1 Dash mounted computer Thu May 21, 2015 6:58 pm
floyd
Life time member
Hi guys,
in my incapacitated state, ive been thinking....
this has stemmed from some work Ive been doing, making a home music server. Basically Im going to use a small 'development board' like a Raspberry Pi (these are credit card sized computers that are about as powerful as a good mobile phone, and cost about $50) connected to a hard drive full of music. This computer is then digitally connected to my amp/AV receiver which converts the digital files from the computer into audible music at CD + quality. Its all controlled wirelessly with a tablet. PC or phone.
ABOVE: The CubieBoard2 micro computer. 1ghz dual-core, 1gb ram, sata, usb, ethernet,wifi, bluetooth etc
Soooo, onto the bike idea....
The above image is of 2 products combined.
1 is called the Cubieboard2 (the computer) and the other is called the CubieScreen (the touch screen) Total combined value of about $80.
CubieBoard Products Link
(NB if youre interested, for the home music server Im going to use the CubieTruck model as it has Optical S/PDIF output)
Its a touch screen computer that will run Android, Ubuntu and other Linux distros. It can be powered by its own Li-Ion battery as well as 12v from the bike.
Imagine this mounted in a waterproof shock case on the dash. Running android. And alllll the myriad of apps and opportunities this may present to the imaginative. could even have a rear facing camera.
We would need to get a GPS module for it, but it has wifi and bluetooth. so it could pair with your phone and get internet access for the maps and podcast downloads. Or we would figure a way to get a sim card mounted in the device (USB internet dongle) and have it be independent from your phone.
To be a audiophile music player it would need a decent USB DAC (digital analogue converter) then pipe it into a Amplirider headphone amp and finally output the sound into your headset. yummy and loud.
So, anyways, in theory for about $100-$250 you could have a dash mounted android computer for maps, music and more.
A phone in a waterproof case mounted on the dash would do similar, but with significantly less music storage (which is important to me, for travelling). The phone would still ideally go through the amplirider amp to get you louder, fuller sound and a useful volume control knob.
anyways, just an idea. This would all fit into the small black shock case I currently use to house/mount my USB charge point, Jensen Marine Stereo, Amplirider amp and the key. The new setup would likely be a similar price to my current one, but with sooo much more functionality and also sound quality and ease of use.
Im liking the idea. Will do some more thinking....
If the edges of the screen were sealed against the inside of waterproof housing, would it matter that the 'bare' touch screen is exposed to the elements (under a stick-on screen protector)?
maybe there is already a product like this?
in my incapacitated state, ive been thinking....
this has stemmed from some work Ive been doing, making a home music server. Basically Im going to use a small 'development board' like a Raspberry Pi (these are credit card sized computers that are about as powerful as a good mobile phone, and cost about $50) connected to a hard drive full of music. This computer is then digitally connected to my amp/AV receiver which converts the digital files from the computer into audible music at CD + quality. Its all controlled wirelessly with a tablet. PC or phone.
ABOVE: The CubieBoard2 micro computer. 1ghz dual-core, 1gb ram, sata, usb, ethernet,wifi, bluetooth etc
Soooo, onto the bike idea....
The above image is of 2 products combined.
1 is called the Cubieboard2 (the computer) and the other is called the CubieScreen (the touch screen) Total combined value of about $80.
CubieBoard Products Link
(NB if youre interested, for the home music server Im going to use the CubieTruck model as it has Optical S/PDIF output)
Its a touch screen computer that will run Android, Ubuntu and other Linux distros. It can be powered by its own Li-Ion battery as well as 12v from the bike.
Imagine this mounted in a waterproof shock case on the dash. Running android. And alllll the myriad of apps and opportunities this may present to the imaginative. could even have a rear facing camera.
We would need to get a GPS module for it, but it has wifi and bluetooth. so it could pair with your phone and get internet access for the maps and podcast downloads. Or we would figure a way to get a sim card mounted in the device (USB internet dongle) and have it be independent from your phone.
To be a audiophile music player it would need a decent USB DAC (digital analogue converter) then pipe it into a Amplirider headphone amp and finally output the sound into your headset. yummy and loud.
So, anyways, in theory for about $100-$250 you could have a dash mounted android computer for maps, music and more.
A phone in a waterproof case mounted on the dash would do similar, but with significantly less music storage (which is important to me, for travelling). The phone would still ideally go through the amplirider amp to get you louder, fuller sound and a useful volume control knob.
anyways, just an idea. This would all fit into the small black shock case I currently use to house/mount my USB charge point, Jensen Marine Stereo, Amplirider amp and the key. The new setup would likely be a similar price to my current one, but with sooo much more functionality and also sound quality and ease of use.
Im liking the idea. Will do some more thinking....
If the edges of the screen were sealed against the inside of waterproof housing, would it matter that the 'bare' touch screen is exposed to the elements (under a stick-on screen protector)?
maybe there is already a product like this?
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