50 Awesome Auto Projects for the Evil Genius [平裝]

Foreword　xiii
Acknowledgments　xv
Introduction　xvii
Chapter 1　Instrumentation　1
Project 1　Constructing a Digital Gauge　1
You Will Need　1
Tools　1
Project 2　Adding a Lamp Failure Monitor　4
You Will Need　4
Tools　4
Circuit Operation　4
Construction　4
Introducing ... The LM391x Series of ICs　5
So How Do We Go About Building a Digital Dashboard ...　6
Using the LM3915/6 Effectively in Your Own Designs　6
Project 3　Constructing a Simple Voltmeter　7
You Will Need　7
Tools　7
Project 4　Constructing the Mixture Meter　8
You Will Need　8
Tools　8
Calibration Procedure　9
Troubleshooting　10
Project 5　Installing an EGO Sensor　10
You Will Need　10
Tools　10
One-Wire EGO Sensor　11
Two-Wire EGO Sensor (ISO-EGO Sensor)　11
Three-Wire EGO Sensor (HEGO Sensor)　11
Four-Wire EGO Sensor (ISO HEGO Sensor)　11
Troubleshooting　11
Out-of-Car Testing and Inspection　11
In-Car Testing and Inspection　12
Project 6　Building an Expandable VU Meter　12
You Will Need (Per Channel)　12
Tools　12
Project 7　Building a Digital Tachometer　13
You Will Need　13
Tools　13
Project 8　Adding a Voice Enunciator　14
You Will Need　14
Tools　14
Chapter 2　Comfort Features　17
Electric Door Mirrors Explained　17
Project 9　Installing Electric Door Mirrors　18
You Will Need　18
Tools　18
Project 10　Installing Electric Windows　20
Type 1 Aftermarket Window Kits　21
Type 2 Aftermarket Window Kits　22
Type 3 Aftermarket Window Kits　22
You Will Need　23
Tools　23
Mechanical Installation　23
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Step 424
Step 524
Step 624
Step 725
Step 825
Step 925
Step 1025
Electrical Installation　26
Troubleshooting　26
Project 11　Installing Heated Seats　27
You Will Need　27
Tools　27
Troubleshooting　29
Project 12　Installing a Lumbar Support　30
You Will Need　30
Tools　30
Installation Instructions for a Front-Mounted Bladder　31
Installation Instructions for a Rear-Mounted Bladder　31
Installation Instructions for a Seat Pouch or Pump　31
Installation of Wiring　31
Troubleshooting　32
Chapter 3　Intelligent Functions　33
Project 13　Installing an Automatic Head-lamp Switch　33
You Will Need　33
Tools　34
Project 14　Installing Automatic Dip-Beam Lights　35
You Will Need　35
Tools　35
Project 15　Installing Simple Intelligent Wipers　36
You Will Need　36
Tools　36
Project 16　Constructing a Rain Sensor　37
You Will Need　37
Tools　37
Project 17　Installing Advanced Intelligent Wipers　38
Principle of Operation　38
You Will Need　39
Tools　39
Locating the Sensor　40
Electrical Installation　41
Troubleshooting　41
Resetting the Raintronic　42
Reinitializing Raintronic　42
Advanced Intelligent Wipers in Action!　42
Project 18　Installing Cruise Control　43
Safety and the Cruise Control　44
You Will Need　44
Tools　45
Electrical Installation　46
Troubleshooting　49
Entering the Diagnostic Mode　49
Testing the Resume/Accelerate Button　51
Testing the Brake Switch　51
Looking to the Future　53
Chapter 4　Security and Safety　55
Project 19　Adding High-Level Mirror-Mounted Indicators　55
You Will Need　55
Tools　55
Troubleshooting　57
Project 20　Adding Puddle Lights　58
You Will Need　58
Tools　58
Project 21　Installing a Total Closure Module　59
Project 22　Installing Central Locking　60
You Will Need　61
Installing Central-Locking Motors　61
How It Works　62
Project 23　Installing Heated Washer Jets　62
You Will Need　62
Tools　62
Installation　63
Hydraulic Installation　64
Electrical Installation　64 
Operation　64
Project 24　Building a Homing Device　65
You Will Need　65
Tools　65
Project 25　Installing a GPS Vehicle Tracker　66
You Will Need　66
Tools　67
Mechanical Installation　67
Electrical Installation　67
Software Installation　67
Software Configuration　68
Project 26　Installing a Reversing Camera　69
You Will Need　69
Tools　69
Project 27　Installing a Rear-Obstacle Sensing System　70
You Will Need　70
Tools　70
Operating the ROSS　73
Project 28　Constructing Dome-Light Dimmer Delay　73
Chapter 5　A Computer in Your Car　75
Car Computer Basics　75
AutoCom ACEX C3　76
Project 29　Installing the AutoCom ACEX C3　76
You Will Need　76
Tools　77
Building Your Own Car PC　78
Mini/Nano ITX　78
Processors　79
Memory　80
Motherboard Options　80
Case Styles　80
Case Controls, Buttons, and LEDs　83
You Will Need　84
Troubleshooting　84
Constructing Your Own Case/Modifying a Standard Project Case　84
Motorbike PCs?　87
Other Car Computers for Consideration　87
Chapter 6　Power Supplies　89
Split-Charging Systems　89
Project 30　Installing a Split Charger　90
You Will Need　90
Tools　90
How the Circuit Functions　90
Inverters　91
DC-to-DC Power Supplies　91
Startup and Shutdown Controllers　92
Project 31　Connecting an External Device to an OPUS Power Supply　93
You Will Need　93
Tools　94
BIOS Settings　94
Operating System Settings　94
Electrical Installation　95
Operating the Power Supply　96
Troubleshooting　97
ATX Power Connection　98
Chapter 7　Display Technologies　99
Display Technologies　99
Liquid Crystal Displays　99
How LCDs Work　99
Vacuum Fluorescent Displays　100 
How VFDs Work　100
Display Formats　100
Alphanumeric Displays　100
Adding a Text Display to Your Car PC　100
Autoroute　190
Microsoft MapPoint　191
Other Programs　191
Epilogue　193
Appendix A　195
Appendix B　199
Index　201