You would need some kind of electronic device/software
pakage to convert the digital or analog sender signals
to a graphical presentation, then into a composite
video signal. You could send that real-time video
signal to a dash mounted LCD monitor or heads-up
windshield video projector.

Sounds like a future project, probably using a laptop
with some type of engine monitoring software and
outputing it via composite video to an LCD monitor. It
would be nice to utilize a WinAmp type skin as the
base for the graphics.

The aircraft community uses a self-contained unit like
this: (http://users.mweb.co.za/r/ra/rainier/ems.htm)

Anythings possible, you are only limited by your
imagination and your pocketbook.

I am still looking for a GPS with a composite video
output, but it looks like interfacing with a laptop is
the only solution right now.

Tim

--- John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> wrote:
> This has prompted the recall of a car that my
> brother-in-law had that
> had a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube - ie, TV tube) in the
> dash that was
> connected to an on-board computer that gave all
> kinds of readouts
> directly on screen while driving. I thought this to
> be very cool. Don't
> remember what kind of vehicle but a Detroit built
> American automobile.
> With the advances made in electronics, the use of
> LEDs or silver crystal
> readouts, etc, would seem possible to create a
> similar system that could
> pick off signals from various points on the Vanagon
> and give readouts on
> a single screen mounted somewhere  on the dash of
> our beloved Vans.
>
> Just wondering if any of our List Members with
> electronics  knowledge
> would have some ideas of how this can be done, or
> could do such a thing,
> sort of like Darrels Digifant Digitool, but a bit
> more sophisticated.
>
> Just Sunday Morning mental meanderings.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>

=====
Tim Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
Winter Park, Florida
http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink [Vanagon] Album

__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site
http://webhosting.yahoo.com