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OBD2 ELM327 Bluetooth CAN-BUS Scanner Tool - USD $9.60 + Save 45% OFF Free Shipping - Beelike

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OBD2 ELM327 Bluetooth CAN-BUS Scanner Tool - USD $9.60 + Save 45% OFF Free Shipping - Beelike
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Marketingbeelike on 07/04/2015 - 12:15 beelike.com (214 clicks)

Feature:

  1. Software Version: 1.5
  2. Bluetooth ELM327 Supports All OBD-II Protocols :?ISO15765-4 (CAN);ISO14230-4(KWP2000);ISO9141-2;J1850 VPW; J1850 PWM
  3. Only used on windows XP computer, can not used on windows 7 computer
  4. Has no cable, it works via blue-tooth wirelessly, blue-tooth one works within 3 meters

Function:

  1. Read diagnostic trouble codes, both generic and manufacturer-specific, and display their meaning (over 3000 generic code definitions in the database).
  2. Clear trouble codes and turn off the MIL ("Check Engine" light)
  3. Display current sensor data, including:
  4. Engine RPM
  5. Calculated Load Value
  6. Coolant Temperature
  7. Fuel System Status
  8. Vehicle Speed
  9. Short Term Fuel Trim
  10. Long Term Fuel Trim
  11. Intake Manifold Pressure
  12. Timing Advance
  13. Intake Air Temperature
  14. Air Flow Rate
  15. Absolute Throttle Position
  16. Oxygen sensor voltages/associated short term fuel trims
  17. Fuel System status
  18. Fuel Pressure
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  • squiggle on 07/04/2015 - 12:25
    +5

    eBay - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Auto-Car-V1-5-ELM327-OBD2-ODBII-B…
    $8.99 + Free post.

    Smaller version = www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-ELM327-V1-5-OBD2-II-Bluetooth-Diagn…
    $9.11 + Free post.

    Both Aus Stock. No bargain here.

  • Rajserp on 07/04/2015 - 21:25

    These cheap devices are a scam. Not a real elm327 chip but a pic microcontroller emulating an elm. Really slow connection speeds. 38kbps. Waste of money.

    • Russ on 07/04/2015 - 21:51

      Not a real elm327 chip but a pic microcontroller emulating an elm

      Umm, the "real" ELM327 is a pic microcontroller too. Quote: "The original ELM327 is implemented on the PIC18F2480 microcontroller from Microchip Technology" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELM327

      • Rajserp on 07/04/2015 - 22:29

        The original may be, but the new ones are their own chip. They cost $21 each.
        Don't support fake chip makers who produce crap. Buying this is the same as downloading a Movie or TV show from a torrent.

        • Russ on 07/04/2015 - 23:35

          I think you'll find they are still a programmed PIC18F2480 microcontroller. Here's the ELM327 (latest version) datasheet from ELM electronics:
          http://elmelectronics.com/DSheets/ELM327DSH.pdf
          Here's the datasheet for the PIC18F2480:
          http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/39637d.pdf

          Check the pinouts. Notice how the MCLR, OSC1, OSC2, RX, TX, VCC and both VSS pins are on exactly the same pins? And ELM even names pin 1 as MCLR, which is pretty specific to PIC microcontrollers, most others call that function "RESET" or "RST".

          I half agree with you about the IP issues. But as all the chip is doing is performing a transcoding from one protocol to another, and all of the protocols are fully documented, it's a bit like FTDI saying "we produced the first serial-to-USB protocol converter, nobody else should be able to make them". Well, several other companies DO make equivalent chips.

          The hard part is that you can't really tell if they copied the code, or if they wrote it from scratch, just like ELM did. That they are saying "ELM327" on the front of the box could be construed as a mark of compatibility, rather than a claim that the box contains a genuine chip.

          So it comes down to "ELM did it first, using publically-available documents to make their chip do a useful function". The question is, should they be granted perpetual rights to be the ONLY producer of similar devices? Comparing this with something like the Windows-versus-Macintosh lawsuits, it seems not.

        • Rajserp on 08/04/2015 - 13:44

          That makes sense. But there definitely something broken in these cheap versions as they only support The serial interface speed of 38kbps. This is not even fast enough to monitor the more than two or three sensors at once.

          The full price cables allow something like 500kbps or higher.

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