What USB Drive works with WIFI Sharing of Tesla Cam Fat32 Partition

DCEV · Mar 26, 2019

I'm looking to buy a USB drive that I can use to access the Tesla Cam videos on my phone via WIFI using the USB drive's built-in WIFI share capability. I found the following but alas, the WIFI sharing features does not work with FAT32 partitions according to a review.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-200GB-Connect-Wireless-Stick/dp/B01N4TEVHA/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=WIFI+USB+Drive&qid=1553644802&s=gateway&sr=8-2&th=1

What's the best way to connect a USB drive for Tesla Cam use where I can easily access (playback and dave) the videos on my phone via WIFI?

Would something like this work if I stick it into a USB Memory Card Reader and plug that into the Tesla USB port?

https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Flas...5065&s=gateway&sprefix=wifi+sd,aps,133&sr=8-3

MaineStephen · Mar 26, 2019

I never knew such devices existed! Another alternative (if you are willing for a project) would be something like
cimryan/teslausb
The original reddit post is the following.
Build a Smart USB drive for your Tesla dash cam : teslamotors

Krash · Mar 26, 2019

That SanDisk will share a FAT32 partition. I have done it. But whether it will share one of the dually partitioned spaces I don't know

DCEV · Mar 26, 2019

Krash said:
That SanDisk will share a FAT32 partition. I have done it. But whether it will share one of the dually partitioned spaces I don't know

But don't you have to pull the SanDisk WIFI USB drive out and press a button before it will share the contents via WIFI? I'd like a solution where I can access the USB drive's Tasla Cam video files while it is still plugged in as I'm afraid pulling it out at the wrong time could inadvertently lead to data corruption.

Krash · Mar 27, 2019

I think with WiFi sharing on (which may be able to be default) you get read only access to that partition on the USB side, which would have been fine for music except now you have two partitions and the non music one the car expects to have write access. I doubt without access to the SanDisk firmware someone can make that work. Plus, the larger raspberry pi alternative size doesn't really matter since ideally the footage of someone breaking into your car is stored someplace less accessable than the USB port in the console - better to extend the cable somewhere else.

PhilDavid · Mar 27, 2019

DCEV said:
But don't you have to pull the SanDisk WIFI USB drive out and press a button before it will share the contents via WIFI? I'd like a solution where I can access the USB drive's Tasla Cam video files while it is still plugged in as I'm afraid pulling it out at the wrong time could inadvertently lead to data corruption.

is there no USB drive that syncs vi WIFI while i is plugged into a USB port and in use?

DCEV · Apr 5, 2019

PhilDavid · Apr 5, 2019

DCEV said:
So I wonder if any of these devices allow a USB FAt32 partition to be connected to the car via USB while at the same time making all the files available via WIFI...

https://www.amazon.com/RAVPower-Wireless-Portable-Transmission-External/dp/B07P5QDQ1B/ref=sr_1_21?crid=1A46SD7JUGRS4&keywords=portable+cloud+drive&qid=1554485826&s=gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-21

https://www.amazon.com/RAVPower-Wir...mer/dp/B0769TD8TV?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_5737052011

https://www.amazon.com/500GB-Passpo...gate+Wireless&qid=1554484551&s=gateway&sr=8-9

https://www.amazon.com/Passport-Wireless-Portable-external-Drive/dp/B06X6H1LY6/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1A46SD7JUGRS4&keywords=portable+cloud+drive&qid=1554485777&s=gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-8

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Port...ate+Wireless&qid=1554484551&s=gateway&sr=8-13

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Portable-Wireless-Personal-External/dp/B07G42JRTW/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1A46SD7JUGRS4&keywords=portable+cloud+drive&qid=1554485777&s=gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Portable-Wireless-Personal-External/dp/B07G42JRTW/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1A46SD7JUGRS4&keywords=portable+cloud+drive&qid=1554485777&s=gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Portable-Wireless-Personal-External/dp/B07G42JRTW/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1A46SD7JUGRS4&keywords=portable+cloud+drive&qid=1554485777&s=gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-3

The RAVPower unit seems promising. Has anyone tried it?

DCEV · Apr 5, 2019

I went through just about everything I could find on Amazon and these 3 look promising:

https://www.amazon.com/500GB-Passpo...Wireless&qid=1554484551&s=gateway&sr=8-9&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/SSK-Portable...gateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-3

https://www.amazon.com/RAVPower-Wir...ateway&sprefix=Cloud+drive+po,aps,135&sr=8-21

DCEV · Apr 5, 2019

PhilDavid said:
The RAVPower unit seems promising. Has anyone tried it?

I just researched the RAVPower and it does not support simultaneous WIFI and USB data access.

This leaves just the SSK drive and the Passport Wireless drive as possibilities.

eletheczar · Apr 17, 2019

flashair works good enough after playing around with it. I am able to cast dash cam videos from my car parked in my garage to my living room TV. Also watch footage on my phone.

DCEV · Apr 17, 2019

I ended up going with the Verbatin WIFI drive that allows you to use your own SD card. It only allows either USB connected OR WIFI mode but that's something I can live with for now. In the car, I can just hit the WIFI switch and then access and manage all the files on the drive with my phone.

eletheczar · Apr 17, 2019

A flashair card will let you view footage (2 mins old) and record footage at the same time.

bretov · May 26, 2019

eletheczar said:
flashair works good enough after playing around with it. I am able to cast dash cam videos from my car parked in my garage to my living room TV. Also watch footage on my phone.

can you please share how you connect to Flashair while its plugged into Tesla ? I am having problems it tells me incorrect password ?!

PhilDavid · May 26, 2019

eletheczar said:
A flashair card will let you view footage (2 mins old) and record footage at the same time.

I'm thinking about getting a FlashAir card but a bit concerned about the 25% 1-Star reviews on Amazon. For the Dash Cam and Sentry, reliability is more important to me than convenience.

What's most disconcerting are customers are comparing about data loss and I specifically bought a high reliability storage card that is designed for DashCam use.

DCEV · May 28, 2019

I looked at getting the FlashAir card but decided not to buy one based on the reviews about data loss!

I specifically bought a memory card designed for dashcam applications that can tolerate many read/writes and high temps.

rama2468 · Jun 9, 2019

Which high reliability usb drive did you get that was designed for high temps and multople read/writes?

Thanks!

DCEV · Jun 9, 2019

It's this one and I put it into a USB SDXC reader. This class of storage is specially designed to high temps and many read/write cycles.

Features:
Designed specifically for video monitoring cameras (dash cams, surveillance & security cams, CCTV, body cams, etc.)
Up to 43,800 hours of 4K and Full HD (1080p) recording and playback
Reliability Built to Last – Water-proof, Shock-proof, Temperature-proof, X-ray-proof, Magnetic-proof
Transfer speeds up to 100MB/s
5-year limited warranty

SDRick · Jul 4, 2019

Has anyone found a solution that allows the USB to remain connected while providing Wi-Fi access to the video files. There was a solution to custom make a device using the Pi board but the instructions looked pretty tedious to the uninitiated.

Any commercially available devices at this point?

vickh · Sep 2, 2019

$ 11 Really cheap, but I too am looking for USB to remain connected while providing Wi-Fi access

SanDisk Online Store - SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Stick - 16GB (Bulk Packaged)

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