Wifi enabled car

[idnawse]

Just wanna share my new and low cost diy..

Bought this mini portable 3g/4g wifi router and plan to fix permanently inside my cockpit

Next process, dismantle

Make a panel cover for coin drawer slot. Later will cut to make hole for USB port

Marking and cut the router housing.

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Done stage 1

Checking the router after the fitting process .. green lit mean 3G is connected

Use this USB car adaptor for power source (5V 1A output)

Dismantling and rewiring process

Placing the power source inside the router. Extend the antenna (small white and black wire) for better TX/RX

Done..stage 2

Fit inside the coin drawer and wiring. Done. Just plug in USB broadband modem and enjoy wifi

Next plan will be transferring the status indicator using fibre optic cable coz the LED is very small and hard to relocate and solder.

 

[Izso]

Can the router handle the inconsistant power supply from the car?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

niceeeeee

 

[idnawse]

Can the router handle the inconsistant power supply from the car?

Using in-car usb adaptor charger (use for charge tablet/handphone) board might not give problem coz it only use 5v 1000mA.

 

[goohtj]

nice diy.
for led you could use a normal size 3mm or 5mm and parallel / replace the existing one.
if for 5v power indicator you need a 100ohm resistor serie to the led.

 

[idnawse]

Ya, plan like that before, but looking the pcb layout, not enuff expert to re-solder on tiny2 area like dat. What i mean is indicator for router (power on, wifi status, connecting status) not power status from switch to router.