Fully Integrated Bluetooth Solution

[Blademan007]

Originally Posted by Blademan007

Case: All good.
UI: OK. Pressing that switches between the BlueBus display and the Nav settings menu.
MIC: See attached. I have the blue adaptor to the 6-pin, which connects to the 6-pin cable.

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[t3ddftw]

Originally Posted by Blademan007

Case: All good.
UI: OK. Pressing that switches between the BlueBus display and the Nav settings menu.
MIC: See attached. I have the blue adaptor to the 6-pin, which connects to the 6-pin cable.

UI: Yeah, that's its purpose. It does the same regardless of which radio mode you are in

Mic: Nothing is attached . If the part number ends in 810, then that microphone is not compatible.

Thanks!
-Ted

[t3ddftw]

Never mind, I see you have both attached.

[Blademan007]

Here’s all the parts I used for the e39 NAV DSP install.


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[t3ddftw]

Originally Posted by Blademan007

Here’s all the parts I used for the e39 NAV DSP install.


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Any chance you could get the mic PN?

[Blademan007]

Ted,
The coolant temp display is so damn cool.
Feature request: Can the BT chars preceding the coolant temp be used? Would love the ability to select 2 items to display. E.g. oil temp, oil pressure, batt volts. I ask because my gauge clusters already show oil and coolant temps, but the option to pick 1-2 would just rock.


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[t3ddftw]

Originally Posted by Blademan007

Ted,
The coolant temp display is so damn cool.
Feature request: Can the BT chars preceding the coolant temp be used? Would love the ability to select 2 items to display. E.g. oil temp, oil pressure, batt volts. I ask because my gauge clusters already show oil and coolant temps, but the option to pick 1-2 would just rock.

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BT is a different field altogether

Oil pressure is a no go, and oil temp is a no go on an E39 M5. Battery voltage should be do-able, but it's going to be based on what the LCM is reading. I planned on giving you outdoor and coolant temp in that field, FWIW.

Yes, the mic in the sunroof control area

-Ted

[Blademan007]

Originally Posted by t3ddftw

Any chance you could get the mic PN?

Ted,
Haha. No mic. I confused the mic blank for the homelink (some cars don’t have the homelink, but all have the mic cutout). I guess if you don’t have a TCU, no mic? Part number for mic: 84316938762.



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[t3ddftw]

Originally Posted by Blademan007

Ted,
Haha. No mic. I confused the mic blank for the homelink (some cars don’t have the homelink, but all have the mic cutout). I guess if you don’t have a TCU, no mic? Part number for mic: 84316938762.



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That'll do it! I would do part 84318380338 instead. It just seems to work more consistently.

-Ted

[Blademan007]

Ted,

First off, maybe update the 1st post in this thread for what you're looking for in each thread/forum: chassis install only, UI feedback, or both. How you want it broken down: e46 or e39/e53, and/or +/- Nav. And where each install type should make posts.

This is an e39 w/nav. I'll install the other unit in the e53, when it's fully sorted.

Review from a local drive today:
- Sounds great. UI on the Nav is great. Using the steering wheel controls is great. It surpasses what one would expect to have Bluetooth in these cars a couple generations old. So hats off for the design and execution!
- Using a iPhone + BT, streaming from iTunes. UI is great, and settings UI is much improved over what Ryan/e39Source has in his vid.
- Digital is much, much better. Use digital if possible.

Questions/Bugs:
- Electrical noise or interference when music is not playing. Amp is on, BT selected, music not playing. Once music starts, noise floor drops and music plays. Noise sounds digital (discrete tone/sounds) not analog noise. Seems to only come from front right speaker. BlueBus to amp is coax digital, so that can't be the source. Cable proximity to the amp? I can move it a few inches away to the CD changer to see if that helps.
- Autoplay enabled. Does this work only if the app is open? I closed iTunes app in the phone, and when car restarted, BlueBus played some random music from iTunes library. Another time BlueBus started playing music from Vox app. Note: I close apps often. I can try to leave iTunes app next time without closing. No biggie, since I could disable autoplay anyway.
- When connected, all phone sounds route through Bluetooth: notifications, camera clicks. No notifications/vibrations route to the phone. Is this expected?

The specification for the BlueBus BT 5.0 chipset indicates that transmission is ~1.5Mbps with a connected BT 5.0 unit. So better than CD quality is possible. Are there any limitations to BlueBus connecting to a BT 5.0 device, such as this Fiio M5?

Minor, minor bugs aside, this sound of music over BT with integration to our factory systems is amazing and well worth the price!!!