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OBDLink SX - Now Available
OBDLink SX released - Big on Performance, Small on Price Since its release, OBDLink has become the market's best-selling PC based scan tool. Today, we raised the bar. OBDLink SX provides the same core functionality as its big brother, but in a streamlined package. Our popular OBDWiz software is still... -
STN1110 Article in Circuit Cellar
Our STN1110 Featured New Product in January's Circuit Cellar
We are honored to be mentioned in the January 2011 issue of Circuit Cellar. STN1110, our OBD Interpreter IC, is covered in the 'New Product News' section. Circuit Cellar is the 'World's Source for Embedded Electronics Engineering Information', and we are pleased to have our product release covered by such a prestigious periodical. Pick up your copy today!
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Just Launched! STN1110 OBD Interpreter IC
We are excited to announce the official launch of STN1110 -- the world's smallest, lowest cost multiprotocol OBD interpreter chip. The STN1110 puts OBD data within the reach of even the most cost-sensitive commercial and consumer applications.
STN1110 supports all legislated OBD-II protocols. It features a secure bootloader, advanced message filtering, low power mode, and a large OBD message buffer. STN1110 also has full support for the ELM327 command set, while outperforming the original ELM327 IC in every category: stability, performance, and features.
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Official Launch of OBDLink WiFi
We are excited to announce that there is now a WiFi option for OBDLink. Currently OBDLink is the only OBD scan tool on the market available with both a WiFi and a USB interface. OBDLink WiFi is compatible with a wide range of software, including OBDwiz, ScanXL, and ScanMaster. It... -
Switching Communication Baud Rate
This article describes two methods for changing the communication baud rate. Method 1 is the "safe" method, however it requires firmware v2.0.1 or higher. Method 2 works with older OBDLink firmware, as well as the ElmScan 5 ELM327-based interfaces. However it must be used with caution, as it allows the baud rate to be set to a value not supported by the communication channel in use.
Note that the baud rate can be set to the same baud rate as the current baud rate. This may be useful when you want to ensure that the baud rate remains the same when you reflash OBDLink with different firmware. For example, if you don't explicitly set the baud rate to 38400 for a unit that currently has v1.2.4 and upgrade it to v2.1.0, the default baud rate would change from 38400 to 115200 bps.
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Improve MPG: The Factors Affecting Fuel Efficiency
Matthew Vea used an ElmScan 5 to log data from his 2006 Jeep Wrangler, and wrote a comprehensive article about it. -
First Public Release of pyOBD-II (OBD comm library for Python)
*pyOBD-II (a.k.a. "pyobd2") is a Python library for communicating with OBD-II vehicles. Its goal is to make writing programs for vehicle diagnostics and monitoring vehicle data as easy as possible. Being written entirely in Python, pyobd2 is intended to be portable across many platforms, including Mac OS X, Linux, BSD... -
Just Launched: Automon, Student Project Based on ElmScan 5 USB.
Donal O'Connor is a B.Sc. student in the Software Development and Computer Networking program at the [Cork Institute of Technology](http://www.cit.ie/) in Ireland. In January of 2009, Donal presented his project idea for a final year student project, a Linux-based in-car diagnostic computer, and asked if ScanTool.net would sponsor him. Donal has just finished his project, [Automon](http://automon.donaloconnor.net/). Read more about it, in Donal's [blog](http://automon.donaloconnor.net/).
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Shipments of ElmScan 5 scan tools temporarily delayed.
Due to a late delivery of a critical component, shipments of ElmScan 5, ElmScan 5 USB, and ElmScan 5 Bluetooth scan tools will be delayed. Orders placed between February 4th and February 10, will ship on Wednesday, February 11th (sooner, if possible). Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. Sale... -
Which OBD-II Protocol is Supported By My Vehicle?
All cars and light trucks built for sale in the United States after 1996 are required to be OBD-II compliant. The European Union OBD legislation is somewhat more complicated.
An OBD-II compliant vehicle can use any of the five communication protocols: J1850 PWM, J1850 VPW, ISO9141-2, ISO14230-4 (also known as Keyword Protocol 2000), and more recently, ISO15765-4/SAE J2480 (a "flavor" of CAN). US car manufacturers were not allowed to use CAN until model year 2003, but as of model year 2008 and going forward, all vehicles will use the CAN protocol.
