Samsung Galaxy Tablet 2 7.0 Installed in NaviHood - Completed!
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Nav Controls
Did you already have the stock nav? If so, were you able to do anything with the stock nav controls - the joystick/buttons?
I'm finding it difficult to find any information about that aspect of the stock nav.
I'm finding it difficult to find any information about that aspect of the stock nav.
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I have a samsung galaxy 2 7" and I have tried all the programs mentioned but can't get any of them to turn the tablet on and off for some reason. Tasker even says the device is not supported when you click the "turn on display" function. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
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i used two fuse taps to the fuse box in the footwell. one for the tablet which was connected to a cigarette lighter socket and the other was for the permanent live to the satnav hood. i then took another acc from the cigarette lighter itself and just used a fuse tap on that.
for the ground i just found a ground point behind the radio somewhere.
for the ground i just found a ground point behind the radio somewhere.
I'd totally love to hear everyone else's methods for wiring power to their tablets as well!
I've decided to go with the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 for my Car Tablet. shouldn't be any issues with mounting as it is ~1.5mm shorter than the Galaxy Tab 2. Also, another deciding factor for the Lenovo was the offiline GPS and built in internal roll cage. Probably will come in handy considering Virginia roads suck!!
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I have a samsung galaxy 2 7" and I have tried all the programs mentioned but can't get any of them to turn the tablet on and off for some reason. Tasker even says the device is not supported when you click the "turn on display" function. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
i used awesome on off but it stopped working in landscape mode when i did an update to android os. as you've found out.
Thanks for your response, Lareon! I don't think I'll need to fuse tap for the satnav hood, as I've got the stock nav system in the car. Just need to do the tablet....it sounds like you did a fuse tap straight to the cig lighter and then another from acc to the cig lighter? maybe I misunderstood, but why both?
I'd totally love to hear everyone else's methods for wiring power to their tablets as well!
I've decided to go with the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 for my Car Tablet. shouldn't be any issues with mounting as it is ~1.5mm shorter than the Galaxy Tab 2. Also, another deciding factor for the Lenovo was the offiline GPS and built in internal roll cage. Probably will come in handy considering Virginia roads suck!!
I'd totally love to hear everyone else's methods for wiring power to their tablets as well!
I've decided to go with the Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 for my Car Tablet. shouldn't be any issues with mounting as it is ~1.5mm shorter than the Galaxy Tab 2. Also, another deciding factor for the Lenovo was the offiline GPS and built in internal roll cage. Probably will come in handy considering Virginia roads suck!!
i put a fuse tap from the fuse box and attached a cig lighter socket to it, this was to power the tablet, where as i took a direct line from the original cig lighter behind the dash to the satnav hood to power that.
i did it this way so
no.1 the wires for the hood were hidden away.
no.2 if i ever needed to do something with the usb cable for the tablet i could have it behind the glove box, so now if i need to connect my laptop to it i can reach behind pull out the cig lighter socket adapter and just plug the usb into it.
also handy if for some reason the tablet loses charge,,, which it shouldnt, but i can use the socket to connect to a portable power supply i have.
Last edited by Lareon; 03-28-2013 at 11:27 AM.
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Free Hotspot for Galaxy S3
Just wanted to add this,
If you have a galaxy s3 and want to hotspot for free you can download a widget called "HotSpot Toggle Widget" (search in google play store for Fattin Hotspot) add the widget to a home screen. This widget bypasses the phone checking to see if you pay for hotspot and turns it on. I then use a app called FoxFi (free version sets a limit before it disconnects and you have to restart the app).
This works on Galaxy s3 running Jellybean 4.1 (not sure if it works for other versions), for AT&T and Verizon. It will not work for Sprint.
This is a good solution for some of us who are on "grandfathered" unlimited data plans, that do not have hotspot included. I've called AT&T and they said I would have to downgrade to a 5gb data plan with hotspot to have it, which is stupid, since it's the same price.
If you have a galaxy s3 and want to hotspot for free you can download a widget called "HotSpot Toggle Widget" (search in google play store for Fattin Hotspot) add the widget to a home screen. This widget bypasses the phone checking to see if you pay for hotspot and turns it on. I then use a app called FoxFi (free version sets a limit before it disconnects and you have to restart the app).
This works on Galaxy s3 running Jellybean 4.1 (not sure if it works for other versions), for AT&T and Verizon. It will not work for Sprint.
This is a good solution for some of us who are on "grandfathered" unlimited data plans, that do not have hotspot included. I've called AT&T and they said I would have to downgrade to a 5gb data plan with hotspot to have it, which is stupid, since it's the same price.
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I have a samsung galaxy 2 7" and I have tried all the programs mentioned but can't get any of them to turn the tablet on and off for some reason. Tasker even says the device is not supported when you click the "turn on display" function. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
Edit- *Actually Awesome on/off will turn it on only if it is rotated up in portrait mode??*
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Arduino stepper controll
Im trying to get the stepper motor in the hood to work with the arudino (unfortunately my hood is missing the original PCB), but I dont have much experience with electronics (im a doctor) and I was wondering if you could share the code you used on the arduino. I aiming to do something much more simple that your setup, open button to open the hood, tilt to reverse the stepper direction and close the hood.
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Screen Display Size?
Did you guys have to cut the Navi Hood to fit the screen display, or did you use an app of some sort to fit the screen display to the opening of the Navi Hood?
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Gotcha.....what about once the tablet is already mounted, did you have to resize the output display on the tablet so that everything was view-able through the navi hood opening?
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That is a sweet set up. I would love to do that since I never use nav system.
Has anyone done this commercially yet?
That could be a nice gig.
Has anyone done this commercially yet?
That could be a nice gig.
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I did it slightly different, I cut out the motherboard to front panel connectors from an old computer and just used those on the pins on the back of the nav controller (was easier than soldering or any of that).
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It's really not much harder than putting a aftermarket radio into a car. You will need to understand basic wiring diagrams, how to solder, and how to use a dremel.
It took me about 3 months start to finish for this project, but that included getting the hood, which took awhile to find. About 3 weeks for the stupid "L" shaped headphone jack to come in from china, and probably a week of me not wanting to give up the tablet to the car.