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Andream MMI Box - Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto
This thread is intended to consolidate all available information on the chinese 'Andream' MMI Box. Table of contents
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Installation Check out the installation guide by x5m254: https://mega.nz/file/xERhkQjR#fRSRjX...8dPq7K04zUzLrA Installation is the same for all aftermarket units like this (e.g. the 10.25" android 9 displays). The basic idea:
Note: If your quadlock does not have this cable, don't worry. In that case you don't have to do anything. Quadlock and 2-pin cable: Video guides From YT 'BMW DIY Guy' for BimmerTech's MMI v1: link From YT 'Grind My Gears' for BimmerTech's MMI Prime: link Official BimmerTech Prime installation video: link Configuration The main configuration is done on the box itself using 'dip switches': Official instructions from Andream: Explanation: Code:
1 Display track overlay on 3rd party cameras (unconfirmed), ON=disabled 2 360° camera, ON=disabled 3/4/5 depends on your car, for 6.5" or 8.8"/10.25" 6 unknown 7 OFF = 3rd party camera, ON = OEM camera (does not seem to have any effect) 8 OFF = OEM mic, ON = 3rd party mic (always choose off, there is no 3.5mm in anyway) Last edited by Firefly1337; 01-06-2021 at 04:21 PM.. |
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The unit itself (main menu, settings, etc), CarPlay and Android Auto. MMI box Apple CarPlay Android Auto Note: Widescreen only available with community made custom firmware, see here. The official firmware looks like this: Screen Mirroring For Android phones with an app called Autolink. Last edited by Firefly1337; 07-29-2020 at 01:40 PM.. |
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Software Updates
For models / vendors:
Update instructions ISPBOOOT.BIN contains the software and upgrade.bin the MCU firmware. Note that after upgrading the MCU it will still show the old version number. After another reboot it will show the updated version.
Force Flash Update In case your unit does not boot up anymore or you have other issues updating there is a way to force flash an update.
Official firmware These are the official firmwares provided by the Chinese sellers. For custom versions made by me please scroll down to the end of this post. Warning: Please read the info on cross compatibility below before downloading anything. Do not flash updates from other vendors that are marked as 'not cross compatible'!! Warning 2: Do not flash versions for NBT on CIC or the other way around! Warning 3: Do not flash directly to the latest version in case you still run on a very old firmware! ISPBOOOT.BIN vs GEMINI_PACK.BIN There are two revisions of the MMI boxes that use slightly different firmware. The earlier units use the ISPBOOOT.BIN file while the later units (henceforth called 'B version') use GEMINI_PACK.BIN. They are not compatible with each other. Available software and download links: Andream [NBT] [ISPBOOOT.BIN] (should work with IndiWork as well) Cross compatibility of updates Andream, Bimmertech, Carlinkit and IndiWork all offer the same product from the below mentioned company Sunplus. So far all software updates can be flashed interchangeably, even the MCU. The only downside is that the main menu shows 'Invalid update' if a foreign update was flashed - but that's only visual and does not affect the functionality (bear in mind that this might change at any time!). cossie1 made a very good overview of the different looks and features here. Update: Since Carlinkit v9.2.2.yl.b / Andream v2.1.0.3.gpe.b / Bimmertech v2.0.2.4.mmi.b this is no longer possible! Furthermore, the software update menu now requires a vendor specific PIN code to prevent cross flashing. Changelog (Official) for Andream Unfortunately there aren't any other changelogs. Read this thread and check for user experience. v2.0.2.7.gpe.b (20.1.7)
v2.0.2.6.gpe.b (19.12.14)
Custom Firmware Universal [NBT] [ISPBOOOT.BIN] Changelog (Custom) v2.0.B0.mod and v2.0.M0.mod Last edited by Firefly1337; 01-17-2021 at 01:11 PM.. |
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Product name: Sunplus SPHE8388 The SoC is very likely the Sunplus SP7201 (technical documentation). Sunplus released their framework on Github: https://github.com/sunplus-plus1/SP7021_4.19 Here's the script that is used to generate the ISPBOOOT.BIN file: https://github.com/sunplus-plus1/isp...ster/tools/isp The extraction function in there doesn't work for our unit unfortunately because the signature is different: Code:
const u08 file_header_signature[] = "Pentagram_ISP_image"; Warning: Do NOT use that script without further modification. It will not work and/or brick your unit! The MCU's CPU is 'STM32F105RB' by ST (technical documentation). Internals (PCB) Front Back Last edited by Firefly1337; 08-28-2020 at 02:04 PM.. |
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Well done post.
To add, JoyeAuto uses an external mic Quote:
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No the seller replied to me yesterday to say that the items had arrived in CZ but have been stopped by customs so they need a few more days before they can ship it.
But when I ordered they were showing 97 in stock in CZ, I guess the stock levels are not live and take into account any in transit to there warehouse. |
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| 12-07-2019, 01:38 PM | #14 |
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Would be great if any of you that installed the Andream CarPlay box on a car with HU_NBT_EVO (ID4) can test if you can code the head unit with bimmercode or e-sys or any other coding software, while the CarPlay box is installed. HU_NBT_EVO (ID4) should be in model year 2016 of any of these: F20/F21/F22/F30/F31/F34/F80/F32/F33/F36/F06/F12/F13/G11/G12/G13.
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I ordered mine last Monday. It shipped, but the US Post Office hasn't started tracking it. Last I saw was it was handed off to the airline on Thursday.
Can't wait to get this in. I have an iPhone, so I will try to get some good shots for the thread as soon as it is in.
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It seems like they prepared for 2016 HU_NBT_EVO (ID4) 8.8" with dip switch 1-2-4 set to ON in the dip switch picture in op:s original post, but never implemented it. Last edited by touchmynappa; 12-07-2019 at 05:47 PM.. |
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What is it's audio interface? Does it use AUX like all the other units?
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Cross posting since I totally missed this thread, here's been my experience so far with this unit.
Got my box installed yesterday and today. I only use CarPlay and have an iPhone X so no experience with AA. Everything within CarPlay seems to work pretty well. No complaints after about an hour of usage. So I've got a '14 NBT HU /w nav, HK & Sirius. It wasn't possible to fit everything behind or under my head unit. After trying, I ended up having to remove my glove box to fit the unit between the right pocket of the head unit. Quite a bit of T20 undrilling & you need to drop the bottom passenger airbag. Followed Kies video for that. Even the wiring harness barely fit back there, definitely was a tight fit for me. Ran into an issue where I had no radio signal or sound. I realized that I had to transfer over the two green fiber optic cables from my original harness. If you run into this, make sure they are re-inserted back into the new harness in the right direction (messed this up the first time). Overall, the install ended up being more of a pain than I anticipated and took me quite a while to get everything squared away and reassembled. Mostly due to the glove box part I wasn't expecting. Sound quality seems good on my HK system with wireless using Spotify CarPlay on my phone. You can notice some slightly degraded quality with very high volume, but there's an equalizer and volume settings you can play around with. I was worried about sound quality of music, but am pleasantly surprised that it's still good even though the headunit system is set to "aux". I will continue to listen to music in CarPlay Spotify rather than OEM Bluetooth. Regarding the mic, I called my gf and she told me I sounded perfectly fine on my end (unit uses OEM mic). Saying "Hey Siri" allows me to do whatever through the unit without touching anything. I think there's a button shortcut for this too? But not sure what that is. Used Waze and had no issues - worked exactly as expected in full screen. I have heads up display. So when sound is playing via CarPlay, you can control the CarPlay menu using the steering wheel controls. However the heads up display populates a message saying "action not available in AUX mode" or something, while you scroll from your steering wheel. That's really the only "non OEM" drawback. Also updated my box before I set it up - successfully flashed from v2.0.2.4 (which it came with) to the latest v2.0.2.5 Definitely worth the upgrade, very happy so far. Glad I waited for a solution that checked all the boxes for me: wireless, 8.8" full screen support, and uses OEM mic. Bonus that Andream seems to be actively working on firmware updates and includes Android Auto just as a luxury. |
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