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Old 08-18-06, 11:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Finished my jacket with VGA, RS232, USB hub, car charger, audio preamp, ...must see!!
After a lot of work and time I finally finished my jacket like magic box with following features:
  1. VGA out
  2. Serial port with circuit for TTL to RS232 signals conversion.
  3. Car charger
  4. Input for 5v Dell power supply (includes protection against connecting 12v and 5v at a time)
  5. PDA USB client connector.
  6. USB HUB x4 (powered when applying 5v or 12v)
  7. Audio preamplifier with double format output (RCA and mini-jack connectors)

I took plenty of pictures of all building details. I am planning to publish my work at my web page currently under construction.
Here you have a selection of pictures of my final result


VERSION 1

High resolution pictures for bottom attached pics.

(EDIT 08.19.06) More pictures added at posts:

#12:


#15:


#24 Back box taken from a small speaker box:


#27:


#36:



VERSION 2

(EDIT 08.30.06) Version 2 ready. Pictures added at posts:

#70:


#72 All holes filled:


(EDIT 08.31.06)

#81 Shortening wires:


(EDIT 09.19.06)

#91:
THE CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

(EDIT 09.07.06)

#92 Assembling:


#99 Internal USB HUB:



(EDIT 10.06.06) Added video demonstration
See new thread to discuss Aximizer as Carputer:
X51V & Aximizer as Carputer: Video demonstration
Video direct link
(EDIT 11.04.06) Other webs where you can see the video:
YouTube, justanothermobilemonday, Solsie, ingope.in.ohost.de


(EDIT 11.04.06)
Replaced all picture links by the same web hosted pictures with full resolution.
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File Type: jpg jacket2.jpg (98.0 KB, 1006 views)
File Type: jpg jacket3.jpg (99.2 KB, 1515 views)
File Type: jpg jacket4.jpg (94.4 KB, 1104 views)
File Type: jpg jacket5.jpg (87.7 KB, 2473 views)

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Old 08-18-06, 11:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Dang. That is freaking awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 08-18-06, 11:55 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Nice work

[edit] presumabely the audio outputs requires a 4 pole jack in the top of the axim, or have you found audio outputs on the multipin connector?

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Old 08-18-06, 11:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
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pretty cool. any idea what it will cost if you produce them for sale?
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Old 08-18-06, 11:57 AM   #5 (permalink)
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wow! Now that is project worth doing.
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Old 08-18-06, 11:59 AM   #6 (permalink)
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wow. You should sell these. Id buy.
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Old 08-18-06, 12:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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wicked. Patent and sell it. afarre, just a suggestion, add a SirfStar III chipset for GPS. Great job.

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Old 08-18-06, 12:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Very nice
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Old 08-18-06, 12:11 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Great presentation! Hermoso!
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Originally Posted by Bill_Todd
Nice work

[edit] presumabely the audio outputs requires a 4 pole jack in the top of the axim, or have you found audio outputs on the multipin connector?
You have two connector formats for audio output:
RCA (red / white jacks)
Stereo jack exactly the same PDA uses for audio output.

Btw, the preamplifier circuit i has inside is this (user: "I", password: "agree"):
http://www.k9spud.com/vwcdpic/devel/...mp-module.html

I decided to include a preamp because PDA sounds very lower than radio in my car when connected to car stero aux input. Preamp equals all volumes: radio/cd and aux-PDA.
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Old 08-18-06, 12:47 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bigdave240
pretty cool. any idea what it will cost if you produce them for sale?
I did not think about that.

I have used this car holder as starting box and I mouled the rest.
http://www.pdamods.com/proddetail.as...A11CRXDLX50MNT
The unit cost me €45.00 euro including shipping costs.
Unit cames with car charger circuit and X50/X51 connector, so I did not have to buy those components.
Rest of material (RS232, preamp, connectors, wires, etc) could be less than €15.00, but I used also several parts from broken computers I have.
It took me 10 days of my vacations, not bat to be a prototype!.
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Old 08-18-06, 01:09 PM   #12 (permalink)
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More pictures
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(EDIT 11.04.06) Added same pics web hosted with better resolution.
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