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Re: [GMCnet] 4.8 MPG [message #324211 is a reply to message #324192] Fri, 22 September 2017 14:17 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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HUD is known technology. Fighter aircraft started the idea, then commercial
and private aviation, now it has trickled down to automobiles. Aftermarket
suppliers now can fix you up with just about any technology your heart
desires. All it takes is GMC bucks. I figure anything that keeps your eyes
on the road and off the dashboard is a good thing. Inattentive drivers
cause lots of problems on the road, and they are not all using hand held
devices. Old farts with too many gages are just as much of a hazard.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 8:39 AM, wrote:

> Whole Hog is not a fantasy.... Do an Ebay search for a portable LCD
> projector with an HDMI interface. (Spend about $40.00 or so).... We are
> staring out a perfect screen.... Don't know if it is daylight readable
> though.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "James Hupy"
> To: "gmclist"
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 7:55:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 4.8 MPG
>
> Why not go "whole hog" and make it a heads up display with projection
> capability. Then you could read the info off the windshield, where your
> eyes should be focused anyway. Just sayin'.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Or
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
> On Sep 21, 2017 7:50 AM, wrote:
>
> I'm leaning that way as well. I have a 4 line by 20 character Vacuum
> Fluorescent Display that I want to use, which is definitely not PI
> compatible. If I could re-position the display, a 5" or 7" touchscreen
> could be used. I want to have the display part look like it could have been
> installed at Pontiac originally.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "John Phillips"
> To: "gmclist"
> Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 11:38:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 4.8 MPG
>
> Rick,
> I vote for the pie. That way you can add more functionality later.
> I also vote for GPS rather than speedometer connection. It should be more
> accurate and easier to integrate to the MH.
> Here is an instructables link
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-GPS-Tracker/
> and here is a $20 GPS GPS USB dongle
> https://jet.com/product/detail/e1edbb89de4e4ce3add7f632c1995f
> 25?jcmp=pla:ggl:NJ_dur_Gen_Electronics_a3:Electronics_
> GPS_Navigation_GPS_System_Accessories_a3:na:PLA_785706713_43735003609_aud-
> 303405841869:pla-307670825895:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&pid=
> kenshoo_int&c=785706713&is_retargeting=true&clickid=
> 43cd3370-05e7-4ce6-8dfb-
> d3abbda5f03e
> used in that project.
>
> There are many other GPS solutions
> With the pi you should be able to run data through a spreadsheet to do a
> bunch of math, pick out the pertinent data and store it in a different
> sheet then zero the original sheet and do it again. Lessor boards are not
> compatible with this kind of approach.
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 9:58 AM, wrote:
>
>> Started working on just such a project. Found a fuel rated flow meter at
>> futurelec for about $20.00. I also will need to upgrade my speedometer
> with
>> an electronic one so that I can get pulses to count (for speed). Planning
>> on using either an Arduino Mega or a Rasberry Pi control computer, screen
>> will be a Nextion 3.5" touchscreen. Computer parts will be less than
> $100.
>> Don't know what the newer Autometer speedometer setup will cost yet.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "John Phillips"
>> To: "gmclist"
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 7:44:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] 4.8 MPG
>>
>> Anyone dream of a car computer that shows instantaneous MPG and range
> left
>> in the tank?
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Jerry Burt
> wrote:
>>
>>> I gave up checking mpg. I got from 12 - 6 mpg on the same trip. (mostly
>>> flat) I can never be sure how much my fill-up is because of pump
> nozzles
>> and
>>> how I hold my mouth.
>>>
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>>> 77 Palm Beach
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