Radically re-designed console (Carputer, Climate, and one-touch windows)
08-30-2011, 11:19 PM
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08-30-2011, 11:20 PM
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08-31-2011, 12:39 AM
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It's a good thing these are just prototype boards, still plenty of time to covert that avatar of Andrew to board-ready-art.... that really would help round it out now that you mention it.
Hope to finish assembling and test tomorrow. I lent out my good iron, and need to pick it up to do all the through-hole components.
I will post assembled pics tomorrow.
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Hans
Hope to finish assembling and test tomorrow. I lent out my good iron, and need to pick it up to do all the through-hole components.
I will post assembled pics tomorrow.
Thanks
Hans
08-31-2011, 12:41 AM
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Sadly, I do not think that the address is going to say Dixie on it either.
Pretty sure a wild doughnut man gets the first one.
BTW, from what I understand from my friends that do computers, you never want version one of anything.
(They obviously are not 928 guys, cause I want a version one of this)
I have said this before, I think this is going to be a huge leap forward for us gearheads, far more than just a computer in our cars.
Pretty sure a wild doughnut man gets the first one.
BTW, from what I understand from my friends that do computers, you never want version one of anything.
(They obviously are not 928 guys, cause I want a version one of this)
I have said this before, I think this is going to be a huge leap forward for us gearheads, far more than just a computer in our cars.
08-31-2011, 11:11 PM
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Got the iron back, and assembled most of the controller, but left the backlight for the LCD at the office.... go figure.
More progress pics though. Lousy cameraphone shots, but i tried to show how thin the assembly is. I can make it thinner with different encoders, you can see that these are a custom configuration where the body is mounted behind the PCB, and the shaft passes through, and is locked in with a bushing nut. The encoders are very sturdy this way, and I was able to get a long-life package rated at a minimum 200K cycles before failure. The slimmer encoders that will fit are only rated at 15k cycles before failure, so I thought it was a worthwhile trade-off.
I will get the LCD mounted tomorrow and hopefully start testing.
The LCD does not extend past the button board, so the overall thickness is not changed. The magnetic switch assemblies will be attached to the PCBs you see on the front. This will and another 1/16" in height to the entire assembly. You can see that the left and right button boards are identical, but have the status LEDs soldered on different sides to make it appear symmetrical once all the cosmetics are applied on top. The same boards are also used for the function buttons under the primary touchscreen for those who plan on getting the carputer system. The same configuration with the symmetrical LEDs will be used.
The two pin headers along the bottom edge of the board are for expansion. For those who want to customize beyond the standard offering... have at it
Thanks
Hans
More progress pics though. Lousy cameraphone shots, but i tried to show how thin the assembly is. I can make it thinner with different encoders, you can see that these are a custom configuration where the body is mounted behind the PCB, and the shaft passes through, and is locked in with a bushing nut. The encoders are very sturdy this way, and I was able to get a long-life package rated at a minimum 200K cycles before failure. The slimmer encoders that will fit are only rated at 15k cycles before failure, so I thought it was a worthwhile trade-off.
I will get the LCD mounted tomorrow and hopefully start testing.
The LCD does not extend past the button board, so the overall thickness is not changed. The magnetic switch assemblies will be attached to the PCBs you see on the front. This will and another 1/16" in height to the entire assembly. You can see that the left and right button boards are identical, but have the status LEDs soldered on different sides to make it appear symmetrical once all the cosmetics are applied on top. The same boards are also used for the function buttons under the primary touchscreen for those who plan on getting the carputer system. The same configuration with the symmetrical LEDs will be used.
The two pin headers along the bottom edge of the board are for expansion. For those who want to customize beyond the standard offering... have at it
Thanks
Hans
09-01-2011, 01:00 AM
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This is what the **** version will look like. There are still modifications coming. I am reworking some of the icons, mainly for production purposes and the sitting guy told me he has a bad back, so I'm fixing him 
The red lights are just for rendering, we haven't finalized the final color yet.
And we will have the other version, with push buttons instead of *****, for those who prefer.
Paul
The red lights are just for rendering, we haven't finalized the final color yet.
And we will have the other version, with push buttons instead of *****, for those who prefer.
Paul