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* Introduction [1]
* Node Database [2]
* Vehicle [3]
* Computer [4]
* User Interface [5]
* Display [6]
* Input [7]
* Wireless [8]
* GPS Tracking [9]
* Status [10]
* CHANGELOG [11]
* TODO [12]
* Components [13]
* GpsDrive [14]
* GPS3D [15]
* Freediag [16]
* OBDII Automotive Diagnostics [17]
* GNUnilink [18]
* Sony Unilink - Understanding the Unilink Bus [19]
* Comments [20]
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INTRODUCTION
TysonClugg [21] has installed a computer in his car, and hence
created NodeDCG [22]. Having a computer in your car allows for some
interesting things:
* GPS Navigation with voice prompts.
* An entire music collection available without scratching CDs.
* Wireless signal mapping with NetStumbler [23].
* Email from anywhere.
* Dumping photos from a digital camera to hard disk, even when out
camping in the middle of nowhere.
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NODE DATABASE
ID
NodeDCG
COORDINATES
Umm... -37.87555 145.21494?
ACCURACY
Laughable!
STATUS
Testing
USING DEVICE
Wyse USB
ANTENNA
Built-in OmniAntenna [24]
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VEHICLE
OWNER
TysonClugg
MODEL
2001 Nissan Pulsar Sedan (N16
COLOUR
Charcoal grey
ENGINE
4 cylinder 1.8 litre
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COMPUTER
MODEL
VIA EPIA 5000 All In One [25]
CASE
Cubid 2677R [26]
PROCESSOR
VIA Eden C3 533MHz
MEMORY
256MB RAM
STORAGE
13GB HDD
O/S
WindowsXP [27]
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USER INTERFACE
DISPLAY
Sony XAV-7W [28]
* Reasonable image quality (NTSC/PAL), fonts below 14pt illegible
(not suitable for word processing!)
* Discrete when parked - looks like an ordinary stereo.
* Provides 4x45W amplification to simplify audio setup.
INPUT
BTC 5090 [29] 900MHz Wireless multimedia keyboard/mouse
* "Dongle" is mounted within dash since LoS [30] not required.
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WIRELESS
MANUFACTURER
Wise [31]
MODEL
Wireless USB Adapter
RECEIVESENSITIVITY
???
OUTPUT POWER
???
ANTENNA
Fixed (2dBi?)
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GPS TRACKING
Equipped with a GPS unit [32] from Rojone [33].
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STATUS
CHANGELOG
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2002
* Received Genius USB from Rojone [34]
WEDNESDAY 23 JANUARY 2002
* Installed RedHat [35] Linux [36] 7.2 via FTP using PCMCIA [37]
network card
* Tested playing 192Kb/sec mp3 using mpg321, CPU load was between 80
and 85 percent
FRIDAY 27 DECEMBER 2002
* Installed the Sony XAV-7W head unit and the Eden.
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TODO
* Complete dual battery installation
* Get a sticker for the back window (ala: PropagandaSquad [38])
* Touch sensitive film for in-dash screen
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COMPONENTS
GPSDRIVE
GpsDrive [39] is a car (bike, ship, plane) navigation system.
GpsDrive [40] displays your position provided from your NMEA capable
GPS receiver on a zoomable map, the map file is autoselected depending
of the position and prefered scale. Speech output is supported if the
"festival" software is running. The maps are autoselected for best
resolution depending of your position and can be downloaded from
Internet. All Garmin GPS reveiver with a serial output should be
usable, also other GPS receiver which supports NMEA protocol.
GpsDrive [41] is written in C with use of the GTK+ graphic toolkit
and runs with Linux and FreeBSD [42].
GPS3D
GPS3D [43] is a collection of utilities to manipulate a handled GPS
device from your PC, and vizualize the result in 3D.
Even without a GPS device, you can still use gps3d to play
interactively with a 3D texture mapped model of earth and vizualize
MapBlast [44] maps in 3D.
FREEDIAG
Freediag [45] is a suite of vehicle diagnostic protocols and an OBD
II (mostly) compliant Scan Tool, currently for Linux platforms.
OBD II is a standard for vehicle diagnostics relating to emissions
implemented on all US vehicles since the mid 1990s. Europe has just
introduced a standard called EOBD which is basically the same.
The idea is that any garage/workshop will have a scantool and can
diagnose vehicles with emissions problems - these are brought to the
attention of the driver by a "Check Engine" light.
This suite also contains protocol suites for some manufacturer
specific protocols such as the protocol used on some Mercedes Benz
gearbox controllers. It is intended to add the VW diagnostic protocol
shortly.
It is intended that this grow into a full blown diagnostic suite for
configuring and checking faults on many vehicles.
There are 4 physical interfaces specified for vehicles, ISO9141
(K-Line), ISO14230 (effectively the same as ISO9141), SAE-J1850 VPW
and SAE-J1850 PWM. A 5th interface type (CANbus) is specified but not
used for standardised OBDII diagnostics.
The bulk of the original code and design was written by Richard
Almeida, the code was then checked and made more portable as the first
stage of a project to make it portable to Windows by Andy Whittaker.
Much work has been done by Bjorn Helgaas on enhancing the usability of
the scantool, sanitising the comments in the code and adding
functionality to the scantool.
OBDII AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS
OBDII Automotive Diagnostics [46] is an interface between a personal
computer and a vehicle's OBDII diagnostic bus. It allows you to Read
out trouble codes when your "check engine" light comes on. You can
also clear these codes. You can retrieve pretty much any piece of
OBDII mandated diagnostic data from your vehicle. The interface
supports all three of the OBDII protocols used in US vehicles: VPW
(General Motors), PWM (Ford), and ISO9141 (Chrysler, Asian, and
European). BR-3 model also adds ISO 14230 protocol (also called
Keyword 2000).
GNUNILINK
GNUnilink [47] is a project to build a PIC to emulate the responses
of a Sony CD MultiChanger [48], so that the Phono/RCA's on the rear on
Sony head units can be used for a portable CD or MP3 player.
SONY UNILINK - UNDERSTANDING THE UNILINK BUS
Sony Unilink - Understanding the Unilink Bus [49]. Unilink is the
protocol used to communicate between sony and some alpine car audio
products.
The aim of this site is to promote an interest in the reverse
engineering of the unilink protocol with the view to building unilink
enabled devices. This is aidded by the Unilink Discussion Board and
the various resources on this site.
All information on this site has been collected by members of the
unilink discsussion board through the reverse enginneering of unilink
devices. The information cannot be guaranteed to be correct and is
used at your own risk. adipex online [50] dresses [51]
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COMMENTS
Links:
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[1] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#introduction
[2] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#node_database
[3] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#vehicle
[4] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#computer
[5] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#user_interface
[6] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#display
[7] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#input
[8] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#wireless
[9] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#gps_tracking
[10] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#status
[11] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#changelog
[12] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#todo
[13] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#components
[14] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#gpsdrive
[15] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#gps3d
[16] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#freediag
[17] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#obdii_automotive_diagnostics
[18] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#gnunilink
[19]
http://melbournewireless.org.au/#sony_unilink___understanding_the_unilink_bus
[20] http://melbournewireless.org.au/#comments
[21] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?TysonClugg
[22] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?NodeDCG
[23] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?NetStumbler
[24] http://melbournewireless.org.au/nodes/view?id=dcg
[25]
http://www.viavpsd.com/product/epia_mini_itx_spec.jsp?motherboardId=21
[26] http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/2677R/
[27] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?WindowsXP
[28] http://www.xplodsony.com/products/?CATEGORY=Video&MD=XAV-7W
[29] http://www.btcusa.com/btc2001_e/products_multimedia_wirele.html#4
[30] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?LoS
[31] http://www.wise.com.tw/wisetech/technology/index.htm
[32] http://www.rojone.com.au/gpsrxindex.html
[33] http://www.rojone.com.au
[34] http://www.rojone.com.au/
[35] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?RedHat
[36] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?Linux
[37] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PCMCIA
[38] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?PropagandaSquad
[39] http://gpsdrive.kraftvoll.at/
[40] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?GpsDrive
[41] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?GpsDrive
[42] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?FreeBSD
[43] http://www.mgix.com/gps3d/
[44] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MapBlast
[45] http://freediag.sourceforge.net/
[46] http://obddiagnostics.com/
[47] http://gnunilink.sourceforge.net/
[48] http://melbournewireless.org.au/?MultiChanger
[49] http://www.cus.org.uk/~cleggy/
[50] http://www.shoppharmacycounter.com/t-Adipex-Medicine.aspx
[51] http://www.cheapsaleshop.net/c-23-dresses.aspx
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