Clarion AutoPC installed in AMG Hummer

Clarion AutoPC®

The Clarion AutoPC installed in my 1995 Hummer just below the Icom IC-706. The CD-Rom (yes, CD-Rom, not just a CD player) is hidden behind the display which slides down for access and can be removed for security. An additional 6-disc CD changer can be added for playing music CDs and still be able to access the CD-Rom for software programs.
	At left is the original wiring harness for the Clarion 8430R Stereo which came with my Hummer. The 12 pin Molex-style connector (in the lower left of this photo) plugs into the back of the Clarion 8430R stereo.
	Close-up of the harness above showing the connectors that interface with the AMG wire harness. The blue plug is the speaker connections and the black is for power and ground. The AMG wiring diagrams do not show any wiring for the Stereo. Pinouts are; Black Plug (pins are lettered A thru D) A - Yellow - Backup power lead B - Black - Ground C - No Connection D - Red - +12V DC, fused 3 AMP
	The modified wire harness with the plugs from the original harness soldered to the AutoPC wire harness. The AutoPC's Molex connector is 16 pin, hence the need to rewire the harness. Speaker color coding was the same for both units; A - Purple - Rear Right + B - Purple/Black - Rear Right - C - Green/Black - Rear Left - D - Green - Rear Left + E - White - Front Left + F - White/Black - Front Left - G - Grey/Black - Front Right - H - Grey - Front Right +

The AutoPC also can be equipped with its own GPS receiver and remote antenna (as mine is). There is a USB port for interfacing to other devices, a IrDA port on the front of the unit to transfer data from other Windows CE devices, an external Mic, and a Compact Flash card slot, a backup battery (actually two batteries, a 12V Ni-Cad and a CR-2032 coin cell).

The AutoPC's major user interface is through voice control implemented under Microsoft® Windows CE® for the AutoPC. You speak to the AutoPC and it can tell (speak) the time, change radio stations, adjust radio volume and tonal qualities, switch tracks on a CD, give you navigational information (turn-by-turn directions using the GPS), dictate voice memos, and read your email to you too. It can also be operated using the joystick-type controller and pushbuttons on the face of the display. The display is 256 x 64 x 16 colors.

Here's an example of a program that runs on the AutoPC, this one is a game called Mobile Combat. You speak your commands to the AutoPC to control game action. You're playing against the computer in this game.

Right now there is no software available for the AutoPC for Ham Radio, hopefully soon there will be APRS for the AutoPC.

To create an install CD for the AutoPC, follow this link to information from Microsoft.