Features

From OpenCITT

This is a (not yet finished) list of features provided by the most recent stable release of openCITT, the open source car infotainment system.

Current stable release: 0.1.0 (not released yet, get latest RC)

Basic Features - Design Concepts

- intuitive handling to keep your concentration with the traffic
- high contrast graphics to keep your eyes on the road
- runs on standard pc hardware as a daemon on top of a linux/xorg installation
- real 3d graphics with some (still very limited) animations using sdl/opengl
- modular software design to provide features like navigation, obc, media player, ... and keep code servicable
- very versatile dataconnector framework for getting information from different data sources into any openCITT software module

Data Connector Framework

- handles all the data input/output
- currently supports gpsd, opennngp, lmsensors as data sources

get more information about Data Connector Framework

Navi Features

- uses OpenStreetMap maps to display your current position
- renderes map on a 3d sphere earth with on-line adjustable viewing angle and distance
- gets your current position through dataconnector framework which supports connecting to a local gpsd

get more information about Navi Module

On-Board-Computer Features

- multiple data screens configurable
- each screen may hold information about multiple data signals read through data connector framework
- displays information using different graphical widgets like numerical display, bar graph, and gauge. 
- surveys configured data signal limits to warn you of values beeing too high or low (like oil pressure for example)
- keeps track of the service needs of your vehicle (if you wish to)

get more information about On-Board-Computer Module

Media Player Features

- medialibrary design to keep track of your media collection
- mediaengine design to be able to play media of many different file formats
- support for xine/alsa audio setup

get more information about Media Player Module

Connectivity Features

- currently using firefox for some internet browsing

get more information about Internet Module

Web Interface Features

- data viewer including signal graphs of data, recorded by datalogging module
- webcam integration (using linux motion), manage recorded videos using openCITT webinterface. See sample Image:Motion.conf for database interoperability
  Use that feature for i.e. recording your drives.

get more information about Web Interface

If you are missing a feature please report to Feature Request