Hey Hackaday folks,

I have a very detailed 13 page project log which has been running since August 2015. Too large to duplicate here. But I will be publishing updates here as well as on my original log.

So here is the current status of the project (April 20th):

• I have 99% of the mechanical design complete.
• I have a nearly complete bill-of-materials, excluding the printed circuit boards
• I recently switched to using the Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c. This is a very fast single board computer, which includes GPS and FM radio, as well as on-board audio features. All of which I need for this project.
• Because the DragonBoard uses MIPI DSI for it's video output I am currently researching two possible LCD screen methods. The first is using a iPhone 4S LCD screen. It is high-resolution, has a MIPI interface, and is of course dirt cheap these days.
• I can't seem to get any real data the iPhone 4S touch-screen controller, or a compatible substitute, so the plan is to use add normal touch-screen overlay to the LCD.
• The other possible method is to use a MIPI to Parallel RGB controller. However, only one larger BGA chip from Toshiba seems to be available retail for this method. So this will be "Plan B"