How To Install A 7” Android Tablet & Relocate Your Radio - Page 6

bigbaldbloke · 23rd April 2014, 20:00

Dave, if you're really feeling adventurous I've seen people open tablets and wire an external GPS in place of the internal one. It'd be a gentler strain on the tablet's resources too.

DaveyC · 23rd April 2014, 20:08

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Originally Posted by bigbaldbloke

Dave, if you're really feeling adventurous I've seen people open tablets and wire an external GPS in place of the internal one. It'd be a gentler strain on the tablet's resources too.

Adventure already done mate. Opened it up and popped on an antenna but its down to the chipset. Its pants and well known as a pile of poop. Made zero difference. The tablet is wired to a 12v supply GPS unit into the car, to get around this issue.

bigbaldbloke · 23rd April 2014, 20:32

Is it bypassing the internal or boosting the signal mate?

DaveyC · 23rd April 2014, 20:50

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Originally Posted by bigbaldbloke

Is it bypassing the internal or boosting the signal mate?

Put an external antenna on, using existing connection on motherboard. Made no difference.

Arctic · 23rd April 2014, 21:50

Hi Dave.
Excellent and I may even be moved from keeping my car original for this, modification A1 cheers Arctic

PS you also have an email

DaveyC · 24th April 2014, 05:17

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Dave.
Excellent and I may even be moved from keeping my car original for this, modification A1 cheers Arctic

PS you also have an email

Cheers Steve. Should have showed you the other day when I was over

E-mail replied to mate

Hope it makes sense. See you at the Nano (on the Sunday).

Not sure if you caught the video i posted in another thread:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng6jSkPJODU

DaveyC · 24th April 2014, 05:58

Quick update. I was looking at the install yesterday and wanted to be able to turn the unit on/off with the power button.

I can access what I have made from under the eyebrow and its out of sight, do does not stick out like a sore thumb

I used a length of springy wire (from my RC helicopter spares box

). Bent to shape and attached to the rear with some VERY strong tape (3M VHB for any one interested).

The power button now operates easily by pulling down gently on the little widget

Seen from behind - not pretty but you will never see this

If you are looking at the install, the physical bit is the easy part. Getting all the software working and tethering to my Android phone was another story.

I'm not aware you can do this with an i-phone but if someone wants to prove me wrong, could you please do a "how to" for tethering and bluetooth for the GPS, etc. for an android device.

Cheers,

Dave

Kyletrek · 24th April 2014, 07:02

Are you just wanting to tether the tablet from your iphone for data etc. ?

DaveyC · 24th April 2014, 07:25

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Originally Posted by Kyletrek

Are you just wanting to tether the tablet from your iphone for data etc. ?

I had a question about tethering the I-phone to this tab. You need to do this via bluetooth to share the GPS, as the GPS chipset on the unit is a bit naff. Works instantly via Android but I have never touched an i-phone. I know you can wifi tether but this will not give GPS as far as I am aware.

Kyletrek · 24th April 2014, 07:27

It will I have tethered my ipad to my iphone using wifi and I can use maps on it

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