Install StarPilot¶
With your car off, plug in your Comma unit. If this is the first time you are booting your Comma, it will first ask for a WiFi connection. If you do not have a stable WiFi connection where your car is, we'd recommend bringing your Comma inside and plugging it in via USB-C to install closer to your WiFi router.
Once your Comma connects to a network, you'll see a screen prompting you to choose software to install. Select Custom Software.
This will give you an input box to type in an install link. Find the correct install link for your car below, type it in, and hit continue. StarPilot will then begin installation.
Already have openpilot (or another fork) installed?
Reboot your Comma. When you see the comma logo, tap the screen until you see a prompt. This will allow you to reset your Comma and get back to the install screen. Some custom forks have a may have a switcher that will allow you to jump straight to StarPilot. If you are already on StarPilot, there is a switcher to change between branches as needed.
StarPilot Branches and Install Links¶
| Car | Gen | Branch Name | Install Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Bolt 2022 and later (ACC or non-ACC) | Gen 2 | TorqueTune | firestar.link/torque |
| Chevy Bolt 2018 - 2021 | Gen 1 | StarPilot | firestar.link/starpilot |
| Chevy Bolt 2017 | Gen 0 | StarPilot-2017 | firestar.link/2017 |
| Non-Volt/Bolt GM w/ACC | N/A | TorqueTune | firestar.link/torque |
| Volt (All Generations) & Other ASCM/SDGM | N/A | Kaofui | firestar.link/kaofui |
Why does the 2017 have its own branch?
While testing, we discovered that the 2017 has vastly different values for steering torque. This means that, on any other branch of openpilot, 2017 Bolts experience a huge lack of steering ability, when in actuality, they have MORE steering torque than the other gens. This lead us down a long rabbit hole of discovering that lots of things about the 2017 is just... weird and different. Hence the "Gen 0" moniker.
Dev, Testing, and Other Branches¶
WIP - More info coming soon.
Note
If you were recently using one of the Vik/Vicky branches to get Vikander back, you can now switch back to a mainline branch, as firestar has implemented a lovely new switcher that allows switching between tinygrad models (such as Vikander & TRX) now. If you don't know what this means, don't worry about it 🙂