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Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: mswanson00 on April 21, 2005, 02:21:00 AM
I've been looking around for awhile and trying to find somewhere that has someone who has a xbox in their car and have a touchscreen hooked up to it.  If the xbox can run Windows 98SE wouldn't it be able to handle Touch screen drivers?  That way, instead of going all out and buying a mini-pc to do GPS/Movies/Music..ect the xbox could easily replace that need?  Just trying to find some info.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: david_129 on April 21, 2005, 02:36:00 AM
i've seen someone do this in an audi, he had the evoX menu up somehow, don't ask me how or who, all i know is it can be done! sure someone else on here might know

-David
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: PedrosPad on April 22, 2005, 09:22:00 AM
QUOTE(mswanson00 @ Apr 21 2005, 08:27 AM)
I've been looking around for awhile and trying to find somewhere that has someone who has a xbox in their car and have a touchscreen hooked up to it.  If the xbox can run Windows 98SE wouldn't it be able to handle Touch screen drivers?  That way, instead of going all out and buying a mini-pc to do GPS/Movies/Music..ect the xbox could easily replace that need?  Just trying to find some info.
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These links may be relevant:

Media Center Bathroom Extender.
XBOX and Linux in car.

Also, you could consider using the XBOX DVD remote control instead of a touch screen - simply use a modified USB cable extension to separate the IR sensor from the XBOX console (XBOX in boot, sensor on car dashboard)

This post has been edited by PedrosPad: Apr 22 2005, 05:25 PM
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: cox377 on April 23, 2005, 08:15:00 AM
I was actually discussing this with a mate who does chipping the other day. I've got myself and so has my mom. But I want to get one to my car, maybe even put a wireless connection onto it so park outside the house and just connect to it over wireless. But I would want to use a touch screen in the dash, completely eliminate the need for any controllers.

I will defiantly be keeping my eye on this one

coxy
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: zero_divide_1 on April 27, 2005, 02:09:00 PM
Why don't you mod, lets say, the IR remote into, say, the steering wheel so that you can move through menus and press stop and play, etc using buttons modded into your wheel (or dash if you don't want it that way) like a normal radio, and have another controller in case you want to play games (when you're not driving, of course!  biggrin.gif ).  I've been thinking about this topic for some time (coming up with the money and the time and resources to mod my Scion xA has prevented me from going forward on the project) and that seems like the best option. You could even use XBMC instead of a linux solution! The touch screen would be nice, no doubt, but unless you opt to use linux and find a usb touch screen with linux drivers, you're pretty left with using your creativity and finding some other solution.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: celinedrules on April 28, 2005, 10:49:00 PM
I believe that touchscreens use drivers like a mouse would.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: boil_galpin on July 20, 2005, 03:35:00 PM
smile.gif this is what you can do. XBMC Supports usb mice control and touch screen adapters run off the same drivers as the mice do. it is possible to buy satndalone headunits the have fold out minitiors that you can plug into the xbox using a usb adapter, you then need to find a skin for xbmc that suits your needs for configuring the menus, the only problem i found with this is to play games your need to swap the usb touch screen for a controller..


head unit  <----------------------------------------------------- vidoe out from xbox
                -------> usb connector ------->usb adapter ---> xbox

i hope this solves your problems

please contact me for more info
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Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: morgan06 on August 01, 2005, 02:18:00 PM
alot of vga lcd screens used in vehicles only use maybe 253 vert pixels, not enough to clearly display a windows font. xenarc makes a nice screen- but it will set you back 300+ but allows multiple resolutions id est a computer monitor. now those screens that only use 253 vertical will display video quite well- and might work for an xbox dash, but i havent tried that yet. i know when i built my carputer and hooked it to my kenwood ddx7015 touchscreen that the pixel count could not display winamp clearly, but it was enough to squint and struggle to read- still not ideal for driving and controlling. now the kenwood in dash does mp3, dvd, and is a touchscreen but the computer needs a serial interface with the headunit to allow control through fingertips. the only solutions i found were a trackball/laptop pad or a touchscreen overlay. unsure of any manufacturer names but im sure a google could set you straight.

mp3car.com
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: CharredChar on August 22, 2005, 11:15:00 PM
Ive been compiling a way to get a computer in a car for cheap and easy for the last couple years. The biggest problem is the screen.. unless you want to pay more then $200, you wont get anything too great. Pyle does make a decent 7 inch in dash screen, but not for computer detail. I never actually thought till today about using a XBox... Though XBMC could handle pretty much everything.. GPS is the only thing it wouldnt have without installing Linux.. then you still have the whole screen detail issue. Im going to go now to look for a way to incorperate GPS, but you are best off using XBMC for everything, since the fonts and all SHOULD be good enough for a small LCD.

For control issues.. the remote would be a good way to semlessly intagrate it. I just had an idea of cutting a area into the car dash to put the control in itself. Also most car stereos use small remotes anyway now. The other easy way to do it is just either buy a wireless logitech controller or run a wire extention, say to the center console that holds the controller. That way you can still use it for other things like games and so on.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: PedrosPad on August 23, 2005, 02:00:00 AM
QUOTE(CharredChar @ Aug 23 2005, 07:26 AM)
The other easy way to do it is just either buy a wireless logitech controller or run a wire extention, say to the center console that holds the controller. That way you can still use it for other things like games and so on.
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While driving :uhh: Cripes.

 :)
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: chedabob on August 23, 2005, 03:33:00 AM
how about a python script for gps? might work, or you could try and intergrate some form of usb gps communication into xbmc. both should work.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: CharredChar on August 24, 2005, 01:29:00 AM
QUOTE(PedrosPad @ Aug 23 2005, 10:04 AM)
While driving :uhh: Cripes.

 :)
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lol I didnt say play games while driving, did I. =p And if you make a mount for a controller just right.. you can easily just pull it out and select a album at a stoplight or something. Though the remote would be easier for skipping songs and such.

QUOTE(chedabob @ Aug 23 2005, 11:44 AM)
how about a python script for gps? might work, or you could try and intergrate some form of usb gps communication into xbmc. both should work.
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Python Script for GPS? As for intagrating the USB GPS Devices.. they all use huge mapping programs, so I dont see how you could run that on a XBox without a OS.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: PedrosPad on August 24, 2005, 01:54:00 AM
QUOTE(CharredChar @ Aug 24 2005, 09:33 AM)
Python Script for GPS? As for intagrating the USB GPS Devices.. they all use huge mapping programs, so I dont see how you could run that on a XBox without a OS.
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Heck, they've got GPS running on a Nintendo DS  :P - see here.   :)
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: CharredChar on August 24, 2005, 05:50:00 PM
Got any links to GPS that runs on XBox? Can easily get a USB GPS device in a store, so thats not a big deal. But if there is a way to get it to work on XBox, wow screw building a carputer.

lol This topic has peaked my entrest now that Im trying to buy a car, I can do this easier.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: DrErling on February 13, 2006, 01:16:00 PM
Any news on the topic of this thread?

Connecting a 7" or 8" usb-touchscreen to my xbox for navigating the XBMC is something I`ve thought of alot lately. So... is it possible?

DrErling
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: kornkob on April 02, 2006, 12:33:00 PM
i had thought about doing this but on a larger scale, i work at best buy and can get a pack of two 7" lcd screens and dvd player for a car for about $160, put one in dash, one behind the passenger seat. write a program to handle usb on xbox, write drivers for usb-gps unit we sell for laptops (not sure how hard it would be, depends on their implementation, might be simple serial protocol like the old ones), webcam (cheap best buy brand webcam, i've logged the traffic, its just an iso xfer of the picture data, easy to interpret) running off the bumper (somewhere in the back of the car if not outside) for looking to see who's behind me at night, modded controller installed in-steering wheel, not all that hard to gut one and in-lay switches, modded xbox for movies/music/games, can run audio out into either a home receiver or just a car head unit. and then to go all out, a usb wireless adapter for when you're driving through a town with free wireless internet. it isnt all that far fetched and would be a lot easier using linux but im not all that familiar with it, all the drivers are probably already there.
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: fghjj on April 02, 2006, 05:31:00 PM
A nice 12 volt touchscreen with an Xbox resolution (720x480/576 480p 720p 1080i) and USB mouse emulation would work I guess, why not? Just need to invest enough $ in it smile.gif

But for anything more then XBMC/Xbox games I would go for a non-Xbox solution. Cause c'mon, by the time you are done coding a new USB stack + dozens of drivers + navigation app for native Xbox we will all have flying cars and PS3's.

If you use something like a tablet PC with Windows, you:
- already have a touchscreen
- already have drivers
- can do video / audio
- can attach a wireless gamepad and run games / emulators
- can attach a USB GPS and run some excellent navigation programs with spoken directions etc.
- can attach a second monitor for the backseats
- can attach a USB DVD drive and mount it anywhere
- use a standard laptop 12V adaptor that won't drain much power
- use dozens of webcams for cool stuff©
- probably already have built-in WiFi
- attach a cell phone to arrange your calls / show who's calling / surf the internet with GPRS,UMTS,HSPDA
- send through GPS / webcam (driver's face!) data when your car is stolen (security code isn't typed within 1 minute)

And all you have to do is write a simple GUI to tie it all together smile.gif
Title: Xbox - Touch Screen Drivers
Post by: raid517 on June 24, 2006, 09:51:00 AM
Yes but this discussion is about the Xbox and about XBMC, not about a PC.

Everyone is answering all sorts of questions except the original one that was asked - which is can this be done? Can XBMC be intergrated with a touchscreen?

Has anyone suggested this yet on the official XBMC forums?

My own ideal scenario would be if I could have XBMC on a portable media player. (Like my Archos AV4100) How cool would that be if XBMC worked on a whole bunch of different PMP's?

GJ