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Connect Arduino to your car through OBD-II

On-Board Diagnostics, or OBD, in an automotive context, is a generic term referring to a vehicle’s self-diagnostic and reporting capability. OBD systems give the vehicle owner or a repair technician access to state of health information for various vehicle sub-systems. The amount of diagnostic information available via OBD has varied widely since the introduction in the early 1980s of on-board vehicle computers, which made OBD possible.

By |February 22nd, 2012|Playground|Comments Off on Connect Arduino to your car through OBD-II

Ford sends out OpenXC beta, vehicle-aware apps should be just around the corner

Fords sends out OpenXC beta
By |February 18th, 2012|Playground|Comments Off on Ford sends out OpenXC beta, vehicle-aware apps should be just around the corner

DIY OBD+GPS virtual automotive dashboard with Arduino

By |February 8th, 2012|Playground|Comments Off on DIY OBD+GPS virtual automotive dashboard with Arduino

Arduino + GPS Shield + ELM327 = OBD+GPS logger

The ELM327 board is modified to output 5V power and UART serial data.

By |January 29th, 2012|Playground|Comments Off on Arduino + GPS Shield + ELM327 = OBD+GPS logger