My carputer Installation *Lots of pics*
07-27-2006, 06:17 PM
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Originally Posted by wuzzaap123
Steering wheel control would be nice, im sure there is probably some way you can do it, make your computer detect it as a usb drive and have it integrated with the software. But im satisfied with my touchscreen controls, its very easy to navigate.
07-28-2006, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by drexappeal
What would be even more impressive is if you tell us that you somehow managed to maintain the functionality of the components with the OEM steering wheel buttons.
The screen text should be via the Canbus too, thus leading to some fun things like manipulating the FM screen to show your own text much like RDS does when tuned to a FM station that supports it.
07-28-2006, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by sogo011852
just wondering.. how long did it take.. how long ur car r down..
07-31-2006, 05:19 PM
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I did one as well but i wish i would have molded in my screen and not went with a flip out. I think I will this winter though after seeing how nice yours turned out!
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07-31-2006, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jac1502
I did one as well but i wish i would have molded in my screen and not went with a flip out. I think I will this winter though after seeing how nice yours turned out!
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08-16-2006, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by C230SportsCoupe
As Buell confirmed on MBKlasse, the steering wheel buttons are on the Canbus, and there are Canbus adaptors for a PC that can both read and write HEX codes. Simply data logging while pressing the buttons could easily get you the volume controls, and even the phone controls. The others (page, up/down) might be harder since they'd be dependent on the screen viewed.
The screen text should be via the Canbus too, thus leading to some fun things like manipulating the FM screen to show your own text much like RDS does when tuned to a FM station that supports it.
The screen text should be via the Canbus too, thus leading to some fun things like manipulating the FM screen to show your own text much like RDS does when tuned to a FM station that supports it.
Great work!!! I'm doing the same and it takes time to get everything together. Unfortunately I have to mount my carpc into the trunk because of missing place. This is doing things a little bit more complicated...
Did you get success in reading canbus data to get steering wheel buttons and to output some text to the display? It would be really nice to share your experience... because since months I'm looking for a mercedes canbus specification without any success
(I bought the canusb adaptor from lawicel but I'm not so far to test it within my car). BTW: are there canbus entertainment network cables in the trunk?
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nice job !!!!!
This is something I have been planing on doing for a while, however it seems to me everone goes the hard way and gets a mini desktop case for the computer, which need coustom power supplies and all sorts of wierd wiring. however there are really!!! small!!! tablets ( like the OQO 01/02 or sony UX series ) for under 400 used and in some cases 99$ for the OQO 01.
you just hack up the back of your cig lighter port to wire up the car adaptor, then make it switched so when car is off, it is off. then have laptop auto hibernate when on battery. that way when you turn on the car it will go to outlet power mode and turn on.
minus fab work for wires this can be done for 120 for the OQO 01 and maby 420ish for the sony UX, then all you got to do is get that screen and wire it in or just use the tablet screen in glove box,
now I dont know what ya plan on doing but bolth these tablets are plenty powerfull enugh to play video and or audio just fine.
any ways just a thought. as this was the way I plan on doing it my self.
This is something I have been planing on doing for a while, however it seems to me everone goes the hard way and gets a mini desktop case for the computer, which need coustom power supplies and all sorts of wierd wiring. however there are really!!! small!!! tablets ( like the OQO 01/02 or sony UX series ) for under 400 used and in some cases 99$ for the OQO 01.
you just hack up the back of your cig lighter port to wire up the car adaptor, then make it switched so when car is off, it is off. then have laptop auto hibernate when on battery. that way when you turn on the car it will go to outlet power mode and turn on.
minus fab work for wires this can be done for 120 for the OQO 01 and maby 420ish for the sony UX, then all you got to do is get that screen and wire it in or just use the tablet screen in glove box,
now I dont know what ya plan on doing but bolth these tablets are plenty powerfull enugh to play video and or audio just fine.
any ways just a thought. as this was the way I plan on doing it my self.
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