Het is bijna zover...iPod-aanluiting voor Saab 9-5

[Szábló]

Er zit geen dockingstation aan, wel een oplaadsnoer/datakabel. Je bent vrij je iPod te plaatsen waar je dat graag wilt, maar de aanbevolen - en in de handleiding beschreven - plaats is bij de middenconsole onder de armsteun.

[Szábló]

Volgende week lijkt de levering voor de modellen van vóór 2004 op gang te komen. Je moet dan wel eerst zelf een E-mail naar Carl Levine sturen!

I have had to order a special peice of CAN analyzer software to try and pick apart the greivous errors made in software development causing the airbag light to flicker in the M02-M05 9-5 series cars. That will arrive by next week, and I will have the M04 test car primed and ready to show the CAN faults as they happen!

However, this ends the limitations on shipping the existing orders for variants other than the aforementioned later 9-5's.

Before I can release your order, I need you to send a very simple email to variants@granite-embedded.com with your name, the year and model of your Saab. Please limit the emails to just that information.

I am taking the weekend to fully recover from the flu and I look forward to getting the wheels back in motion on Monday morning.

[Xander]

Ik ga vrijdag mijn 9-5 2.3t SE uit 1998 ophalen! Heeft iemand nou al zo een i-pod interface? Ben erg benieuwd naar de ervaringen.

[Xander]

Op elkparts is de datum weer een maand verschoven naar (was 30 april)30 mei.... volgens mij heb ik mijn auto al weer ingeruild voordat hij geleverd gaat worden....

balen!!!!

[Szábló]

Als je omloopsnelheid zo groot is, kan het nog wel twee of drie Saabs duren, verwacht ik.

[jwaterink]

Vind trouwens wel humor dat in de nieuwe SAABberichten staat aangegeven op bladzijde 27 dat de levertijd 6 tot 10 weken is.

[Xander]

ik vrees dat ik nog ff geduld moet hebben. Dan nog maar een paar cd's branden. En ik blijf nog wel ff in deze Saab rijden hoor! Hij bevalt me geweldig goed

[WMB]

Heeft al iemand zo'n trollpod in bestelling.
Ik ben wel heel benieuwd hoe en of het werkt.

Itsjohan heeft er eentje besteld op 3 aug 2006:
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[Szábló]

Hij zal nog even geduld moeten hebben, maar Carl Levine kondigt weer de uitlevering van de bestellingen van juni tot december 2006 aan. Dit is de nieuwste stand van zaken. Wel pech voor de 9-5's van modeljaar 2004-2005.

I want to put all the rumors to bed and give a rough timeframe as to how things will be happening here at GES in the next month.

The one-man show is getting complicated. 2nd run units and externally supplied materials are on schedule to arrive later this month, which means that 350 units must be built, packaged and shipped. Units in this run will be built by a reputable local electronics outfit, leaving only the programming, packaging and shipping up to me.

Meanwhile, what about the 140 or so units from the first run that are sitting in my office? Listen, I never, EVER thought this project would take on the unfortunate twists that it has. Allow me to run through the diifferent areas of concern to try to explain what the latest is:

Hardware:
The hardware that is shipping today is fine. Early units (the first 20 out the door) had a superfluous decoupling capacitor attached to the board in an attempt to knock out the 5G iPod noise (see 5G iPod section below) and lacked a 120-ohm resistor to terminate I-Bus. This has been remedied and the hardware going out the door over the next few weeks to 1st round customers is no longer a concern.

Software:
A solid final build has been achieved. Issues with the authentication timer dropping out and locking out the device have been addressed. It is fair to mention that any M04-05 9-5's will not be shipping with SID text support for an indefinite period of time. I am working with an engineer at Trollhättan regarding better specifications to make this work. GES and its distributors will happily reprogram the units at no charge when this feature becomes available.

The Airbag Light:
This issue has been rather hit-or-miss. I know why it happens, and in most cases where it was happening, it has been fixed. I had a customer come in last week with an M02 Linear and the light came on instantly. Something tells me that one foul swoop of airbag light extermination is not going to be the end of this issue. Here's the deal: I am shipping to you regardless. In the event your device causes any interference with the instrument cluster (read: Airbag light intermittent or constant), it will be fixed free of charge by GES or one my distributors. NOTE: THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR BY AUDIOTROLL IS NOT INDICATIVE OF A FAULT IN YOUR AIRBAG SYSTEM. Again, I am working closely with engineers at the factory to make sure this is no longer an issue in the future.

5G iPod
At last, something that isn't my fault. The 5G iPods have very, very sensitive batteries. They hate the cold, they hate the hot. When an unhappy iPod is connected to any regulated charging device (like an AudioTroll), the battery rejects the charge voltage and disperses it to the chassis ground of the iPod causing capacitance on the audio ground. Therefore, it transmits back to the speakers that the iPod is connected to as a rapid ticking sound combined with the charge indicator on the iPod not indicating the charge state. The only fix I've found for this was to unregulate the 12v circuit inside the AudioTroll, but this caused a ground loop issue (read: alternator whine) and I couldn't have that. If your 5G iPod gets bugged up like this, release the right side of the dock connector to a 15-degree angle (leaving the left side in place) to reset the power connection to the iPod. Repeat as necessary.

June-06 to Dec-06 order fulfillment
Orders will be rolling out gradually though the month of May. Remember, it's just me. The process involves taking a populated board from stock, programming it to your specifications, installing it into an enclosure, assigning a serial number, matching it to the serial number on your invoice, testing the device, packaging the kit, labeling the package for delivery and sending it out. Doesn't sound like a lot of work, but it breaks down to about 5-minutes per unit. Nobody's order is taking priority over anyone elses, it's going in the order in which they were placed. I didn't realize how many orders were from Europe! You will be emailed as soon as I return from the post office after shipping your unit.

So that's where everything stands here on May 1st. Two order runs are clashing together, software is finally stable, airbag lights are predictable and I've got a lot of work to do.

[Szábló]

Er zijn installatie-instructies beschikbaar. Het is meer werk dan ik dacht, maar het lijkt wel te doen.

Step 1: Removing the radio
Locate a set of DIN keys, these will be essential to removing the radio. Insert one DIN key into the vertical holes on the face of the radio, repeat for the opposing side. Once the keys have clicked in, and are not able to move further, gently pry outward on the tools as you extract the radio from the fascia panel.


Set the radio aside. With a flat-head screwdriver, gently pry inwards on the sides of the radio cage to release the clips from the fascia panel. Carefully pull the cage out of the fascia panel. Unclip the 26-pin male connector and antenna lead from the rear of the cage. Place the cage aside. Press the climate control unit out from the rear and disconnect the harness. Place the climate control unit aside.

Step 2: Installing the AudioTroll
The Chassis Harness Adapter is designed to be a bridge between the Saab’s dashboard wiring harness and the radio, providing the adequate connections to the AudioTroll. Press the female connector of the harness adapter over the 26-pin male connector from the dashboard harness, Carefully remove the AudioTroll from its static protection bag and connect the DB-9 connector from the harness adapter to the AudioTroll unit. Now is probably a good time to figure out where you want your iPod to sit when it is in the vehicle. The recommended installation location in a Saab 9-5 is in the center console beneath the armrest. You may choose any location that you wish, but instructions for installation in the center console are as follows.

Step 3: Running the interface and audio cables through the console
Remove the ashtray (or cubby depending on the year) by gently prying upwards on the bottom with a screwdriver and then release the boot or gently pull off the indicator plate surround from the respective transmission control lever.




There will be screws behind where the ashtray/cubby came out, T25 or T30... pop the seat heater/fan switches out, disconnect the electrical connections on that panel and gently pull up on the end closest to the rear of the car. The panel will pop out. Exercising great caution, disengage the wiring to the power lock switch, remove the panel and set it aside.



Remove any screws in the top of the console to gain clearance, and pry out the window switch pack and coin box. Twist the collar around the ignition lock clockwise and pull upward to disengage it from the console cover. Disconnect the wiring to the collar and set it aside.




Move to the back seat. Pry upward and backward on the rear of the console to gain access to the two remaining console cover screws. You may choose to disconnect the wiring for the rear lighter socket and rear heated seat (if applicable), but it is not necessary for this procedure.



Removing the rear cover exposes the last two screws that hold the console cover onto its framework. Remove these two screws and remember which way that metal bracket orients itself to the hinge assembly.



The device end of the cables can be fished through under the top of the console next to the shifter and up through to the radio area. The iPod end of the cables can be fished through in the same manner in the vicinity of the window switchpack. Once the iPod ends are through, pull them down towards the bottom of the center armrest bin and with the rubber mat removed in said bin, pull the iPod ends of the cables through. Pull a reasonable amount of cable into the storage bin, but make sure you have enough to reach the control box in the dash. Gently tuck the remainder of the cables up and under the plastic top of the console and it will neatly fall into the center console. Replace the screws, window switches, coin box, shifter surround panel and ashtray.

Step 4: Putting it all together
Once the cables have been run to the respective location, connect the DIN connector (the round one that says Belkin on it) and audio cable to the AudioTroll. Gently press the new assembly downward and out of the way of the radio’s and climate control unit’s space.

--CAUTION--
The locking tabs on the harness adapter’s male connector MUST be removed!

Damage will result if tabs are not removed.

Before refitting the cage into the fascia, refit the antenna lead, slide the radio into the cage and position the assembly near the opening in the fascia. Insert the male connector from the harness adapter into the back of the radio unit. Slide radio unit back into the dashboard.

[cavok]

Gedver, wil die vent z'n auto eens een keer stofzuigen? Wat een troep!

[davidjoost]

dus in 2010 kunnen we de eerste I-pod adapters verwachten?!

[WMB]

dus in 2010 kunnen we de eerste I-pod adapters verwachten?!

Je blijft erg optimistisch zie ik...

[Xander]

Volgens dit topic:

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Gaat itsjohan hem deze week ontvangen! Misschien moet ik hem ook maar gaan bestellen...

[jwaterink]

tot over 5 maand. Als hij nu pas de productiemodellen voor de orders van afgelopen zomer verzonden heeft, dan duurt het nog even.