<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Having completed the v3.x hardware, and being a complete masochist for this, I’m now working with China to see what is possible as a display (for OVMS and other projects).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The idea is to have a small enclosure that includes:</div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">A 3.5” backlit LCD display.</li><li class="">Four touch buttons (as touch-screen too hard to use in a moving vehicle) - Up, Down, Enter, Back/Cancel.</li><li class="">A WROVER32 (probably 4MB flash to keep costs down, but perhaps 16MB is possible). This has 4MB SPIRAM.</li><li class="">MicroSD or SD card slot (full speed 4 wire).</li><li class="">USB for firmware flashing and console access.</li><li class="">Bluetooth</li><li class="">Wifi</li><li class="">Connection for:</li><ul class=""><li class="">Power (12V regulated)</li><li class="">Data (async bus)</li><li class="">CAN (one single CAN bus)</li></ul><li class="">Expansion via internal GPIO headers</li><li class="">OVMS firmware</li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This could be a display for OVMS, or in general be a very flexible form of in-car or general purpose hacker display.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The entire project would be geared towards getting the cost down. I’m trying to get an idea of what we can get this done for.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">What do people think? Is this any use?<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards, Mark.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><u class=""><b class="">1] Easily obtainable enclosure</b></u></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The idea being to use this along with a standard car mount (perhaps magnetic - there are lots)</div><div class=""><img naturalheight="994px" naturalwidth="1500px" currentsize="13" style="" apple-inline="yes" id="C36A82F7-3F80-49AC-817C-7F24F93EB16A" src="cid:0806BE67-DCD6-4BD0-A1D4-C665FBAF968C" class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="4872924F-211D-40E8-988D-41F0D5E8FB41" src="cid:3EF3BB20-53DB-4EA7-B015-EBB4B546B8A9" class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="63CE3158-4C26-4F32-94A6-5CB939170CB0" src="cid:81B0DF78-6201-412D-8C37-5FA44A10CC5E" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="23C9FAB1-CD21-4CCA-81A1-529DB7EEFE85" src="cid:057A8DD6-CFBA-4F8C-A34B-B5776DBE5B33" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><u class="">2] Other examples, for comparison</u></b></div><div class=""><img id="<1f6d36f5$1$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com>" alt="PastedGraphic-3.tiff" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" src="cid:1f6d36f5$1$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com"></div><div class=""><img id="<be0923f$4$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com>" alt="VC-01-03" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" src="cid:be0923f$4$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com"></div><div class=""><img id="<39c78b1e$3$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com>" alt="8" apple-inline="yes" class="Apple-web-attachment Singleton" src="cid:39c78b1e$3$162845d3397$Coremail$guangzhouxinghai$163.com"></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></body></html>