More Windows Mobile Bluetooth goodness – check your engine diagnostics

April 25, 2009 | By Surur

I dont know how many car nuts read WMPoweruser.com, but for those who do you certainly need to know about OBDkey.

OBDKey Bluetooth will allow you to connect to your car’s diagnostic system and display all kind of data on your Windows Mobile Smartphone, all over power-sipping bluetooth.

The Windows Mobile software, which is bundled with the £100 device, has the following features:

Supports Windows Mobile 6.0 (WM6), Windows Mobile 5.0 and earlier versions of Pocket PC.
Supports both landscape and portrait views
Requires a minimum of .Net Compact Framework 1.0 to be installed (the redistributable package is supplied) .Net Compact Framework 2.0 or better is required for Windows Mobile 6.
Displays live sensor data
Fully automated
Connection via Bluetooth or USB port (where the device supports)
Last connection recalled from memory for faster connection.
Access from COM1 to COM8
Day time and night time colour options to assist in dark or bright conditions
Reads diagnostic trouble codes
Clears the "check engine" (MIL) light, freeze frames and all trouble codes.
Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) description for generic trouble codes
Log to a binary file for reading back with Microsoft Excel or other data and spreadsheet packages.
Display sensor data in SI (metric), US (imperial) or UK (as SI, but with miles shown for distances) units.
Graphed sensors show maximum, minimum, and current values.
Performance monitors included for time and distance measurements between two speed settings (e.g. 0 to 60 mph) and fixed distance runs (say 1/4 mile testing)
Fully automatic demonstration mode supported.

See the device in action in this video clip below:

Read more about the peripheral, which also supports connections to Windows laptops, at obdkey.com here.

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About Surur

Site Admin and Windows Phone enthusiast, he has been using Windows Mobile devices since before they were called PocketPC’s. He is currently sporting a HTC 7 Trophy.

Tagged bluetooth, cars, engine management, software, windows mobile

Grant

Hey this is great, This website had this thing listed like a year or so ago when I checked but it was never officially for sale or something because there was never the option to purchase…. I’m glad they have the unit for sale now, $120 is a little steep just to toy around with, maybe a bday present instead!
http://www.j2i.net Joel Johnson

I just got my unit. I ordered it on a Sunday and it arrived from the UK to Atlanta on a Tuesday. I’ve not been able to use the gauge program. It crashes as soon as I start it. But I’m able to use the other program that shows all of the data coming from the ECU. Pretty nifty program.
Jason Lee

I got mine yesterday. The dashview program doesn’t crash for me it just never connects though. The main program works fine. Had a bit of trouble getting it connected at first though. Seems that after i go into the settings it will never reconnect unless i close the program, relaunch it, then cancel out of the connection then choose to read the trouble codes then close that, THEN it will connect. Seems to stay working after that, until i open the settings again that is.

Oh well. Very useful tool for me. I get way more data out of this than the $800 Mac tools scanner I have. Great buy.

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