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
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Next process, dismantle
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Make a panel cover for coin drawer slot. Later will cut to make hole for USB port
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Marking and cut the router housing.
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Done stage 1
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Checking the router after the fitting process .. green lit mean 3G is connected
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Use this USB car adaptor for power source (5V 1A output)
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Dismantling and rewiring process
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Placing the power source inside the router. Extend the antenna (small white and black wire) for better TX/RX
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Done..stage 2
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Fit inside the coin drawer and wiring. Done. Just plug in USB broadband modem and enjoy wifi
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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.