Can we make it easier to open that frunk?

Opening the frunk is 'ok' with the app .... but it doesn't survive the simplicity test..

Simplicity is relative, as with everything, but having to dig into pocket open phone, open app or click the notification bar and then click on 'open frunk' ... wow I'm exhausted just typing it.

wondering maybe nfc, maybe bluetooth...

maybe nfc tag near the front T, atleast a tap from the phone is less than a fumble

Brian at i1Tesla had the awesome idea for raising the trunk when it opens, go check his YouTube channel out here.

TeslaCamPi - Uploading the Tesla DashCam videos dynamically to AWS / DropDox

Current active github TeslaUSB project from a great team look here
https://github.com/cimryan/teslausb

<WIP>

8GB virtual USB Drive
uploads 'Saved-' files from TeslaCam to dropbox
crontab running every 5 mins

frostymccool/TeslaCamPi


Extending from:

  

Adafruit PowerBoost 1000C

MAKE A PI ZERO W SMART USB FLASH DRIVE

https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/pi-zero-w-smart-usb-flash-drive/

3GB for TeslaCam, 8G for Music

Create 3G TeslaCam drive file

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/piTeslaCam.bin bs=3M seek=1024 count=0

Create the file to user for usb fat sharing drive

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/piTeslaMusic.bin bs=8M seek=1024 count=0

sudo mkdosfs /piTeslaMusic.bin -F 32 -I

sudo mkdosfs /piTeslaCam.bin -F 32 -I

Mount the TeslaCam and create the key folder that the car will look for 

sudo mount -t vfat /piTeslaCam.bin /mnt/temp && sudo mkdir /mnt/temp/TeslaCam

sudo umount /mnt/temp

sudo nano /etc/fstab

Append the line below to the end of the file

/piTeslaMusic.bin /mnt/usb_share vfat users,umask=000 0 2

/piTeslaCam.bin /mnt/usb_share vfat users,umask=000 0 2

Test the mass storage gadget - … if it doesn’t work, likely a conflicting gadget is already loaded (try checking / removing  loaders from boot/configtext)

sudo modprobe g_mass_storage file=/piTeslaCam.bin stall=0 ro=0 removable=1

sudo modprobe g_mass_storage file=/piTeslaMusic.bin stall=0 ro=0 removable=1

For the normal load gadget line, they should be loaded together, only difference is that the music gadget can be loaded readonly as there is no need to allow the car to have write access to it.

sudo modprobe g_mass_storage file=/piTeslaCam.bin,/piTeslaMusic.bin stall=0,0, ro=0,1 removable=1,1

AWS S3 uploader .....

<TBD> .... event date stamp min vs file ... concatenated 10min 'saved-front-...' files ... contruct 360-saved... with just the front and structure for merging sides and rear  - assuming they will be able to be exported by Tesla soon :)

And dropbox uploader ..

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=164166

python dbupteslacam.py 

script modifications:

# Path to use for re-mounting to make sure get up to date data

umountdir = "/mnt/usb_share"

#The directory to sync

syncdir="/mnt/usb_share/TeslaCam"

#Filename prefix to test for

filenameprefix="saved-"

#Uploads files in a directory

def upload_files(path, level):

    fullpath = os.path.join(syncdir,path)

    print_output("Syncing " + fullpath,level)

    if filenameprefix:

        print_output("Syncing files with prefix only: " + filenameprefix, level) 

....

        #Loop through the files to check to upload

        for f in files:                                 

            print_output("Found File: " + f,level)   

            if upload == 1 and (f[:len(filenameprefix)]==filenameprefix) and (overwrite == 1 or not f in dfiles):

... and at the bottom ...

#re-mount the folder to make sure it's fresh

def remount():

        cmd = [ 'sudo', 'umount', umountdir ]

        p = Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)

        cmd = [ 'sudo', 'mount', '-a' ]

        p = Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)

#Start

remount()

crontab

*/5 * * * * python /home/pi/dbupteslacam.py

Issues/updates:

• possibly need to control w/r more across the gadget and the share, there are some FSCK files appearing in the root  and 0 byte file minutes. (pre-dropbox addition)
• check dropbox handler to make sure noop if no wifi
• update uploader to a daemon / stop it just spinning up multiple instances
• update / use accelerometer on pi to trigger the copy / upload.. at least it will snapshot in case user forgets to hit the button even in wifi not available.... 
• could maybe use trigger on phone to switch on phone hotspot... then tcp - teslacampi :) - could connect and use the phone hotspot to upload