1. Dec 06, 2017  The FordSys is fast and easy help you determine: Check Engine Light, Clears Codes, Read Trouble Code OEM Enhance module: PCM, ABS, RCM, TCM. ★ OBD2 Adapter/Dongle: WARNING! China clones ELM327 v2.1 is only work with OBD2. If you have this adapter, please don't rate this application! + Tested with OBDLink MX, ELM327 Clone Bluetooth V1.5, Vgate Bluetooth, ELM327 Wifi.
2. ELM327 does not connect the ABS and multiecuscan report that is necessary adapter 1 (see pictures below). Other functions such as Airbag, Dashboard, Body, Service and Parking connects correctly. I need to adapt this connector (ELM327 1.5a) or buy another model to be able to access the ABS? Thank you in advance for answers.

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Apr 24, 2012  There are plenty of free tools out there. For example, Torque Lite is a free android application for OBD scanners. I have it on my cell phone and tablet PC and it works great. I am just trying to see if the $5 version will read other computer data such as ECBM/ABS as well TCM and whatever I can get my grubby little hands on.

(Cable should NOT be connected to your laptop yet. Only connect it when instructions say so.)

Windows XP, Vista, 7:

If you bought genuine ELM327 cable from Total Car Diagnostics — then you only need to install DRIVER PACK 3. After install — go straight to Step 2 to test if it's working.

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If you bought ELM327 cable from elsewhere (clones, eBay, other manufacturers) then install all Driver Packs below, because they cover widest range of chip makers...

• DRIVER PACK 1
  Steps to install Driver Pack 1:
  
  • If you have 64-bit Windows, double-click on: CP210xVCPInstaller_x64
  • If you have 32-bit Windows, double-click on: CP210xVCPInstaller_x86
    

That's it!

Go to Step 2 below to test if everything is working ok...

Windows 8, 10:

If you bought genuine ELM327 cable from Total Car Diagnostics here, then you only need to install DRIVER PACK 3. Then go straight to Step 2 to test it's working ok.

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If you bought ELM327 cable from elsewhere (clones, eBay, other manufacturers) then install all Driver Packs below, because they cover widest range of chip makers...

• DRIVER PACK 1
  Steps to install Driver Pack 1:
  
  • If you have 64-bit Windows, double-click on: CP210xVCPInstaller_x64
  • If you have 32-bit Windows, double-click on: CP210xVCPInstaller_x86
    
• DRIVER PACK 4
  
• DRIVER PACK 5 ^{Most Important!}
  Steps to install Driver Pack 5:
  
  1. Please FIRST move the unextracted folder to your Desktop, else below #2 step won't show 'Install' option.
     
  2. Right-click on 'ser2pl' (icon has a little gear pic in it) and choose 'Install', as per below pic:
     
  3. Connect ELM327 cable to your laptop. Then...
     Go to: Control Panel » System » Device Manager » Ports (COM & LPT)
     You will likely see a yellow mark next to 'Prolific', like this:
     Right-click on it » Update Driver Software
     
  4. Click 'Browse my computer for driver software'.
     
  5. Select 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'.
     
  6. UNcheck 'Show compatible hardware'.
     
  7. Select: Prolific driver version 3.3.2.102
     
  8. Install. That's it! The yellow triangle next to 'Prolific...' should be gone.

That's it!

Go to Step 2 below to test if everything is working ok...

(You can now CONNECT your ELM327 USB cable to any port on the laptop.)

Ok, we're almost ready to start scanning your vehicle.

First, let's ensure that everything is working fine!

Here's how...

Windows Vista/7/8/10: Control Panel » System » Device Manager

Windows XP: Control Panel » System » 'Hardware' tab » Device Manager

Notice any device with any one of the following names:

1. FT232R USB UART
2. Prolific USB-to-Serial...
3. USB Serial Port
4. USB2.0-Serial
5. Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge

NONE of above devices should have a yellow mark () next to them.

If none of the above has a yellow mark, then congratulations! You're ready to begin scanning your car(s). Click here on how to connect to your car in the next 5 minutes...

If any one of above devices has a yellow mark, then:

1. Right-click on that device » Uninstall
2. Unplug cable
3. Restart PC
4. Download and unextract DRIVER PACK 6
5. Double-click on 'InstallUSB' to install
6. Connect cable to laptop. Yellow mark should now be gone. Success!
   If yellow mark is STILL not gone after doing 1-6 above, then do this:
   

   a) While cable is plugged in, right-click on device with the yellow mark.
   b) Click on: Update Driver Software
   c) Choose: Browser my computer for driver software
   d) Browse to and select folder where you unextracted Driver Pack 6. Make sure 'Include subfolders' is ticked ON.
   e) Click on: Next
   f) If you get RED warning, choose: Install this driver software anyway
   g) After it installs successfully, another yellow mark may appear under 'Other Device'. Eg:
   h) If g above is true, then do steps a-f for 'Unknown Device'. It may also show as 'COMx'.

Even DRIVER PACK 6 didn't help? Then likely it's a 'Code 10 error' next to 'Prolific USB-to-Serial' device. Click here to fix that.

Even 'Code 10 error' fix didn't help and yellow mark () is STILL not gone? Go to Troubleshooting below.

Step 1: Install your OBD2 software (if you don't have it — checkout TOAD OBD software). Do NOT launch it yet.

Step 2: Connect ELM327 USB to your computer and car's OBD port (usually underneat dashboard/steering wheel).

Step 3: Place the key in the ignition and turn it forward to 'ON' position. (Position where all dashboard lights are on. This is one position before engine starts.)

Step 4: Start your OBD diagnostic software. Click 'Connect', and it should auto-connect to your vehicle. That's it!

TIP: If you want maximum data reported from the car — turn on the engine.

Yes, you can safely drive the vehicle while ELM327 is plugged in and application is monitoring car's data. Keep eyes on the road at all times.

Common Solutions:

If you're unable to connect successfully to your car, then that's because of 2 reasons:

1. Your vehicle is notOBD2 compatible. (This is reason in 99% of cases, which means you can only scan it at mechanic using their $2000 OBD1 scanners.)
   
2. Random issues that can be fixed with below solutions...

Here are solutions in recommended order:

1. First check that ELM327 is physically working (not defunct). When you plug in the cable into a USB port, all the lights on ELM327 interface/device should flash. And then it'll return to 1 red light (power).
   Condition of a defunct ELM327 interface: All lights will not initially flash, and only red light will be on.
   
2. Restart computer (while keeping cable connected to laptop). Try again.
   
3. Plug USB into different physical port of your computer. Try again.
   
4. If all above solutions fail, then we will help you (only if you are Total Car Diagnostics customer). Here's all you need to do...
   

   Connect ELM327 USB cable into laptop. (Don't need to plug the other end to car)

   Step 1: Go to Control Panel.

   Windows Vista/7/8/10: Control Panel » System » Device Manager
   Windows XP: Control Panel » System » 'Hardware' tab » Device Manager

   Step 2: Expand 'Ports (COM & LPT)' and 'Other Devices'.

   Step 3: Take picture of the screen (Press 'Print Screen' key on the keyboard then paste into any graphics program. Or take shot with camera/phone.)

   Step 4:Contact us and attach the picture.

Free Software To Test If ELM327 is Working with Windows and Vehicle...

Step 1: Install EasyOBD. Do not launch it until Step 4 below.

Step 2: Connect ELM327 USB cable to laptop and car.

Step 3: Turn on car ignition. (One step before engine turns on)

Step 4: Launch EasyOBD. It will automatically connect.

If first 3 lines are GREEN (as per below pic) — then ELM327/Windows is 100% installed correctly! In which case, click here on how to connect to your car in the next 5 minutes using proper OBD-II software...

If first 3 lines are not GREEN — refer to Common Solutions above.

First 3 green lines means your ELM327 cable/Windows is properly installed.

• ELM327 AT Commands: List of commands you can manually type into OBD software terminal.

Car Scanner is compatible with ELM327 based OBDII adapters, working via classic Bluetooth (ver.1.x, 2.x, 3.x), Bluetooth LE (4.0) or Wi-Fi, depending on your device operating system.
You can find one on eBay, Amazon, Aliexpress, Google or Bing using keywords “elm327 bluetooth” or “elm327 wifi”.

Depending on connection type adapters can be divided into 3 groups:

1. Wi-Fi
2. Bluetooth (classic, versions 1.х, 2.х, 3.х)
3. Bluetooth LE (version 4.0 and higher)

Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad)

Apple iOS (iPhone/iPad) supports Bluetooth LE (4.0) and Wi-Fi adapters. Adapters with “classic” Bluetooth (ver. 1.х, 2.х, 3.х) are not compatible with iPhone/iPad, due to Apple iOS limitations.
The only exception to this rule is OBLink MX+ device, that uses classic Bluetooth, but is compatible with iOS devices, because OBDLink manufacturer was approved by Apple and included in a special list of allowed devices.

Bluetooth 4.0 adapters have some advantages, comapring to Wi-Fi adapters:

1) Wi-Fi adapters would interfere with mobile Internet, Bluetooth 4.0 adapters doesn’t interfere with mobile Internet.

2) Apple iOS allows Car Scanner to work with Bluetooth LE (4.0) adapters in background, even when Car Scanner window is minimized. Unfortunately, there is no way to use Wi-Fi adapter on iOS, while app is in background. This is Apple iOS restriction and there’s no way to overcome it.

3) Some Wi-Fi adapters are not compatible with iOS 11: Apple iOS 11 simply doesn’t route traffic to adapter Wi-Fi network (depends on adapter network configuration).

So, I recommend using Bluetooth 4.0 adapters with iOS devices (iPhone/iPad).

Please, pay attention to Bluetooth version. It’s very-very important for iPhone/iPad! Every day I receive several emails from users, that ordered OBDII adapter with “classic” Bluetooth (not Bluetooth 4.0) and I have to dissapoint them: adapters with classic Bluetooth (ver.1.x, 2.x, 3.x) are absolutely not compatible with Apple iOS. There is no way to use them. There are no apps that can use them. This limitations comes from Apple iOS and there’s no way to overcome them.

Google Android

Google Android supports adapters with “classic” Bluetooth (versions 1.х, 2.х, 3.х) and Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth 4.0 adapters are not supported by Car Scanner on Android.

Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Mobile 10

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Car Scanner for Windows supports adapters with “classic” Bluetooth (versions 1.х, 2.х, 3.х) and Wi-Fi.

Adapter’s price is from $5 to $100. Which one should I buy?

You should know that, most of cheap adapters (with price <$50) are NOT actually ELM327. They are Chineese clones, pretending to be ELM327, acting like ELM327.

What is so bad with “clones”?

Buying a cheap Chineese clone is like playing against casino – casino always wins.

Most of “clones” have different bugs.

In fact, there are several “real” versions of Chineese clones:

1. Old clones, marked as “v.1.4” or “v.1.5”, they were built very well, supported 90% of ELM327 command set and in most cases worked like original ELM327 without any bugs. It’s very hard to find such a good clone now.
2. Newer clones, marked “v.2.1”. This is a peace of shit. 100% of that clones has bugs (see list of known bugs below). If you see cheap ELM327 marked as “v.2.1” AVOID BUYING THIS CRAP!
3. Smart-ass Chineese fake-makers, that made v.2.1 clones realised, that consumers prefer buying ELM327 clones, marked as “v.1.4” or “v.1.5” and don’t want to buy “v.2.1”, that was full of bugs. So, what have they done? They just changed version string in “v.2.1” to “v.1.5”. And we have actually “v.2.1” clones, but marked as “v.1.5”. They are just the same piece of shit as v.2.1 with changed version string.

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Here is the list of known bugs with “bad” clones:

1. 100% of them don’t have support of full ELM327 command set. Some them even don’t support basic commands.
2. Some of them don’t support all of the protocols, supported by original ELM327. Most of v.2.1 don’t have support of SAE J1850 PWM/VPM, so you can’t connect to old Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, GM, Isuzu, Ford, Lincoln, Mazda cars.
3. Some of them can’t connect to different vehicles. Most of “bad” clones can’t connect to Nissan/Infinity/Datsun.
4. Most of them can’t connect using advanced initialization strings to cars, that not fully support OBD2.
5. They are loosing data packages. E.g. when requesting VIN code from your car, you get just 2/3 of VIN code, because several data packages were lost by bad clone.
6. Some sensor data could be transmitted with wrong values. I’ve got a clone, that always showed car coolant temperature +25 C. Even if it was 0 C or 80 C 🙂
7. They usually brakes connection, hangs, etc.

So, what adapter should I buy?

The best of the best – based on genuine (original) ELM327 chip with version 1.4 or 2.1.

If it’s too expensive, try to buy clone, marked as “v1.4” or “v.1.5”, with price starting from $20.

If you buy a cheap $5-$10 adapter, 99% that they would be “v2.1” clones.

Some users reported clones marked as “Vgate” as good one, but you can also buy a “clone” of “Vgate clone” that would be “v.2.1” clone with Vgate sticker.

Why is so important to buy a good adapter? Isn’t it just a simple transmitter?

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In fact, ELM327 based adapter is not just a transmitter. It’s a “small computer” that actually handles all communication with the car.

It’s not the software that actually connects to your car’s ECU, it’s ELM327 chip. It can handle about 10 base protocols variations and interprets information from this protocols to a single one.

So, if you have a bad “interpreter”, your software (Car Scanner) and your car ECU wouldn’t understand each other. But if you have a good “interpreter”, they would have a very interesting conversation and you would get all the information you need.

First of all, I don’t sell adapters! All my advices are based on my own experience and Car Scanner user reviews.

For all devices (iOS, Android, Windows) I recommend Viecar Bluetooth 4, that looks like this: white, with straight (not T-shaped) body, packed in a branded plastic box. It costs about 15-25 USD.

Important note: I don’t recommend all adapters from Viecar, just one particular model, that I have described! I don’t recommend buying other Viecar device, because they are bad, really 🙁

This adapter has Bluetooth 2.0 + Bluetooth 4.0 chip, so it’s compatible with all operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows).

You can buy it in online shops like Amazon, Aliexpress.com, eBay.com, etc.

Alternative variant: Veepeak OBDCheck BLE.

This adapter has Bluetooth 2.0 + Bluetooth 4.0 chip, so it’s compatible with all operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows).

You can buy it in different online shops like Amazon.

Alternative variants:

KONNWEI KW903 Bluetooth.
WARNING: Don’t buy KONNWEI KW903 Wi-Fi! This adapters are total sh..t!

OBDLink MX+
Pro: it’s a branded high quality device, that supports both iOS and Android. It provides high data rates and correctly handles ELM327 command set ver.1.3b (it’s honest 1.3b – it’s much better, than fake 1.5 or 2.1).
Contra: high price, sometimes it goes to deep sleep to save your car battery and you need to take it out of the socket and put it back again, if you want to use it again. Using classic Bluetooth has one more issue: when you’re streaming music from your phone to your car multimedia system over Bluetooth, it gives a performance impact. This impact is 2x with Bluetooth LE (4.0) and 5x-10x with classic Bluetooth.

If you want to buy another adapter model – try to find some kind of “branded” adapter and don’t buy noname adapters!

1. You should never buy xTool adapters, because they are not compatible with ELM327 and they can be used only with their own software.
2. Don’t buy wired adapters (usb, com) – Car Scanner supports only wireless adapters.
3. You should never buy adapter with word “mini” in it’s name. There’s a 99% chance to buy a “bad” adapter.
4. Don’t buy cheap (<10$) adapters.
5. Adapters with Bluetooth MAC address starting with 11:22:33 and 00:00:00
6. KONNWEI KW903 Wi-Fi (Bluetooth 4.0 version of this adapter is a good one)
7. Named “Micro Mechanic” (a lot of them stops working after a short period of time)
8. Don’t buy adapters that looks like that (they are compatible, but most of them are very low quality):