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Digital Dashboard

This feature is probably one of the least-used additions to my Car PC, but it's worth mentioning anyway.

Most modern cars made in the last 15 years or so have a connector under the dash called the OBD-II connector. This connector offers engine data, status codes, and a ton more stuff like that.

I bought a cheap USB reader and rigged up a basic status display, that shows pretty much the same data as my real dashboard on-screen:

Here's what it looks like while driving:

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