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Back up Camera/ Silverleaf display

June 30, 2021, 03:47:59 pm

I need to replace the OEM Javalina monitor/camera system and would like to replace it with a new in dash, flush mounted monitor that can, not only do what the old Javalina system did, but incorporate the Silverleaf engine data program as well.

Is it possible ? Has anyone done this ? I would like to clean up the dash area from all the extra stuff.

Tom
1999 U320

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Re: Back up Camera/ Silverleaf display

Reply #1 – June 30, 2021, 04:46:48 pm

Pretty sure the Silverleaf stuff runs on Android, so it would have to be on a tablet or something that runs Android OS.  I have the VMSpc which runs on a PC.  I bought a 2 in 1 laptop with removable keyboard, which acts like a tablet running Windows 10.  I'm not aware of any PC's or tablets that would easily have a video input from a camera.

I purchased a stand-alone system and mounted the 10" monitor under the cabinet above and to the left of the drivers head.

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Reply #2 – June 30, 2021, 06:53:01 pm

Easy enough to run VMSpc on a small fanless all solid state WINDOWS PC and connect to an HDMI display. Many of these cold have an external camera connection.  If you you connect the PC to a wifi router and then that to any tablet, ios, windows or android they can act as a remote display.

My own experience indicates that a 7" tablet is pretty small, 8" is better.

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Reply #3 – June 30, 2021, 08:27:41 pm

I thought VMSpc had to run on windows not android.

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Reply #4 – June 30, 2021, 08:50:05 pm

VMSpc only runs on Windows. Windows can use many different displays including android tablets.

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