[Ovmsdev] VW e-Up project

[Chris van der Meijden]

It will take it's time though ...
At the moment I'm waiting for our e-Up to be delivered. Hopefully in
April and that is where the real fun starts.
I forgot to mention my website with my experiences with OVMS for the
Leaf and load of other stuff around e-mobility:
http://www.arachnon.de/wb/pages/en/nissan-leaf/ovms.php
Just to complete my introduction :-)
Chris
Am Mittwoch, den 05.02.2020, 12:20 +0100 schrieb Michael Balzer:
>     A quick addition:
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>       Chris' work will be covering at least three new vehicles. The
> same
>       vehicle drive train & electronics is used on…
> 
>       
>         VW e-Up
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>         
>         SEAT Mii electric  
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>         
>         ŠKODA CITIGOe iV
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>         
>       
>       …also called "the new trio". These are very attractive vehicles
>       with a good balancing of price and capabilities, and very good
>       efficiency.
> 
>       
> 
>       It's quite possible the code can also partially be used on
> other
>       VW vehicles (e-Golf, ID.3?), as VW tends to reuse components &
>       protocols.
> 
>       
> 
>       Regards,
> 
>       Michael
> 
>       
> 
>       
> 
>       Am 05.02.20 um 10:44 schrieb Chris van der Meijden:
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>     
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>     
> >       
> >       Dear OVMS-devs,
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       my name is Chris van der Meijden
> >         (devmarxx) and I just started a new project on integrating
> > the
> >         VW e-Up into OVMS.
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       I mailed with Michael and he
> >         provided me with usefull procedure hints. I forked OVMS V3
> > and
> >         the Android code into my github account https://github.com/
> > devmarxx?tab=repositories and
> >         commited my changes to the code there. I also started a
> > pull
> >         request, but there is no hurry, because my vehicle code is
> > just
> >         a template at the moment (like the Fiat 500 e code). The
> > Android
> >         code is complete, but Michael is quite right that it would
> >         confuse the users to suddenly see the VW e-Up when there is
> >         still no functionality, so no hurry there too.
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       My experience on OVMS so far is,
> >         that have been playing with the code for about 4 years. It
> >         started all because at that time I could not use the
> > Android app
> >         on my Cyanogenmod phone due to the "google services" popup.
> > I
> >         checked out the source code, removed the google check line
> > and
> >         voila I could use the app with my Twizy and with my server
> > :-)
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       Later we bought a Nissan Leaf
> >         and I came in contact with Tom Parker. I had already set up
> > the
> >         OVMS V2 toolchain, so it was very nice that I could use
> > Tom's
> >         code to get the climate control of the Leaf to work. Always
> > nice
> >         mail contact with Tom. Amazing the we can work together in
> > New
> >         Zealand and Germany without ever have met. That where good
> > times
> >         :-)
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       So now we bought a VW e-Up, that
> >         will be delivered hopefully in April. So I thought now is a
> > good
> >         time to get started with OVMS for the VW e-Up. I decided to
> >         connect to the vehicle not over the OBD connector, but
> > through
> >         the OCU plug of the VW e-Up. By doing so I hope to bypass
> > the
> >         complicated VW CAN TP2.0 protocoll and I will have direct
> > access
> >         to the the VW comfort CAN. Time will tell if that is the
> > right
> >         decission.
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       I started a thread at the german
> >         goingelectric forum. Here I'll post my "adventures" (in
> > German)
> >         and I hope to find some co-coders there too https://www.goi
> > ngelectric.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=54620
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       Well .. So far my little
> >         introduction. 
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       Looking forward to do some happy
> >         coding together.
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       Greetinx
> >       
> > 
> >       
> >       Chris
> >       
> > 
> >       
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