OBDX Development - Developer Tools and Suggestions

[Tazzi]

Hi all,

So, does this mean you are planning an Android Diagnostic App?

Mike

OBDX will have its own iOS/Android phone application to perform diagnostics.

The purpose of the template is to have something that I can use for my own company (Envyous Customs), something for OBDX to use, and also any other developers looking to make a move into the mobile market.

In the short time that Pete and I have been creating these tools, theres already been a huge interest in breaking free of PC applications by multiple devs. This should give everyone a working example to move forward with

[MudDuck514 Profile]

Thanks Tazzi,

Awesome!
Looking forward to its release. (Whenever that may be, lol)

Mike

[Tazzi]

Priority is for the developers at the moment since we have had alot of requests from GM and Ford devs.

Breaking free of PC applications has actually been a lot harder then most people realize for J2534 developers, since there is not a single J2534 tool on the planet which is designed to also work with smartphones or any non-PC based system.

[Gatecrasher Profile]

Would it be that much harder to make something that accepts 3rd party XML (or similar) config files, so we could add our own module diagnostics? I've tried a few different open source projects for stuff like this, but they're either too manufacturer specific, or just too crude. Bi-directional diagnostics might be asking a bit much, but I don't feel like it should be this hard to find a cheap or free tool to read error codes from a BCM for example.

Torque on Android is really close, but it's too focused on generic OBD2 interaction.

[Tazzi]

Would it be that much harder to make something that accepts 3rd party XML (or similar) config files, so we could add our own module diagnostics? I've tried a few different open source projects for stuff like this, but they're either too manufacturer specific, or just too crude. Bi-directional diagnostics might be asking a bit much, but I don't feel like it should be this hard to find a cheap or free tool to read error codes from a BCM for example.

Torque on Android is really close, but it's too focused on generic OBD2 interaction.

Torque would be the closest option, but its more of a blank slate that requires putting in all the details.
When I move onto OBDXplorer on the smartphones, Ill look at accepting user defined inputs.

The reason there are not any solutions is due to most modules only support diagnostics using DPID routine, which requires a bit more thought to setup correctly as each frame is loaded with multiple PIDs. Its not hard per say, just outside the realm of what any free apps like torque do.

[Tazzi]

New update for the J2534 API will be rolling out for the GT shortly.

This addresses some optimizations for speed when performing large read/write routines. The J2534 logging will be disabled by default since it does add a good 20-30seconds being on the main thread currently, plus handling byte->string conversions constantly is a huge resource consumer.

There are some further optimizations I will look into, specifically targeting writing to the serial port stream directly to avoid double handling and rearranging buffers before writing to the port. This may only save a few milliseconds for each iteration, but over the course of several thousands of iterations, it should cut down another 10-20seconds depending on the length of the read or write session. The constant creation of buffers would also be triggering the GC to run more often then needed so we will want to try avoid that also.

Theres a few other little tweaks that can be tested over time. I am currently waiting on a Mustang ecu to arrive so I can test more thoroughly.

[kostia111 Profile]

Priority is for the developers at the moment since we have had alot of requests from GM and Ford devs.

Breaking free of PC applications has actually been a lot harder then most people realize for J2534 developers, since there is not a single J2534 tool on the planet which is designed to also work with smartphones or any non-PC based system.

https://scanmatik.ru/catalog/scanmatik- ... pro-basic/

[In-Tech Profile]

Priority is for the developers at the moment since we have had alot of requests from GM and Ford devs.

Breaking free of PC applications has actually been a lot harder then most people realize for J2534 developers, since there is not a single J2534 tool on the planet which is designed to also work with smartphones or any non-PC based system.

https://scanmatik.ru/catalog/scanmatik- ... pro-basic/

English?

[Chuff Profile]

Priority is for the developers at the moment since we have had alot of requests from GM and Ford devs.

Breaking free of PC applications has actually been a lot harder then most people realize for J2534 developers, since there is not a single J2534 tool on the planet which is designed to also work with smartphones or any non-PC based system.

https://scanmatik.ru/catalog/scanmatik- ... pro-basic/

English?

Will this help?

https://mhhauto.com/Thread-Scanmatik-2- ... id=1603869

[In-Tech Profile]

Thank You,
It appears vague to me. What is this devices main purpose?