redbaeren
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Custom head unit

Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:45 am

Hello, I'm new to the forums. Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

But I've done research and everyone that uses a Raspberry Pi as a head unit seems to transfer the audio to a normal headunit. I'm looking into making the Pi a standalone. The plan is to use a Pi4 or Pi3B as I have both, a PiJuice HAT to keep the system running when the ignition is off, a Piano 2.1 HiFi DAC, a 7 inch touchscreen, and a 12v to 5v converter. I wanna install a custom os, I'm aware of the open auto, but I recently switched to an iPhone so I need something compatible with the CarPlay. As for audio, I wanna use the DAC and connect it directly to the amplifiers (4 channel for front and rear and a monoblock for the subs).

Is there something I'm missing or does this sound like a solid plan?

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Re: Custom head unit

Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:51 am

redbaeren wrote:
Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:45 am
Hello, I'm new to the forums. Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

But I've done research and everyone that uses a Raspberry Pi as a head unit seems to transfer the audio to a normal headunit. I'm looking into making the Pi a standalone. The plan is to use a Pi4 or Pi3B as I have both, a PiJuice HAT to keep the system running when the ignition is off, a Piano 2.1 HiFi DAC, a 7 inch touchscreen, and a 12v to 5v converter. I wanna install a custom os, I'm aware of the open auto, but I recently switched to an iPhone so I need something compatible with the CarPlay. As for audio, I wanna use the DAC and connect it directly to the amplifiers (4 channel for front and rear and a monoblock for the subs).

Is there something I'm missing or does this sound like a solid plan?

Apple Car Play post:

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 35&t=76298
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