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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5
This is a rather old thread but I was wondering if the following concept would work or not:
Pre-requisites (things I already have)
E53 with factory nav (upgraded to MK-4) and 16:9 monitor
Analog/digital TV Module with AV input
things that I thought could work:
connect a laptop computer (or some other car appropriate computer, I think full size tower would not work) to the monitor via AV input as at the beginning of this thread;
use the RF mouse and portable/compact keyboard and
use a touch pad from this place Touch Screen Panels - Accessories - Car Electronics
to obtain the touchscreen ability.
This is just a rough idea at this moment, so I was wondering what the esteemed members of this forum think - will it work?
Thanks...
PS. Also, has anyone had any experience with the CP600BMW ( Maintronic: CP600BMW) ? Seems that it is a simple and very realistic solution to the MP3 player in place of the factory CD changer. |
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Hardware
- E53 equipped with Nav (pre-iDrive) TV unit not required
- iPhone 4
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CIS-IBUS adapter (VGA to RGsB)
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carPC that has WiFi, three USB and one VGA port (With this specific unit, swap HD to SSD, Swap WiFi antenna with better unit)
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VAG-COM OBDII to USB interface cable that has the FT232BM/BL chip, then perform the K-line transistor/resistor modifications
Software
- Windows 7
- VMware tools
- VMware view
- GT1/DISv44 for VMware
- VAG-COM drivers (and driver sw mod if chip is FT232RL)
- Wyse pocket cloud pro app
Optional
- Precision sensors and software (i.e.
WBO2 from PLX devices)
Control (keyboard/mouse) via iPhone, display via Nav OBM, minimal mucking about in the ibus. Capability to diagnose/monitor/tweak anytime, anywhere while being not invasive to the factory wiring. This is what's in my head.....but, I lack proof of concept.