Golf 7 instrument cluster, gaming dashboard

Hello everyone!

As I mentioned in my introduction, I'm relatively new to the world of bus-controlled devices, but I'm definitely not unfamiliar with technology. And a healthy dose of ambition is added to that.

Since I've only come across a single post about the CAN bus in the Golf 7, I hope you're still interested in the information about the instrument cluster (KI), or that you can help me with controlling it... even though I don't own a Golf 7 myself and therefore can't provide original recordings.
But from what I've read so far, things are quite similar across different VW models, which hopefully means that a lot can be solved through trial and error.

While I'm still learning about the basics, I would still like to ask a few general questions.

1) Should it be possible to start the AI system even with only one additional bus participant (AVR 8-bit microcontroller), using indicator lights and needles?

2) Can the MFL keys also be emulated? Or does it require an MFL control unit / a third bus participant?

3) Do you think that simply trying out known Telegram sequences for Golf 4, 5, and 6 models is sufficient? I don't have a CANUSB adapter here yet to potentially... To be able to read responses.

Greetings.
Amrius.

-edit-: Removed duplicate word.

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Do you think that simply trying out known Telegram sequences for Golf 4, 5, and 6 models is sufficient?

It would be worth a try. The speedometer from the Golf 7 is likely used in other vehicles as well, and it might be possible to access a CAN trace.

With RKS+CAN, it would be possible to directly control a dashboard using the telemetry API of PC games.
Therefore, racing games, truck simulations, and similar titles can be played with a "real" cockpit. Only the pedals and steering wheel are missing for a real driving simulator.
https://github.com/Funbit/ets2-telemetry-server

The code example for RKS+CAN can be modified to retrieve values from the racing game's telemetry API and then send corresponding CAN messages to control the instrument cluster.
Code example: http://www.canhack.de/en/viewtopic.php?t=137

Best regards, Rainer.

I can't tell you much about the Golf 7 yet.
what I know:


ID D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
3C0 00 00 XX 00 00 00 00 00 Ignition XX 0x00 Off 0x03 On
107 00 00 00 XX ZZ 00 00 00 Tachometer XX Fine resolution ZZ Coarse
366 00 00 00 XX 00 00 00 00 Turn signal
658 00 XX 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 High beam.
5F0 XX 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Dimming light.
30D XX XX 00 00 00 00 00 00 Parking brake


That's all I know for now, but I'm grateful for any information you can provide!

Hello,

Does anyone know of any new developments on this topic?

I had planned to install an A3 8V instrument cluster, as it's very similar to the one in the Golf 7, thanks to the MQB platform.
If one knew which messages needed to be sent (constantly) on the Comfort-CAN bus, the task shouldn't be too difficult. But, as I said, IF...
Does anyone know if there is any component protection installed on these AI systems?

Have a good evening!

I'm also interested.

The speed is working perfectly.