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Does anyone know if I could get a USB GPS receiver (such as the GlobalSat BU-353) to work with my elf if I connect using a female-mini usb converter?
I'm thinking that this would draw less power than using a bluetooth GPS receiver - would this actually be the case?
Cheers
K
i would say yes bluetooth draw more power but gps's are normaly used in cars where one can charge ones pda at the same time
Yes, but with a bluetooth receiver I'd end up using two chargers rather than one and I'd also like to use away from a vehicle. Would the usb connection charge as well as 'talk'. I'm not entirely sure how standard USB maps to mini USB to be honest ...
i dont believe that a wired gps device can charge the pda
also with htc devices (with 1 exception) cant use other usb devices
as they cant usb host
Thanks, it sounds like I'd be better going for a bluetooth GPS
Spend a few pennys more and get the entire gps unit. Are you realy going to be able to operate your phone as a gps interface while driving? Sounds like a great way to get a ticket ot me state side.
I'm looking for the best way to do this, so I figured you guys would be able to throw some ideas around. Basically, I'm looking for a way to transmit audio to my car stereo, wireless. I currently use an audio cord (3.5 to 3.5) and just have the cord running through my car. It would be awesome to have it all be completely wireless, but I'm not sure what the best route would be to do this and still maintain the sound quality of the cord. I've used the FM transmitters in the past, but they always seem to be a hit and miss. Is there anything else I can use to do this?
Invest in a unit with bluetooth.
I use the Belkin CarAudio Connect AUX with Bluetooth: http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=525857
The phone can stay in my pocket and when I press the button on the Belkin it connects to the phone and starts my music.
I have an aux port and i just connect it to this BluBridge MiniJack and it works great. You can't really notice much change in sound quality. My car's factory bluetooth for the phone still works too. Both can be connected at one time without any interference.
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBri...A11U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333589281&sr=8-1
It's pretty like the Belkin one above.
For those of us without fancy cars with built in Bluetooth...
$5 fm transmitter from the Family Dollar works great for me. I never have any problems as long as the transmitter is with 10 feet.
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I really like that Belkin one, but it's more expensive obviously. Does the second one run on batteries or the cigarette lighter?
Thanks for the input guys.
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The BluBridge has an internal battery that is charged via mini USB. You can plug it into your any universal USB charger and it works. I have one for my cigarette litgher and it can charge continuously while I use it. I've seen some out there that cannot charge while in use. This one can.
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The BluBridge has an internal battery that is charged via mini USB. You can plug it into your any universal USB charger and it works. I have one for my cigarette litgher and it can charge continuously while I use it. I've seen some out there that cannot charge while in use. This one can.
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Thank you. I'll probably go with that one then, since it is so much cheaper. There isn't much sense in spending that much more money on virtually the same product, I just wanted to make sure that it didn't run on batteries that I had to replace weekly. That would get old in a hurry.
Thanks for the input from everyone.
BluBridge is great too and definitely cheaper than Belkin, i got the Belkin for 57$ on Amazon
mainly because in addition to music and GPS navaigation i also need it for handsfree calling since Belkin lets you to pick calls and also activate voice command or play pause and skip music tracks with just a touch of a button which is very important for me.
I got one and never look back
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-MEX-BT...r_Audio_In_Dash_Receivers&hash=item2a1d674d2c
I have an old Motorola bluetooth headset that you had to plug headphones in to use this this came out b4 bluetooth headsets were big its works great plugged into my bose 321 system plug one end 3.5 mm and the other end is rca works almost throughout my two bedroom apartment hope this helps
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Hello everyone. Long time original iPhone user. I just recently switched to the Lumia 900.
My question is about in car audio functionality. Of course, with an iPhone it's as easy as plugging it into your car's USB port to get high quality line-out audio. I assumed the Nokia would give me the same ability, but it does not. I plugged the Lumia 900 into three different car's USB ports (BMW, Chevy, and Ford), and none of them recognized my phone as a device that is plugged in.
I know that you can use bluetooth streaming audio, and that works, however bluetooth audio quality is very low in comparison to a line-out connection.
So, does anyone know if this limitation comes from the Lumia's hardware or Windows Phone 7 software?
The same thing would happen if you managed to connect (assuming someone made a cable) a Lumia 900 to an iPhone dock.
The car's sound deck was specifically made to support iPods/iPhones. They usually also support flash drives, but I doubt they support any other devices.
Its not Microsoft's nor Nokia's limitation, its the cars.
Sound decks usually have a aux-in that can take a mini-jack, does your car have one?
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The same thing would happen if you managed to connect (assuming someone made a cable) a Lumia 900 to an iPhone dock.
The car's sound deck was specifically made to support iPods/iPhones. They usually also support flash drives, but I doubt they support any other devices.
Its not Microsoft's nor Nokia's limitation, its the cars.
Sound decks usually have a aux-in that can take a mini-jack, does your car have one?
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I'm' not so sure that the car's sound deck was specifically made for Apple hardware. I know for a fact that at least one Droid phone works when usb connected.
My documentation (DICE) actually lists Zune devices as supported, but when I plug this Windows phone in I get nothing.
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I'm' not so sure that the car's sound deck was specifically made for Apple hardware. I know for a fact that at least one Droid phone works when usb connected.
My documentation (DICE) actually lists Zune devices as supported, but when I plug this Windows phone in I get nothing.
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Well, maybe not specifically made, but they did need to go to apple to get certification for it. Apple also offers a hardware audio api for the dock connector, hence why so many devices are built for it.
I've never had an android phone so this is just a guess, but when you connect one to a computer, does it show up as a storage device? If so, that's probably how the car is playing the music. Its not the android device specifically, just a side affect of how its file system works.
As for the Zune, I cannot think of how that would even work. It doesn't offer itself as a storage device nor is there such a thing as a generic "Audio USB" driver. Maybe its referring to that an aux-in "supports" it?
Bottom line, unless Microsoft & car manufacturers collaborated to create this functionality or Microsoft enables Mass Storage access to a WP7, you are out of luck.
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Well, maybe not specifically made, but they did need to go to apple to get certification for it. Apple also offers a hardware audio api for the dock connector, hence why so many devices are built for it.
I've never had an android phone so this is just a guess, but when you connect one to a computer, does it show up as a storage device? If so, that's probably how the car is playing the music. Its not the android device specifically, just a side affect of how its file system works.
As for the Zune, I cannot think of how that would even work. It doesn't offer itself as a storage device nor is there such a thing as a generic "Audio USB" driver. Maybe its referring to that an aux-in "supports" it?
Bottom line, unless Microsoft & car manufacturers collaborated to create this functionality or Microsoft enables Mass Storage access to a WP7, you are out of luck.
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Thanks, I get the it with regards to Apple.
My audio car's connection does not have AUX, only USB and input for SIRIUS, but Zune as supported. I don't have any Zune devices to verify though.
You are likely right about the generic USB device. I bet that's how the car's interface connects to other mobile devices. Connecting my Lumia 900 to my laptop does not yield a USB device to copy files to.
I'll see to putting in a question to Nokia and see where that leads me.
A shame this doesn't work out of the box over USB. That's where you'll get the highest quality sound.
WP7 phones does not support any USB mass storage or MTP mode. It can only talk to Zune software. Android phones DO support MTP and mass storage mode through USB. There is zero chance you will ever see WP7 phone work through any USB port that is not Zune on a PC.
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WP7 phones does not support any USB mass storage or MTP mode. It can only talk to Zune software. Android phones DO support MTP and mass storage mode through USB. There is zero chance you will ever see WP7 phone work through any USB port that is not Zune on a PC.
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Thanks for this. Information on this topic is scarce. I think I may have the wrong phone now.
AUX output with car radio
Hi, Mister2d,
I've always used AUX output with my WM 6.5 Tilt 2 to my 2010 Toyota Prius, with no problems. (using a standard 3.5 mm (1/4 ") double female cable to link phone to AUX jack in the car.)
I've had the N L 900 for about two weeks, and at first the apparent lack of AUX output compatability was fustrating. But the problem is simply solved. It stems from the interaction of the Toyota radio volume setting and also the N L 900 phone volume setting. Basicially, if either is low, then almost no sound comes out of the car speakers. I find that with the N L 900 volume set @ ~15-20, then the car radio volume gives very adequate output, (although the car needs to be set to ~40, as was the case with the HTC Tilt 2). The result is not blasting, suitable for classical, soft rock & tele calls. Volume is easily fine-tuend with the car volume settings, but drops off quickly below 35.
Oh, yeah - Make sure you do not have the phone ringer OFF - This seems to be an intermittent kink in the circuitry . . .
(By the way, my previous rants about lousy sound quality on the Titan I do NOT apply to the N L 900 - Overall sound quality is excellent . . ., although there are other serious problems - See below . . .
Regards,
Artzznyzz
PS,
I need your help re problems with stability of zoom & display occuring in Explorer and MS office / Excel. I'm looking for a better thread to post it in . . .
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Hi, Mister2d,
I've always used AUX output with my WM 6.5 Tilt 2 to my 2010 Toyota Prius, with no problems. (using a standard 3.5 mm (1/4 ") double female cable to link phone to AUX jack in the car.)
I've had the N L 900 for about two weeks, and at first the apparent lack of AUX output compatability was fustrating. But the problem is simply solved. It stems from the interaction of the Toyota radio volume setting and also the N L 900 phone volume setting. Basicially, if either is low, then almost no sound comes out of the car speakers. I find that with the N L 900 volume set @ ~15-20, then the car radio volume gives very adequate output, (although the car needs to be set to ~40, as was the case with the HTC Tilt 2). The result is not blasting, suitable for classical, soft rock & tele calls. Volume is easily fine-tuend with the car volume settings, but drops off quickly below 35.
Oh, yeah - Make sure you do not have the phone ringer OFF - This seems to be an intermittent kink in the circuitry . . .
(By the way, my previous rants about lousy sound quality on the Titan I do NOT apply to the N L 900 - Overall sound quality is excellent . . ., although there are other serious problems - See below . . .
Regards,
Artzznyzz
PS,
I need your help re problems with stability of zoom & display occuring in Explorer and MS office / Excel. I'm looking for a better thread to post it in . . .
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Yeah I'm not looking for aux output for two reasons:
1. Its sound quality is bad in comparison to a true line-out.
2. It would require two connections from the top of my Lumia, one for the headphone jack and one for usb (to charge). Not only is that hideous, but it would create a mess of cables in my car when I was used to just one cable providing power and high quality audio.
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Yeah I'm not looking for aux output for two reasons:
1. Its sound quality is bad in comparison to a true line-out.
2. It would require two connections from the top of my Lumia, one for the headphone jack and one for usb (to charge). Not only is that hideous, but it would create a mess of cables in my car when I was used to just one cable providing power and high quality audio.
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Huh.. I never realized that about the dock connector. I didn't realize that line-out isn't the same as headphones out.
Do your vehicles really have the speakers to be able to tell the difference? The BMW maybe, but the others? (I'm not an audiophile in anyway so I am honestly curious)
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Huh.. I never realized that about the dock connector. I didn't realize that line-out isn't the same as headphones out.
Do your vehicles really have the speakers to be able to tell the difference? The BMW maybe, but the others? (I'm not an audiophile in anyway so I am honestly curious)
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Yeah I can tell the difference. Bass notes (among other things) aren't as good since coming out of a headphone jack it gets double amp'ed (one from the phone and then from your car's amp). The result is not so good, and it's the reason why you have to adjust your volume on the phone first to acceptable levels to avoid distortion.
Bluetooth audio is even worse. It's fine for podcasts and such but for music, not so much.
Just got mine; ordered directly from their site on Saturday, received it today... $39.99, free shipping, no tax.
I was using a Logitech unit previously, and while it sounded fine, it had the disadvantage of not being very good at automatically reconnecting to the phone, and of course it had no hands free capabilities. As with pretty much all bluetooth units, there are a ton of reviews on the Kinivo; both good and terrible, so I thought I would offer this up strictly within the context of the Moto X.
Short story... I am thrilled with it!
Pros:
Amazing connectivity. It reconnects under every condition possible; moving out of range and then back in range, power off and then on, Bluetooth off and then on. My vehicle's power ports are always hot, except when cranking. This gave the Logitech fits, and I was concerned about the Kinivo as well. Bottom line... if bluetooth on the phone is on, it is always connected!
Reasonable audio quality, and contrary to a number of online reviews, both in call and media volume are good. See my cons below for more on audio.
Very positive buttons. While the thing looks a little cheap, it feels surprisingly good.
While not as good as a quality headset, I thought the in call quality was pretty good. Tried it in town on some bumpy roads, as well as on the freeway and intelligibility was good. I mounted it on the side of my center console so I can access it with my thumb when my arm is on the armrest.
Interoperability with voice commands works very well. Long press the main button and speak after the prompt. Bingo!
Cons:
In my Ford truck with Eclipse head unit, it requires a ground loop isolater, as has been the case with any 12v powered device in this vehicle. However this IS a 5v device. I suppose I could've cut the 12v adapter off and power it from my daqstuff isolated 5v supply to eliminate the need for the isolation transformer, but didn't want to mangle it before checking out how well it worked. Obviously, the audio will be much better without the transformer, but it is still bluetooth, and I primarily listen to podcasts while driving. Plus, all the music on my phone is from Google Play Music, which is notoriously poor quality anyway. I doubt I will be rewiring this to the 5v supply as I am happy enough with it as is. I can always pop in a CD when I really care about audio fidelity.
While in call quality seems completely acceptable to me (it sounds easily as good as my brother's fairly recent Sony unit), if you're doing business while driving, and expect it to sound like your not, this is not for you.
While voice commands work perfectly, the initial prompt to say a command is very low in volume; like 10db lower than anything else. The rest of the prompts / confirmations / responses are fine, so this is a mystery I have yet to figure out.
Wires are thin. While I suppose this makes it easy to route them, they will not stand up to a lot of stress. The interior of my truck is dark gray, and I felt it prudent to use some black gaffer's tap to secure all dangling wires to surfaces.
Bottom line... How well this works, and being able to locate this little button practically anywhere, makes this thing insanely convenient.
I have been using mine for over a year and am still loving it. Coming from the Belkin one, this one is much better since it auto-connects/disconnects with vehicle power. This can also be a con for some vehicles though, since some vehicles give the outlet constant power even when powered off, the unit won't know to disconnect and will keep your phone paired. This was a problem for me since my vehicle is close enough to my desk in my office that it would stay paired until I manually disconnected. What I ended up doing was hard wiring an outlet into my fuse panel that was switched on and off with vehicle power.
I've been using one in my work vehicle and my personal vehicle for a month or so and love it. I thought the audio quality of music was really good, as is hands free phone calls.
My phone does not auto connect on either device, but its not a big deal. I just push the main button on the BT and it connects immediately. This may be because I have my phone paired with more than one BT audio device, not sure.
Either way, I'm very happy with the Kinivio.
Mr. Orange 645 said:
My phone does not auto connect on either device, but its not a big deal. I just push the main button on the BT and it connects immediately. This may be because I have my phone paired with more than one BT audio device, not sure.
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My Moto X is paired with no less than five devices with three of them both HF and A2DP protocols, so I doubt that is the issue.
The Kinivo however will only automatically reconnect to the last device that connected with it.
Solutions Etcetera said:
My Moto X is paired with no less than five devices with three of them both HF and A2DP protocols, so I doubt that is the issue.
The Kinivo however will only automatically reconnect to the last device that connected with it.
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My Moto X is the only device that's ever been connected to the Kinivio. How long does it usually take to auto connect? Maybe I'm just impatient? And are you on stock 4.4.2?
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My Moto X is the only device that's ever been connected to the Kinivio. How long does it usually take to auto connect? Maybe I'm just impatient? And are you on stock 4.4.2?
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It connects as soon as I get in range or almost immediately after it powers up, unless the Kinivo has dropped into standby mode (then I have to push the button). I am stock 4.4.2, unrooted xt1053.
My truck's power outlets are always hot, but cranking the starter shuts them down momentarily. The only time I have to press the button is if I don't start the truck and it's been a while with BT off or out of range.
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It connects as soon as I get in range or almost immediately after it powers up, unless the Kinivo has dropped into standby mode (then I have to push the button). I am stock 4.4.2, unrooted xt1053.
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I bet my Kinivio is going into stand by mode then.
I have had this for a while and mostly happy with it, but recently people have been telling me that its way too hard to understand what I am saying when I am on the phone with them using the kinivo, and every time I have had to switch to speakerphone for them to hear me right. Other than that I have been happy with it. I also am able to connect my moto x and nexus 7 2013 with it at the same time, using the nexus 7 on media and the moto x on phone. The key is I must connect the nexus 7 first and the moto x 2nd. If the moto x is connected first the nexus will not connect.
Just an update regarding how I was able to eliminate the need for a ground isolation transformer, and hence significantly increase the audio quality.
Last year I installed one of these in my center console to charge my mobile devices...
http://daqstuff.com/400116_5volt_switching_power_supply.htm
Since the Kinivo runs on 5v, I was planning on ripping apart the 12v power plug and wiring 5v from the DaqStuff supply to it. But the power plug HAS a 5v USB port on it. Surely that was in parallel to the 5v being supplied to the Kinivo.
I asked Kinivo whether I could just plug a 5v supply into it via the USB port rather than plugging it into a 12v power port. Their answer was that the USB port was an output. I understood that, but it is only an output when the thing is plugged into 12v. Rather than belabor the point with a CSR who most likely has no knowledge of electricity, I just decided to try it.
Success! After verifying the Kinivo operated normally with 5v plugged into its USB port, I removed the isolation transformer from the audio line. No noise, much better audio quality (sans transformer), and all without having to hack the power plug!
I too just picked one of these up from Amazon and am pretty happy with it. It so happens that this thing also supports apt-x codec in addition to standard SBC audio codec, so music should sound a little better too.
Question here: If a pare the device to a galaxy s4 and I push the middle button, what application opens to receive the voice command? google voice or s voice?
mnunez2 said:
Question here: If a pare the device to a galaxy s4 and I push the middle button, what application opens to receive the voice command? google voice or s voice?
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I believe it will pop up a window asking you which one you want to use and the option to set as default. When I press it with my Moto X connected it gives the option to select touchless control or google now as the voice command application, so I think any app that offers that functionality would show up.
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I believe it will pop up a window asking you which one you want to use and the option to set as default. When I press it with my Moto X connected it gives the option to select touchless control or google now as the voice command application, so I think any app that offers that functionality would show up.
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Good.. Thanks...!
Solutions Etcetera said:
Just an update regarding how I was able to eliminate the need for a ground isolation transformer, and hence significantly increase the audio quality.
Last year I installed one of these in my center console to charge my mobile devices...
http://daqstuff.com/400116_5volt_switching_power_supply.htm
Since the Kinivo runs on 5v, I was planning on ripping apart the 12v power plug and wiring 5v from the DaqStuff supply to it. But the power plug HAS a 5v USB port on it. Surely that was in parallel to the 5v being supplied to the Kinivo.
I asked Kinivo whether I could just plug a 5v supply into it via the USB port rather than plugging it into a 12v power port. Their answer was that the USB port was an output. I understood that, but it is only an output when the thing is plugged into 12v. Rather than belabor the point with a CSR who most likely has no knowledge of electricity, I just decided to try it.
Success! After verifying the Kinivo operated normally with 5v plugged into its USB port, I removed the isolation transformer from the audio line. No noise, much better audio quality (sans transformer), and all without having to hack the power plug!
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Did you just use a cable like https://www.computercableinc.com/ccinc/images/USB-A-A-Black-BestLink.jpg or something else to do this?
Yup, standard usb A, male to male.
Solutions Etcetera said:
Just an update regarding how I was able to eliminate the need for a ground isolation transformer, and hence significantly increase the audio quality.
Last year I installed one of these in my center console to charge my mobile devices...
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This is the very solution I've been searching for. The ground loop isolator I have connected introduces way too much noise for my liking. I checked out the site... I understand what the IN +12V and IN GND are for, but what's the OUT DGND connected to? The vehicle chassis?
waybeyond said:
This is the very solution I've been searching for. The ground loop isolator I have connected introduces way too much noise for my liking. I checked out the site... I understand what the IN +12V and IN GND are for, but what's the OUT DGND connected to? The vehicle chassis?
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It's the negative(gnd) terminal for the wired 5V output. If you're using only the USB connected outputs, the wired OUTputs will not be used.
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It's the negative(gnd) terminal for the wired 5V output. If you're using only the USB connected outputs, the wired OUTputs will not be used.
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Ahhh. That makes a lot more sense. Okay, got it. Thank you!
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Yup, standard usb A, male to male.
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I just bought one of these but didn't realise the 12V adapter was hard wired. I want to use it in a centre console cubby hole on my car which has Aux-in and USB power - no 12v adapter.
So what you're saying is that with a simple USB A-A cable, I can take the USB power socket in my car, plug it into the USB output socket on the 12v adapter of the kinivo, and it'll power it? That'd be fantastic if true - save me returning it or hacking the cable. Especially as this sounds like a pretty great receiver too.
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So what you're saying is that with a simple USB A-A cable, I can take the USB power socket in my car, plug it into the USB output socket on the 12v adapter of the kinivo, and it'll power it?
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Yup. You may run into ground loop issues if your 5v supply is not isolated, but can't say for certain as mine is.
OK. So 2 years ago I saw a thread on the Nexus 7 tablet forums where someone essentially turn it into a car deck. At the time it was complicated, convoluted and buggy to say the least. Since then its been a thought exercise to make this work. How I wanted it to work. This is what I wanted:
Simple plug&play. One USB connection to carry high quality audio out from the device while still allowing it to charge. This is the most difficult. On the Nexus 7 it required a special kernel and plus the accessories had to be connected in the right sequence. Not exactly the one action set up I was going for.
The easy way to accomplish this was to use a standard USB charger and then use the headphone jack to send audio to the Aux input of the stereo. Great in theory! However the phones/tablets I have used always allowed alternator whine into the sound. Not ideal either.
Third common way is to use bluetooth audio. My Pioneer deck does support this. But we all know the quality of the sound from this is OK at best. Play some ripping guitar or something melodic and you can really hear the compression (watery, slurred "S"s sound). Not good enough for me.
Now when I had first read about this concept I started accumulating various adapters and parts to play with. First was a Behringer 202 External DAC. Its low cost but had decent reviews. Perfect for my installation. Plus the added benefit of several output format options, so a deck with an optical input could also be used if yours has one. With this I got a simple USB OTG with the Micro USB charger Y-cable. The one that has a standard female USB, the charger connection and the one to the device. Now this whole thing never worked properly. I ended up using the OTG cable with the DAC, but on my home stereo where I could place a Qi Pad under the Nexus (and my S4 before) to charge and the DAC for audio. At least I was using what I spent money on. Just not the way I wanted.
Fast forward to yesterday morning. I have had my Nexus 5 for a few months but had not tried this set up. The fussing with kernels on other devices and units over the years had me giving up. But I figured why not try with the DAC and standard charger connected (they were just sitting there after all). Low and behold it worked! And I mean perfectly! It was a big light had been turned on and the world was beautiful! Then I tried my M8 and it failed......but the Nexus 5 for the win! Oh, and even when connected to the power the DAC turned off when I disconnected the phone. So it shouldn't drain my truck's battery (though I parked on a hill tonight just in case!).
So! Here is my car installation that I was finally able to complete. I have included photos of the installation and the parts I used. It's in a list format that I hope follows the pictures. it will take me a post or three to get it all in! So bear with me.
Ingredients:
Nexus 5 (I am running Liquid Smooth for my ROM, I have not tested it on other ROMs at the time of this post).
External DAC. Like the Behringer 202 I used, but I would assume most would work.
USB OTG and Charging Cable
RCA to 3.5mm headset adapter.
Standard car charger. I have a Belkin 1A one that works like a charm. In theory you could use the USB on the stereo if included, but you may not charge reliably.
Standard USB to Micro USB cable
iBolt xDockPro for the HTC. This is optional, but i like the iBolt and their right angled USB is the right way for the Nexus. Which made the set up cleaner.
Car Home Ultra from the Play Store
So. The first photo shows all the stuff I used (minus the car deck and truck).
Second you will see I am in fact using the HTC Dock
Next is the DAC I used
Followed by the adapter cable
The the RCA adapter
The before picture. The sticky pad for the mount was there cause I was already using my iBolt with just a charger tucked in.
This one you will see I have taken the y-cable and connected it to the iBolt adapter. My dash had the room for this, you may need an extension as the y-cable is really short!
Dash is coming apart!
To be continued (I can only post so many pics at once!
Part Deux!
So the next photo shows my deck's AUX input. Now I bought this unit because it had a rear jack. So connected the headphone plug into the AUX jack.
These next four pictures are just to show which power supply I used and how the USB cable is run up to the y-adapter. Now it would be possible to use your stereos USB for power if equiped. I didn't for two reasons. First, the phone/stereo may think your connecting a flash drive (both unit could be trying to be the "host"). Second the stereo may not put out enough amperage to run both the phone and the connected DAC. So I just went with the separate supply. Plus its easy to disconnect it should I need too.
This is me connecting the DAC. Now I wanted to show this particular step as you can see the power light is NOT lit even when connected to vehicle power.
RCA cable is now connected to the DAC.
The set up all buttoned up!
To be continued.....
Trio!
This post is more about the proof of concept and the Car home Setup. Here it is!
Basically once the hardware was all set (1 & 2) I fired it up, and used Play Music (and others) making sure Bluetooth was NOT paired yet. Sounds AWESOME! Makes a night and day difference! Then I paired it for hands free while making sure the media wasn't connecting. Now went into Car Home Ultra and just set it to launch with the my stereo's bluetooth connection. My only next goal I need to finish is to get an NFC tag to control Bluetooth on the iBolt. Car Home is set to turn WiFi off automatically when its running, but my set up is reliant on BT running all the time (or have me remember to turn it on/off, but defeats my plug'n'play concept).
That's the gist of it. If you would like more details or suggestions please let me know!
So it's not just my Ford Fiesta that sends lots of noise to the charger? I am a little relieved, but it sucks to find out that this is somehow a "standard"...
Nice setup there!
daniel_loft said:
So it's not just my Ford Fiesta that sends lots of noise to the charger? I am a little relieved, but it sucks to find out that this is somehow a "standard"...
Nice setup there!
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There is a fix. They make something called a "ground loop isolator" that can usually fix the noise generated from you alternator. Here is an example, quick google search brought it up. http://www.amazon.com/PAC-SNI-1-3-5..._sim_pc_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1FEVW0RPFQ5W3V742E6G
You could put a more temporary/portable set up like mine, wouldn't be hard if your still having issues. Put all the parts together, stuff it all in an old cassette or floppy disk case with a few holes for the cables to stick out of.
Yeah, now the challenge is to find ways to make it work on more devices. It's really unfortunate that the M8 doesn't on Sense based ROMs (I plan on trying a GPE ROM in a few days to see if that makes a difference).
And I may now invest in a proper proclip mount so it's not up on the dash like that. But it works like a hot damn as is for now. Even with LTE on, display always on and streaming audio it charges, though pretty slow. Still. Better than not at all. And I can always turn the screen off if I wanted to give it more juice.
I have my Nexus 5 w/o the case using an iBolt mount I already had and a cheap qi charger and works great.
Nice Setup... I was actually looking for something like this. Thanks for posting
There are a lot of microUSB to USB + aux splitters on amazon for the Samsung Galaxy phones. Would these have worked all the same? Or does the Nexus 5 not have a docking capability that would sense the plug?
For those that don't know BlackBerry sells a blutooth adapter that uses power from the usb charging port on your after market stereo. I use it on mine. This thing is crazy small I hide it in the gap behind my stereo and the reception is good you have around a 10ft radius depending on where you hid your dongle.
http://shop.crackberry.com/blackberry-music-gateway/9A172A11438.htm
Nice I see you have a Colorado. I have a Nexus 7 in mine. I can say that after hours and days of troubleshooting ground noise I could not get rid of it. I had to use a ground loop isolator
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