Orange Pi car dash programming, help needed.

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-11 18:10:58

Edited by Dr.Speed at 2018-5-26 21:05

Hi everyone,
I'm Kevin and new in this kind of thing, 0 knowledge about programming

I've ordered myself a Orange Pi PC H3 and a Raspberry 7" tft LCD screen to use it for my car as a gauge cluster.
What do I have to do/get to get it running and receiving data from the needed sensors?

It all has to go in my 1995 Suzuki Swift.

What I want to have on the screen:

* GPS speedometer
* ODO meter
* Tachometer
* Shift light
* Fuel level
* Coolant temp
* Oil temp
* Oil pressure
* Voltage
* Turn signals
* Hazard signal
* High beam signal
* Battery signal
* Oil pressure signal
* Brake fluid level warning signal
* Park brake signal
* Engine check signal
* Air/fuel ratio

Thanks in advance.

admin · Published in 2018-5-18 10:50:41

I am not sure whether there is other users works at the same project like you. Considering you haven't worked at this before, i am afraid it would be a little difficult to begin.

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-21 02:01:52

Edited by Dr.Speed at 2018-5-21 02:13

I'll add a picture of the custom wire harness of my car.

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-21 02:37:03

Edited by Dr.Speed at 2018-5-21 10:20

@8bitbacon

* ODO meter => My car haves a cable driven speedo so I can't use it's signal for the display
* Tachometer => there's 1 cable which gives a tacho signal from the ECU
* Shift light => there's no shift light to start with, I wanted to add it in the system
* Fuel level => there's no issue with the fuel level sensor in the tank, it's based on ground resistance
* Coolant temp => It haves a single contact on the sensor, makes ground on the engine
* Oil temp => My car doesn't have this stock
* Oil pressure sensor => My car doesn't have this stock
* Battery signal => It's a battery symbol in the cluster which tells if the charging system works (on = bad, off = good)
* Oil pressure signal => It's a oil can symbol in the cluster which tells if the oil pump is giving enough pressure (on = bad, off = good)
* Brake fluid level warning signal => This is stock on my car
* Park brake signal => there's a ground switch at the park brake unit

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-24 07:22:43

Little update, I've received my Orange PI PC H3 today

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-26 06:15:47

2nd update:

The 7" lcd screen has been delivered

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-26 20:19:21

Edited by Dr.Speed at 2018-5-27 18:02

I've made a layout design for my custom dash:

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-27 15:49:13

Looks almost like my design

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-27 18:11:25

I've edited post #10

Dr.Speed · Published in 2018-5-28 06:02:09

Edited by Dr.Speed at 2018-5-28 06:07

Visiual update on the design:

Orange Pi car dash programming, help needed.

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