Re: [914ev] Digest for 914ev@googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 1 Topic

[Paul Jorgensen]

Dumb question:

What are you monitoring and through which protocall , i.e., rs232, mod bus, CAN bus thru Blue tooth, etc? I have CAN bus on the Azure Drive and the BMS but don't know how to get into a ipad or android.  Any help would be appreciated.

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• Mini Tablet display in cockpit? [4 Updates]

 Mini Tablet display in cockpit?

Mark Brems <mcb...@gmail.com> Nov 14 12:12PM -0800  

Hey All,
 
Whomever here has installed or researched mini tablets permanently
installed
for display of EV data, could you kindly make some recommendations?
 
I'm looking at the Nexus 7, but it seems like overkill when all I need for
now is
to run the Torque app. There seems to be a plethora of 7" tabs out there
that
are much less expensive that will run most Android apps. There's even one
from
the Philippines called a "Torque!"
 
I was looking at something as simple as a Nook, rooted to run apps, but I
will also need bluetooth to get the data via a OBD2 to the tablet.
 
Any suggestions?
 
McB


 

Louis Basel <louis...@gmail.com> Nov 14 10:30PM +0100  

Hi Mark,
 
No actual experience with this, but another thing to possibly consider is a
low power computer. They can be around 5W power draw, but may be easier to
interface with.
 
Two I'm aware of are Raspberry Pi and Tiny Green PC.
 
http://www.raspberrypi.org/about
http://www.tinygreenpc.com/
 
Good luck!
Louis
 
 
 
 


 

Michael Brown <mwbr...@gmail.com> Nov 14 04:28PM -0800  

It all depends on how good your eyes are from the distance of where it
will be mounted. I'm using my Droid Bionic mounted to the dashboard
and it's just a little too far away and small, but I'm not going to
invest in a bigger device just for the car.
 
--
 
Mike Brown
 
"There has never been a war over electricity and there never will be."
-- Paul Scott, Founding member of Plug In America.
 
 


 

Mark Brems <mcb...@gmail.com> Nov 14 05:34PM -0800  

Check all these out:
 
http://www.lightinthebox.com/narrow/android-4-0_v38445t0/7-inch_v38577t0/android-tablets_c4781/All-3?currency=USD&litb_from=paid_adwords_search&gclid=CLfGm9aizbMCFYl7QgodYBwAPQ
 
Some are pretty cheap. For under a hundred they might just be worth
tinkering with.
 
McB


 

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[Mark Brems]

I'm deep in the Orion BMS manual preparing for the install. I will be using
a CAN adapter sending via Bluetooth.