Re: [Gumstix-users] Possible Usage Question

[gnmckinney <gar...@gm...>]

Hi jdas,

It should be possible to use one of the Overo series units to do everything
you mentioned here in your posting - and even more if you use the Overo
Water or Fire com units (they both have 802.11g wireless and Bluetooth
hardware on-board) but you may want to research some before committing to
the Overo line.  The reason I make this statement is some previous posts
here have mentioned the audio output section seems to be noise prone and the
hardware developers at Gumstix are looking into the cause... and I have not
seen any indication yet as to a fix for the issue.

Hopefully they will respond to this posting with an update as to the noise
issue as I too want to put an Overo in my vehicles for the same reasons as
you have mentioned with the additional capabilities the wireless and
bluetooth would allow in the system =^D .

I don't know if you are familar with OpenEmbeded but that is the system used
to develop the applications for the Overo line - the operating system is
Linux and there are several GUI systems already available with Android in
the wings (soon to come) so GUI development should be rather easy.  There
are instuctions on the Gumstix developers site on how to setup a development
system based on OpenEmbedded and there are people here (including the
Gumstix developers) who offer advice and guidance with issues you may run
across in working with the Gumstix line.

Hope this answers some of your questions!  The Overo line is quite capable
but you will not find a turn-key system (yet).

gm...


jdas wrote:
> 
> I have been using a laptop computer (Lenovo IdeaPad S10) hooked up to a
> VGA touchscreen (VGA adapter + USB to control the "mouse") in my car for a
> little while, acting as a multimedia center. I would ideally like to cut
> the laptop out of it so that I don't have to constantly swap out my laptop
> (it's the same one I use for work). What I'd like to do is use a Gumstix
> or comparable system with a USB hard drive or key (8GB should be
> sufficient for now), hooked up to the touchscreen and audio-out through
> the car stereo (FM transmitter or cassette tape adapter). Granted that I'd
> probably have to custom-write any GUI that I plan to use to access & play
> the music, how feasible is this system? I understand that I would need a
> DVI->VGA adapter because the Gumstix products only do HDMI->DVI natively.
> 
 
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