Chinese carplay unit success in B8 with MMI 3G basic
- Thread starter Boundy
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By the sound of it, you'll need to run another bit of cable from the yellow wire in the carplay box to the back of the car, this will then wire to the live and the reverse trigger wire on the camera loom, like Y, wire earth to body and you should be good, try it with the trigger wire on the camera loom isolated first but suspect it will expect a 12v feed
Fecking camera plug got pulled out a small bit. I ran the wire down with the rest of the loom along the boot hinge but I must have left it a bit skimpy and when I closed the boot it pulled it out.
Parking sensor graphic is not moving. Sound is perfect just will not show how close you are to something.
Nice bit of work; I just don't have the know-how or aptitude to work all that out myself. Also, my physical skills aren't up to self-installation without breaking things or putting them in the wrong place. Tha'ts why I have to take the expensive route. Huge respect to those who can do it themselves.
I've been in contact with the seller again about the picture jumping on mine, he sent me the latest firmware but it hasn't helped but I do now have wireless android auto working on my S10. After doing some more testing, I think I've worked out what the problem is. The unit is set up for a 800x480 screen resolution but as I'm running a 3G basic/low mine screen can only put out 480x240, I think the jumping is a mismatch in the input / output resolution.
Just need to figure out away of sorting it out. I might buy a 7in 800x400 screen and see if I can do a bit of hacking to get it to run on my system
Found this online
A compatible phone — Your Android phone needs to be running Android 8.0 Oreo or newer if it's a Pixel phone or the Nexus 5X or 6P. The Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, S9/S9+, S10/S10+, and the Note 8/9/10 phones all support Android Audio Wireless if they're running Android 9.0 Pie or higher.
I can send the firmware to you if you want it, only took 5 minutes to update
A compatible phone — Your Android phone needs to be running Android 8.0 Oreo or newer if it's a Pixel phone or the Nexus 5X or 6P. The Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, S9/S9+, S10/S10+, and the Note 8/9/10 phones all support Android Audio Wireless if they're running Android 9.0 Pie or higher.
I can send the firmware to you if you want it, only took 5 minutes to update
audi carplay Download link:
https://mega.nz/#!zwN2yKQC!CB7T60L-x5O1bAeySB4_QBGBrqCpfUrDG7QWGA4eGxY
Operation steps:
1. Unzip 'gpe客户版v2.0.2.7.gpe.a.rar', then copy the upgrade file "ISPBOOOT.BIN" into the root directory of the USB flash drive
2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port
3. Power on the CarPlay system to enter the main menu,
click 'Setting'-- 'User Upgrade' -- 'System update'
4. The following menu appears and click “√”, the system will be upgraded
https://mega.nz/#!zwN2yKQC!CB7T60L-x5O1bAeySB4_QBGBrqCpfUrDG7QWGA4eGxY
Operation steps:
1. Unzip 'gpe客户版v2.0.2.7.gpe.a.rar', then copy the upgrade file "ISPBOOOT.BIN" into the root directory of the USB flash drive
2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port
3. Power on the CarPlay system to enter the main menu,
click 'Setting'-- 'User Upgrade' -- 'System update'
4. The following menu appears and click “√”, the system will be upgraded
Pull the climate controls and check you haven't got a nasty bend on the wires, I had this when I first installed mine, went over a big bump and everything went dead
Got a 7 in screen to try, works perfect with the android auto interface and reverse camera but won't work with the standard mmi menus. Image only fills a quarter of the display. I thought that might of been the case before I bought it but didn't know whether the carplay box somehow processes the original video signal or just passes it through. Not sure what to do now? Might keep my eyes open for a cheap HNav radio, seem to go for a bit £150
When the unit boots up and your phone auto connects to the Bluetooth, you'll get a message on the phone telling you its found your cars WiFi, then a pop up on the screen of the car asks if you want to connect. This is obviously relying on your phone support wireless android auto
Steps:
Enable development settings in the Android Auto app by opening the app, tapping settings, scrolling down until you see “version,” and then tapping on “version” 10 times.
Enter Development Settings.
Select “show wireless projection option.”
Reboot your phone.
Follow your head unit’s instructions on connecting to it wirelessly.
Enable development settings in the Android Auto app by opening the app, tapping settings, scrolling down until you see “version,” and then tapping on “version” 10 times.
Enter Development Settings.
Select “show wireless projection option.”
Reboot your phone.
Follow your head unit’s instructions on connecting to it wirelessly.
