Welcome to PHP Car Computer ( phputer ) site
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Intro :-)
What is phputer ? Car multimedia system using php gtk as a frontend and gentoo OS as a backend.
Whole system is running on Asus EEE 901 subnotebook with gentoo OS in my (my wifes ) Citroen C5 as a replacement
for original very poor and old Siemens VDO system.
Features
TFT 800x480
Weather display support
Playing MP3 and OGG digital files
Playing any kind of VIDEO files supported by mplayer
5+1 sound ( 4+0 now, no center, subwoofer installed yet )
File browser
Playlist for audio
Random, Volume, Mute, Treble and Bass control
LCD Brightness control manual + automatic ( time based )
Direct internet update
Automatic WIFI connect
Automatic bluetooth internet connect
DVB Scanning functionality
DVB TV + radio playback
Tile map server support
Google locator support
Live GPS data
Hardware
Asus EEE 901, 1.6Mhz CPU, 1gb ram, Wifi,bluetooth
USB Hub
Small usb keyboard - inside radio panel
Large external USB keyboard
A-Open USB flashkey 4GB - source of media
SDHC 4GB card - auxiliary disk space for OS
DVB AF9015 reciver + external amplifier antena
MSI Bluetooth GPS receiver + external antena
Citroen C5 JBL sound system
Software
OS Gentoo 2008
PHP 5.2
SQLITE
PHP GTK extension
ALSA sound system
VLC Player - music
Mplayer - video and dvb
Navit - navigation software
Bluez - bluetooth stack
GPSD - GPS receiver
Input
Keys only - there is plenty of touch control interaces but no interface for keys only control - which i was looking for
added simple touchscreen interface
Functionality status + roadmap :) - this roadmap is old - i'm rewriting core of the system
Playing Music - 95% done
Playing Video - 95% done
Receiving DVB - 80% done, working ok, need to finish tuning interface ...
Bluetooth - 70% done, need to finish PIN control interface
WIFI Net - 80% done, need to tune antena placement
GPS position - 90% done, problems related to Bluetooth receiver
VAN Comm modul - 0% done
Navigation - 50% done
Automatic fast boot - 30% done
Reverse camera - 0% done
Internet GUI - 20% done
LCD Brightness control - 90% done - manual+automatic is working, need to tune it little bit
Weather display support - 95% done
Few pictures from interface
Main screen:
System info:
Media screen:
File Browser:
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