Introduction
With this tutorial you will be able to make your own car-pc by using the Raspberry Pi 2. All credits for this Car PC System goes to Andrei Istodorescu (official link), I only made a more detailed "how to tutorial" here. The following guide is only for the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B board!
Features of the Raspberry Car Pc System:
Features of the Raspberry Car Pc System:
- 7inch Touchscreen Monitor (I used an 9inch panel for my system)
- 50 Watt x 4 Channel audio amplifier
- USB drive support
- Can play all video and music files
- GPS with navigation program
- FM radio with RDS support
- Two rotary buttons to control next/previous music/fm station and volume up/down
- WiFi usb dongle to connect to the internet
- Access to Youtube and more video/music websites
- Rear camera support
Bugs:
- Noise in sound - Waiting noise filters
- USB cd/dvd drive - Maybe a power problem
- Greek language support in navigation app
Gallery
I designed and made an Arduino based system with the ATtiny85 micro controller to make sure that the system will auto shutdown with safety when you turn off the car-battery. Also this system can handle the power cut-off when you starting the car engine for just a few seconds. Make sure to read the licence policy here.
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What you will need - Hardware:
- Raspberry Pi 2 (link to gearbest)
- DC 12V to DC 5V 2A converter
- 7inch Touchscreen LCD -Monitor Board*
- SI4703 FM radio
- GPS Module (UART or USB) (link to gearbest)
- WiFi usb dongle (link to gearbest)
- Audio ampifier board TDA7850 (4X50W 4 Channel)
- USB Sound card with output and Line in / mirophone input
- 2x rotary encoders with SW
- 1x 1A fuse - 1x 2A fuse - 1x 10A fuse
- Female car radio antenna jack
- 7x screw terminal connectors (2 pin)
- Rear parking camera (optional)
**You can find hardware images and links in tutorials.
