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Marklar

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Im wanting to put a pc in my truck I got a 2000 s-10 and want to interface with the onboard computer so I can build a custom dash and use a wide LCD where my gauges are so I can make a custon gauge cluster. Well I know a way to hook the pc to my truck but it requires building a special interface box thats kinda hard to build I even got the chip needed for it from maxim ic but is there any place out there that sells one of these premade?
 
I not sure if there premade!
I think if you did do this project putting a LCD in your dash or Gauge Cluster would be superhard.
I would probley be easier to get a mount for your LCD then to make your own.
To put that comp in there you might have to get some long Mouse cables and keyboard cables.
good luck
 
Marklar said:
Im wanting to put a pc in my truck I got a 2000 s-10 and want to interface with the onboard computer so I can build a custom dash and use a wide LCD where my gauges are so I can make a custon gauge cluster. Well I know a way to hook the pc to my truck but it requires building a special interface box thats kinda hard to build I even got the chip needed for it from maxim ic but is there any place out there that sells one of these premade?
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Is that even legal?

Anyways, what you'll need to do is find out what kind of microcontroller your car uses. Find out what data it reads, and route that data to a port on your computer. Chances are, it will use a Motorola 68HC series microcontroller, which feature asynchronous serial I/O, synchronous serial peripheral I/O, and several 8-bit parallel general purpose I/O ports. That gives you lots of options for connecting to your computer's serial or parallel ports. You just need some documentation for your car's onboard microcontroller, and some technical know-how for dealing with the microcontroller. I have some experience with the Motorola 68HC11/68HC12 series, and I find them to be very easy to learn. You just need to find out more about what interfaces you're dealing with, then we can help you out with the rest.

If you really want to do this, I'd suggest you have this thread moved to the Electronics forum, where there will be more experienced folk to help you out.
 
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