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Originally Posted by Averying
Curious about the dimensions on the MFD. wonder if it could fit in the cubby space for those of us with non-nav cars
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The factory Nav screen is only usable with the nav unit, as it uses a special 2 wire video interface called GVIF (gigibit video interface)
The visible screen is 7" (measured diagonal) with an outside dimensions of: 7" x 4.5"
At Gregory Brettin's request, I am looking into developing a stand alone 7" LCD screen for his custom "fibreglass cubby screen holder" (my words, not his!)
Driving a large 7" display with a microcontroller is a little challenging.
In order to get 30 frames per second for a smooth display, it requires a data rate of 5.76 million bytes per second (@ 4 bits/colour)
Yes, you could use a Raspberry Pi, but I *hate* the 20-30 second boot up EVERY TIME you start your car.
A microcontroller start up is less than 1 second when you have a 1 second splash screen. (Meaning it is almost an instant start up)
Development of the 7" gauge display will start in the new year.