BlueTooth OBD2 for Rocket on Droid

[Gothlander]

Well I finally got with it and brought a smart phone, these things are the future I am sure. While looking for speedo HUD apps I stumbled on an app called Torque ($5) which is a OBD2 scanner and real time sensor reader with a dyno feature. You buy a $27 bluetooth adapter that fits the diagnostic plug on the Rocket and away you go. You can check engine codes, clear engine check lights, and a lot more. I can't wait to try it with TuneBoys new features (to compare the different tunes performance), has anyone tried this app before? is it any good?

 

[Hipporider]

The only droid i know of.....

 

[Gothlander]

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.org-prowl-torque-npqD.aspx

http://dicksmith.com.au/product/E6756/optus-garmin-nuvi-asus-a50-pre-paid-mobile-phone

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bluetooth-Auto-Scanner-Interface-OBD-II-2-OBD2-EOBD-CAN-/220710658618?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item336361623a

This will be my setup, Chris they use that droid as their logo for the android operating system on smart phones.

 

[barbagris]

Interesting.

That said I'm not sure I'd entrust ECU mapping (as opposed to reading stat's) to a Bluetooth connection. For simple reading I think I'd fit a ScanguageII - powered off the OBD-II at $150 seems a whole lot safer. I'm looking at an eBox 3300MX for other stuff - attached via USB.

But as possibly the last person on earth without even a cellphone - maybe I'm just out of touch.

 

[Hipporider]

Blimey.....!:eek3:

Looks like' white mans magic' to me ,mate.:surrender:

Let us know what you can do with it!

 

[Gothlander]

I got the blue tooth OBD11 plug and tried it today, looks good although it did say the ECU does not support OBD11 ( it does seem to work OK anyway ). To get the most out of it we would need the R3's PID's so if anybody knows about these please let me know. I found a couple of youtube videos on the Torque website forum http://torque-bhp.com/forums/?wpforumaction=viewtopic&t=4.3 There is a chap called Lee who owns a ThunderBird that is using it, he has some friends that are working with Tune ECU who may have access to PID's for the T/Bird and R3. Here are the videos he posted -- [video=youtube;8KHtpyOnZbo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KHtpyOnZbo[/video] [video=youtube;2s1J8O5sZ6s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1J8O5sZ6s[/video] these will show some of the features of the App.

 

[Hipporider]

interesting...its only for reading isnt it? you cant change values with it as well, I assume? Would it work with Tuneboy?

 

[Gothlander]

Tune Boy in this format would be good, you can read and clear fault codes. You can test deferent tunes with the dyno feature and upload data to a web site. It also has a track feature to track your course.

 

[Gothlander]

Those F/t values may be fuel trim, the adapter I got is this one - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Bluetooth-Auto-Scanner-Interface-OBD-II-2-OBD2-EOBD-CAN-/220710658618?pt=Motors_Automotive_Tools&hash=item336361623a I hooked up a cig lighter up to the accessory plug connection to power the android and will mount it with a shade cover. I use a HUD speedo app that answers the phone and scrolls SMS's as well as weather conditions, location, time,eco.
So I can have all these features in one unit including GPS and music.

 

[Stoand]

you got me thinkin so I googled and came up with this http://www.palmerperformance.com/products/dashcommand/index.php for my iphone, gonna give it a try, if it works I can do away with my garmin and get Ruzzle of my back!!!..."its only a PHONE Russ, honest":wink: