DSP Wiring

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by BMWx5e53

Yeh I know, tell me about it, this was not a good headunit and car to start on..lol

The Manual to the Headunit only talks about the fucntions, not the setup. So Zero help.
As for the reversing camera, there is no manual.

The Headunit is an XTRONS PF7553BA:
XTRONS PF7553BA Quad Core Android 5.1 Car DVD Player Stereo GPS WiFi BMW E53 X5 | eBay

The Camera is a generic camera:
Waterproof Wide Night Vision HD Car Reverse Camera/Rear View Parking LED Sensor | eBay

The Radio Ariel that came with the H/U has a weird connector on it.
Where would this connect to? (See attached image)
Can someone share an image to what I need as I am unsure what the actual connector is called.
It may be easier to just buy a new Ariel and keep it behind the H/.U?
A link to the 2 options above would be ideal.

Found the user manual online...

http://xtrons.com/user-guides/Androi...ser-Manual.pdf

Like you said - not much use.

It does however shed some light on a couple of your questions. The DVR-CVBS is an input for a dash camera - the H/U can be set to record the video signal from dash camera (page 17).

The term "Canbus" is used throughout the advertising and in the manual - OK, let's just call the data bus system in the E53 "Canbus" and not split hairs about what sort of bus it is - the crux is, the H/U should connect to your cars data bus and communicate correctly.

Maybe I can shed some light on the Canbus unit wiring: -

Red - Switched Live - self explanatory
White ??
Green ??
Orange with white stripe (splits off into a wire to H/U and a wire called BACK-CAR) ??
Yellow - Permanent Live - self explanatory
Orange (loops into 2x iso connectors) ??
Pink (splits off into a wire to H/U and a wire called BRAKE CTRL) - connects to park brake switch to allow video playback only with park brake applied - a requirement in some markets.
Orange (splits into a wire to H/U and a wire called ILL) - possible to control night lighting dimming?
Black - Ground - self explanatory

The wires marked with ?? are anyone's guess - but there must be a data bus connection somewhere - I'm just not sure where.

Regarding your aerial connection, the end with the long silver pin goes into the back of most aftermarket car stereo H/Us - the other (small black plastic) end connects to the BMW OEM aerial cable.

But here's your major problem - one I guess you have been dealing with all along. This H/U unit isn't designed for you car.

It's designed for an E53 all right but one that has the standard OEM stereo system and not the full DSP system. The standard OEM stereo has the tuner and amplifiers in the dash, so adapting an aftermarket unit is easy - you can even get BMW-OEM to DIN adapters to make this whole installation plug-and-play.



In your case, the radio tuner and amp are in the back of the car. I'm guessing you have gotten around this with a long loom from front to back and you'll need to extend the OEM aerial too, if you wish to connect it. I doubt you get decent radio reception with an aerial down the back of the dash.

[yes_its_neil]

Your unit is very similar to the Eonon Android unit that many people have successfully installed. Look further at the eBay listing and you will see an illustration of the unit with wiring and part details. The unit as wpoll said is for a non-dsp E53, but can be used with an optional wiring loom. The aerial lead adaptor is shown, as is the canbus box. This connects to a provided extra short loom to the head unit. You will most likely find, as I did with my Eonon, that not all steering wheel functions are supported, but you will get volume and the ability to step forwards and backwards through music/video files as well as the scan function of the radio. Good luck!