Robotics developer Filip Kovacic Popov has launched a Raspberry Pi-powered system designed to carry the fun of recent automobile computing to classic automobiles — all the pieces from the Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Bronco to the Porsche 911 and Lamborghini Gallardo.

“The caRPi pc [is] the final word resolution for restomods and old-timers,” Popov writes of the system, which because the title implies is powered by a Raspberry Pi single-board pc. “This highly effective pc is designed that will help you modernize and automate your basic automobile with ease.”

The guts of the system is a provider board which connects to a Raspberry Pi over its 40-pin general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) header. The thought is easy: the Raspberry Pi stands instead of the built-in digital management unit (ECU) present in fashionable vehicles however lacking from classic automobiles — replicating mauch of its performance.

The caRPi contains, Popov says, air suspension management, air con management, relay management, oil strain monitoring, a knock sensor, and digital and analog inputs for exterior sensors — together with a pair of CAN buses. Along with monitoring and, the place attainable, tweaking the engine efficiency, the system also can double as an upgraded in-car leisure (ICE) system — and management in-vehicle lighting, too.

The caRPi is now obtainable to order on the Spacebug Tindie retailer at $895; the Raspberry Pi just isn’t included; Popov claims the system is simple to put in “whether or not you are a seasoned mechanic or simply beginning out.”