Laptop integration
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Laptop integration
Can anyone tell me if there is a company that makes a program for a laptop that you can plug into the car that displays how the car is running? If so... how much it would cost?
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Go to www.autotap.com, they have a kit that includes a OBDII <-> USB interface that connects to your laptop. MSRP $179.95
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Here's a list of the Generic Parameters the Autotap reads:
It seems if you're working on GM's or Ford's you may need the Enhanced pack, but generic should work on any OBDII-compliant car (any post-1996 car model).
This is from their site:
This is what the OBDII connector should look like:
It seems if you're working on GM's or Ford's you may need the Enhanced pack, but generic should work on any OBDII-compliant car (any post-1996 car model).
This is from their site:
Originally Posted by www.autotap.com
Q. Do you support European and Asian cars?
A. The AutoTap OBD II Diagnostic Scanner is designed for use on 1996 and newer OBD II cars. This includes all domestic manufactured vehicles and includes foreign vehicles manufactured for sale in the US. AutoTap may work with foreign vehicles manufactured for sale outside of the US, but we are unable to provide technical support for these applications.
A quick way to tell whether a vehicle is an AutoTap scan tool candidate is to examine the connector on or under the dash. If it is round, or any other shape than the rectangular 16 pin OBD II connector, an AutoTap scanner will not work on that vehicle.
A. The AutoTap OBD II Diagnostic Scanner is designed for use on 1996 and newer OBD II cars. This includes all domestic manufactured vehicles and includes foreign vehicles manufactured for sale in the US. AutoTap may work with foreign vehicles manufactured for sale outside of the US, but we are unable to provide technical support for these applications.
A quick way to tell whether a vehicle is an AutoTap scan tool candidate is to examine the connector on or under the dash. If it is round, or any other shape than the rectangular 16 pin OBD II connector, an AutoTap scanner will not work on that vehicle.
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Originally Posted by pkg
Does anyone know which OBDII protocol the tC uses?
Possible future mod.. 
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at sema they had a card that you plug into your obdII port and it records up to 75 minutes of data for your car. you then plug it into your usb port after making your run(s) and analyse all the data. they sell it at sears as a diagnostic tool.
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