{"id":118,"date":"2009-10-19T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knightware.net\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2009-10-19T12:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T12:39:00","slug":"car-pc-weekend-progress-10192009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Car PC Weekend Progress \u2013 10\/19\/2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Made some good ground on the car PC this weekend; managed to get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/products.php?category=0&amp;product_id=1018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phidgets 8\/8\/8 board<\/a> installed, and currently have the (inside) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/products.php?category=6&amp;product_id=1124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">temperature probe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/products.php?category=6&amp;product_id=1127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">light sensor<\/a> connected up.&#160; Also got an external USB plug installed on the passenger side, right above the cigarette lighter plug.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>I also mounted the front bumper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/products.php?category=2&amp;product_id=1128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sonar sensor<\/a> into a custom aluminum housing I made out of sheet metal and coated it with silicone to make it water resistant.&#160; The picture isn\u2019t particularly impressive, but I think it\u2019ll work out nicely once installed (next weekend?).&#160; The metal cross it\u2019s mounted on will be folded and used to affix it to the lower front grille on the expedition.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" width=\"456\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/USBPlug.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"USB Plug\" border=\"0\" alt=\"USB Plug\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/USBPlug_thumb.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>            <br \/><strong>USB Jack<\/strong>&#160;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"229\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Phidgets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"Phidgets\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Phidgets\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Phidgets_thumb.jpg\" width=\"183\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>            <br \/><strong>Phidgets Board<\/strong>&#160;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"225\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/LightSensor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px\" title=\"Light Sensor\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Light Sensor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/LightSensor_thumb.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a>            <br \/><strong>Light Sensor<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"229\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/SonarSensor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; 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