Our system consists of two parts – CAN-adapter and Android™ application.
Video review of our service (in Russian)
Attention!
Stock display must be left connected to the CAN bus, otherwise many stock car functions will not work, because the display acts as bridge between different CAN-buses. It can be hidden under the panel, for example.
It is a universal CAN-adapter, which is connected to the car OBD-II diagnostic socket, and the tablet is connected to it via USB. The adapter is built on modern and reliable components, and has the following features:
Outputs working logic:
Technical characteristics:
Size (LxWxH):
126x71x35 mm
Connection cables length:
1.5 meters
Power voltage (adapter takes power from OBD-II socket):
6-20 volts
Maximum current consumed by the Adapter in working mode:
5 amperes
Accessory USB ports supplied voltage:
5 volts
Accessory USB ports maximum supplied current:
3 amperes, common for 3 ports
Built-in power adapter supplied voltage:
5 volts
Built-in power adapter maximum supplied current:
3 amperes
Additional outputs maximum supplied current:
500 milliamperes
Electrical schema: download here.
This is an Android service, that reads data from the Adapter connected to it via USB, processes it, and displays on the tablet.
Application main screen can be easily configured with only a few gestures – you can choose which BC indicators will be shown there, how much of them, which info will be displayed in the bottom block. Additionally the screen has 6 icons for launching your favourite apps.
We try to make screen appearance as close to the stock display as possible.
The service also implements BC feature – 4 independant copies: "Trip BC", that is automatically reset at the beginning of each trip (time after the service treats the trip as a new one and resets the BC is configured in Settings), and three User BCs, which are reset manually, independantly.
All stock BC indicators are currenly implemented + some additional:
The service also does the following:
One more useful feature:
All events are being sent to the Android system as Broadcast Intents, so any Android-developer may subscribe to them in his/her application, and implement any logic based on them. Events list can be provided by request.
We are pleased to announce that a call for applications for the second batch of adapters is now…
More...Today we have released a new application version 2.4.0 to Google Play.
What's new in this version:
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