wraggster
January 2nd, 2013, 22:49
http://hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/ipad-mini-dash-install.jpg?w=580&h=427
The work which [Mark] did to mount this iPad mini in the dashboard (http://www.f150forum.com/f38/ipad-mini-dash-install-184699/) of his Ford truck is commendable. It looks like it came from the factory this way, and the functionality matches that illusion.
He actually started the project before he had the iPad mini on hand. A PDF that mapped out the exact dimensions was used as a template for the layout and alteration. He took the stereo controls out of the original faceplate. That opening was made to fit the screen by cutting, adding putty, then sanding and finishing.
Since the bezel won’t let [Mark] get at any of the buttons on the iPad itself he picked up an external home button on eBay and mounted it just to the left of the screen. Inside the dashboard a docking connector is responsible for powering the tablet and connecting it to the sound system. There’s even a WiFi connection thanks to the MiFi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi) system he mounted in the overhead console.
http://hackaday.com/2013/01/02/a-very-dash-ing-ipad-mini/
The work which [Mark] did to mount this iPad mini in the dashboard (http://www.f150forum.com/f38/ipad-mini-dash-install-184699/) of his Ford truck is commendable. It looks like it came from the factory this way, and the functionality matches that illusion.
He actually started the project before he had the iPad mini on hand. A PDF that mapped out the exact dimensions was used as a template for the layout and alteration. He took the stereo controls out of the original faceplate. That opening was made to fit the screen by cutting, adding putty, then sanding and finishing.
Since the bezel won’t let [Mark] get at any of the buttons on the iPad itself he picked up an external home button on eBay and mounted it just to the left of the screen. Inside the dashboard a docking connector is responsible for powering the tablet and connecting it to the sound system. There’s even a WiFi connection thanks to the MiFi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi) system he mounted in the overhead console.
http://hackaday.com/2013/01/02/a-very-dash-ing-ipad-mini/