Sliding rear window disconnects Qi wireless charging

[Tacomonkey]

I know it sounds crazy, but every single time I open the rear slider my wireless charging stops. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

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[Sagebrush]

I know it sounds crazy,

It is crazy. But I just tried it and it's true. Weird.

 

[TacoFreak]

That is strange as hell - I will have to see if my truck does that. What makes wireless charging come back on - closing the window?

 

[Sagebrush]

What makes wireless charging come back on - closing the window?

Yep.

 

[maxx075]

As a software engineer, my guess would be some weird edge case in the software that never got tested. Kinda like the dissappearing TPMS.

 

[Goriders]

Weird part about the TPMS is now mine sticks every once in a while when I turn the truck off and then back on. Completely random

 

[Tacomonkey]

That is strange as hell - I will have to see if my truck does that. What makes wireless charging come back on - closing the window?

When the wireless charging stops the phone wakes up, if I put it back to sleep the charging starts again.

 

[TacoFreak]

I don't think it is software, I think these trucks are possessed by demons. lol

When I scanned my truck with my Carista I learned that it has 34 ECUs - now there is a recipe for disaster.

 

[maxx075]

I don't think it is software, I think these trucks are possessed by demons. lol

When I scanned my truck with my Carista I learned that it has 34 ECUs - now there is a recipe for disaster.

I think the Carista scans a specific set of pre-programmed ECUs, cause mine scanned things I know for certain that I don't have.

 

[TacoFreak]

Good point and now that you mention it, my Carista did scan some things that definitely are not present in my truck. So fewer than 34.

I know nothing about the electronic architecture of these beasts. Do you know if the various ECUs interact, perhaps via a CAN bus? Is there a master somewhere that tries to make everything play nice? Or is it just a free for all where they are all doing their own thing?

 

[maxx075]

Good point and now that you mention it, my Carista did scan some things that definitely are not present in my truck. So fewer than 34.

I know nothing about the electronic architecture of these beasts. Do you know if the various ECUs interact, perhaps via a CAN bus? Is there a master somewhere that tries to make everything play nice? Or is it just a free for all where they are all doing their own thing?

I don't have any direct experience with autos, but drawing from my experience in the aero industry, I would imagine that the ECUs are communicating via the CAN. That might be different busses, but I don't see how they wouldn't be talking to each other.

 

[TacoFreak]

Yeah - makes sense. I have software engineering experience in the aero industry as well and I assume the auto industry follows similar design patterns, but they keep that stuff pretty close.

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