The Design & Synthesis of a Graphical System for the Visual Representation of Automotive Data

This report investigates the design and implementation of a system that visually represents automotive data upon a connected graphical display. The devised system obtained vehicle data from numerous CAN nodes that were constructed to formulate an automotive network. The data was transmitted on this network and was interpreted by an intelligent-device. The intelligent-device manipulated the CAN data into an appropriate digital video stream. This stream was then converted into analogue format for display upon a monitor’s screen. This report details all aspects of the design, testing and synthesis of this automotive application.