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Recommended books for car tech??

by wfairley Oct 5, 2008 1:17PM PDT

I found a book at the local public library called "Geek My Ride", which has some excellent information on communicating with the vehicle's bus system, but the edition I found was 2005. Are there any newer books with information on connecting my laptop to my vehicle's network? I would love to create a fully digital dashboard, with instruments that I can "skin" like most mp3 players!

- Woody Fairley

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Start reading online

by gurnx Oct 21, 2008 5:48AM PDT

Hi, sounds like a cool project. Part of your question will depend on what bus system(s) your vehicle has- if you're running CANBUS than you can start reading online:

http://www.interfacebus.com/Design_Connector_CAN.html

Happy Data reading