Add Volkswagen Caddy 5 MQB EVO 2.0 TDI fingerprint / FW mapping
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Description
## Request
Please consider adding automatic fingerprint / firmware mapping support for a Volkswagen Caddy 5 on MQB EVO.
## Vehicle
- Vehicle: Volkswagen Caddy 5
- Platform: MQB EVO
- Engine: 2.0 TDI
- Working manual selection: `VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8` / Volkswagen MQBevo 2020-25
- Fork/commit tested: `infiniteCable2/openpilot` `78e4850764ac17dc5fb638a9d2902ab1b5a61d51`
## Behavior
With forced vehicle selection removed, automatic detection does not select the working VW MQB EVO candidate.
Passive auto-mode capture:
- Duration: 45 seconds
- CAN messages: 152,711
- Buses observed: `0`, `2`
- Address count per bus: bus `0` = 110, bus `2` = 110
- `CarParams` strings showed `MOCK` / `mock`
- Visible FW strings:
- `2Q0907686G 0287`
- `5WA907572C 0461`
- `5WA980556B 0254`
- `5WA980653D 3403`
Forced Golf MK8/MQBevo capture:
- Forced via `CarPlatformBundle = VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8`
- Duration: 45 seconds
- CAN messages: 158,123
- Buses observed: `0`, `2`, `128`, `130`
- `CarParams` selected `VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8` / `volkswagen`
- Same visible FW strings as above
This suggests the car works with the existing Golf MK8/MQBevo implementation, but auto fingerprint/FW matching is missing this Caddy 5 firmware set.
## Decoded carFw from forced Golf MK8 drive
Decoded locally from segment 0 `qlog.zst` and `rlog.zst`. VIN/route/private identifiers are redacted and raw logs are not included here.
| ecu | addr | response | sub | bus | fwVersion | current status |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|---|
| `fwdRadar` | `0x757` | `0x7C1` | `0` | `0` | `5WA907572C 0461` | already present for `VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8` |
| `fwdCamera` | `0x74F` | `0x7B9` | `0` | `0` | `5WA980653D 3403` | missing; current Golf MK8 list has `5WA980653D 3405` |
| `cornerRadar` | `0x74E` | `0x7B8` | `0` | `0` | `2Q0907686G 0287` | missing; current Golf MK8 list has `2Q0907686J 0288` |
| `adas` | `0x769` | `0x7D3` | `0` | `0` | `5WA980556B 0254` | missing; current Golf MK8 list has `5WA980556C 0314` and `5WA980556D 0364` |
## Candidate FW_VERSIONS additions
For `CAR.VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8`, these appear to be the missing entries:
```python
(Ecu.cornerRadar, 0x74e, None): [
b'\xf1\x872Q0907686G \xf1\x890287',
]
(Ecu.adas, 0x769, None): [
b'\xf1\x875WA980556B \xf1\x890254',
]
(Ecu.fwdCamera, 0x74f, None): [
b'\xf1\x875WA980653D \xf1\x893403',
]
```
`fwdRadar` `5WA907572C 0461` already exists in the current `VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8` FW list.
## Safety / privacy notes
- Data collection was passive only.
- No CAN messages were sent by the collector.
- No active UDS query was performed by the collector.
- No video/audio/GPS data is included in this issue.
- VIN, dongle ID, route IDs, IP, and MAC are redacted.
Raw non-video qlog/rlog can be provided privately if needed.
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Research direction
Start at the FW_VERSIONS entry for CAR.VOLKSWAGEN_GOLF_MK8 and compare its existing ECU mappings with the three firmware strings listed in the issue. Add the missing fingerprint entries, then verify that automatic detection selects the MQB EVO/Golf MK8 candidate for the reported Caddy firmware set without forced vehicle selection.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- embedded-iot, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100