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- Supports multiple boards (Currently multiple Raspberry Pi boards).
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## Supported Hardware
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The setup should work on any devices with these basic requirements (albeit, with some modifications).
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This is currently tested and built for multiple Raspberry Pi boards supporting USB OTG.
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The setup should technically work on any devices with these basic requirements (albeit, with some modifications).
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- The board should support USB OTG or Gadget mode.
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- Has Wifi and Bluetooth. External should also work if not in-built.
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- Should be able to operate on power provided by the car.
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Currently tested with multiple Raspberry Pi boards supporting USB OTG.
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## Install and run
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[Download a pre-built sd card image](https://github.com/nisargjhaveri/WirelessAndroidAutoDongle/releases) or build one as described below. Install the image on the SD card using your favorite tool.
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You may want to update the `country_code` in the `/etc/hostapd.conf` file.
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That should be it. Insert the SD card and connect the board to the car. Make sure to use a data cable, with the USB OTG enabled port.
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### First-time connection
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- Connect the phone to headunit via USB cable, make sure Android Auto starts. Disconnect phone.
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- Connect the board to the car. Make sure to use a data cable, with the USB OTG enabled port on the board.
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- Open Bluetooth settings and pair the new device called "AndroidAuto-Dongle" or "AA Wireless Dongle" on your phone.
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- After this phone should automatically connect via Wifi and the dongle will connect to the headunit via USB and start Android Auto on the car screen.
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Connect the device's OTG enabled usb port to car's usb port.
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Once it boots up, open Bluetooth settings and pair a new device called "AA Wireless Dongle" on your phone.
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After this it will try to connect to the car via USB and automatically start the Wireless Android Auto on the car screen.
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### Subsequent connections
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From the next time, it should automatically connect to the phone and start Android Auto.
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From the next time, it should automatically connect to your phone, no need to pair again. Make sure your Bluetooth and Wifi are enabled on the phone.
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Make sure your Bluetooth and Wifi are enabled on the phone.
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## Troubleshoot
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Once you've already tried multiple times and it still does not work, you can ssh into the device and try to get some logs.

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