Frequently Asked Questions

• What does the veeOP do?

The veeOP's core functionality is to smoothly power down your Raspberry Pi while installed in your car/truck/boat -- based on the state of the ignition. It senses the state of the ignition and communicates with the Raspberry Pi letting it know that it's time to shutdown. That's it's main function, but, it's designed to be extended by you! So you can fit it into your application. This wiki here provides lots of information about how you can further extend it's functionality and get to doing "cooler stuff".

• No, but, what's it DO? Like, why do I want to do this?

The veeOP is really a platform for a Raspberry Pi "carputer" -- a computer you run in your car. People use carputers from everything to media centers, to ODB-II (on-board diagnostics) interfaces, to advanced GPS tracking devices. And everything in between. If you've ever had an idea of what you could make better in your car electronically -- there's a chance you can do it with a carputer.