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I'm doing a nexus 7 install to my car and in intend to add a usb hub that takes a 12v 5a input.
Could i wire it directly to a 12v line from the car or do i need some regulator or smth in between?
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ive got a passive Brodit, and a extusb splitter and want to wire in a charger. Can i use my sync cable, chop the usb plug and wire it into the 12v from my radio? Asuuming not to be honest, it must need a transformer to step it down to 5v? Anyone know where i can find a pinout diagram of the sync cable supplied with the Kaiser?
buy a car invertor from aldi £14 they come with 240v step down and usb..sorted .no chopping or soldering needed.also runs your laptop ect...
Am beginning my project to install a 2012 N7, 32 gig, wifi only, in my 2006 Scion xB double DIN as a replacement for the stock head unit. I am keeping the stock speakers for now. I am adding an external amp.
I've done head unit swaps over the years so I know how to open up the dash, remove the existing unit, and how to wire up a regular head unit.
Here's question #1. I am going to use Timur's kernel (using USB ROM for Nexus 7) so that I can use a USB hub and the OTG cable. The OTG cable micro USB will plug into the N7 micro USB port, but the other end of the OTG cable has two plugs. One is a regular USB (female), which I will need to gender change so I can plug into my powered USB hub. The third plug is a micro USB female. Is that third plug needed to bring power or data back to the N7? And if so, what does it get plugged in to?
To power the hub I plan to use a buck converter connected to a dedicated 12v line. The converter will step the voltage down to 5v 3a to power the USB hub. The only thing coming off the hub will be the N7 and a USB 3.0 thumbdrive that will hold my music library.
The second q concerns heat. I'm in S Texas. Has anyone experimented with leaving the back of the N7 off and adding a heat sink to the battery, or adding some sort of insulation, or diverting AC air from the existing ductwork (for when the car and AC are on)? Just looking for ideas.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
bob.lehardy said:
Am beginning my project to install a 2012 N7, 32 gig, wifi only, in my 2006 Scion xB double DIN as a replacement for the stock head unit. I am keeping the stock speakers for now. I am adding an external amp.
I've done head unit swaps over the years so I know how to open up the dash, remove the existing unit, and how to wire up a regular head unit.
Here's question #1. I am going to use Timur's kernel (using USB ROM for Nexus 7) so that I can use a USB hub and the OTG cable. The OTG cable micro USB will plug into the N7 micro USB port, but the other end of the OTG cable has two plugs. One is a regular USB (female), which I will need to gender change so I can plug into my powered USB hub. The third plug is a micro USB female. Is that third plug needed to bring power or data back to the N7? And if so, what does it get plugged in to?
To power the hub I plan to use a buck converter connected to a dedicated 12v line. The converter will step the voltage down to 5v 3a to power the USB hub. The only thing coming off the hub will be the N7 and a USB 3.0 thumbdrive that will hold my music library.
The second q concerns heat. I'm in S Texas. Has anyone experimented with leaving the back of the N7 off and adding a heat sink to the battery, or adding some sort of insulation, or diverting AC air from the existing ductwork (for when the car and AC are on)? Just looking for ideas.
Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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Timurs kernel is old. Use kangaroo rom or any 4.4.2 rom and kangaroo or oxydo kernel in the kangaroo thread there is a power manager app that will allow the tablet to fast charge and turn on and off with ignition. If your worried about heat buy a 12 volt fan and power it up with 12 volt from car. The micro usb female is for power use the cable that came with the n7 Power it with a 2amp or more 5v power car charger(i bought a samsung branded) works great. You dont need a hub if your only gonna power a flash drive. Micro male to tablet, full size female to flash drive ,micro female to nexus charging cable to usb car charger plug.
The GPS WiFi Bluetooth and NFC antennas are all on the back cover so none of them will work without it. So that means no sat nav or internet. I wouldn't worry about cooling it the tablet is meant to function with the back on in a variety of conditions. If you want you could cut a hole in the back there is a copper sheet that is the Nexus's heat sync. Maybe hook up a CPU or graphics card heat sync out a desktop. Or even just stick it to the plastic back its bound to do something.
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I'm installing a 2013 Nexus 7 into my car. I plan to load Timur's ROM on it. I have an OTG cable. I've also purchase a USB Y cable and a USB hub which i'm waiting to be delivered. Will a USB Y cable separate power and data? meaning will one USB port have power and the other data? seeing as I want to connect the data to a USB hub, the hub itself will need 5V power too.
I've sketched up a little idea which is attached below. Can anyone tell me if such a thing will work?
The idea is to have +12v ignition wire and ground from the car going to a 12v > 5v converter. The output of that converter will then provide charging power to the Nexus via the + and ground wires on the OTG cable. This leaves the + and - data cables untouched. Then the idea is to take the + and - data cables directly to the USB hub. And seeing as the USB hub also requires 5V power through its main feed USB, i can provide the same 5V power thats coming from the 12v > 5v converter.
This is just an idea, not sure if it will actually work. Other thing I can do i just stick with the Y usb cable.
Any suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Using active USB hub with +5V You do not need Y-cable, just standard OTG cable.
I'm using this config with ElementalX kernel with N7 as external navigator/videoreg.
I'd suggest to browse through "InDashboard install" threads in "N7 2013 -> General" board for other tips and tricks.
Hey folks, so I've done the hard wiring of older phones with MicroUSB and <2000mAh charging before. It was pretty easy by just using a 12V to 5V 3A converter similar to what you see in the attached pic.
Now I want to do something similar for my Google Pixel XL which has a USB-C interface and does smart/fast charging.
Problem is, I'm unfamiliar with this tech and don't want to just wire it up without asking for advice first.
I'm thinking I'll be just fine using the same adapter you see in the pic below.
And I'm thinking I'll be just fine by using the two power wires and two ground wires from the USB-C spliced onto the 12v-to-5v converter.
I do not believe I need to worry about the fifth cable used for signaling between two devices.
So, from the USB-C connector, I would splice its two power wires to the single [out] power wire on the converter. And the two ground wires to the single [out] power wire on the converter.
Then the [in] power and ground on the converter would be spliced into my 12v harness of my car (or Motorcycle).
This should get me full speed charging just like my stock USB-C charger from Google.
Do ya'll agree or am I missing something that may screw things up?
https://hackaday.com/2016/04/22/hackaday-dictionary-usb-type-c/
Four of these connections are designated as VBUS connections, carrying the power for charging and operating connected devices. In addition, two pins are used for grounding, and one pin is used for signalling between the two devices to determine how much power should be sent. Running at the USB standard 5 V, the VBUS cables can supply up to 3 amps, a big increase on the 2 amps available in USB 3 cables, and much more than USB 2.
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The 12V to 5V 3A converter I use:
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Has anyone tried to connect the Note 4 to a Dex station using a USB-c to USB-mini adapter?
An additional 5 pin to 11 pin adapter might be required on top of that.
The dex station is just a hub for HDMI and USB.