Hello Guys!
I am wondering how difficult would it be today to use our current Android tablets as an head unit in a car????
In the past people have attempted it with okay end result! but today we have very powerful tablets and the best part is they're equipped with USB-C. How hard would it be to use generic backup cameras that are meant for regular head units convert it into an USB input?
I am a car enthusiast and i have few classic cars! I don't want to remove the stock head unit and ruin the look! Instead I can use magnetic mount to hold the tablet!!
I would simply like to have a USB-C dongle underneath the dash to which a usb camera will be connected and also power. The USB-C dongle will connect to the table via USB-C port and provide power and camera input. we can simply press a camera logo on the tablet to get the backup image or figure out a way to place a trigger on reverse lights whenever they're on meaning you put your car in reverse and reverse lights gets 12V so will the trigger and automatically bring up reverse camera image to front on the tablet! I know this isn't an insane idea or most difficult thing to do! But I am willing to fund this project for myself and for the sake to fellow car enthusiast & Non-enthusiast who can benefit from this! Since in todays age reverse cameras are considered safety & mandatory equipment!
Thanks a lot In advance!!
Omar1019 said:
Hello Guys!
I am wondering how difficult would it be today to use our current Android tablets as an head unit in a car????
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I have an evolution golf cart and wanted to add android to my arm device ( golf cart lcd).. how can this be accomplished? A guy in another forum done it but won't share the details.. I'll post a pic of my firmware settings ,his pic he posted and the inside board of my unit... any help would be appreciated.. maybe the (hd9088) in his pic is some sort of give away.. Thanks for looking..
gog8trz9 said:
I have an evolution golf cart and wanted to add android to my arm device ( golf cart lcd).. how can this be accomplished? A guy in another forum done it but won't share the details.. I'll post a pic of my firmware settings ,his pic he posted and the inside board of my unit... any help would be appreciated.. maybe the (hd9088) in his pic is some sort of give away.. Thanks for looking..
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Following.
There’s a guy in a FB post wanting to charge $450
I was looking for the same and landed here. After looking at your pics it is a completely separate head unit, and it isn't $450. Here you go:
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From my own googling, Im thinking this isnt possible ... but thought Id ask:
What: Can you, directly or with tweaking, run say a larger bare LCD (or OLED!) from something like a stock Galaxy S20 mainboard? Straight from MIPI connector as running HDMI would consume the USB-C port (though might have to be the plan-B) that would be good to preserve for charging and all the other peripherials.
Why: I'm working on a project of my own to make a little gaming system with fast guts (ie headless, no original screen) S20 (SD865) but with a larger, ~8" horizontal OLED or LCD panel and not the phone screen.
I'll design and 3d Print a case and use Nintendo Switch controllers.
thanks
vonkoda said:
From my own googling, Im thinking this isnt possible ... but thought Id ask:
What: Can you, directly or with tweaking, run say a larger bare LCD (or OLED!) from something like a stock Galaxy S20 mainboard? Straight from MIPI connector as running HDMI would consume the USB-C port (though might have to be the plan-B) that would be good to preserve for charging and all the other peripherials.
Why: I'm working on a project of my own to make a little gaming system with fast guts (ie headless, no original screen) S20 (SD865) but with a larger, ~8" horizontal OLED or LCD panel and not the phone screen.
I'll design and 3d Print a case and use Nintendo Switch controllers.
thanks
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Hi all
I am newish to the Android world but have been a programer in the embeded C world and before I start trying to resolve my issue I would like to know if I am just barking up the wrong tree.
I have been trying to replace a very old HP Ipaq 5700 that I use only for GPS purposes with something more modern and a larger screen for some time but although I got close it was not good enough as a replacement, the program I use is Memory map and their version for the Android platform was awful. I purchased a Ruggex Rhino two device that runs Lolipop 5.1 and got to the point where it would run the Memory map software and display the GPS data being sent from my Ublox GNSS receiver via bluetooth and it gave current location, but it was not good enough to use in the field. Memory map have now updated their program so it runs on Android, Windows and Linux and it is a much better user interface but requires Android 6 or later.
So having read about custom ROM's and getting Android updated is it possible to do this to any Android device such as my device bearing in mind it will only be used to receive a Bluetooth signal and run basic apps, no intention of fitting a sim as I need really good battery life.
If this is possible could someone please point me in the right direction, the device already has it's boatloader unlocked.
Thanks Roy
Spectric2 said:
Hi all
I am newish to the Android world but have been a programer in the embeded C world and before I start trying to resolve my issue I would like to know if I am just barking up the wrong tree.
I have been trying to replace a very old HP Ipaq 5700 that I use only for GPS purposes with something more modern and a larger screen for some time but although I got close it was not good enough as a replacement, the program I use is Memory map and their version for the Android platform was awful. I purchased a Ruggex Rhino two device that runs Lolipop 5.1 and got to the point where it would run the Memory map software and display the GPS data being sent from my Ublox GNSS receiver via bluetooth and it gave current location, but it was not good enough to use in the field. Memory map have now updated their program so it runs on Android, Windows and Linux and it is a much better user interface but requires Android 6 or later.
So having read about custom ROM's and getting Android updated is it possible to do this to any Android device such as my device bearing in mind it will only be used to receive a Bluetooth signal and run basic apps, no intention of fitting a sim as I need really good battery life.
If this is possible could someone please point me in the right direction, the device already has it's boatloader unlocked.
Thanks Roy
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Roy
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I wonder whether that could we receive satellite tv channels (c-band and so on) without any extra antenna and without internet only by 5G chipset reverse engineering ? If yes, As I am not programmer, would you please let me know how it would be possible to write and make driver and software for watching satellite tv on any Samsung android smartphone that you have it ?
Thank you very much.
brayan861 said:
I wonder whether that could we receive satellite tv channels (c-band and so on) without any extra antenna and without internet only by 5G chipset reverse engineering ? If yes, As I am not programmer, would you please let me know how it would be possible to write and make driver and software for watching satellite tv on any Samsung android smartphone that you have it ?
Thank you very much.
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Hi I’m trying to connect my Chinese android idrive controller (the one from the 10.25 inch headunit) to my joying 10.5 inch headunit.
It has 4 pins, Signal, Illumination, 12v and ground
So far I’ve tried to connect it via key 1, it is working a bit, but as long as the controller is connected I can’t use my steering wheel controlles.
Now I’m trying to figure out how to connect it to Canbus so both the steering wheel controlles and the idrive controller is working.
Has somebody done it bevor?
Phile92 said:
Hi I’m trying to connect my Chinese android idrive controller (the one from the 10.25 inch headunit) to my joying 10.5 inch headunit.
It has 4 pins, Signal, Illumination, 12v and ground
So far I’ve tried to connect it via key 1, it is working a bit, but as long as the controller is connected I can’t use my steering wheel controlles.
Now I’m trying to figure out how to connect it to Canbus so both the steering wheel controlles and the idrive controller is working.
Has somebody done it bevor?
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