Mega-Truck
As innovative companies consistently push the envelope of progress, antiquated hardware nearly two years old falls by the wayside. We take an old iPad, an Arduino Mega, and various other materials to create an in-dash climate control app.
Digital – Analog – Mechanical
Lead Image © mechanik, 123RF.com
While deciding what to do with my redundant iPad 2, which warehoused all my videos, music, and pictures and has an active 3G connection to the Internet that provides digital maps for navigating through unfamiliar cities, I had a "eureka" moment. This old, worn out piece of last year's technology would fit perfectly in the dash of my truck as a new audio deck.
After a few quick Internet searches, it became apparently easy to integrate the audio source into the amp with a simple cable; however, why stop there? Next was the pursuit to integrate climate control into the iPad as an app.
Proof of Concept
For my climate control console, I used the following materials:
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