1 What is OBD OBD is short for On Board Diagnostic's system [obdii]. All automobiles made in the US after 1996 have it as required by US law. Here is a review of OBD II devices: Link. Here is a list of OBD Codes 2 OBDII to USB connector Besides getting regular OBD readers from auto stores, you could also get an OBD to USB connector, and then use your computer to read/reset OBD codes. FreeDiag and Open diag are two major open source OBD software. Currently, the ELM series is the most popular chipset that converts from OBD II ports to USB ports. Crescent USB OBD2/EOBD Multi-Protocol Car Diagnostic Tool Auto Scanner Why are OBD-USB cables expensive? 3 What is PID? Parameter IDs are used to request data from OBD interface [WP] Comments References[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBD-II_PIDs[obdii] http://www.obdii.com/
OBD is short for On Board Diagnostic's system [obdii]. All automobiles made in the US after 1996 have it as required by US law. Here is a review of OBD II devices: Link. Here is a list of OBD Codes
2 OBDII to USB connector Besides getting regular OBD readers from auto stores, you could also get an OBD to USB connector, and then use your computer to read/reset OBD codes. FreeDiag and Open diag are two major open source OBD software. Currently, the ELM series is the most popular chipset that converts from OBD II ports to USB ports. Crescent USB OBD2/EOBD Multi-Protocol Car Diagnostic Tool Auto Scanner Why are OBD-USB cables expensive? 3 What is PID? Parameter IDs are used to request data from OBD interface [WP] Comments References[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBD-II_PIDs[obdii] http://www.obdii.com/
Besides getting regular OBD readers from auto stores, you could also get an OBD to USB connector, and then use your computer to read/reset OBD codes. FreeDiag and Open diag are two major open source OBD software.
Currently, the ELM series is the most popular chipset that converts from OBD II ports to USB ports. Crescent USB OBD2/EOBD Multi-Protocol Car Diagnostic Tool Auto Scanner
Why are OBD-USB cables expensive? 3 What is PID? Parameter IDs are used to request data from OBD interface [WP] Comments References[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBD-II_PIDs[obdii] http://www.obdii.com/
Parameter IDs are used to request data from OBD interface [WP]
References[WP] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBD-II_PIDs[obdii] http://www.obdii.com/
