Custom Modular Headunit project.

[scott_fx]

Been a while since I've posted. I'm turning the corner toward getting my car road worthy. I'm very passionate about car audio and decided that the restomod radio didn't have the features i wanted, while the modern head units didn't really match the theme of my interior. So i decided to design my own stereo. My goals are to have it modular (ability to add features as i go on), integrate into the look of the interior, minimalist design, modern features:
1:bluetooth with track information and playback control
2:fm radio
3:source selection with aux input
4:simple to use/seamless
5:analog volume control (i like the functionality of a volume knob)


I originally planned on using some vu meters but they didn't look all that great when lit and they didn't fall into my goals. The vu meters added 'too much' and cluttered up the design. so i am going with just a simple knob with a 8 segment display with 3 buttons to control the source and playback functions

here is the layout i'll be going with. the pcb will be mounted behind the plate (will have it cnc'd)


here is a closeup of the pcb:




here is the source selector. 4 inputs one output



and here is a video of the display(on my custom pcb) in action


If anyone is interested i can continue to update this thread to show you the progress.