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Adding Android Auto as Non-Permanent Add-On with Raspberry Pi -- Episode 520

 

Cars can last a long time, they certainly outlast the fast pace of tech advances. So I thought I'd see if I could add some modern conveniences to a slightly older car using a Raspberry Pi and Android Auto.

 

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Bill of Material:

Product Name Manufacturer Quantity Buy Kit
RPI4-MODBP-8GB Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 8GB RAM Raspberry-Pi 1 Buy Now
83-17980 Development Board, ChronoPi Real Time Clock (RTC) Module, For Raspberry Pi MACETECH 1 Buy Now
25HK-AB-120A250-D56-FR AC/DC Power Supply, ITE, 1 Output, 30 W, 12 V, 2.5 A Ideal Power 1 Buy Now
767KS17 SEALED POWER PLG, 5A, 30VDC, 2.1MM PIN DIA SWITCHCRAFT/CONXALL 1 Buy Now
TSRASPI10-16GB MIRCO SD CARD PRELOADED W/NOOBS, 16GB TRANSCEND 1 Buy Now
TOUCHSCREEN 10.1 Touchscreen Display, 10.1″, IPS HD Resolution, Raspberry Pi Compute Module/A/A+/2/3B/3B+/4 Multicomp Pro 1 Buy Now
BC517-D74Z NPN Transistors ONSEMI 1 Buy Now
Additional Parts Manufacturer Quantity
0.5mm 2 core Flex cable ~1M
TP223 touch sensor
Wire (small gague, mutiple colours help!)
Miscellaneous metal and screws
LED
5V Fan
Resistors

 

Attachments:
David Edwards - Additional.zip

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  • in reply to AShiftySpock

    Apologies for the delay, I took the time today to take it out to properly draw a scematic too. Long story short, there are screws fitted to captive nuts that grab onto the "shade" part of the dash and clamp down. To make sure they don't bite into the dash too much, I used a few spacers:

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    Covers removes for illustrative purposes!

  • in reply to siwinter

    Apologies for the delay! I have had some time off from the day job, so took the time to take it out and document it properly!

  • Was wondering how you mounted this to the dash without destructively screwing in the mount, have you got any pictures of this? I was also wondering if you knew where would be best to look for some place that sell the screen without the Pi to make it a bit cheaper? I already have a couple Pi 3s lying around the house.

  • in reply to a531016

    Hi, any good in finding it?  Thanks

  • in reply to siwinter

    Good question, I thought there was one in the attachments. Let me have a look and I'll see what I can find for you!

  • Hi, do you have sketch of the wiring? Im bit confused just seeing it on video. Thanks

  • in reply to koudelad

    Thank you! I'm glad you lIked it! Let us know if you build your own!

  • Fantastic and useful project. Thank you, David, I made a bookmark.

  • in reply to glennvanderveer

    Perfect! Well don't forget to blog about the build and share the result with us - or better publish a video!

  • This could not be more timely.  I have a 2013 Ford Focus (the radio actually is a piece of garbage), and the latest upgrade of my Pixel 5 to android 12, disabled the Android Auto over Bluetooth...