OBD Bluetooth and android apps
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Yup a fair amount.
Use it a lot although mainly as a novelty
Basically you need the blue ELM327 adaptor like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-Wi...
The blue one like this is smaller than the others available IIRC and obviously Torque Pro on android.
Very easy to use too, plug in the OBD reader into a supported vehicle (most generally) > turn ignition on > open torque > torque will scan (get the torque scan plugin) for valid PID's (Parameter ID's) i.e. sensors or information from the ECU.
Use it a lot although mainly as a novelty
Basically you need the blue ELM327 adaptor like this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-Wi...
The blue one like this is smaller than the others available IIRC and obviously Torque Pro on android.
Very easy to use too, plug in the OBD reader into a supported vehicle (most generally) > turn ignition on > open torque > torque will scan (get the torque scan plugin) for valid PID's (Parameter ID's) i.e. sensors or information from the ECU.
Yep I've got it, if you want to run it constantly you need to have it charging as it eats battery and the speed of the connection is down to the dongle you have. If you got a cheap elm one off of the bay the guages have a half second delay due to the bluetooth connection. Works ok for reading and clearing fault codes.
4key said:
Yep I've got it, if you want to run it constantly you need to have it charging as it eats battery and the speed of the connection is down to the dongle you have. If you got a cheap elm one off of the bay the guages have a half second delay due to the bluetooth connection. Works ok for reading and clearing fault codes.
The pricier ones make that much of a difference?They dont really get any better until you start spending the sort of money that you could put a proper gauge in for, it all depends on how picky you are. If you wanted to use one for rpm then its pointless, but I use mine for stuff like air charge temp and to keep an eye on boost levels, its perfect for that sort of stuff as you can set up alarms for certain criterias.
There are cabled versions of the dongles too that I guess must work quicker as the bluetooth is apparently the thing that slows the signal down, but you also have to think about where your obd port is. If its by your right knee you arent going to have one of these plugged in when you are driving anyway as you will keep hitting it
The cheap elm one I have isnt exactly slow, its like a half second delay but its enough to make it stand out and pointless for fast moving gauges.
There are cabled versions of the dongles too that I guess must work quicker as the bluetooth is apparently the thing that slows the signal down, but you also have to think about where your obd port is. If its by your right knee you arent going to have one of these plugged in when you are driving anyway as you will keep hitting it
The cheap elm one I have isnt exactly slow, its like a half second delay but its enough to make it stand out and pointless for fast moving gauges.
Edited by 4key on Thursday 27th December 00:25
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