yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
If all that is true, Newsmy is an awesome company. releasing their source code to the world to copy.

Red, can you do a tutorial on how to flash this unit? My unit is installed in my car, so must I take my laptop and do it through there?...not used to flashing these sticks, more used to flashing phones.

Thanks

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For those that are looking for cheap and fast SD card $5 (SanDisk Ultra 16GB) to put into your Android Brain, this is very cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/36101579602...5869999&icep_id=117&ipn=icep&afepn=5335869999

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I also tested out that a USB hub does work on this unit.

Also the Air Mouse works on this unit too.

http://www.amazon.com/iPazzPort-2-4...TF8&qid=1414686130&sr=8-24&keywords=air+mouse
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
I believe you must be connected to the H/U to update MCU, update to android rom should only require the android box but don't quote me on it. I've done all my work on it as a complete unit.

I really don't know that they MEANT to release the source. Pretty sure its just a dev who wanted to have an easy way to get to his files. Especially given that every official response has been "we do not provide source code to customers"

>>>>>I don't know if SD card update for update.img will work or not. There has been at least one report of a bootloop on 1.0.9 stock. I have personally verified that the method below works for update.img and priusfan has verified the MCU update method below>>>>>>>

(MCU Update FIRST)

- Place the files burn_mcu.hex and updatemcu.bin, extracted from http://gdriv.es/red13dotnet_nu3001/mcu/CarPAD-II-P_mcu_v26.rar, on the root of SD card.

- Open the MCU application and check for new release

- Allow MCU to update

(Rom update SECOND)

- Android:Amplified 1.0.9v1.0 ROM http://gdriv.es/red13dotnet_nu3001/amplified_rom/amplified_1.0.9_1.0.zip

-I use rkbatchtool 1.6 (http://gdriv.es/red13dotnet_nu3001/tools/RKBatchTool_v1.6.zip) the appropriate usb drivers are in the zip.

-When drivers are installed and the android box is on and connected via usb there should be a pink square lit up on the program window.

-Hit the button "SWITCH" and the box will reboot into bootloader mode (square will turn green).

-Select the update.img as your file at the top of the program window. then hit the button "RESTORE" THIS WILL WIPE ALL DATA ON DEVICE!

-After completion the android box will reboot and take you through setup.
[Android Head-Units] priusfan:
I do confirm:

a) MCU update: on the HU only, (no connexions), the files were on external SD.

b) update android: I did it with the android box alone, connected via mini-USB to my PC and powered using a 5V powersupply.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Here are the results for my two tests today.

I have a USB MIc and I plugged it in and I was able to do sound recording. The only issue is that I cannot hear sound from my speakers after plugging this MIC in, my guesses is because the USB Mic comes with a headphone jack, so it might be sending sound to the jack instead.

If anyone is looking for a good sounding USB MIC I highly recommend this MIC, it gets very good reviews everywhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Samson-Mic-Portable-Condenser-Microphone/dp/B001R76D42/ref=pd_cp_e_1

[IMG="samson"]http://im1.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/SAMSON+GO+MIC+USB+PODCAST.JPG[/IMG]

[IMG="samson"]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61a6O9At43L._SL1500_.jpg[/IMG]

I was also able to test the 1TB portable HDD and it did power it up and I was able to watch video files from it. Everything was connected through a USB HUB and everything was powered up.

If anyone wants me to do more tests with the Mic, let me know. so I think any USB MIC will work, I will have to confirm that it is sending the sound to the headphone jack later on.
[Android Head-Units] toologic:
This is realy great news!!!

Please upload it on good shared filestore. I try download from baidu - hm.... as russian postal service on horses.... ;)

I start download XAH and XAI part
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
Some news on my flickering display issues, summer is sending me a new LCD panel.

Hopefully this is the only thing that is broken.
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
Was looking to upgrade the HU mic (3.5mm). I read the previous posts where the optimal mic is omnidirectional (1 ring on the connector). I was looking at this one on amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-Micro...p/B003L7ZDTW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8)

I was reading through the comments and there was a recommendation for small volt input from female end (HU) for optimal performance...

Question - does the HU put out any voltage to the mic?
[Android Head-Units] kingamra:
Attached is all the xls I've found (so far) for world radio stations. Let me know when a format is decided and I/we can start getting it into the xml

thanks everyone for the help!
[Android Head-Units] Summer-Newsmy:
No there no voltage to MIC

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We are trying to contact with our boss and technicians for what you thinking.

Hope you can support our company not other sells. Otherwise our hands will be tie up,and afraid to be stole by that shenzhen comany.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Summer, I've replied to you via e-mail in more detail, but wanted to answer here as well for the benefit of the community.

For those wondering, this comment is about my continued efforts to get Newsmy to opensource their code. I've given them a link to our github source showing some of the improvements we are making, and trying to open a dialogue which might help us with some of the underlying MCU code, and hopefully making porting each official release not necessary. [MENTION=6488418]asidorowicz[/MENTION] has been doing awesome at the 1.4.4 port of the Bonovo Apps, and we are nearly done. I would suspect that subsequent updates might be a little easier than this first port, but why do it if we don't have to. Would much rather have the full source and just extend from there.

Anyway, the issue for Newsmy seems to be fear that other manufacturers are copying their design, and possibly stealing the software? They want for us to list only them on the Wiki. I've explained that the very nature of the Wiki would preclude that. Anyone can edit that info. However, I have asked for a listing of official Newsmy resellers, and any companies that they know of that are not official, yet selling a "fake" or "copy" of their design. I think everyone here would be comfortable with posting all of that info on the Wiki and warning people to stay away from the fakes.
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Car OEM Look

Here is my new theme ready to download on HOMEPACK BUZZ

http://www.homepackbuzz.com/homepack/1116571

I will place some more car logos on dropbox as soon i get some extra time

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Thanks, if you can zip it and give me the link, i will adapt to fit on the theme
[Android Head-Units] Surgent:
Thanks mate, you're killing it with the themes. Still using your other but will def give this a go at some point. Cheers
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Thanks. try to do my best :D

In buzz launcher, you can mix themes.

So can have one 3 page from one theme and other pages with other themes. :D
[Android Head-Units] trusky77:
[MENTION=1089542]nestortoledo[/MENTION] Great work. Beautifull Theme.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Nestortoledo, You do great work with graphics.

Now I need you to do some for me(us) :) I need new icons for the NavBar. If you remember the test screen shot I posted a while back, I'm changing up the functionality a bit. I've pulled some icons from various sources, but they obviously aren't of a consistent design. What I want is something that is much more solid and easily visible from a distance. I think the stock Home/back/recents are kind of 'thin' and tend to blend in to the background too much. So here are the Icons that I would need:

1) Volume (this will be a single button that launches an overlay/slider, not the two buttons used now). Longpress will Mute.

2) Music (single press will launch either current music source, or default app - long press launches chooser)

3) Back (longpress will Kill current app)

4) Home (This one is actually the clock, but I am using 3 small dots under the clock to signify action). Maybe there is something else could be done here? - Longpress will pull up Recents.

5) Nav (press for default app - longpress for chooser).

6) Phone/Communications - I haven't worked on this one yet, as I don't use BT/HFP (I'm one of those bluetooth headset jerks :)), but I intend for it to launch dialer on single press, not sure what to do with long press

7) Vehicle Info/Torque, etc. Maybe short press launches default of Torque, HUD or some other types of apps, longpress launches Chooser.

My goal is to make the Navbar look/feel a little bit like Android Auto, but carry the functionality that we really need.

So a set of nice, bold, easy to read icons for those functions would be awesome. As for color scheme, I'm currently working with a medium grey background and white icons. But I'll let the graphics gurus dictate the final.
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Sure i can help a litle here.

Send me the dimensions of each icon. and i will do something about that and also tell me the height of the navbar, so i can mount all icons together on photoshop
[Android Head-Units] tacopicante123:
Hey guys, I have been trying to root this thing for the last few days with no luck. I have plugged the box into the PC with a mini USB cable and the box lights up but RKBatchTool only shows a pink square... I could not install the drivers at all for this successfully even with the Android SDK package the Wiki points to... can I just use the firewire cable the HU comes with directly in the car and plug the box into my laptop with the USB cable to get it powered and recognized? I am just trying to get the box to save files to my SD card instead of internal storage so I can have more space. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Android Head-Units] DragonFlye:
I just can't get the Status bar to hide using Gravity box. Tried various options using Expanded desktop mode:

Immersive

Semi-immersive

Immersive status bar

But the status bar remains visible. I don's see an option called "Status Bar off"

Any tips?
[Android Head-Units] deeznutz1977:
[MENTION=2190016]Zaphod-Beeblebrox[/MENTION] I'll ask my friend [MENTION=665910]wally3614[/MENTION] he's a beast of a themer
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Long press the power button and activate 'Expanded Desktop' mode. The settings you are looking at determine what will happen when Expanded desktop is activated. Now you need to activate it :)
[Android Head-Units] alex7xl:
Hi Summer,

Do you have a plan to release a new version of Carpad in a nearest times?

For example based on Android 5 with a better sound performance (separate subwoofer out).
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Just made a quick borrow for a navbar icons
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
That looks incredible. It's exactly what I was looking for. Now I just need them as individual icons on transparent backgrounds.

The main buttons are 120x72 pixels my home button is 164 x 72, but because I am overlaying the clock on the home button, that button has to be something like 3 small horizontal dots at the bottom of the image (so it doesn't cover the clock).
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
OK tomorrow i will do it.

One quick question.

Screen width is 1024px

If each button is 120px (x6) and home clock is 164px total is 884px

Is till are free 140px ??
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Yes, there is still some free space. Some of that is taken up by the menu button (it's invisible until needed), and I have to put a spacer on the left side to keep it centered when the menu is visible. The rest is used by the layout to provide some padding between the buttons.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Do you mind adding a "next" button on your customize buttons? :D
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
Got my replace touchscreen glass today. The glass looks to be thicker than I was expecting.
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
Thanks Summer...
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
Nice! I should get my LCD soon as well.

How long did it take to ship to you?
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
From a design vs time commitment point, I'm still struggling with how to deal with this. [MENTION=1089542]nestortoledo[/MENTION] wants media control buttons in the navbar too, but all of you with NU3001's don't really need home/back. I have a Nu5002, so I do need home/back. And while we can cram as many buttons as we want on the Navbar, and I could make some UI that allows you to select/deselect them, at that point it gets just as time consuming as porting my original AOKP navbar code. Not to mention, putting too many buttons on the NavBar will make them hard to press/find while driving. I think 6 to 7 buttons/functions is about the max without them getting too crowded.

Ultimately, I'd like to have that code, but it's just going to be time consuming :(

One of my test projects from a couple of years ago was this:

[YOUTUBE]13Nd_M_fHt4[/YOUTUBE]

I don't think I have that code stashed anywhere, but it might be worth looking at for this.
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Here you can find all the navbar icons https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k196zkw6gibol25/AAAi2KpZDv0tf9h9WaQ7s80Oa?dl=0

I added some more icons too.

Multitask

home for clock and home for no lock

play and pause

fwd and rwd track

Let me know if need somehing else or need to change anything

Again thanks for your work
[Android Head-Units] coyttl:
Would it be too difficult to - instead of using status bar buttons, using screen-wide/system-wide gestures?
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Here is another borrow, for a example navbar will be ideal for us on NU3001
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
There are other ways to do gestures (xposed), pie, etc. I don't have any desire to code something already done, unless it can clearly be done in a better implementation for our device. In this case, I don't think I can bring any 'auto centric' dimension to this. seek out those other alternatives.

If you can give me icons for this set like you did the other, I'll make this happen for you :)

I assume you don't want a clock on the navbar then?
[Android Head-Units] coyttl:
That's pretty much what I meant.. in other words, I wouldn't worry about having some things (like next/prev) on the nav bar. :)
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
On the dropbox link i give some post before you have all the icons already.

Clock i have alway on car dashboard, normaly all cars have. so i think its not necesary have it always present on head unit.

Its just a borrow, let se what other users think about it, may be others.

May be Media control RWD its not fully nedded, most used are always play/pause and next track let see what others think

I will more than happy if you do that :D
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
3-4 days.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
I second this, no need for clock or RWD, but FWD would be awesome. :good:

I have been hiding my navbar because the one that came with the NU3001 is basically the same as the capacitive buttons already built in.
[Android Head-Units] Black6spdZ:
got my NU5002S on the way. Its been confirmed that the firmwares are identical to the NU3001 box correct? Should be a nice upgrade over the old AN-21 U < what are those worth these days?
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
NU5002 is same as NU3001 hardware/firmware wise. I have the NU5002. I also have an AN-21U in my wife's vehicle. It's still a very nice system. AN-21U probably has better functionality "as-is" if you like the look of their factory apps. Our system is much more hackable, and will allow more customization as time goes on.
[Android Head-Units] Black6spdZ:
I kinda figured theses units would be more customizable in the long run with the same RockChip processors used in zillions of tablets and TV sticks! Think TWRP recovery will come along before too much longer?
[Android Head-Units] -=Jeff=-:
I actually prefer to have a clock that is shown on most if not all screens
[Android Head-Units] Black6spdZ:
Anyone tried patching kernel with this?https://github.com/phjanderson/rkpatchomatic
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
I tried it. The tables came up blank. So it did not work.

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That rockchip RK903 also has an FM tuner built into it. That's funny, Silabs is nicer with the mw lw built in. I guess someone that has an antenna could get it working with some coding changes to the bonovo radio application.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Ok, so I figured out how to do this without causing me too much hassle. I've already started adding a fragment to the settings app to allow some UI customization (immersive mode for statusbar & navbar were the first added). I've added a swith for 'Media Mode'. When off, Navbar looks the way I want it. with normal back/home(clock)/recents. with MediaMode on, those buttons are replaced by Prev Play/Pause Next.

problem solved.

chasing bugs out of the code now. probably be ready sometime Sunday.
[Android Head-Units] Black6spdZ:
This looks promising

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?6701-Marvin-automated-multi-device-kernel-build-tool
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
The new touchscreen glass installation took me 10 minutes to install. I used a blade and pushed it between the glass and metal chassis. Then I just ran the blade around the whole four sides. The new screen has a sticker and just clean up the old sticker glue. It was very easy to replace. No worries. The screen works just as good as the old screen after the installation.
[Android Head-Units] niraviry:
I have a new version. I own the WinCE/Android unit (3218 for my Skoda Yeti). It uses the Android CAR II unit as well.

I have lots of Skype time with Newsmay, especially Hebrew translation stuff. Not all issues are over but it is better then any Chinese manufacturer.

Since the drive is read only, I add the link here (update).

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1pJC38xH

A full Burn version is here:

http://pan.baidu.com/s/1mgwpoY8

The 1.05 version had RTL (Right to Left issues). This one is OK. It has some icons that are of no use whan using on the WinCE+Android version but it is still OK.

Enjoy
[Android Head-Units] jpapadami:
Just came across this and thought I'd share it with everyone. I tried it and it works pretty well with the NU3001. I would suggest to become a tester and download it . The dev seems pretty open to bug fixes and feature requests as it's in an alpha development stage.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/digital-car-android-tablet-t2834750
[Android Head-Units] Zaxela:
I wrote MCU35 and rom 1.1.4 to my NU3001. GPS stoped to work after updatings. Do not know what to do. Can you advise?
[Android Head-Units] pppeterrr:
happy

just orderd my newsmy from exclusivecarauto! cant wait to get my hands on it

btw the vw version

now let me read all the 362 pages here

ok i am at page 40, will continue later - but i have a humble request :D

can somebody point me to the "first things to do" when i recieve the player

and then i mean, what should i update - flash a new rom, etc etc etc.

# and i found the wiki !!!! really complete, good work guys !
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
OK. I've got the navbar mods working. Images Here:

http://imgur.com/a/iv4ps

Problem is that without the Screenshot button (which I doubt any of us use), the buttons are 'unbalanced' such that home/media are not quite centered. I think either removing a button, or adding one to take the place of the screen shot setting would be the way to go.

If we add a button, what is the most common function used that's not already covered here?

I've thoght about Messaging(e-mail or SMS), Video Player .... neither of which I really want to promote the use of in the car.
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
Bro, this look very nice :D thanks for your time and work.

In NU3001 version, no need to have the VOLUME bottom, as we already have hardware bottom for that. May be need to replace it with multitask bottom, that we dont have on hardware bottom.

And to center all, we can remove the BACK FWD Icon, as i think no body use it. Or may be can ad Bluetooth icon Bonovoapp) As there should be lot of people use it for Music over bluetooth.

About messaging, i dobut people use it While drive, Im thinking if will be good idea add aa icon for APP Drawer./launcher

Let see what people think.

Again thanks for this amazing work and let me know if need any other icon.
[Android Head-Units] leonkernan:
I don't know about units without physical controls, but for me, the volume button is redundant and should go as well as the screenshot button.

In my case there are already a physical volume control and steering wheel volume controls.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Well, this particular implementation is really only used to swap between the center 3 buttons. I embedded each of those 'sets' in linear layouts that I can turn on/off based on the switch setting. I'd like to leave all the other buttons alone. I wanted to make this a fairly easy setup (which it is). Once we start getting into the myriad combinations of button possibilities, I'll just port the AOKP navbar (which I hope to do anyway ... this is just a stop gap).

As for volume button, mine does a trick you hardware buttons can't do (long press == mute).

the Bonovo bluetooth app I hope to modify so that it responds to the music button (and the phone respond to the phone icon). Right now I'm using standard Android intents to launch those categories... so the first time you press the button, it asks for your 'default' choice. From then on, that app launches when short press, but long press forces the app chooser dialog to choose a different one.

the downside is that Android has not done a good job of standardizing these categories until recently, and not all apps have updated their manifest appropriately.

for Music I'm using : Intent.CATEGORY_MUSIC. I've gotten the Radio app to recognize this, as well as the built in Music apps. Google Music and Spotify also respond. Poweramp does not, and I don't think Pandora does either. I will try to make Bluetooth open up as well.

for Nav I'm using: (a URI that MAPs recognizes. so far I know that Maps, Waze, Co-Pilot, and Nauto (newsmy app) will respond to this).

for Phone: ACTION_DIAL. Currently no app on the stock load does this. I'll make Bluetooth app respond, but otherwise will need a third party dialer.

for AUTO: CATEGORY_CARMODE. I decompiled Torque and it does respond to this category. So does the other little auto app that Newsmy pre-installs. Not sure about anything else.

I hope to extend some of the functionality as we go, but this gives us a very basic pallette of tools on the navbar, that was fairly easy to implement.
[Android Head-Units] nestortoledo:
OK understood.

For volume trick, NU3001 do this already out of the box, if you do long press on Volume - it will mute :D

Im with you with the idea of remove the screenshot. i never used. Another icon we can add can be QUICK ENABLE INVERSIVE MODE.

I just have an idea for future updates, dont know if is posible or if requiere a lot of work, but will be nice have a track progress bar, on top of navbar, something like this image i attach

Its something i never seen before, and is very usefull on car headunits. and its not so intrusive

AHH Forget, if decide to remove the TRACK MEDIA CONTROL RVD Icon, we can use long press on FWD ICON to do a RWD