BitJam
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From the owner's manual usb drive requirements:I agree with the bandwidth assessment. Are you saying that the USB used for dashcam is only USB 2?
- A sustained write speed of at least 4 MB/s
- USB 2.0 compatible. If using a USB 3.0 drive, it must also support USB 2.0.
I agree. Thanks for the confirmation!In that case, a fast USB 3 flash probably won't help much. I did enable the center console data, but I think it's USB 2, and scanning thousands of tracks does take some time and does not seem to be any faster than the USB hub in my glovebox.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I don't have any ideas for improving the situation other than the obvious one of waking up the car first.The delay I experience is when I get into the car after it's been sleeping, usually overnight or after a few days. Even though my previous source was USB, the car would switch to Spotify and start playing from what I had going at home. The USB source is not even available. After some time, I see the USB becomes available and I can switch back to it as a source. If the car is awake, it's not a problem. For example, I open the trunk or frunk to load something, mill around, then get in the car to drive away, the USB source is right there. Also, you're right, if I freshly plug in a USB while the car is awake, it immediately starts scanning the drive. However, with a few thousand tracks, it still takes some time.
The bottleneck is the usb bus. It's possible the center console and the glovebox are on separate buses. Putting multiple devices on the same bus won't help and will probably slow things down. If the car is recording video to the TeslaCam device in the glove box then having your music device in the center console might speed up the song scanning.Good points. I think distributing the music across multiple drives might help. Thanks for the in-depth discussion. I appreciate all the information!
Thanks for the conversation!