Monthly Archives: December 2015

Raspberry Pi Car Shield

Raspberry Pi 2 + Power supply PCB + 7″ TFT

I’ve had an aftermarket ECU (Adaptronic) in my car for a little while now, and I wanted some extra dash gauges.  My car (Nissan R34 GTT) has a spot on the dashboard perfect for a 7″ TFT.  Raspberry Pi is the obvious choice, However, you can’t just run a Pi directly off the accessory power in a car.  Aside from voltage conversion, graceful shutdown is also mandatory!

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