Installed Android Auto
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Installed Android Auto
Just wanted to brag demonstrate what I've done with my G37
I've got android auto running on the stock display with the use of a rasperry pi - I can get more technical if people are interested
Stock infotainment still works, too!
I've got android auto running on the stock display with the use of a rasperry pi - I can get more technical if people are interested
Stock infotainment still works, too!
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Spliced RGBS signals from display in to 4 point relay, using the snow mode switch to activate - relay toggles between stock signals and external, which I've routed to glovebox.
I have a power circuit from here to power the pi (and to safely shut down the pi).
Also put steering wheel switch signal A on a relay, which splits between stock and a teensy microcontroller (so that I can have steering wheel controls in Android Auto).
Took apart the display to remove the stock plastic overlay, replaced it with a resistive touchscreen overlay which feeds back to the Pi
Installed a GROM BT unit, which is plugged in to a usb soundcard on the pi.
Pi is wearing a VGA666 Hat, which can be configured to output a 15kHz RGB signal - Horizontal and Vertical sync are routed in to a custom Sync combining circuit. Pi is running a custom fork of OpenAuto (just so that I can make it more G37 themed). I was running a HDMI->VGA adapter through a GBS-8100 before, which worked but had serious drawbacks.
I'm working out the last of the kinks still - colors are slightly too bright, enough to bother me - I'm going to install some trimpots in to the RGB signals so I can tune them a little.
Can go in to more detail on any of the above - I'm just not very good at making general writeups, so any specific questions are welcomed.
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Hah.. I'll see if I can find the time to disassemble it enough to take some good pictures
I should point out that this is a 2011 non-nav - my method will only work with the non-nav, but I know there are ways to do it with the nav versions (which would be easier I think)
Didn't damage anything outside of a few scratches from not taking as much care as I should have. As long as you're careful snipping/stripping your harness wires you should be fine.
I can take some videos later if authenticity is being questioned - For my next mod I should install rocket launchers.
Didn't damage anything outside of a few scratches from not taking as much care as I should have. As long as you're careful snipping/stripping your harness wires you should be fine.
I can take some videos later if authenticity is being questioned - For my next mod I should install rocket launchers.
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What's your approx cost of project?
Can you elaborate on fitting in the touchscreen?
Definitely post a video of how it works
I have an 09 with RCA input so it should be easier, but still curious about how well your added touchscreen works.
Can you elaborate on fitting in the touchscreen?
Definitely post a video of how it works
I have an 09 with RCA input so it should be easier, but still curious about how well your added touchscreen works.
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RCA input would certainly make this easier.
As far as I know there's no reverse engineered carplay solution, which is what openauto is for android auto. Apple is definitely much more restrictive in that sense.
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Hmm, I see. What I would do with this is load music, either through Spotify or something like that, and I would never have to mess with my phone again. Is this feasible on this?
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With an android phone and android auto, for sure - For anything else.. maybe? I mean what I've done is hooked up a tiny computer to my car, what you do with the computer is up to you, I'm just using it for Android Auto - if you wrote software for the spotify stuff that could work too.
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With an android phone and android auto, for sure - For anything else.. maybe? I mean what I've done is hooked up a tiny computer to my car, what you do with the computer is up to you, I'm just using it for Android Auto - if you wrote software for the spotify stuff that could work too.
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gotcha. The main reason why I asked about CarPlay is because I use an iPhone, and don’t know a whole lot about these types of systems. I guess what I could do is load just standard android on it, and connect it to my wifi somehow in my house and load music on it. The main challenge would be the touch screen at this point.
The Pi3 runs android pretty decently - but I'm not sure you could get it to output to the RGB screen correctly running android - perhaps through RCA? Touchscreen would work fine if you install an overlay - the touchscreen drive I'm using has multiple modes, one of which is a "mouse" mode which should be near universal.
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I really wish there was a nice open source solution for CarPlay - fundamentally it's the same technology as android auto, just locked in the apple closed garden.
The Pi3 runs android pretty decently - but I'm not sure you could get it to output to the RGB screen correctly running android - perhaps through RCA? Touchscreen would work fine if you install an overlay - the touchscreen drive I'm using has multiple modes, one of which is a "mouse" mode which should be near universal.
The Pi3 runs android pretty decently - but I'm not sure you could get it to output to the RGB screen correctly running android - perhaps through RCA? Touchscreen would work fine if you install an overlay - the touchscreen drive I'm using has multiple modes, one of which is a "mouse" mode which should be near universal.