What do you guys think about this Android HU?

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by jsoto

I'm just lightly reading on these HU for now

Does anyone of them do Carplay or HU. Or just BT support of contacts only ?

The one I bought does offer CarPlay as one of the options. I posted a link to the specs on the Avin Avant-3 a few pages back but here it is again with all the options listed. They even have you provide your last 7 digits of your VIN so they can verify you have selected the right unit and options. Even the IBus app should already be validated and unlocked since they have the VIN.

https://avinusa.com/avant-3-for-bmw-...n-system.html/

Special Price $499.99

• Apple CarPlay / Android Auto - USB Adapter +$99.99
• External DVD / CD Player +$99.99
• DUAL DVR Camera System - Records front and back camera at the same time. (Backup camera included) +$99.99
• DAB+ USB Dongle (Not for North America) +$59.99
• iGO GPS Maps MicroSD Card (No internet required) +$49.99
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) +$99.00
• Digital TV Tuner +$99.99

[mr_robot]

You can buy the zbox for apple carplay for cheaper online. I wouldn’t buy it from them.


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Originally Posted by mr_robot

You can buy the zbox for apple carplay for cheaper online. I wouldn’t buy it from them.


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I hadn't considered that option. I have to admit I am pretty ignorant about Car Play. Not sure what advantages it has over what is already in these head units.

The first add on I will get once I am installed and confident I like the android conversion is the DVR (Driver Video Recorder). Besides getting a full time dash cam with cyclic recording at definable record times (3 min, 5 min, 10 min) and a MicroSD card up to 128GB and a backup cam. One of the biggest features to me is the lane departure alerts. The camera app is supposed to "see" the white lines or lanes in the road and alert you if you begin wander over them. Some of these newest features bring our aging X5 models into 2015 specs.

[jsoto]

I don't really use CP at all. It's all about BT Spotify playlist, and streaming BT NAV audio. I ~prefer~ to look at the higher resolution screen on the phone than what feels like Commodore Screen Resolution.

However, I'm on the road to a jobsite or client and I'm driving a good solid hrs+++, CP does have it's advantage on being slightly productive handsfree

[semcoinc]

For those of you with the older PX3 board and pathetic 1GB RAM on Android 5.1, here is the board upgrade that gave my Eonon GA6166 a much more healthy 4GB RAM and Android 6.0

It is offered by several Ali sellers:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Octa...ffae3c00SRyEfH

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4GB-...45513c00B5aOnZ

This upgrade saved me from having to pull another dreaded FAKRA cable from under the spare all the way up to the front Nav head area and purchasing a new unit with greater performance.

The 1GB board without a modified ROM from a talented developer at XDA Developers forum was awful. RAM is like HP in these machines, too much is just enough!

Mike

[80stech]

If you guys just need a reverse signal, why not just use a small diode and capacitor(may a resistor to drain the capacitor) to convert the PWM signal to the reverse lights?

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Originally Posted by 80stech

If you guys just need a reverse signal, why not just use a small diode and capacitor(may a resistor to drain the capacitor) to convert the PWM signal to the reverse lights?

Still in debate if that is actually needed with the IBus interface. The relay is also a path but I just don't think it is needed with the IBus interface.

Pin 30 12V
Pin 85 GND
Pin 86 Reverse light PWM bulb signal from X5
Pin 87 Camera power out

[crystalworks]

Ob, in the case where you want it powered all the time, just use a switched 12v on ignition to trigger a relay to power the camera. You will have to determine if your head unit switches to reverse automatically using the bus as crowz mentioned. If it does, great. The camera will be feeding it a picture all the time whether in reverse or not so your wiring would be done.

Edit: I see you are already on that course. Not sure what at the fuse box is pos 1 energized but some testing with a multimeter should determine that quickly enough.

[Overboost]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Ob, in the case where you want it powered all the time, just use a switched 12v on ignition to trigger a relay to power the camera. You will have to determine if your head unit switches to reverse automatically using the bus as crowz mentioned. If it does, great. The camera will be feeding it a picture all the time whether in reverse or not so your wiring would be done.

Camera load is minimal enough that a relay should not be needed. I think the one Crowz and I are using draws less than 250mA. A fuse for sure to protect the wiring in case of a short in the camera itself or on the wiring running through the tailgate.

[crystalworks]

^True. Sounds like it should be relatively painless to install provided the camera housing itself fits where it's intended to.