RNS510 version

[orkers]

Hi there, I have an MY11.5 Golf R that has the RNS510 factory fitted unit. I just tried to use a 16GB SDHC card and it didn't work, so I started questioning whether I had the latest firmware/hardware version of this. I also noticed that the latest firmware of the RNS510 shows speed limits on the SatNav which mine doesn't do, so further evidence that I may not have the latest - seems a bit strange seeing as mine would have rolled off the production line around November / December time?

Is there an easy way to check the version, and if I am a downgraded level, is it straight forward to sort out?

Thanks.

[Transporter]

Just search through the existing threads, I'm sure that there are threads with the similar question. From my memory SD card has to be properly formated and try to put your songs in SD card root directory (no folders) just to test it. I use 2GB SD card in our RCD510 it worked right from the start.

Maybe some one with more knowledge can help out here.

[sVWatt]

Hi there, I have an MY11.5 Golf R that has the RNS510 factory fitted unit. I just tried to use a 16GB SDHC card and it didn't work, so I started questioning whether I had the latest firmware/hardware version of this. I also noticed that the latest firmware of the RNS510 shows speed limits on the SatNav which mine doesn't do, so further evidence that I may not have the latest - seems a bit strange seeing as mine would have rolled off the production line around November / December time?

Is there an easy way to check the version, and if I am a downgraded level, is it straight forward to sort out?

Thanks.

Have you got the star button on the top right of the unit ?
I pulled mine out to install a bluetooth behind it and the build date on mine was Feb 11 - so brand new.
I put a 32Gb in and it played fine - but you have to follow the instructions for folder naming - otherwise it wont recognise any content.

love your signature - "still giggling like a child when I drive it!" - Im the same and I've 'just' got the Polo TSI

[ozgti]

I have just been notified that there is an RNS510 update in a few months.

[kash_0]

I have just been notified that there is an RNS510 update in a few months.

As in an update with the RNS unit or the firmware

[ozgti]

unit. software update

[AdamD]

unit. software update

Unit == hardware. Firmware = software. So we're talking the firmware, right?

[sVWatt]

I have just been notified that there is an RNS510 update in a few months.

do tell more...

[Idle]

Unit == hardware. Firmware = software. So we're talking the firmware, right?

Actually, firmware is the information burned into the hardware — what makes it wake up and take notice — in your computer it's called BIOS.

Software is maps etc., which won't work without the firmware.

[AdamD]

Actually, firmware is the information burned into the hardware — what makes it wake up and take notice — in your computer it's called BIOS.

Software is maps etc., which won't work without the firmware.

Firmware is still software. It's just typically stored in non-volatile memory and used to control hardware devices. It's a slightly fuzzy term, but it's still just zeros and ones. It's not "burned in" - it's stored in persistent storage. Sometimes it cannot be removed, depending on the device.

Not that I'm being pedantic or anything.

[orkers]

Have you got the star button on the top right of the unit ?
I pulled mine out to install a bluetooth behind it and the build date on mine was Feb 11 - so brand new.
I put a 32Gb in and it played fine - but you have to follow the instructions for folder naming - otherwise it wont recognise any content.

love your signature - "still giggling like a child when I drive it!" - Im the same and I've 'just' got the Polo TSI

Yep, mine has the star button on it. I suspect the unit is up to date, but it might be my SDCard that is the issue - I bought the fastest one possible which is a Kingston class 10 (100x). I tried it with just one song in the root folder and nothing else (including a clean format to FAT32) but still didn't recognise the SD. In fact, if I tried to start up the RNS510 with the SD card in it, the MEDIA component of the RNS510 would just say "system is starting" and would hang.

Glad to hear there is a new firmware/software/update thingy in the pipeline, would love to see a few enhancements, although I now understand that some of the limitations are down to the crap maps from Australia, such as the lack of support for showing the speed limits and no speed camera info etc.

Yep, my signature certainly rings true - I have never had som much fun in a car before, well not since being married anyway

[sVWatt]

...In fact, if I tried to start up the RNS510 with the SD card in it, the MEDIA component of the RNS510 would just say "system is starting" and would hang...

yip - that doesnt sound right, but everything else does - I've got a branded SD card, cant remember the make, and it seems to play fine. maybe buy a cheapo basic just to try it out...

[ozgti]

Oops.. didn't mean to put unit. Stupid Iphone!!

Not sure on the details, but was told there was an update forthcoming.

[orkers]

yip - that doesnt sound right, but everything else does - I've got a branded SD card, cant remember the make, and it seems to play fine. maybe buy a cheapo basic just to try it out...

Tried it with a 60x 2GB SD and that worked ok, so it is either something specific with my Kingston 16GB SDHC card or the RNS510 doesn't like the 100x SD cards...