VNC Automotive Cobalt Cube Manual de usuario

CONTENTS 1

Contents

1 Introduction 3

2 Cobalt Cube overview 3

2.1 CobaltCubeports ......................................... 3

2.2 Cobalt Cube basic hardware setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.3 CobaltCubepowerconnector................................. 4

3 First-time setup 5

3.1 Automated acceptance of Android Auto prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3.2 Productactivation ......................................... 5

3.2.1 Activationcodes...................................... 6

3.2.2 Activating a Cobalt Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

4 System customisation 7

4.1 Accessing Cobalt Cube settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4.2 SettingsPINlock .......................................... 8

4.3 Application speciﬁc settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4.4 Changing the display name for an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4.5 Navigationbar............................................ 10

4.5.1 Position ............................................ 11

4.5.2 Navigation bar quick launch apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4.6 Settingupthehomescreen................................... 13

4.7 Setting a startup application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.8 Setting a custom Network Time Protocol (NTP) server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.9 Phonecallsupport ......................................... 15

4.9.1 Setup.............................................. 15

5 Updating the system image 16

5.1 RebootingtheCobaltCube................................... 18

5.2 Activatingnewfeatures...................................... 18

6 Use case: MCS Control 20

6.1 Introduction.............................................. 20

6.2 Additional hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6.3 Connectivityinstructions..................................... 20

6.4 Working with the MCS Control app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6.5 Conﬁguring the MCS Control application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

7 Use case: MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) Control 24

7.1 Introduction.............................................. 24

7.2 Additional hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

7.3 Connectivity instructions (Router) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7.4 Connectivity instructions (Direct) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7.5 Assign static IP address for Ethernet adapter Cobalt Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7.6 Assign static IP address for Ethernet adapter Windows PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7.7 Working with the MDT application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

7.8 MDTconﬁguration ......................................... 27

8 Use case: Smartphone Control 30

8.1 Introduction.............................................. 30

8.2 Additional hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8.3 Connectivity and set-up instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8.3.1 Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Hotspot (recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

8.3.2 Wi-FiwithRouter ..................................... 32

8.3.3 USB(Androidonly) .................................... 32

8.3.4 Working with the Smartphone Control app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

8.4 (OPTIONAL)Authentication................................... 36

8.5 Auto-connection .......................................... 36

8.6 Smartphone Control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

8.6.1 SkipBluetoothsetup................................... 37

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8.6.2 Phone Navigation Bar (back, home) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

8.6.3 Manageknowndevices ................................. 38

9 Use case: Genisys Control 38

9.1 Introduction.............................................. 38

9.2 Additional hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

9.3 Connectioninstructions ..................................... 39

9.4 Operatinginstructions ...................................... 40

10 System utilities 42

10.1Extractingsystemlogs ...................................... 42

10.1.1 UIoverview.......................................... 42

10.1.2 Additionalinformation.................................. 43

10.1.3 Enablinglogging...................................... 43

10.1.4 Enable user-facing log button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

10.1.5 Extracting log ﬁles from the Cobalt Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

11 Troubleshooting 47

11.1 Troubleshooting the Android Auto connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

11.2 Manual acceptance of Android Auto prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

12 Frequently asked questions 48

12.1 Is it possible to navigate around the Cobalt Cube without establishing a con-

nectiontoavehicleheadunit?................................. 48

12.2 Is it possible to factory-reset the Cobalt Cube? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

12.3 How long can the USB cable be for a reliable Android Auto connection? . . . 49

12.4 The “Firmware Updating” pop-up shows on every boot after an update . . . . 49

12.5 Can two devices be connected to the Cobalt Cube for media audio simulta-

neously? ................................................ 49

12.6 The phone’s display is very compressed in Smartphone Control. . . . . . . . . . 49

12.7 The Smartphone Control hotspot remains pending indeﬁnitely after being

turnedon................................................. 49

12.8 The display of the Cobalt Cube turned off during an update and now it won‘t

powerbackon.WhatcanIdo?................................. 49

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1 Introduction

The instructions detailed in this document will allow you to set up and evaluate the Cobalt

Cube® hardware, as long as it has been ﬂashed with a VNC Automotive production system

image.

This document covers the following use cases:

• MCS Control: provision of control of lights, sirens, etc. via the MCS Control app, which

communicates with Standby® MCS hardware. The app emulates a particular MCS

handset to provide this control and display of buttons.

• MDT Control: display of and interaction with a Microsoft® Windows® PC. This may

be running, for example, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) software con-

nected to the Cobalt Cube’s network. This use case also extends to mirroring other

applications that may be present on the PC.

• Smartphone Control: display of and interaction with applications running on a con-

nected device (either Android or iOS).

• Genisys Control: provision of control of lights, sirens, etc. via the Genisys Control

app, which communicates with Ring Carnation® hardware. The app emulates a par-

ticular Ring Carnation® handset to provide this control and display of buttons and

text notiﬁcations.

2 Cobalt Cube overview

2.1 Cobalt Cube ports

The Cobalt Cube has a series of labelled ports. This guide will refer to some of them, this

section details their purpose.

Figure 1: Cobalt Cube

• HDMI: HDMI out port, to connect the Cobalt Cube directly to a screen over HDMI. This

can be used for troubleshooting the Android Auto connection (section 11.1).

• POWER: 12V power input.

• GPS: port to connect a GPS antenna to improve GPS positioning. It is not required

for any use case covered in this document.

• ETHERNET: port to connect an RJ45 cable, to allow an Ethernet connection to the

network.

• OTG: USB-C port. Provides 5V power input to the device. USB OTG connectivity to

3rd party devices is supported.

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• HOST: USB host Standard-A port. Can be used to connect USB thumb drives or USB

peripherals (e.g., a mouse) to the Cobalt Cube.

• DCP: USB Standard-A port for DC output (5V).

2.2 Cobalt Cube basic hardware setup

1. For use cases which require network connectivity: connect one end of the Ethernet

cable to the ETHERNET port on the Cobalt Cube, and the other end to a free port on

the network router/switch.

2. Connect a USB-A to USB-C cable to the Cobalt Cube. The USB-A end should plug

into the Android Auto port on the vehicle and the USB-C end should be connected

to the Cobalt Cube.

3. Plug the 12V power block into the POWER port of the Cobalt Cube.

Figure 2: Possible hardware layout

2.3 Cobalt Cube power connector

Item Part Number Supplier Link

Power Connector 172167-1 https://uk.farnell.com/amp-te-connectivity/

172167-1/plug-housing-4way/dp/1248283

Metal Contacts (x3) 170362-1 https://uk.farnell.com/amp-te-connectivity/

170362-1/contact-socket-22-18-awg-

crimp/dp/1772741

The image below shows the side view of the power connector included with the Cobalt

Cube.

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Figure 3: Cobalt Cube power connector

The connector can be cabled into the vehicle as follows:

Pin number Function

1Ground

3Battery plus

4Accessory

For the Cobalt Cube to operate correctly, it must receive a constant 12v supply to both

the battery plus and accessory pins. Therefore, it is advised to connect both cables to the

same battery.

If the vehicle has an auxiliary battery to keep devices powered when the engine/main bat-

tery is off, the Cobalt Cube should have both battery plus and accessory connected to this

auxiliary supply.

3 First-time setup

3.1 Automated acceptance of Android Auto prompts

The ﬁrst time the Cobalt Cube is connected to a particular vehicle there are setup prompts

from Android Auto that need to be accepted. This process has been automated so that

no user interaction is required. The Cobalt Cube needs to be powered on and plugged into

the vehicle, then after 1-2 minutes, the Cobalt Cube screen should appear on the head

unit. If the Cobalt Cube does not show on the head unit, follow the troubleshooting steps

in section 11.1.

3.2 Product activation

The Cobalt Cube must be activated before it can be used. This is part of a wider, new

addition to the product in version 2.0, namely Enterprise Device Management for your ﬂeet

of Cobalt Cube units. The feature supports dynamic conﬁguration and deployment of

apps, services and settings. This is particularly useful for batches of units installed and/or

managed by the same supplier, which are in use by different groups of users with differing

needs. As will be detailed, product activation involves a unique code(s), including all the

dynamic conﬁguration required for the deployed unit(s).

Product activation can be carried out before or after the unit has been ﬁtted in a vehicle.

When activating outside of a vehicle, attach an HDMI monitor and a mouse. In a vehicle,

the vehicle’s head unit can be used when activating the Cobalt Cube. Until a Cobalt Cube

is activated, it will remain on the screen shown in Figure 4.

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Figure 4: Welcome screen for Cobalt Cube activation

3.2.1 Activation codes

If you already have an activation code for your Cobalt Cubes, or have arranged to acquire

some, skip to section 3.2.2.

An activation code is a ﬁle that activates a ﬁxed list of Cobalt Cubes, based on their

unique device identiﬁers. To create an activation code, VNC Automotive must receive this

information. To collect the required information, click the “Get a code” button. The screen

shown in Figure 5 will be displayed.

Figure 5: Activation information collection

Insert a storage device into the “HOST” port on the Cobalt Cube. After a few seconds,

the activation data will be loaded onto the storage device. Remove the storage device

and repeat this operation for all the Cobalt Cubes that need to be activated. Send the

activation data to your contact at VNC Automotive and you will receive your activation

code shortly after.

3.2.2 Activating a Cobalt Cube

On the screen in Figure 4, click “Touch to start”. The screen in Figure 6 will appear. Put your

activation code on the USB storage device. It is important that this ﬁle is not renamed

between receiving it from VNC Automotive and applying it to a Cobalt Cube.

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Figure 6: Activation screen

Insert the storage device with the activation code into the Cobalt Cube’s “HOST” port.

When activating the Cobalt Cube in a vehicle, it may be easier to do this before starting

the engine, if the Cobalt Cube is stored out of reach from the driver’s seat. When the

storage device is detected by the Cobalt Cube, it will read the activation code and start

the activation process, which should only take a few seconds. This will enable all purchased

apps and apply any settings that have been speciﬁed in the activation code. Upon a

successful activation, the screen in Figure 7 will appear. Touch anywhere to navigate to

the launcher screen shown in Figure 8.

Note: if the storage device is not detected after ten seconds, try removing it and re-

inserting it.

Figure 7: Activated screen

4 System customisation

The Cobalt Cube comes pre-installed with Android and includes a selection of applications

based on the options purchased. The Android image can be updated (see section 5).

All installed applications can be launched from the Cobalt Cube launcher, show in Figure 8.

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Figure 8: Cobalt Cube launcher

4.1 Accessing Cobalt Cube settings

The Cobalt Cube settings are accessed through a hidden menu on the main screen. This

menu may be accessed by triple-tapping the bottom left corner of the main screen:

Figure 9: Area to triple-tap for Cobalt Cube settings

4.2 Settings PIN lock

The Cobalt Cube settings page is protected by a pin lock to prevent unwanted user tam-

pering when the unit is deployed.

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Figure 10: Settings PIN lock

The Cobalt Cube ships with a default pin code of: 2823

You can change this default pin once you access the settings menu.

Note: if you forget your updated pin there is no way to reset it.

Figure 11: Custom PIN entry

4.3 Application speciﬁc settings

Some applications on the Cobalt Cube have their own settings menus. These can be found

at the top of the Cobalt Cube settings page. A single tap on each listed icon will launch

the settings for that app.

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