10.25 Inch Display Android Car Radio GPS Navigation Head Unit from 4x4Shop.ca
05-27-20, 07:36 AM
#1621
Can you describe the wiring?
I installed a ground loop isolator with the wires coming right out of the back of the android headunit, using the red, white, and black wires. Are you using the same ground that is used as shielding going the goes into the pigtail harness? I am still getting the same popping / static noise with A/V and Aux with the ground loop isolator installed in line and starting to suspect that maybe I need to ground it to chassis instead of using the harness ground. Thanks for any insight.
I installed a ground loop isolator with the wires coming right out of the back of the android headunit, using the red, white, and black wires. Are you using the same ground that is used as shielding going the goes into the pigtail harness? I am still getting the same popping / static noise with A/V and Aux with the ground loop isolator installed in line and starting to suspect that maybe I need to ground it to chassis instead of using the harness ground. Thanks for any insight.
This resolved the whine I could hear when the volume was above 40 and nothing was playing over the speakers. What is still present is a very slight random quiet pop noise, but it can only be heard with nothing playing on the speakers, and it happens few and far between (to the point that is a non-issue for me).
05-27-20, 09:29 AM
#1622
Update:
I drove for over 2.5 hours, almost 3, non stop. I took a nice cruise down PCH from south orange county and got home. Did not turn the car off once and my unit was completely fine. No crashing, no rebooting, no freezing. I think this may have been my fault because I adjusted some settings last week to strengthen my GPS signal. I didn't drive until this weekend, undid what I did and now it's back to normal. Drove the entire way with my GPS map on guiding the way.
Not even 1 inaccurate gps signal either.
I drove for over 2.5 hours, almost 3, non stop. I took a nice cruise down PCH from south orange county and got home. Did not turn the car off once and my unit was completely fine. No crashing, no rebooting, no freezing. I think this may have been my fault because I adjusted some settings last week to strengthen my GPS signal. I didn't drive until this weekend, undid what I did and now it's back to normal. Drove the entire way with my GPS map on guiding the way.
Not even 1 inaccurate gps signal either.
My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.Last edited by rcJten; 05-27-20 at 02:55 PM.
05-27-20, 01:59 PM
#1623
Driver School Candidate
I have been working from home, so I have not been driving much. This morning I took a 20 minute drive with Spotify playing music, split screen google maps running a route and CPU-Z showing my CPU temp. The unit was running 91-96C My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.
I am also suspicious of the processor specs. I have been unable to find a single manufacturer that makes an A53 octa, that has a Mali-400 GPU. I think it's likely this is a 4 core A53, that's been spoofed to show up as an 8 core.
My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.I am also suspicious of the processor specs. I have been unable to find a single manufacturer that makes an A53 octa, that has a Mali-400 GPU. I think it's likely this is a 4 core A53, that's been spoofed to show up as an 8 core.
You have unit based on Samsung (nexell) S5P6818 SoC which includes Cortex-A53 Octa core CPU by default.
And Samsung S5P6818 + Mali 400 is not something unique.
05-27-20, 02:55 PM
#1624
05-27-20, 06:11 PM
#1626
I have been working from home, so I have not been driving much. This morning I took a 20 minute drive with Spotify playing music, split screen google maps running a route and CPU-Z showing my CPU temp. The unit was running 91-96C My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.
I am also suspicious of the processor specs. I have been unable to find a single manufacturer that makes an A53 octa, that has a Mali-400 GPU. I think it's likely this is a 4 core A53, that's been spoofed to show up as an 8 core.
My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.my tamper sticker broke too.
05-27-20, 11:31 PM
#1627
Driver School Candidate
I have been working from home, so I have not been driving much. This morning I took a 20 minute drive with Spotify playing music, split screen google maps running a route and CPU-Z showing my CPU temp. The unit was running 91-96C My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.
I am also suspicious of the processor specs. I have been unable to find a single manufacturer that makes an A53 octa, that has a Mali-400 GPU. I think it's likely this is a 4 core A53, that's been spoofed to show up as an 8 core.
My warranty sticker broke by just handling the unit during install, so I might as well just take it apart and see what can be done to increase cooling.
05-28-20, 10:28 AM
#1628
Rookie
Hello all, I have been following this thread for long time. Last week I decided to pull the trigger and purchase this unit.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
Last edited by HKBruin; 05-28-20 at 12:19 PM.
05-28-20, 10:48 AM
#1629
Pole Position
Hello all, I have been following this thread for long time. Last week I decided to bite the bullet and purchased this unit.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
05-28-20, 11:05 AM
#1630
Rookie
05-28-20, 11:08 AM
#1631
Hello all, I have been following this thread for long time. Last week I decided to bite the bullet and purchased this unit.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
Can someone please share how to install the GPS antenna by the windshield? I don't see any gaps to route the cable and snake it to the screen. Which dash board trim I need to remove? Any tip would be appreciated.
Personally I don’t want it on my dash or in view.
05-28-20, 11:08 AM
#1632
Pole Position
I don’t have a picture. I just tied up the excess cable and left it behind the screen and just left enough loose to route it on the dash. My gps antenna is in the middle of the dash not on the right or left side.
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05-28-20, 11:10 AM
#1633
Rookie
05-28-20, 11:12 AM
#1634
when you remove the glove box, get underneath the dash. You’ll see a cross pipe for the body of the car. You want to mount the antenna on something metal, it will help increase the signal strength.
It’s where I have mine and it does not give me an inaccurate signal anymore.
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05-28-20, 11:16 AM
#1635
Pole Position
I don’t unfortunately. I think @rcJten does.
when you remove the glove box, get underneath the dash. You’ll see a cross pipe for the body of the car. You want to mount the antenna on something metal, it will help increase the signal strength.
It’s where I have mine and it does not give me an inaccurate signal anymore.
when you remove the glove box, get underneath the dash. You’ll see a cross pipe for the body of the car. You want to mount the antenna on something metal, it will help increase the signal strength.
It’s where I have mine and it does not give me an inaccurate signal anymore.