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#1 ·
Hi!

I would like to know if someone has used an opcom on his Astra K, and wich information is avalaible from it.

Thanks!
 
#28 ·
I have the opportunity to cheaply register a Chinese adapter to the hot 150406b
We have no Astra K in the country and therefore there is no way to test the availability of this model.
I will be able to register several collectors for verification for free. With the condition that they accomplish work with the Astra K
 
#29 ·
krenkel said:
I have the opportunity to cheaply register a Chinese adapter to the hot 150406b
We have no Astra K in the country and therefore there is no way to test the availability of this model.
I will be able to register several collectors for verification for free. With the condition that they accomplish work with the Astra K
But will this give and programming ability ?

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#30 ·
To program what?
As far as I know and the original adapter does not allow it to do in full
Everything is connected with online access to the GM server.
For programming you need a subscription and another adapter.
We have learned how to do without access to media
Currently, we have modified our machines, which from the plant did not have a CarPla function and Android Auto
 
#31 ·
krenkel said:
I have the opportunity to cheaply register a Chinese adapter to the hot 150406b
We have no Astra K in the country and therefore there is no way to test the availability of this model.
I will be able to register several collectors for verification for free. With the condition that they accomplish work with the Astra K
Still no Astra K in Russia? :(
I would be interested to integrate an opcom project and development! :D
 
#32 ·
krenkel said:
To program what?
As far as I know and the original adapter does not allow it to do in full
Everything is connected with online access to the GM server.
For programming you need a subscription and another adapter.
We have learned how to do without access to media
Currently, we have modified our machines, which from the plant did not have a CarPla function and Android Auto
Exactly. Now, everything is online and VCI-Codes are needed for some programming features.
I did not understand well what you wrote in the last 2 lines of text. Could you please explain better?
 
#33 ·
krenkel said:
To program what?
As far as I know and the original adapter does not allow it to do in full
Everything is connected with online access to the GM server.
For programming you need a subscription and another adapter.
We have learned how to do without access to media
Currently, we have modified our machines, which from the plant did not have a CarPla function and Android Auto
Pm me with some more info I would be interested thanks

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#34 ·
astramaster said:
Exactly. Now, everything is online and VCI-Codes are needed for some programming features.
I did not understand well what you wrote in the last 2 lines of text. Could you please explain better?
We have the ability to change the configuration of machines without requesting an official GM server. For this, equipment is still required
Just Google so translated from Russian into English. Sorry for this

In Russia, since 2015, there are no more representatives of the GM. All dealers sell out old stocks of cars and serve warranty cars. They have to do it. New cars are not imported to the country.
I've been on Opel for 17 years and I'm very upset about the fact that Opel is leaving the Russian market. I had all Vectra and now Insignia lift

At the moment we managed to replace the NMIs from 2.0 to version 2.5 and get all the options that Opel promised us and did not. We got a display of traffic jams in navigation, got a more perfect interface, now we have a better computer + Android Auto and CarPlay. All this was not available to us, but the Opel promised it in 2014 and simply threw the Russian market. We did it ourselves!

I'll reply to private messages soon.

http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10529
http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10479
https://www.drive2.ru/l/495450660787978638/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/492538329363907059/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/493499852282397122/
 
#35 ·
krenkel said:
astramaster said:
Exactly. Now, everything is online and VCI-Codes are needed for some programming features.
I did not understand well what you wrote in the last 2 lines of text. Could you please explain better?
We have the ability to change the configuration of machines without requesting an official GM server. For this, equipment is still required
Just Google so translated from Russian into English. Sorry for this

In Russia, since 2015, there are no more representatives of the GM. All dealers sell out old stocks of cars and serve warranty cars. They have to do it. New cars are not imported to the country.
I've been on Opel for 17 years and I'm very upset about the fact that Opel is leaving the Russian market. I had all Vectra and now Insignia lift

At the moment we managed to replace the NMIs from 2.0 to version 2.5 and get all the options that Opel promised us and did not. We got a display of traffic jams in navigation, got a more perfect interface, now we have a better computer + Android Auto and CarPlay. All this was not available to us, but the Opel promised it in 2014 and simply threw the Russian market. We did it ourselves!

I'll reply to private messages soon.

http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10529
http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10479
https://www.drive2.ru/l/495450660787978638/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/492538329363907059/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/493499852282397122/
Hi interested in this info message me thanks

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#36 ·
krenkel said:
astramaster said:
Exactly. Now, everything is online and VCI-Codes are needed for some programming features.
I did not understand well what you wrote in the last 2 lines of text. Could you please explain better?
We have the ability to change the configuration of machines without requesting an official GM server. For this, equipment is still required
Just Google so translated from Russian into English. Sorry for this

In Russia, since 2015, there are no more representatives of the GM. All dealers sell out old stocks of cars and serve warranty cars. They have to do it. New cars are not imported to the country.
I've been on Opel for 17 years and I'm very upset about the fact that Opel is leaving the Russian market. I had all Vectra and now Insignia lift

At the moment we managed to replace the NMIs from 2.0 to version 2.5 and get all the options that Opel promised us and did not. We got a display of traffic jams in navigation, got a more perfect interface, now we have a better computer + Android Auto and CarPlay. All this was not available to us, but the Opel promised it in 2014 and simply threw the Russian market. We did it ourselves!

I'll reply to private messages soon.

http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10529
http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10479
https://www.drive2.ru/l/495450660787978638/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/492538329363907059/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/493499852282397122/
Very nice!
Please message me with the needed details to register a specific chinese adapter to 150406b opcom.
Let's integrate an opcom project and development! :mrgreen:
 
#38 ·
krenkel said:
astramaster said:
Exactly. Now, everything is online and VCI-Codes are needed for some programming features.
I did not understand well what you wrote in the last 2 lines of text. Could you please explain better?
We have the ability to change the configuration of machines without requesting an official GM server. For this, equipment is still required
Just Google so translated from Russian into English. Sorry for this

In Russia, since 2015, there are no more representatives of the GM. All dealers sell out old stocks of cars and serve warranty cars. They have to do it. New cars are not imported to the country.
I've been on Opel for 17 years and I'm very upset about the fact that Opel is leaving the Russian market. I had all Vectra and now Insignia lift

At the moment we managed to replace the NMIs from 2.0 to version 2.5 and get all the options that Opel promised us and did not. We got a display of traffic jams in navigation, got a more perfect interface, now we have a better computer + Android Auto and CarPlay. All this was not available to us, but the Opel promised it in 2014 and simply threw the Russian market. We did it ourselves!

I'll reply to private messages soon.

http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10529
http://www.opel-insignia.su/index.php?showtopic=10479
https://www.drive2.ru/l/495450660787978638/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/492538329363907059/
https://www.drive2.ru/l/493499852282397122/
Any news about this project? ;) :idea:
 
#39 ·
Yes. News is
Now we are studying Chevrolet Tahoe. We register them with RDS and try to activate the plugs. Also we change the block 2.0 to 2.5. Part already done successfully
Also there is an interesting feature - a video monitor and Blu-ray player. Here is the last one now purchased the kit and try to run it in Opel. Not enough time for all questions. So you have to do slowly
 
#41 ·
Yeah, as far as I can see with some experimenting it's fairly limited. You can test lights, indicators, relays, look at bcm and EPB functions but that's it. This is all I've managed:

Speedometer Trip computer Vehicle Odometer Tachometer


Looks like there is potential for programming the clocks in terms of different screens but this will be hard without security codes or their equivalent in the K. All attempts at programming just fail

You can also make the lights dance and look at fault codes/ that does seem to work for the meantime.
 

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#42 ·
As long as no one has hacked the VCI system, there is only going to be limited use.

I would bet that the VCI code for a specific car and function is calculated using the cars VIN and the specific function ID.

Could also be that there is some sort of master decryption key inside every car, that is random, but this would make it very hard for even vauxhall to install salvaged parts. Would be much easier if they could just calculate the right VCI for a specific VIN and then send it and the car would decode and accept the VCI change.

If this was the US, the "right to repair" act would probably be helpful to force vauxhall to release the codes for a car, so that i myself could fix my car.

In older vauxhall's the modules were also married together, but that was done with a 4 digit pin, that was on a card that was delivered with the car, meaning that atleast the unofficial workshops and people with for example opcom, could do this themselves.
 
#44 ·
For anti theft...Yes i understand as well, but in older cars they "locked the house but gave you the key" while now they have "locked the house and want you to pay them to open the door".

The old version where you had the carpass was ideal.....But on the other hand...Today a lot more features are only or mainly software, and if i can add a cheap second hand box and enable it, they get no money for the software and they risk that people buy the cheapest option car, and then just enable all the cool features themselves.

But still...It is horrible that i can not even replace my radio without having to pay vauxhall to enable it for me.
 
#46 ·
Matt9817 said:
I hope they'll someday be forced to release it or someone cracks it. There's so much to play with on the K that isn't enabled!
Totally agree with you.

There are several features that are not enabled on my Astra, even though there does not seem to be any hardware dependent reason not to.

Automatic seat heating...My car automatically turns on the rear heated window if the temperature is below a certain temperature and Vauxhall has an option for turning on the heated seats automatically as well, they just choose to only enable this on cars with both front and rear heated seats.

No reason why it could not turn on the heated seats when it's cold, when it knows to turn on the heated rear window so basically purely software and some fancy accountant deciding that this feature should only be available if you buy winter pack with heated rear seats.
 
#47 ·
I've done some reading around. The MDI unit seems to run Linux, and according to an American site the unit has some loopholes/possibility for "work arounds"

On browsing the web, also saw this link: https://tis2web.service.gm.com/tis2web/

It lets you see all of the electronic controller calibration information for your car.
I'm not sure what use it is without an MDI or if it is any at all, still interesting nonetheless.

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Matt
 

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#48 ·
astraowner said:
Matt9817 said:
I hope they'll someday be forced to release it or someone cracks it. There's so much to play with on the K that isn't enabled!
Totally agree with you.

There are several features that are not enabled on my Astra, even though there does not seem to be any hardware dependent reason not to.

Automatic seat heating...My car automatically turns on the rear heated window if the temperature is below a certain temperature and Vauxhall has an option for turning on the heated seats automatically as well, they just choose to only enable this on cars with both front and rear heated seats.

No reason why it could not turn on the heated seats when it's cold, when it knows to turn on the heated rear window so basically purely software and some fancy accountant deciding that this feature should only be available if you buy winter pack with heated rear seats.
I can confirm my Australian spec RS-V had an option for auto heated seats but I don't have rear heated seats. So it's very possible!
I have all the hardware for traffic sign recognition but it's not enabled in my market because Holden chose not to enable it on Astra's. Even though I have adaptive cruise and lane assist.
 
#49 ·
aaaaplay said:
I can confirm my Australian spec RS-V had an option for auto heated seats but I don't have rear heated seats. So it's very possible!
I have all the hardware for traffic sign recognition but it's not enabled in my market because Holden chose not to enable it on Astra's. Even though I have adaptive cruise and lane assist.
This just makes it even more stupid.

But i guess that it might be because it's always hot in Australia, so no one would pay for automatic heated seats if they were not standard.

In Scandinavia where i live, that feature is actually usable, so we have to pay for it.

Oh boy i am looking forward to when/if someone crack the VCI code stuff and makes it possible to enable features on these cars.
 
#50 ·
Have just tested what is possible to do with the latest 2017 software for Opcom, and for the Astra K, it is very limited.

Basically, you can do error code readout and reset, a bit of testing of telltales, and then you can read out some parameters.

NO programming is available, as expected, and since it has been well over a year since the last Opcom version was released, it does not seem that the programmer is doing much to change the situation.
 
#51 ·
astraowner said:
aaaaplay said:
I can confirm my Australian spec RS-V had an option for auto heated seats but I don't have rear heated seats. So it's very possible!
I have all the hardware for traffic sign recognition but it's not enabled in my market because Holden chose not to enable it on Astra's. Even though I have adaptive cruise and lane assist.
This just makes it even more stupid.

But i guess that it might be because it's always hot in Australia, so no one would pay for automatic heated seats if they were not standard.

In Scandinavia where i live, that feature is actually usable, so we have to pay for it.

Oh boy i am looking forward to when/if someone crack the VCI code stuff and makes it possible to enable features on these cars.
I can confirm that it snows in Australia and we have a flourishing snow industry at places like Falls Creek, Mount Buller and Mount Hotham contrary to popular belief. What's stupid is that Holden doesn't offer the cooled seats in Australia.
 
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