The Car Computer and Heads Up Display (AKA I.M.P.I.) is a microcontroller-based digital control system to read sensors, display information, and control hardware. For the curious, I.M.P.I. stands for Interactive Money Pit Interface, for obvious reasons.
The minimal automotive head unit is a microcontroller-based digital control, sensor reading, and display system to modernize older vehicles while allowing superior expandability options. It can control music, climate control, and more, while also displaying useful navigation and environmental information.
A few days of work, I now have a new prototype mainboard, along with a host of new and updated code implementing much-needed functionality including vehicle voltage sensing, power-off autosaving, a real-time clock, and display dimming control. Read about the progress!
Read Full PostMy 2001 Nissan Xterra is the center of many of my projects. The 5-Speed manual transmission and late 90's engineering make it a simple machine to work on (with caveats), so it's a great platform to learn and experiment on.
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