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Offline danhock

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PC Installed in a Car?
« on: 14 November 2003, 12:48 »
Anyone tried this??

Can't see it being a problem....

Thought about mounting a small flat screen in the front,
Does the mk1 golf have an onboard computer that can be accessed??

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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #1 on: 14 November 2003, 13:07 »
you probably could connect to the ecu, although you'd probably have to reverse engineer part of it and design a rs232 interface for it. you could then use a pc to pick up and translate the signals from there.

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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #2 on: 14 November 2003, 13:10 »
Tin, it sounds quite obvious when you put it like that! ???
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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #3 on: 14 November 2003, 15:48 »
the mk1 had an ecu?  ::)
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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #4 on: 14 November 2003, 16:26 »
Thats the problem!!
The Mk1 doesnt have an ECU does it???

Theres a computer thing in the dash which gives MPG and speed etc... Should be able to connect into that.

I assume its a serial connection so should be easy enough.

Also seeing as All Pc's run on 12V DC i'm guessing (with care) i could wire it up easy enough.
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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #5 on: 14 November 2003, 16:40 »
there's no serial connection on a golf. not that I've found anyway. There's nothing to controll if you have the K-jet injection.

what would be the point in hooking into the MFA anyway?

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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #6 on: 14 November 2003, 18:26 »
Quote from: danhock on 14 November 2003, 16:26
Thats the problem!!
The Mk1 doesnt have an ECU does it???

Theres a computer thing in the dash which gives MPG and speed etc... Should be able to connect into that.

I assume its a serial connection so should be easy enough.

Also seeing as All Pc's run on 12V DC i'm guessing (with care) i could wire it up easy enough.

but you dont have a mk1. yuo have a mk1 with a 16v engine, so unless your pushing it - you have a 16v ecu. somewhere.

12 volts - yes and no. there is a 5v lead needed also. and a -5 and -12 i think.

your best bet if you want to control things from a pc is to use an old laptop.

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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #7 on: 14 November 2003, 18:34 »
a pc needs more than just 12 and 5 volts. all the wires in the ATX plug on the mobo are 3.3 and other voltages like that.
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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #8 on: 14 November 2003, 19:15 »
try the forums at www.mp3car.com for a start

and these lil mboards are great www.mini-itx.com
« Last Edit: 14 November 2003, 19:16 by Overseer »
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Re:PC Installed in a Car?
« Reply #9 on: 14 November 2003, 21:39 »
get your self a nice laptop rigged up, then you can monitor what your thinking of monitoring, and if its got dvd a bangin great 14" or 15" screen, just make a custom cover for it some where, and it would look sweet, you dont want all that heavy pc crap in there get a laptop
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