[V8] radio display

[dsaad@icehouse.net]

I don't think you will ever get an after market unit to use this display. It is
a very propriatary unit for Audi only.

However, it seems to use a very simple communication scheme (one data line, one
clock - I did look at it once :-).

If the right fella (meaning a electronics geek with lots of time on his hands)
were properly inclined, this could be a fun microcontroller project.
You could use the display for just about anything you wanted. I always thought a
boost controller would be cool - but then I would have to get some turbos....

Also cool would be a diagnostic code display. Believe it or not, I don't think
the aforementioned geek would have all that much trouble with that one. There
are off the shelf chips out there already that convert the diagnostic bus to
RS-232. I believe the codes for this ECU are also known.



Dave

Quoting diemarthadie at aol.com:

> So, has anyone installed an aftermarket unit that will feed the proper data
> package to the dash to show the station information on the existing display?
> Just wondering... it's nice to have it, but not necessary...
>
> John
> 90 V8Q
> Baltimore
> now featuring 3 baby seats...
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