Caracas is an open source DIY car stereo system for the Toyota Avensis 2007, running on Raspberry Pi with custom hardware modifications.
See pictures of Caracas in action!
- Front panel with volume button and a 800x480 resistive touch panel with backlight control.
- Control music and other functions using steering wheel control buttons.
- Ignition key detection: hardware controlled power-on, software-controlled power-off.
- Plays music using MPD, through a HIFImeDIY Sabre DAC ES9023 to a class D 400W RMS amplifier.
- ISO 10487 connection for power and speaker connections.
- Custom-designed Raspberry Pi HAT for interfacing with the car hardware.
- SSD disk stores huge amounts of music.
- 4G Internet connection using car antenna.
- GPS module using car antenna.
- Custom interface with music controls, using Qt.
World-wide road navigation using Marble and OpenStreetMap.