Raspberry Pi - Ecumaster EMU black

General
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Hi all.
I’m completely new to this. I have done a it of research but need some advice before buying

Question
Can I take a raspberry pi 5 and run real dash on it from an ecu master emu black?
Can it be done buy Bluetooth or by can from a Ecumaster usb to can?
I ideally want something permanently wired into the car that will boot or launch when ignition is turned on.
Looking for a stemless approach

Thanks

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For this, RPi is not the easiest option. Power management will become an issue.

I’d recommend that you use Android head unit. They come in various shapes and sizes so you should be able to find the one that fits best.

As for connection, I always recommend CAN connection is it is available. Ecumaster USB to CAN is not supported, but you can select any of the supported CAN adapters:

RealDash | Manuals | Supported CAN/LIN Adapters

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Thanks for the reply.
Should I Add it’s for a purpose built track/race car.
I want to replace the Oem cluster. So not sure what sort of head unit will fit in the dash, hence the reason of asking about the rpi

Any suggestions?

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It all depends on your size/price/options requirements. One way is to search ‘Universal Android auto radio’ on aliexpress and find the one that suits your needs. Any of them should be powerful enough to run RealDash, but I would try to avoid anything say less than $100.

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Hi,
what exactly do you mean when you say that energy management is becoming an issue?

I was thinking of running the RPI 5 on continuous current and then adding a relay to the ignition current, which then goes to the GPIO pins of the Pi.

The Pi then runs a Python script which either starts the Pi or shuts it down when the relay is switched.

Since I’m not very advanced in the subject and am trying to teach myself these things, I wanted to ask if this sounds realistic or if you/anyone have a better idea?

Thanks

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Yes, your plan is realistic and doable. My point was that those Android radios do that “out-of-the-box”; use sleep mode for low energy consumption, boot fast, etc.