Aurora Tips, Tricks, Mods & Info - CarPC 'Autotainment'

Aurora CarPC:

The CarPC basically does everything you could imagine desiring in an automotive vehicle entertainment system. Play any and all types of digital media, route/plan trips and track your location with GPS. Scan for OBD-II diagnostics codes if MIL is present or simply log sensor data and values for trouble shooting. Internet and weather at your fingertips. As well hands-free bluetooth calling. Anything you can dream of!

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GPS

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Back-Up Cam

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Music

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Relay Board App(Control Any 12v device via toush screen) As of now Mono and 4 Ch amplifer as well as LED Rear Panel On/Off)

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OBD-II Diagnostic and Digital Dashboard

Hardware:

Monitor - VM70 7" LCD Widescreen Touchscreen Monitor

* 7 inch TFT LCD WVGA/VGA touchscreen color display
* Native Resolution 800x480 (supports up to 1680x1050 formatted)
* Widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio
* PAL/NTSC
* Mount Type: Dashboard or Headrest
* Video Input: VGA input (15 pin D-SUB), USB interface
* 2 RCA video inputs
* Display brightness (with touchscreen): 300cd/m� Contrast Ratio: 250
* More Info at Link

Motherboard - Migrus C787-1.5G D3U

* VIA C7 1.5G processors
* Chipset VIA CN700 + VT8237RP Chipset
* 1 Gb Memory 1 x DDR2 400/533 DIMM
* Graphics VIA UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Core
* More Info at Link Above

Power Supply - DCX3.1209 ATX/ITX DC-DC 12V Input, 90W Output

* Designed for automotive environment.
* Start the engine; your PC is ready to go. When you switch off the ignition the PC can go into shut down, standby or hibernate modes automatically, no switch to fiddle or fuss.
* More Info at Link Above

GPS Device - Garmin 20x

* A sleek, thin, high-sensitivity GPS receiver with a USB connection.

USB Relay Board - USB Eight Channel Relay Controller, RS232 Serial controlled, 12V

* The general purpose of the Relay board is connection to a PC's USB port using VCP (Virtual COM port). Control devices using your PC.

Sound Card - Zalman RSSC

* External 5.1-channel stereo sound card

OBD-II Engine Diagnostics - ELM327 1.5a OBD II USB CAN-BUS Scanner

* Read diagnostic trouble codes, both generic and manufacturer-specific, and display their meaning
* Clear trouble codes and turn off the MIL ("Check Engine" light)
* Data graphing and logging
* Freeze Frame data

USB Hub - Generic 5v Powered Hub

Four Channel Amplifier - PBC AMP-168

* Bass & Treble & Valume control & Balance & Forward/backward
* Remote control
* Thermal/Overload/short circuit protection
* 80Watts x 4 channel output

WiFi - Generic USB Adapter

Bluetooth - Generic Bluetooth Adapter

Back-Up Camera - Pyle PLCM24IR

Will add additional hardware and software info at a later date...

Bezel Fabrication: