# Comvette revisited! (with video) **URL:** \ **Category:** Raspberry Pi\ **Created:** [September 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941 "2026-09-29T03:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/wes_westhaver/32/257_2.png) [@Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Wes_Westhaver)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/1 "2026-09-29T03:17:05Z")
Hey guys, I just made a video talking about my Comvette Project ([https://www.comvette.com](https://www.comvette.com)) Let me know what you think of it. I’ve never done this kind of thing before so it might be a little less polished than I’d have liked but it still conveys my enthusiasm for the project and Xojo! -Wes [https://www.westhaver.com/2026-09-28%2022-20-52.mp4](https://www.westhaver.com/2026-09-28%2022-20-52.mp4) Here’s a video from YouTube that shows the instrument cluster in action: [https://youtu.be/9T3qc7QLg6c?si=0S1Qk7kcevnQfYBs](https://youtu.be/9T3qc7QLg6c?si=0S1Qk7kcevnQfYBs) ---
**Author:** ![Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/wes_westhaver/32/257_2.png) [@Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Wes_Westhaver)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/2 "2026-10-02T18:17:42Z")
It appears that I botched the explanation of the digital displays inner workings. I got things out of order. Here’s the way it actually works: 1. The Glyph palette that contains the individual images is first copied to a new canvas. 2. The contents of the new canvas is ‘re-colored’ by performing a search and replace operation on any pixels that are White and replacing them with the desired color. 3. A second search and replace operation is performed to replace any Black pixels with a color that implies an unlit portion of an image. 4. The entire new canvas image is then ‘skewed’ by a specified number of degrees to make the images lean to the right. The original Glyph palette remains unmodified and is used to create two new glyph palettes that are colored and skewed as appropriate for the FM Frequency display and the Digital Clock display. Also, the glyph palettes are oversized so that when they are used, the images that are extracted from them will be scaled down and will have a smoother appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/3 "2026-10-04T13:02:34Z")
Defining what you mean with “Comvette” woul be a good idea, since Google is no help (it list a multidute of different stuff…). TIA ---
**Author:** ![Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/wes_westhaver/32/257_2.png) [@Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Wes_Westhaver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/4 "2026-10-04T14:07:46Z")
> [@Emile\_Schwarz](#): > > Defining what you mean with “Comvette” woul be a good idea, since Google is no help (it list a multidute of different stuff…). At 7:11 I do mention the meaning of Comvette. Also, if you do a Google search, Google will automatically assume you might have meant Corvette and offers the option to search for “Comvette” exclusively. Clicking that option narrows the search dramatically. -Wes ---
**Author:** ![Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/90ced4/32.png) [@Emile\_Schwarz](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Emile_Schwarz)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/5 "2026-10-04T15:05:33Z")
OK, so it is abour the car. Sorry, I do not understand at first (as too often is the case). And sometimes, I am unclear. I may be older that what I think ☹ Unfortunately, I nearly never look at videos. The last time it was to know how to add the simm card to my iPhone and have to look around 10 minutes to get that (simple) information. In the shop they gave me the iPhone and ask for the money (no good bye too). grr. They believe everybody knows (and I told them “I have my previous phone since 15 years ago”)… Regards. ---
**Author:** ![Eugene\_Dakin](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/eugene_dakin/32/178_2.png) [@Eugene\_Dakin](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Eugene_Dakin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/6 "2026-10-05T00:50:25Z")
@Wes_Westhaver, Well done! This program looks very professional. ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Salo](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/patrick_salo/32/514_2.png) [@Patrick\_Salo](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Patrick_Salo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/7 "2026-10-21T01:01:35Z")
_ **I realize replying to a nearly three week old thread may put me on the forum’s most-wanted list, but I couldn’t resist. My apologies to the archaeology department!** _ @Wes_Westhaver I finally had a chance to dive into your video and I’m thoroughly impressed! You covered so many interesting features of what a head unit could be if it was a Raspberry Pi, that I’m in awe. What I like the most was your attention to detail and doing the work to make the unit fit right in with a Vette from this era. The depress sound was a really nice touch! I agree, Xojo is pretty amazing for Pi. But then once you factor in all the other targets it can handle, there’s almost nothing else out there like it. Sorry for the late reply, but I’m really glad I finally made the time to watch your video. ---
**Author:** ![Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/wes_westhaver/32/257_2.png) [@Wes\_Westhaver](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Wes_Westhaver)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/8 "2026-10-22T04:17:39Z")
Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback. I am unquestionably detail oriented (to a fault) which doesn’t make me the fastest programmer in the world. But I do enjoy coding. I’ve never made a video before and it was pretty much impromptu so I made some mistakes but I really hope my project was interesting to a few folks. I do think that Xojo and the Raspberry Pi are an amazing combination. -Wes ---
**Author:** ![Patrick\_Salo](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/patrick_salo/32/514_2.png) [@Patrick\_Salo](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Patrick_Salo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/comvette-revisited-with-video/88941/9 "2026-10-22T04:38:18Z")
I _almost_ said, that your Comvette is so cool that I could see maybe other more nostalgic or vintage car owners wanting something like this for their own cars. Considering nearly anything is possible with software 😉, you could create different versions for different car makes and models. Heck, you could probably get quite the following replicating some more nostalgic movies/programs like Back to the Future (Delorean), KITT from Knight Rider (Firebird), etc. Licensing might be a big time sink here though. Although you couldn’t do it in Xojo, one might make a killing with an Apple CarPlay/Android Auto app if you wanted to skip out on the hardware side of things.