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Hi
I would like someone to inform me if it is possible to connect a OBD2 to usb cable
(which includes ELM327), to my arduino uno and how to !

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I forgot to say that this is one Cable I had in my mind :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/V1-5-ELM327-OBD2-OBDII-CAN-BUS-Auto-Diagnostic-USB-Interface-Code-Scanner-Reader-/160874407940?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2574dca804&vxp=mtr

However if it is not good I would like to be informed about the one that works !

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Any help ?

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You have a link to that device that actual has some details? There is nothing useful in a damned ebay ad.

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PaulS thank you for your response. What do you need to know (for this cable) in order to connect it with arduino ?
Basically I have not bought yet any cable but I am doing a research about how to connect arduino to car via a OBD2 cable or any other way. I want to connect arduino with my cars OBD2 and with a LCD in order to see what my car consumes and the rest things OBD2 shows.
Do you have any suggest ?

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Do you have any suggest ?

Google "OBD2 Arduino" and see what pops up. 82,900 hits must mean something is possible.

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Yes but they do not have many details about how to construct it and about programming.
Some sites have made already the cable and they want to sell it ready. I want to learn and make
it alone ! Also I would like arduino to receive the data to edit them and finally show then in LCD
and not to connect a PC in order to analyse the data.

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I want to learn and make it alone !

There is more to the cable than a few strands of wire.

If you want to just run a few wires, run them to this:
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10039

There are schematics on that page is you don't want to buy that. Then, you really can "make it alone".

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Thank you! I also find another site :

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/electrical-wiring-questions/19665-diy-ecu-scantools-data-cables.html

At the end of the article it has a schematic with arduino.
As you understand more than I do , do you believe that this schematic works ?
Sorry for this question but I am really newbie and I understand little things about electronics!

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/attachments/electrical-wiring-questions/23638d1153994657-diy-ecu-scantools-data-cables-obd.jpg

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bump, im interested as well