CarPc is a result of the history development. It is a micro-computer car product which integrates entertainment, communication and car working condition detecting. Its intelligence is mainly shown in following several functions.
First it has comparable full functionsfor entertainment. In the early years people usually thought that drivers could only focus on nothing but driving. According to the statistics, over time driving is one of the main reasons for accidents. People need relax in long distance driving, listening music when driving is helpful for safe travel. CarPc can provide AM??FM??CD??VCD/DVD and other entertainment functions which have been equipped in most cars. During rest time, CarPc can play VCD/DVD to give a Hollywood film or a TV channel, when the driver is driving, other people in car can enjoy the film or TV channel. CarPc??s display is a TFT LCD, it has high resolution much higher than the LCD used in PC, which can give you a real enjoyment.
Secondly CarPc has modern popular communication functions, for example GPRS and GPS. If you forget to bring you mobile phone with you, CarPc can be used as a mobile phone, and it can be used as a pc with internet connection, and you can send email, chatting with your friends in cars. You can deal with your business in cars and not worry the traffic jam.
Further CarPC has full GPS function. It is well known that with GPS function a car can know its location and plan a good route in the traffic map. Meanwhile the traffic control center can also know where the car is. In modern cities, there are many skyscrapers, in the place where there is no GPS signal, ordinary gps can not work, but CarPc can calculate the location by speed and direction, so as to lead the car the right destination.
Thirdly, CarPc has a car condition detecting and controlling system. At present, luxury cars have used CAN-BUS (Controller Area Network BUS) technology, CarPC has developed many advanced functions based on CAN-BUS technology., it can detect the distance to obstacles by radar system, so as to inform the driver and remind him and improve the safety. While it has the most advanced security system in the world, and dramatically increase the car safety. Of course, CarPC can tell the driver the working conditions of all parts of the car, for example, the volume of lubricant, quality of gasoline, temperature of different parts of car, and all these figures can be displayed in charts, diagrams and sounds. It can also adjust the car to work in the best condition.
Unlimited Extensibility
CarPc is a pc, it has unlimited extensibility. All applications which can be run in ordinary PC can be used in CarPc., for example, GPS satellite navigation, OBDII data display, mobile phone control, WiFi/3G wireless internet access, voice control, popular XM satellite broadcasting, MP3/DVD/DivX, PC games, Karaoke, Digital TV, IR camera etc and other countless functions.
Unlimited Future
CarPc this intelligent product for car will be a kind of vogue in the near future, because CarPc is not only of a product of full functions and power saving but also with low price. It is small only bigger than a book, it is robust with a stable motherboard. The invention of CarPc will have the meaning of revolution in our age.
So, we believe, that one day, that all cars will be driven automatically without men, all work will be done automatically except for telling your destination.
A Chinese Company Hoply recently showed its CARPC products. It is the first CARPC in China. The CarPC uses the power saving 1G VIA C3 processor as the CPU with a large capacity hard disk and memory. The operating system can be the Windows from Microsoft, and the compatibility is very good for both hardware and software. Different application software can be installed for different usage. As a fully equipped PC it has full and all kinds of interfaces for connecting peripheral equipments and can be easily configured as an information processing platform for a certain application.
Here the shown model CarPc is equipped with a 7inch fully motorized in-dash TFT touch screen. The screen is of 16:9 and VGA resolution, and it is not only the touch screen of the CARPC but also a CarTV The screen is very clear with high lightness and very convenient for operating during driving. So the driver can operating the carpc safely, easily and convenient during the travel.
As the working condition in cars is very hard for carpc, it must be robust enough to stand for high temperature and strong vibration. Hoply??s CarPC used VIA??s special motherboard and CPU which were specially designed for hard working condition. As the power supply in cars is not very stable, in order to keep the CARPC working smoothly, Hoply designed a special power supplying module for the CARPC, which can make the 12V DC power supply stable even when there is a very short power failure.
The CARPC
Size: 19*25*5mm
Processor: - VIA C3 EBGA Processor, C3 1GHz with Fan
Chipset: VIA CLE266 North Bridge,VT8235 South Bridge
RAM: 256m the DDR memory (or larger )
Hard Disk: 40G 2.5 inch hard disk (or larger )
Display Card: VIA Unichrome AGP graphics with MPEG-2 Accelerator
Sound card: 6 channel AC'97 Codec
Interfaces: 4 USB 2.0
1 1394 ports
1 COM
1 LPT
1 VGA port
1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)
1 LAN outlet
1 S-Video port
1 Mouse keyboard connection
Bios: BIOS supports sleeping and hot starts
Power: DC/DC the ATX power , supporting 6v-30V DC input
ITPS: when the car is switched off, carpc will be shut after 30 seconds and cut off power after 60 seconds, when the car is switched on, the carpc will be started after 4seconds. 
The Display:
In-dash size : 1Din
Display size: 7inch new Panasonic digital panel
Out-size:: 19*18*5cm
Resolution: 800*480(WVGA)
TV system: PAL/NTSC auto switch
Sound system: I, B/G, D/K, M
Power: 12V
Power Consumption: 8-12W
Video Input: Two CVBS input
Optional function: 1.VGA support 640*480-1280*768
Touch panel: reliable 4 line touch board
Accessories: (optional)
5 meter USB (or longer)
5 meter VGA (or longer)
The GPS module (optional)
CDMA module with USB connecting cable
WLAN card
The blue tooth adapter
The VW engine interface (A4, A6, Bora, Passat) ( optional )
Working condition:
Operation temperature 0~50 Centigrade
Operation humidity 0% ~ 93%
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