Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:43:06 -0600 From: Mark Kobussen <skjellyfetti@iname.com> To: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Car Mp3 Player Message-ID: <369BCFF9.D6821FE0@iname.com> References: <4.1.19990111182426.00a9ac60@genesis.ispace.com>
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> Later looks revealed www.empeg.com A wonderful site. I used to visit it almost daily - I'm using some of his power-supply designs in my car. > Has anyone seen this? I think it's downright amazing.. Unfortunately > they're on the linux bandwagon.. Not as amazing as you might think. A lot of car manufacturers are adding embedded systems into their 2000 models. Cadillac has integrated Thermal Imaging (Yes, like the FLIR in modern attack aircraft). I'm throwing an embedded PC together for my car. I'm using FreeBSD (obviously) and plan to order an embedded Pentium board from either Advantech, VersaLogic, or Axiom Technologies. Display: No ASCII non-sense here! I'm using a 6" TFT LCD (for only $99!) which fits in my double-height DIN slots in my car (where the stock stereo was). Most of the stuff has to be wired together (including the inverters and power-supply for the LCD). It's got a nice 640x320 display resolution, and it's in full color. Unfortunately, it only takes NTSC signals, so I need to convert the VGA from the PC. I was talking to another FreeBSD fellow about this (Doug Russell), and we're planning on starting up soime pages and possibly even a project to integrate FreeBSD with embedded PC's for automotive applications. What else? Probably a lot of other issues I'm running over. Right now, I'm working on developing a GUI system for the car. I really don't want to use X11, as I want all the space dedicated to MP3's and the software which controls the car (through the built-in diagnostics port). I was thinking SVGALib, but I have exactly NULL experience programming any kind of graphical software, but I figure it's about time to learn. Oh, and input. I was thinking a 6 or 8 key pad on the driver's side door, and possibly something like a Sony Playstation or Gravis-type controller for the passenger (which resides in the glove-box). -- Mark Kobussen IS - Honeywell, SGP Division mkobusse@sgp.honeywell.com skjellyfetti@iname.com ICQ#11860734 /* '94 Mitsubishi Eclipse NT 1.8L */ /* Fender Stratocaster: Tex-Mex, 3-Tone Sunburst */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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