[Diy_efi] ILIOS for Uego

[Bill & Janet Washington]

Steven,
     Touch screens which can operate with normal 
gloved hands are becoming available:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/a-touch-screen-you-donrsquot-need-to-take-your-gloves-off-for-2015689.html
http://applestorevalencia.com/66321/apple-store-valencia/nokias-new-smartphones-have-touchscreens-that-work-with-gloves-video/

Regards
Bill
On 5/01/2013 10:54 AM, Steven Donegan wrote:
> I have been working on this project for several 
> years - a tablet would work dandy, but I don't 
> do Java or that weird C variant the iPad does 
> (and wouldn't want to have to deal with Apples $ 
> and rules for an app anyway). Android is better 
> - as you can bypass the stores and do direct 
> loads/testing. I am exploring that.
>
> However this is a hobby and the goal is what is 
> important to me - that goal is having a tool 
> customized for Open Road Racing (sscc.us shows 
> what that is about). So at present the system 
> that works is:
>
> Habey seriously dinky (5x5x1.5 inches) 
> indrustrial fanless computer running Debian.
>
> picoLCD 2x20 LCD display with 16 key 4x4 matrix 
> keypad (can be managed by gloved fingers - 
> tablets/phones require conductive touches - 
> nomex kills that idea real quick).
>
> Software in C which I have been doing since C 
> first began so the coding is easy :-)
>
> Bluetooth connection to an OBD-II elm327 device 
> and via USB to a 10 Hz/66 satellite GPS receiver.
>
> When it is in a state I feel comfy with I will 
> gladly post it to the website if the moderator 
> is willing to host it :-)
>
> Mid May is my deadline for it to be ready to 
> race... as of this moment the GPS and display 
> (and all the parsing and math involved) work, 
> the keypad does not yet work and while I have 
> OBD-II libraries I have not yet integrated them.
>
> ____________
> Steven Donegan
> SSCC/NORC Life Member, Car #86
> www.sscc.us
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 1/4/13, jayjunk at laserpubs 
> /<jaysjunk at laserpubs.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: jayjunk at laserpubs
>     <jaysjunk at laserpubs.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] ILIOS for Uego
>     To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
>     Date: Friday, January 4, 2013, 11:24 PM
>
>     It seems like a phone wouldn't be the best
>     choice for an automotive app
>     - too small a display and too expensive. And
>     too much specialized
>     hardware that isn't needed for automotive
>     display and control. How about
>     a cheap tablet?
>     It would only need single touch for most things.
>     For anything you would access while driving,
>     you'd want big "buttons",
>     not controls requiring precise aim.
>
>     What about a display for arbitrary sensors -
>     multiple cheap temperature
>     sensors, etc.?
>
>     Of course, being able to also dock the phone
>     for hands-free functions
>     could be worthwhile.
>
>     Regards
>     Jay
>
>     On 1/3/2013 12:42 PM, Mike wrote:
>     > This link might therefore be of some
>     interest:-
>     >
>     >
>     http://phys.org/news/2013-01-ubuntu-smartphones-ces.html
>     >
>     > At 04:09 AM 4/01/2013, you wrote:
>     >> On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 10:44:18AM -0800,
>     donegan wrote:
>     >>> Funny, I am working on gps snd obd-ii
>     enabled projects. .. for onboard linux and
>     android...
>     >> Anything you can share with us? Links?
>     Project pages?
>     >>
>     >>   --Brian
>     >>
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