shared with LCD monitor
9OBDII software loaded
10Addition of power switch in front of PC

 

You may want to check out this computer wattage calculator . I don't know what your looking for in graphics and memory, HD's etc but I think your looking at more than 150w using a core duo. If your at 65w with a core-duo and add a MB of 25w you will already be at 90w and still need a graphic card. If your looking for gaming performance graphic's at even a moderate end you will be looking at 50w for that. That would be 140w and you would still need memory, HD, DVD/CD, USB, Fan, Blue Tooth, Keyboard, etc. Core duo's also run very hot - that means a bigger fan and more noise in the car.

 

Do you have the computer already? If you're still waiting on purchasing it, you may want to consider something with a little less processing power which should lower the cost and power demands. There's not really any need for that much processing power in the car unless you plan on running some processor intensive applications.

I'd still be using my Celery 600 since that had no problem with music, movies, gps or Internet, but I switched up to a 1.3Ghz Mini-ITX board for something more compact, and a little more current. There has been no lag and boot up time is about 30 seconds.

 

Ah a Pentium Duo... sorry, I misunderstood... I was thinking Pentium D.

151 watts is a peak value and you'll rarely hit that, much less sustain that kind of consumption. Your current PSU will be fine.

 

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So it's the Centrino Duo Core? The U2500? I could not find it for sale on any sites I checked. Have you located a source? The only reference to the chip I found outside of Intel, said it was a planned release, but that article was in Jan.

 

this is the Link for the media interface you asked for.
How you can see, I also run CANView thru and external monitor and switches back to the carputer app.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mrbigh @ Jul 15 2006, 09:26 AM) [snapback]286751[/snapback]</div>

mrbigh,

I noticed in the picture #7 you have a mouse on the passenger seat. Why dont you install a bluetooth remote control device that will act as a mouse. I'm sure there are plenty to choose from.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CrazyRussian @ Aug 3 2006, 09:13 AM) [snapback]296995[/snapback]</div>

Or a USB Touch Screen...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CrazyRussian @ Aug 3 2006, 12:13 PM) [snapback]296995[/snapback]</div>

Hi CR, this picture is about 5 month old but things regarding the carputer have not changed a lot inside of my car.
Yes I know that there is more advanced harware available but I really do not use the mouse a lot, really, once in a blue moon or for loading specifics app or reprograming something while NOT in motion. (And I hatte pairing my bluethooth phone to my PC!!!)
My LCD monitor is touch screen, the front end is programed properly and I can load any program at ease or to turn the PC off, for me thats more than enogh for a Carputer being used on the road, mostly for GPS and Mapping software as necessary.
I store the mouse inside of the arm rest compartment and the micro "corded" keyboard in the pouch behind the passenger seat .
Everything works as a champ, with out any hardware conflicts and I like it this way, I realized that simpler is better.
Regards
Horacio

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ilusnforc @ Aug 3 2006, 12:38 PM) [snapback]297015[/snapback]</div>

The Touch Screen LCD monitor that I assembled has an ELO overlay with an USB interface and works great!!! Total cost of the investment $450.00