Monday, Mar 15, 2004 at 19:24
G'day Bigbear,
My system as follows -
HP / compaq notebook (wont go into details)
Lilliput 7.2 inch touchscreen (VGA - 1024 x 768)
Magellan trailblazer XL GPS
powerbox 300w inverter
Oziexplorer
Oziexplorer 3D
entire state (vic) at 1:25,000
entire state (vic) 3 second Digital elevation model
20mW crystal locked PLL FM stereo transmitter
Sony DSC10 5megapixel cybershot camera
Basically, the laptop lives in an aluminium "aerolite" box, (foam padded interior) with filtered cooling fans. Also inside the box lives the GPS and the FM transmitter.
The touch screen TFT display has been mounted in my out back overhead console. It's in the forward section, where most people mount UHF CB. Some fairly serious mods to the console need to be undertaken, and the screen is mounted using a 4" RAM mount, so it can be folded up out of the way, or angled for the driver, passenger or rear passengers.
The Touchscreen controls the laptop beautifully, VGA monitor out from the laptop, USB back, (for control.) Laptop plays DVD's MP3's and the Audio out is fed to the FM transmitter and then I tune the stereo into the correct frequency for perfect audio.Touch screen comes with drivers CD.
The gps antenna is a trimble active antenna, mounted on the
snorkel head. Data from GPS goes to com port1 of laptop.
The sony USB lead is permenantly in USB port 2, with the sony end coiled up out of the way. - a 128Mb card downloads in about a minute, also controlled by touchscreen.
The touchscreen comes with a small stylus, but i made a pen size unit, turned up from soft teflon. ( The screen gets grubby quickly if using the fingers!)
Windows XP pro has an onscreen keyboard (
check it out under Start,all programs,accesories,accessability,on screen keyboard.) I have a shortcut in my toolbar This is perfect for naming waypoints track file names etc.
Ive got Heaps of time saving tips for yourself, or anyone else interested if you decide to go down this path. Also have heaps of pictures of the entire install before ,during and completed construction.
The whole lot is mounted in my 100 series cruiser and just spent the last week touring the alpine nation park. Didn't miss a beat (computer/touchscreen etc)
If you want see any of the pics, or see the install in person, (or anyone else considering a similar idea) I'd be proud to show of my handywork.
I'm in the eastern suburbs of
Melbourne...
Jarrod.
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Follow Up By: Member - Peter (York) - Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 11:02
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 11:02
Hi Jarrod , did the cable to conect the laptop to the lillyput screen come with the screen or did you get it from elswhere if so can you tell me where and the cost thanks, I was concidering going with the PDA OziCE way but just having the external screen seems a lot easyer any other help would be greatfull , I am running HP pavilion laptop and have a Garmin with external arial set up already thanks.
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Follow Up By: Member - Bigbear - Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 14:32
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 14:32
Hi Jarrod
Sounds pretty impressive and I would like to see it, unfortunately we are on opposite sides of this country. any pics you could post would be real handy.
Thanks Bigbear
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Follow Up By: Michael Ralston - Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 22:25
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004 at 22:25
Jarrod
Would be interested to see your setup. Could you let me know your email so I might make contact?
Thanks
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