03-03-2017, 01:37 PM
Hi All,
I am jumping on board with pine as carputer/head unit.
My basic rules to follow along with the project are:
1. Reasonable cost of parts
2. Maximum utilization and least distortion of the vehicles system.
I have Honda Odyssey Touring 2006 so I have some decent Audio/Radio with amplifier I want to keep. Also car has 6CD changer and Rear Entertainment Systems (RES with in-dash DVD). CD changer is just a piece that belongs to museum artifacts rather than modern electronics and i will get rid of it soon. In-dash DVD is not a good solution either because I have three kids of different ages (1,6 and 10) so their preferences are very different. So sharing one screen would be always hours long debates. I want every passenger to have a screen (phone/tablet) and get independent streams/information/games from the central carputer/server. Therefore, I want to turn pine64 into a media server + wifi router as infotainment system.
On another hand I want to totally control their access to local media as well as internet. Therefore, I need to be able to lock their tablets, grant/decline access to media and internet from mine screen. Next, I want to be able to play same movie on all screens (front and in-dash) as locked together or independently (so I can set a movie to kids from driver seat).
When I searched on what setups are best I realized that best model to follow is in-flight infotainments like most modern arilines have. There every passenger has its own independent screen but its can be regulated from a master computer/operator who can also broadcast messages. So I want to replicate that in the car.
Next I want OBDII, in-dash front DVR, rear camera, navigation, tight integration with cell phones (android auto is not that great how I found it, so may be just screen mirroring?).
As whistles and bells I want pine64 to do automatic ripping of disks when thrown in it (newer Odyssey can that) but for that I will need either to get control over OEM DVD or to get another one.
Finally, I want to add card reader to the setup and and automatic sync from SD cards to a hard drive. This will be handy when you do lots of photos and then you need to free your cards.
Not bad, Eh?
Now I have to solve immediate three issues.
FIRST.
My first question to answer is will pine64+ 2Gb (with only USB2) be appropriate board for all these tasks at once and especially for multi streaming? Sould i split tasks to two SBC?
I just installed Andr 6 at my pine+ 2Gb and will setup media server tonight to check how many streams it can handle. Alternative are PRi3 and Odiroid XU4. SOPINE has eMMC but not USB3.
SECOND: Power supply. We drive every day and it would be best for the board and speed to keep it in awake-sleep regime. Therefore I want to add a dedicated battery for the board. I am totally zero in electrics and I would appreciate if members will explain in step by step what worth purchasing and how to assemble proper power supply scheme for this scenario.
THIRD: Screen.
7" screen from pine store looks as it was bought in bulk from some tablet producers. It is totally wrong for in-car computer. Even further it is wide screen what does not look nice as a a head unit monitor. Any better suggestions?
Will keep posted on my progress.
Thank you!
I am jumping on board with pine as carputer/head unit.
My basic rules to follow along with the project are:
1. Reasonable cost of parts
2. Maximum utilization and least distortion of the vehicles system.
I have Honda Odyssey Touring 2006 so I have some decent Audio/Radio with amplifier I want to keep. Also car has 6CD changer and Rear Entertainment Systems (RES with in-dash DVD). CD changer is just a piece that belongs to museum artifacts rather than modern electronics and i will get rid of it soon. In-dash DVD is not a good solution either because I have three kids of different ages (1,6 and 10) so their preferences are very different. So sharing one screen would be always hours long debates. I want every passenger to have a screen (phone/tablet) and get independent streams/information/games from the central carputer/server. Therefore, I want to turn pine64 into a media server + wifi router as infotainment system.
On another hand I want to totally control their access to local media as well as internet. Therefore, I need to be able to lock their tablets, grant/decline access to media and internet from mine screen. Next, I want to be able to play same movie on all screens (front and in-dash) as locked together or independently (so I can set a movie to kids from driver seat).
When I searched on what setups are best I realized that best model to follow is in-flight infotainments like most modern arilines have. There every passenger has its own independent screen but its can be regulated from a master computer/operator who can also broadcast messages. So I want to replicate that in the car.
Next I want OBDII, in-dash front DVR, rear camera, navigation, tight integration with cell phones (android auto is not that great how I found it, so may be just screen mirroring?).
As whistles and bells I want pine64 to do automatic ripping of disks when thrown in it (newer Odyssey can that) but for that I will need either to get control over OEM DVD or to get another one.
Finally, I want to add card reader to the setup and and automatic sync from SD cards to a hard drive. This will be handy when you do lots of photos and then you need to free your cards.
Not bad, Eh?
Now I have to solve immediate three issues.
FIRST.
My first question to answer is will pine64+ 2Gb (with only USB2) be appropriate board for all these tasks at once and especially for multi streaming? Sould i split tasks to two SBC?
I just installed Andr 6 at my pine+ 2Gb and will setup media server tonight to check how many streams it can handle. Alternative are PRi3 and Odiroid XU4. SOPINE has eMMC but not USB3.
SECOND: Power supply. We drive every day and it would be best for the board and speed to keep it in awake-sleep regime. Therefore I want to add a dedicated battery for the board. I am totally zero in electrics and I would appreciate if members will explain in step by step what worth purchasing and how to assemble proper power supply scheme for this scenario.
THIRD: Screen.
7" screen from pine store looks as it was bought in bulk from some tablet producers. It is totally wrong for in-car computer. Even further it is wide screen what does not look nice as a a head unit monitor. Any better suggestions?
Will keep posted on my progress.
Thank you!
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