Smart Instrument Cluster With Built In Telematics for Off-Road Vehicle.
Overview
As a trusted embedded technology partner, we at Digital Shark Technology have developed an end-to-end automotive Smart Instrument Cluster With Built In Telematics for a major OEM of Off-Road vehicles.
Business Challenge:
The instrument cluster is the driver‘s workplace, therefore the requirement is an ideal display that is flexibly customizable and includes enhanced safety features. Hence this system needs to communicate with several ECUs to fetch and display various real time parameters of the vehicle. Digital Shark Technology developed a Scalable Smart Instrument cluster platform with Rich Visual-Experience and Secure Cloud Connectivity.
Project Scope:
- Hardware development.
- Firmware development.
- Enclosure Design.
- Cloud Architecture.
- Web Dashboard.
- Mobile App.
| Details | Description |
|---|---|
| Hardware Design Tools | PADS, Orcad 16.6, View Mate 11.18.1 |
| Firmware & UI Design Tools | Yocto, QT |
| Mechanical Design Tools | Solid works, Catia |
| Cloud Design Tools | AWS, MERN Stack Data streaming using MQTT: Kafka, zookeeper and RabbitMq Redux, Redis, mailgun MongoDB |
Digital Shark Solution: TFT Instrument cluster with built-in telematics:
The team built a complex solution for automotive sector which is an improvement of analog/semi digital clusters. Our cross-functional expertise in Embedded and IOT technology added value to our client’s product roadmap.
Following are the details of the solution:
| Details | Description |
|---|---|
| PCB | 6 layer PCB |
| Display | 7” TFT-LCD with cover lens. |
| ECU Communication Protocol: | CAN 2.0B (J1939) |
| In-display Navigation: | GNSS for Navigation |
| Connectivity: | 4G-LTE with fallback to 3G and 2G, |
| Other interfaces: | BT / BLE / Wi-Fi / USB-OTG / Ethernet / RS-485 |
| Camera Interfaces: | Dual IP camera interface (Both Front and Rear) |
| Sensors Interface: | Analog, Digital & Discrete |
| Memory: | SD-Card |
| Operating Voltage: | 12 VDC/24 V DC |
Digital shark Impact:
- Custom design developed in compliance with Industry standards.
- Flexibility to Integrate additional features as per requirement.
- Rich user experience with custom built UI/UX using QT/QML.
- Less distraction with situation specific display of information .
- Cloud based tracking enabled by GSM & LTE. In-built Navigation with maps. Enhanced connectivity with Bluetooth and USB interface.
