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RadioPlayer could be connected to your car stereo using and audio interface adapter called VWCdPic (http://www.k9spud.com/vwcdpic/). Simply purchase audio adapter and follow instructions below:

  • connect VWCdPic to your car stereo CD changer plug
  • connect your PDA serial port (connect pda rs232 rx pin to interface TX 19200 baud) to VwCDPic
  • connect interface audio cable to Headphone output of your PDA

Connection layout

 Connection schema

Above procedure works well for VW Head Units, for Audi head Units you must solder a 13 pin DIN connector to VWCdPic interface. Here are pinouts infos to do it!

Connectors pinouts

 Pinouts schema

VWCdPic interface has some limitation, first of all it sends CDs and tracks data to PDA, but doesn't manage data from PDA to interface, also Audi Concert I units doesn't works well with VWCDPic.

ARlab develops a new firmware and hardware that is compatible with Audi Concert I units. ARlab firmware also enables data traffic from PDA to Interface, so RadioPlayer software could refresh data diplayed from units board (i.e, change cd number and track number when tracks end, like a true CD Changer).
ARlab Firmware will be distribuited for free, it should be downloaded modified and redistribuited for free as specified by original author Edward Schlunder.

ARlab hardware and firmware are not available now!



WARNING!

If you connect VWCdPic interface with standard serial PDA<->PC syncro cable, you MUST insert a Null Modem adapter between two cables, otherwise you couldnt estabilish communcation with interface!

Please refer to VAG-Check hardware page for a NULL-MODEM adapter pinouts




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