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[Android Head-Units] briangig:
I can confirm the C270 works as a mic and camera. The built in camera app and DailyRoads recognize it. LMK if you want me to test it with any other apps. I am only using it as microphone, as the camera has a very narrow field of view, and crappy night functionality. I think a standalone dash cam is the way to go in this case.
[Android Head-Units] mos33y:
Dont know about your other issues, but viper4android can be 'tricked' in thinking your device has proper speakers i.e bass and clarity will be active. follow instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59078039&postcount=3207

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Just want to give a little feedback on Tauatara and Zaphod's roms:

The First day I got my 8' version, I installed Zaphod's rom (15 April). I must say, the short cut strip along the bottom was fantastic! I found I can compete 90% of my 'on road' tasks just with these buttons - Thank you Zaphod for your work. I also found you media buttons, (if enabled) worked with any audio player i threw at it (sony walkman, stock player etc).

Suggestion: Seeing long pressing the clock takes us to recent apps, can we use the actual recent app icon for another task? maybe have it configurable so that long pressing it would allow us to link to another app. I personally would like to see the radio have its own button - rather than trading it with a music player - maybe we can use the recent app button for this?

Issues:

* found there was no 'awareness' in the rom for multiple audio streams. e.g radio would be playing. Then I press play on music app and the two would play over each other. I could not as yet test audio ducking in your radio app.

* One major issue I encountered in Zaphod's rom was lack of root (even though I think the description did mention it to be rooted?). Because of no root, Viper4android could not initialize, as well as other useful apps (reboot app). I tried rooting with kango root but with no luck.

Tautara's rom:

Rooted out of box, viper4android working fine after setting up using http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59078039&postcount=3207

Fast and smooth

clockworkmod fully functioning

Issues:

Radio app still has a lot of Chinese

Even though this is not an 'issue' as such, i found myself missing Zap's shortcut strip along the bottom! Tautara has the stock android strip (works as it should), but is of course unconfigurable and looks a little plane.

Let me just finish by thanking both Tautara and Zaphod for all their hard work. Please do not think of this post as 'beating' in anyway. I just want to give my opinion after using both.

Mos33y
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
Fedora 22 and gcc 5 - NU3001 GIT Compiles fine

I tested out Fedora 22 with Gcc version 5. The all the NU3001 GIT repos compiled without issue with all the recent commits.
[Android Head-Units] pppeterrr:
let me understand this a little better,

you compiled a kernel, and base linux os for the android box

and now you could run it as a small workstation ?
[Android Head-Units] cyrilp:
i should be able to use odb data too for :

* make the clockfaces react to odb values (colors , display info....)

* send odb data to your phone :this will allow to display them on your phone while using another app on the HU

*make rules : for example use any data value to launch a specific app on your phone.

other ideas :

*each time your phone is disconnected from the HU store the location in your phone to allow you to find it later.

*multiple phone connection and apply specific settings to the hu (for example it could detect if it's husband's or wife's phone and adapt your hu accordingly)

*my app can make devices communicate both with BT and Internet connection (via push) : it could be possible to make anti theft features : add a 3g access to your head unit. if somebody stole your car it would send you an alert on your phone, send you its gps location, lock the HU... (i dont know if it's possible but why not deactivate car ignition)

*emergency alert :detect accident and send sms, emails,.. alerts with gps location

those are some first ideas, don't hesitate to comment or suggest other features.

Cyril
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
SOIRAM:

If it is a car specific unit then its not the NU3001. It is very likely a widows ce/android hybrid. See the OP for information.

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I'm liking your ideas. Some of them are things that I'd been brainstorming too, especially the anti theft features. Please keep us updated on your progress.
[Android Head-Units] renedis:
Guys, I'm shutting down SFTP on port 22. FTP on port 21 will still be available. I'm getting to much root requests on port 22, I'm not feeling comfortable with it.
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
Thanks for the heads up. Those requests still coming from China?
[Android Head-Units] renedis:
Yes, all of them.. I was getting +- 80 root requests an hour. I blocked all IP-adresses after 3 failed attempts. Sometimes a request was taken with "admin" of "oracle".
[Android Head-Units] Lokifish Marz:
Was considering getting one but there seems to be some serious inconsistency in pricing and links.

Link in OP- $781.54USD with shipping

Post #259 $376.13USD with shipping

Post #259 $371.11USD with shipping

That combined with this from the OP raises a lot of obvious questions;

"But I saw one for a... No, you didn't. That's a Windows CE/Android frankestein thing made by the same company. You don't want it. "
[Android Head-Units] renedis:
There are 2 versions.

- Pure android universal double-din (which we are talking about here)

- Win CE/Android version which is a "factory-look" HU. The Win/CE version is different and takes much longer to boot and has a cd/dvd player most of the time.

The OP link is from the manufacturer and the other links are from resellers. I bought mine from the manufacturer for $339 ex shipping costs. Yes the HU costs more now, but that is how AliExpress works. This is not the manufacturers fault.

I'm pretty sure the HU will be cheaper again within the next few days.
[Android Head-Units] stops91:
The link from OP's post will get back to 339$ on 11.11. because that is the usual practice of Aliexpress sellers before their big sale event. On 11.11. the will say look at this deal we took the price down 50% while in fact it was like that the whole time...
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Thanks PriusFan, for reminding me of the REM cable, forgot to connect that cable and I also thought that it would turn on by itself with the autoon feature, guess not. So I now got sub working.

Onto an ongoing issue. I was able to get the reverse camera to work, but it will only display video on AVin1 and AVIN2, the backup input doesnt seem to push the video automatically when I set it to reverse? Am I missing something here? I noticed on the main cable there are two cables for reverse but my car does not have that input...

[IMG="pic"]http://s30.postimg.org/4gagt6q7l/20141102_120032.jpg[/IMG]
[Android Head-Units] priusfan:
You should connect the wire marked "reverse" to the backup light, so the HU will switch automatically to the backup camera (before the android finishes booting).

The camera should be connected to the yellow plug marked "Back Video In".

This is absolutely standard way to connect a backup cam on any HU...
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
Tested and working by me on MCU 26 Amplified 1.0.9v1.0

This main things are:

1. in the MCU app AV-IN must be checked (If you don't you won't see the backup camera no matter how you wire things.

2. Camera must be connected to BACK VIDEO IN (You can test this input by hitting the app BACKDRAFT in android)

3. The reverse wire on the main harness needs to be supplied with 12v DC when you are in reverse only (Whenever it gets 12v the screen will show the BACK VIDEO INPUT)

However you do that, be it the reverse lights or another wire in your harness or even a physical switch, thats how it should work. A lot of cars have a 12v on reverse signal wire somewhere behind the dash. I'd recommends doing a broader google search for wiring reverse cameras in your car and see if there is something closer that the back of the car you can use.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Thanks guys, I assumed a lot of things while doing this install. I assumed that the HU will auto detect video from the "Back Video In" and switch to that mode. I assumed my Sub would auto detect the RCA plug...well you know what they say when you assume things. I will work and do more research on my dash wiring for next week. I spent enough time on my car this weekend, time to relax and enjoy what is left of my weekend. Made a little video of Red new Rom. Will post it later.

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I have a toyota camry. Have not finalized my reverse camera install yet, once I do I will take pictures for you. Installing this unit was pretty simple, this is my first time installing a reverse camera so I had some mishaps along the way, but if you know what you are doing it should be simple. This unit doesn't requires you to do the brake bypass to play videos.

Once I fix my reverse camera install, my next plan is to install a blind turn camera up at the front left bumper.
[Android Head-Units] DragonFlye:
8 inch version

There's also an 8 inch version with no visible controls at all:

h t t p://car.newsmy.com/index.php?controller=site&action=products&id=34

It does however, have different mounting points, but it's still 2DIN.

Just wondering if it's the same internally, thus using the same firmware
[Android Head-Units] snahrck:
Ok, mine is a honda fit (also japanese brand, maybe not very different) and I'll have other issues:

1 - steering wheel controls (I hope this is strait forward);

2 - my backup camera has tree view modes and I have no idea of how to make them change, once i loose the original H/U button.

I'll wait for your pictures and for the expected price drop before buying this H/U.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Damn.... is this a universal HU too? I ordered too soon. I would prefer this bigger one. It also comes with 2gb of ram.
[Android Head-Units] DragonFlye:
It's also universal but just taylor made to fit certain Asian car models (Tiggo 3 and Ruiqi G5) , hence the different mounting points. But since it's 2 DIN it can be made to fit in other cars.

There is no physical on/off button, so it has to be powered on by something else.

On the chinese site there are versions for other models too with complete dashboard brackets where the powerbutton is embedded. This model is mounted in a a Tiggo 3 whitout any extra buttons. (look at pics scrolling down)
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
So it is similar to this unit. We have an "on/off" cap. button but that basically turn the screen off, not the unit itself. This too should turn itself on by turning the key. I cannot find the listing on the english version of newsmy. Maybe it is not targeted at US/europe cars?

I just message Summer over at Newsmy to see if they are selling it and for how much.

Any side pics? lol maybe I should just be happy with the unit I just got.
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
That sounds like a great idea. I wonder if we could programmatically switch to that input based on turn signal input? Gonna just put that on AV1?

Would love to know how this turns out.
[Android Head-Units] easyguy:
Hmm that is also a good idea, I wonder if the turn signal is 12V? That means I can tap into that light source, but would it be off and on? Looking for a camera right now, not a wide angle lense though. Yeah that or AV2, I might just mount another camera for AV2, no plan on where is the next camera position yet.
[Android Head-Units] red13dotnet:
We'd probably need to do it using either some kind of canbus interface or a latching input adapter for turn signal that would latch until it received no input for a second or two.

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I wouldn't want to be without a hardware volume control personally.
[Android Head-Units] Black6spdZ:
Think he was just talking about his build system
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
Thanks for the feedback. Something doesn't sound right about a few of your issues. My most recent build is rooted out of the box, and my navbar doesn't have a recents button any longer. Also, I've never had dual stream issues with the Radio app. It's the reason I wrote the radio app mods to start with :)

sounds like you either got an older (the first alpha release I made?) or something didn't go right in the update (did you us rkbatchtool to 'restore' the image file?)
[Android Head-Units] e.sjolund:
Radio app with DAB

Hi all!

I'm new to this forum, but I want to start off by giving a thanks to all who has pitch in on this thread! A lot of great information, along with helpful members!

So! I've been following this thread for days/weeks, trying to decided if i'm going to buy this HU and replacing it with my current setup.

I'm currently using a Nexus 7 (2012) and a Sony single din unit. This works great, as I can control the stereo using the Sony appremote. Unfortunately this is not bullet proof, and one of the major issues is no DAB,++

I know it's plausible to use a DVB-T dongle, but the software available are poor and not user/car friendly.

So my question is;

Would it be possible to implement a DVB-T DAB radio interface with the existing radio app?

By adding DAB functionality to the existing radio app, the HU would be the best option for radio lovers (in europe?). Also, the FM net is shutting down in 2017 (stupid Norway), so no use for FM in the future. This would also help people in England and other european countries, as DAB is becoming more common.

Thanks, Erik :)
[Android Head-Units] usafle:
[MENTION=2190016]Zaphod-Beeblebrox[/MENTION]: Switching from Tut's ROM to yours, no issue. Everything went smooth as silk. Updated SuperSU without any problems, Viper4Android is there and operates (once Busybox is installed manually), all the Convolovers are present as well.

I'm loving the custom NavBar. At first I thought it would annoy me, but now after messing with it for a while, its really growing on me. The center clock is great. The volume key is kind of redundant (because I have buttons on my unit) but not sure what other button should take it's place.

Two problems I've encountered are in the MCU app; There are only two config screens on there now. I don't have the "keysback light" setting or anything else. Not sure why that is? I tried to "downgrade" the MCU version to a previous version (because my H/U shuts off now instantly - there is no more standby) and the dialogue box that popped up was 100% in Chinese.

Other then that, its aces! Thanks.
[Android Head-Units] pppeterrr:
hey eric, i think it isnt a bad idea at all, except for the fact that the current radio

app is nothing special, and just works as it is. I have been googling about

android apps that make DAB work. And yes, there are some.

and i think, the right app, with the correct dongle on the otg port, might just work.

keep me informed about this, i like it

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fyi

this usb modem works out of the box

HuaWei K4203 (UMTS modem, got nothing to do with DAB) just saying

[IMG="k4203"]http://static.webshopapp.com/shops/028081/files/011920434/huawei-vodafone-k4203-usb-stick-3g.jpg[/IMG]

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is there a easy way to disable the nav and status bar,

or just open the file in a standard text editor while it is in the car and set this line to 1 ?

qemu.hw.mainkeys=1

just asking, since i dont want to mess it up while its so good now

i am on the latest ZB rom, but i think the bars are messing up

the screens in different app, when switchin immersive

and ofcourse i have hw keys
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I'm going to work to get the new updated MCU settings app into the github repository, if I have time I'd like to organize it better. There are way to many pages on it some of them can be consolidated.

Do you actually need the "Keysback Light" page? I've been trying to find out if there was anyone using these ROMs that needs it. I'd like to either have a setting for what type of HU it's connected to or ideally have some way to autodetect this (haven't seen any identifier yet).
[Android Head-Units] pppeterrr:
i have the VW version, and there are leds for the hardware buttons

that connect to the illumination wires of the car,

Aint it so that the dim option is on that page ?
[Android Head-Units] e.sjolund:
Yes, that is true, there are some apps. I´ve done a lot of research about android and DAB, but due to limited skills and no source code, it would be impossible for me to do anything. There are an app called Wavesink which is designed for DAB, but the UI is terrible. Maybe the "easiest" solution is to make a better app or alter wavesinks UI??

...You might be right about the DVB-T and OTG port, but can´t test as I´ve got no HU, and no money.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
Thanks to [MENTION=6472486]leonkernan[/MENTION], I was able to get the remaining chunks of the source that was posted. I've gotta figure out the best way to share it with everyone without causing too much drain of resources.

I went through and compared this drop to previous source drop and these are the changes I noticed in the code:

Added some make/model specific canbus handling

Added some RDS handling code

Added code to use USB port in host or slave mode

Added code to update firmware on bluetooth module in HU

Changed licensing of rk_serial.c to 'Dual BSD/GPL'

Added support for external canbus decoder box

Some radio favorite code improvements

Added new app Bonovomusic
[Android Head-Units] toologic:
On baidu shares (cuger88) found new update_V1.1.6 withot root.rar

I try to download and reload it on G.Drive for all

Bad news - this is ODEX firmware, almost empty xbin directory. I think this is yet another temporary release...
[Android Head-Units] luke911:
If you'd like, send me a PM and I can spin up a few various ways to share it. Possibly a torrent would be the easiest and least resource demanding option.
[Android Head-Units] fifife:
As I have said before I'm new to this but I have worked for a commercial software company. I think one of the aims is to get HU source code released by Summers boss. is there a way to share the source you have come across within the community without scattering it to the four winds. If you can show responsibility and not leak to Newsmy's competitors then there may be more chance to get your hands on the bigger prize of the HU code. just a thought
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
Yes. Its my build system. Fedora 22 with GCC 5 with cross platform for arm. There are some git commits I have to fix for the governors and Westwood TCP congestion.

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I'm looking at the radio code/handling and drooling over the middlewave and shortwave options of the radio tuner.
[Android Head-Units] leonkernan:
That pretty much sums up why I haven't posted a link to the whole archive here.
[Android Head-Units] snakeyes37:
So this thing doesn't have an aux input?

I'm not sure how I feel about capacitive touch screen buttons for controlling the volume. I always felt physical keys were better, especially while driving.
[Android Head-Units] usafle:
I use it for the simple fact that I can control the brightness of the hardware buttons. Since my unit does not possess the ability to change the colors of said button.

[MENTION=391948]Zaphod Beeblebrox[/MENTION]: any particular idea as to why Pandora won't show up when I try to assign the music navbar button? I only have Radio / GPlay Music & BT options.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
Good to know, I didn't realize that control was on there. I still don't have my HU installed, it's just sitting on my desk. Trying to get as much stuff done with this before I actually install it and have to sit in the car with a laptop or something.
[Android Head-Units] leonkernan:
I use that as well.

On the first version it was only the red channel that affect the light brightness on our units, I think v37 changed it so all three were needed to be set.
[Android Head-Units] lu_ramen:
I wish I had seen this warning before (V38)

Well, my head unit does not display any video after upgrading to V38. So, it is not bricked as Audio from the Radio app works, Bluetooth and touch screen works.

Is there a way to flash the recovery without using the recommended $114 Radxa board tool? not familiar either with the "adb shell" command.

Any instructions/ help will be highly appreciated.
[Android Head-Units] mos33y:
Hi Zap,

Ok..I feel like a fool, the version i was using must have been a very early alpha.

I can now confirm:

Rom is rooted

viper4android working

recent button removed :)

Thank you Zap
[Android Head-Units] leonkernan:
You need to plug a HDMI monitor or tv into the Android box while it's plugged into the car.

Then you'll be able to see what you are doing and reflash an older firmware.

The touchscreen works, so you could in theory do it "blind" but it would be very very difficult to know what you are tapping on.
[Android Head-Units] supremekizzle:
This is what seems weird to me as well. I like the thought I'd all screen, but one knob would be nice for volume. With quad core huifei units coming out I'm debating which unit to get.
[Android Head-Units] leonkernan:
Since people have been asking about USB cameras, I decided to take some video while on a drive today.

This is a C270 camera plugged into the NU3001. Recorded using the Android camera app on Tuatara's rom.

Quality setting: HD

https://youtu.be/h1gf7oqbnHs
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I think we should be able to come up with a method that will be easier in the future with modifications to the update app that won't require any user input. Either the app could scan for a file named something like 'FORCE_updatemcu.bin' or have an intent tied to it that can be triggered. Probably having the file method is easiest for people that won't be able to hook up a laptop via USB.

What code are you running on the android box? If you are able to hook up a laptop to the android box while it is plugged into the HU we should be able to come up with commands to trigger the update to start.

For example, on a version that has the multi-page MCU settings (definitely newer than 1.0.9, not sure what version the new mcu app went in) you can execute from 'adb shell' to trigger the MCU update. Assuming you have a different version of the updatemcu.bin at /mnt/external_sd/updatemcu.bin

am start -n com.bonovo.mcuupdate_and_setting/.MainActivity
input tap 100 185
sleep 1
input tap 340 210
sleep 1
input tap 650 325

This will essentially open up the app and do the proper touchscreen inputs to fire off the update.

Update: After starting that process you will want to restart everything, but please wait at least 2-4 minutes to make sure the update has finished. I've never interrupted an update to see what happens

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After reviewing the Android Brand Guidelines I think the name is a poor choice. I think if we want to focus on a one universal ROM for this then a name that fits within their guidelines would be wise. I'm not sure if xda has any similar rules but it might be wise to avoid using that also.
[Android Head-Units] alaninsitges:
This allows you to dim the super-bright white LEDs on the NU3001 so it's good to have it even on that model.