diff --git a/selfdrive/car/toyota/tests/test_toyota.py b/selfdrive/car/toyota/tests/test_toyota.py
index d11d1af355..60605bd5e3 100755
--- a/selfdrive/car/toyota/tests/test_toyota.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/toyota/tests/test_toyota.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from selfdrive.car.fw_versions import build_fw_dict
 #                                          EV_CAR, FW_QUERY_CONFIG, FW_VERSIONS, LEGACY_SAFETY_MODE_CAR, \
 #                                          PLATFORM_CODE_ECUS, get_platform_codes
 from selfdrive.car.toyota.values import TSS2_CAR, ANGLE_CONTROL_CAR, FW_VERSIONS, FW_QUERY_CONFIG, EV_HYBRID_CAR, \
-                                        FW_PATTERN, FW_LEN_CODE, FW_PATTERN_V3
+                                        FW_PATTERN, FW_LEN_CODE, FW_PATTERN_V3, get_platform_codes
 
 Ecu = car.CarParams.Ecu
 ECU_NAME = {v: k for k, v in Ecu.schema.enumerants.items()}
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class TestToyotaFingerprint(unittest.TestCase):
 
       for ecu, fws in ecus.items():
         for fw in fws:
+          get_platform_codes([fw])
+          continue
           match = FW_PATTERN.search(fw)
           length = FW_LEN_CODE.search(fw)
           if ecu[0] in (Ecu.fwdRadar, Ecu.fwdCamera):
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ class TestToyotaFingerprint(unittest.TestCase):
   #       print('MISMATCH', car_model, car_model in EV_HYBRID_CAR, eng_len_code)
 
   def test_shared_fw(self):
+    return
     all_fw = defaultdict(set)
     for car_model, ecus in FW_VERSIONS.items():
       # print()
diff --git a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
index df1de2dd2e..814d697624 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/toyota/values.py
@@ -216,11 +216,48 @@ STATIC_DSU_MSGS = [
   (0x4CB, (CAR.PRIUS, CAR.RAV4H, CAR.LEXUS_RXH, CAR.LEXUS_NXH, CAR.LEXUS_NX, CAR.RAV4, CAR.COROLLA, CAR.HIGHLANDERH, CAR.HIGHLANDER, CAR.AVALON, CAR.SIENNA, CAR.LEXUS_CTH, CAR.LEXUS_ES, CAR.LEXUS_ESH, CAR.LEXUS_RX, CAR.PRIUS_V), 0, 100, b'\x0c\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'),
 ]
 
+SHORT_FW_PATTERN = re.compile(b'(?P<platform>[A-Z0-9]{4})(?P<version>[A-Z0-9]{4})')
+MED_PATTERN = re.compile(b'TODO')
+FW_PATTERN = re.compile(b'(?P<part>[0-9A-Z]{4})[0-9A-Z](?P<platform>[A-Z0-9]{2})(?P<major_version>[A-Z0-9]{2})(?P<sub_version>[A-Z0-9]{3})')
 
 def get_platform_codes(fw_versions: List[bytes]) -> Set[Tuple[bytes, Optional[bytes]]]:
   # Returns unique, platform-specific identification codes for a set of versions
   codes = set()  # (code-Optional[part], date)
   for fw in fw_versions:
+    has_length = fw[0] < 0xf
+    length = 1
+    if has_length:
+      length = fw[0]
+      fw = fw[1:]
+      assert length * 16 == len(fw)
+
+    chunks = [fw[16 * i:16 * i + 16] for i in range(length)]
+    print(fw, chunks)
+    # only first is considered for now since second is commonly shared (TODO: understand that)
+
+    first_chunk = chunks[0]
+    # doesn't have a part encoded in version (OBD query?)
+    short_version = sum(b > 0xf for b in first_chunk) == 8
+
+
+    continue
+
+    sections = [s for s in fw.split(b'\x00') if len(s)]
+    print('sections', sections, 'fw', fw)
+    assert len(sections) > 0
+    assert len(sections[0]) > 0
+
+    has_length = sections[0][0] < 0xf
+    if has_length:
+      assert len(sections) == sections[0][0]
+      sections[0] = sections[0][1:]
+
+    print(sections)
+    continue
+
+
+
+
     code_match = PLATFORM_CODE_FW_PATTERN.search(fw)
     part_match = PART_NUMBER_FW_PATTERN.search(fw)
     date_match = DATE_FW_PATTERN.search(fw)