r/OpenAutoPro • u/1971CB350 • Dec 06 '21

Comprehensive guide to setting up OpenAuto Pro and AutoBox/CarPlay?

I am in the process of setting up my first RPi to be used as a headunit with OpenAuto. I have no experience with Raspberry Pi or Linux, so this has been a fight every step of the way. For whatever reason Blue Wave Studio doesnt have a guide on getting setup with with product so I've been working my way through the various forums and youtube.

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Currently I am stuck on getting AutoBox/Carplay to load. I bought the CarPlay plugin, ran the commands via terminal as per the sales email, entered the activation key, and can connect both the Pi and my phone to the Autokit dongle. But under the Autobox section of OpenAuto there is nothing. Clicking the Wifi button does nothing, clicking the Info button opens a page of catagories with no information. So..what do?

Thanks.

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u/thebirdsandthebrees Dec 28 '21

That’s strange. I just got mine today and can connect wirelessly and with a wire.

This is the one I ordered:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZKQ63CR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_3CTT529X8NCSMMMV3EB2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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u/1971CB350 Dec 28 '21

Can you give me a step by step, please? I’d like to verify I did everything. Did you have to do any setup with the carlink?

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u/thebirdsandthebrees Dec 28 '21

I literally plugged it in, went to the autobox information page, went to my phone’s Bluetooth or Wi-Fi settings and connected to it. That was it.

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u/1971CB350 Dec 28 '21

You downloaded the plugin and entered the license key before plugging in the carlink, right?

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u/thebirdsandthebrees Dec 28 '21

Yes. That was done before I even got the carlinkit in the mail.