Actually I run a lab of 40+ computers and was quite interested in what you said. I think it would be awesome to have a HUD system in our vehicles. Keep me posted. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Hannink" <tjhannink@yahoo.com> To: "Courtney Hook" <chook@nisa.net> Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: Re: DIY $20 digital oil temp gauge
> Sorry about the "geek-speak", I get carried away > sometimes. > > I re-read what I had written, and it confused me! :>) > > Tim > > --- Courtney Hook <chook@nisa.net> wrote: > > Do any of you guys speak English?? :-) > > Courtney > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Timothy Hannink" <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 9:44 AM > > Subject: Re: DIY $20 digital oil temp gauge > > > > > > > You would need some kind of electronic > > device/software > > > pakage to convert the digital or analog sender > > signals > > > to a graphical presentation, then into a composite > > > video signal. You could send that real-time video > > > signal to a dash mounted LCD monitor or heads-up > > > windshield video projector. > > > > > > Sounds like a future project, probably using a > > laptop > > > with some type of engine monitoring software and > > > outputing it via composite video to an LCD > > monitor. It > > > would be nice to utilize a WinAmp type skin as the > > > base for the graphics. > > > > > > The aircraft community uses a self-contained unit > > like > > > this: > > (http://users.mweb.co.za/r/ra/rainier/ems.htm) > > > > > > Anythings possible, you are only limited by your > > > imagination and your pocketbook. > > > > > > I am still looking for a GPS with a composite > > video > > > output, but it looks like interfacing with a > > laptop is > > > the only solution right now. > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > --- John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > > > This has prompted the recall of a car that my > > > > brother-in-law had that > > > > had a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube - ie, TV tube) in > > the > > > > dash that was > > > > connected to an on-board computer that gave all > > > > kinds of readouts > > > > directly on screen while driving. I thought this > > to > > > > be very cool. Don't > > > > remember what kind of vehicle but a Detroit > > built > > > > American automobile. > > > > With the advances made in electronics, the use > > of > > > > LEDs or silver crystal > > > > readouts, etc, would seem possible to create a > > > > similar system that could > > > > pick off signals from various points on the > > Vanagon > > > > and give readouts on > > > > a single screen mounted somewhere on the dash > > of > > > > our beloved Vans. > > > > > > > > Just wondering if any of our List Members with > > > > electronics knowledge > > > > would have some ideas of how this can be done, > > or > > > > could do such a thing, > > > > sort of like Darrels Digifant Digitool, but a > > bit > > > > more sophisticated. > > > > > > > > Just Sunday Morning mental meanderings. > > > > > > > > John Rodgers > > > > 88 GL Driver > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > Tim Hannink > > > Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition > > > Winter Park, Florida > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers > > > http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com > |
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