ludsonline
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 01:21 PM |
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OBD2 Dashboard
Hi,
Is anybody using a OBD2 Dashboard in there car?. I'm looking at maybe using a 7" tablet of some sort with GPS.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 02:13 PM |
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This has come up a couple of times. It seems that for most engine functions it would work quite well, but using GPS for a speedo wouldn't be
very IVA friendly.
You'd also have to find a very reliable bluetooth obd2 adapter, my 'fake' one lasts about half an hour before it needs resetting by
unplugging it and putting it back in. That wouldn't bode well for a permanent solution.
The Torque application is quite good though, nearly had a few bumps by concentrating on the output of it rather than on the road! 
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 02:29 PM |
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Although there is a lot of data available via OBBD II not a lot of it is much use on an instrument panel as it will update too slowly.
Speed --- very accurate if tyre sizes are unchanged but a bit slow
RPM --- much too slow
Water temperature ---- OK
Oil temperature (if available) ---- OK
Battery Voltage OK
HEGO output -- OK
Oiil Pressure ( not often available) --- Ok
Throttle opening --- OK but slow
Engine Load --- OK but Slow
Manifold Vacuum OK but slow
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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snowy2
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 04:59 PM |
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I am not sure it would tell you any thing usefull......the military discovered that once you get to. somewhere like 5 sensor bits of information you
don't notice any others. one of those inputs is concentrating on the road! A tablet like display would be a liability in a car if it were to be
used for engine data as you drive.
sometimes you are the pigeon, most of the time the statue.
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nick205
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| posted on 15/2/13 at 07:28 PM |
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Personally I need RPM, speed, engine temp and fuel in that order and nothing else.
IMHO all are best done with analogue dials well positioned around the steering column.
Engine temp should also IMHO have a big red warning lamp in the line of sight.
Anything else is a distraction to driving the car.
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