conman Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Hi. I've just installed a gauge to read various engine parameters, such as water temp, torque, air temp, rpm etc. I can also check fault codes, and extinguish engine fault light. I bought through Amazon, : Kingmansion ELM327 WIFI wireless OBD11 car auto diagnostic scanner adaptor. Price (delivered) £19.55 of which ££7.99 was for quick postage! Note: the Bluetooth connected ones don't work with iPhones. I downloaded various iphone apps (os 7), And eventually got most to work. I first tried revlite for iphone. This worked but u have to pay for most engine info. It did let me get device to work though without cost! At first for a couple of hours I thought the ELM327 was faulty!! And wrapped it up to return to Amazon! Then unwrapped it and tried again. Later I went for a cuppa and tried again!! Then back to the internet, trawled many forums etc and cracked it! Thank u binary factory and Guillaume Ross. In his words: Connect ELM327 to obd2 socket. (Usually hidden under steering wheel (16 pin connector) On iphone SETTINGS, Choose to connect to a wifi network. The correct one should be obvious , select it. Follow arrow to go to advanced settings. Set thrip address to ' 'STATIC'' Insert new IP ADDRESS: 192.168.0.123 and SUBJECT MASK TO: 255.255.255.0 Leave other settings as is. EXIT SETTINGS In car, start engine. The IBD-11 port provides power to the ELM327, but you are more likely to get more info from engine with it running. In whatever app you have downloaded, CONFIGURE the connection to use a custom TPC CONNECTION with IP 192.168.0.10 And TCP PORT 35000 Hopefully you will then be able to read engine outputs. Depending on app depends how many items u can see. I think this post has run too long Apologies The Conman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I bought the sane reader without fast delivery [emoji16] I've been using DashCmd. It's pretty good. You can configure dashboards etc. Im a bit disappointed avg MPG is out and I can't get the oil gauge to work. Perhaps I need to refine the settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Hi. I also downloaded and paid for it. I've not had chance to do more than check it was working! Conman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitman Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 i have removed the OBD II WiFi dongle as it drains the Battery if the car isn't use regularly... DashCmd is being updated a couple times lately to fix some bugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Thanks for the update. Hopefully my copy is the latest, downloaded yesterday. I believe some dongles have an off switch and some have a sleep mode to avoid Battery drainage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusNoGood Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I have auto updates on so I know I have the latest. I've left mine plugged in, it must need a very low charge. I've had it constantly plugged in for a few months. I think the longest I had the car out the front was three days without using it and I've not had a problem so far with the Battery. I can get a signal from it when I'm sat in my front room. Has anyone got the Avg mpg and oil working, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 I'm also looking at another unit: VGATE ICAR DIAGNOSTIC WIFI ELM 327 adaptor by docvauxhall. Anyone used it ? It's got switch and sleep mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Hi. I note that I can keep Bluetooth active to use iphone through pioneer radio without turning off wifi. Some comments said you can't do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If leaving them in permanently they are best tweaked to have power feed via switched ignition along with on/off switch option, not hard to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Would installing switch mean in line with positive wire leading to obd2 socket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 I've just downloaded dashcommand to an android tablet and that works with the same ELM327, even though I thought the elm was wifi only. Perhaps it is wifi and Bluetooth. Conman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Would installing switch mean in line with positive wire leading to obd2 socket? yes either to the obd2 loom or perhaps modding the adaptor if want leave vehicle untouched. I would personally have it 3 way switched to either run via ACC power, default power or completely off no power. leaving cheap chinese electronics unattended & running 24/7 is never a good thing. Have replaced more than 1 ecu due to faulty OBD reader damaging ECU board so be careful with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conman Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Thanks for the warning . I'll remove it until modified with switch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveuk260.Esq Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I use program called 'Torque' with Bluetooth obd adapter. On android. Works like a charm. I would not use anything else. I tryied loads of em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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