Tinkla Buddy
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Tinkla Buddy is now in beta stage. Info coming soon!
Creating the SD card
- On Windows PCs you can use Win32DiskImager to create to burn the image to the SD card for your Tinkla Buddy.
- On Linux flavors (including Mac OS) you can just use the dd command.
dd if=tinkla_buddy.img of=/dev/dse status=progresswhere tinkla_buddy.img is the name of the disk image you downloaded from this site and /dev/sde is the device corresponding to your SD card mounted on Linux.
Disk Images
Please select the appropriate image for your device.
| Device | Image | MD5sum |
|---|---|---|
| R1S H5 | v1.22-H5 (built 03/22/2020) | 77f1c932262e44b9267dd7a85d87c969 |
| R1S H3 | v1.22-H3 (built 03/22/2020) | 38181aa0f508f2e599806e9a94ade3ca |
Note: the image file is very large (650+ Mb compressed) and will take some time to download. Also, depending on the speed of your SD card, it may take a long time to burn.
History
v1.21
- Fixes issue with starting persistence mode
- LEDs now show status of tinklaBuddy and availability of valid cert
v1.20
- Menu button trigger for Tinkla Menu for older (LIN based) steering wheel controls
- Fixes brightness control
- Resolves issue with crash when car would go in sleep mode
Buddy Installation
The hardest part of installing a Tinkla Buddy is finding an always-on power source. The three most viable options are (a) if you have a Tesla with the Cold Weather package there is a fuse box near the accelerator which makes this a 30 minute install, (b) if you have a fuse box behind the passenger kick panel (2016 and later) and you'll need to re-crimp your 12v red wire for an hour install, or (c) if you don't have a fuse box in the cabin pull a wire through a gasket on the firewall behind the washer fluid reservoir in the Frunk which can take 1-2 hours.
Tesla w/Cold Weather Package
If you have a Tesla with the Cold Weather package then there is a fuse box near the accelerator which makes this a 30 minute install.
Tesla built 2016+
If you have a 20016 or later Tesla then there should be a fuse box behind the passenger kick panel and you'll need to re-crimp your 12v red wire whhich will make this about an hour install.
Tesla w/o Fuse Box in Cabin
If you don't have a fuse box in the cabin then pull a wire through a gasket on the firewall behind the washer fluid reservoir in the Frunk. Depending on your method of poking a hole in the gasket and your method of pulling your 16-18 gauge wire through your hole, this can take between 1-2 hours if not longer.
Tools required:
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