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This is wonderful, especially comparing the kind of experience you get here http://openxcplatform.com/vehicle-interface/hardware.html http://openxcplatform.com/
by nswanberg 13y ago
This is wonderful, especially comparing the kind of experience you get here http://openxcplatform.com/vehicle-interface/hardware.html http://openxcplatform.com/vehicle-interface/hardware.html vs the soul-crushing experience of finding anything useful here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/78245-android-obd2-scanner.html http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/78245-android-obd... (these car forums are sort of like what searches for programming-related terms would devolve to before StackOverflow, and are second only to phone-related forums in uselessness).
As a selfish aside, do any car nerds know how I would begin finding out if a 2004 4Runner has a CAN bus? http://www.auterraweb.com/aboutcan.html http://www.auterraweb.com/aboutcan.html sort of implies no, but seems far from definitive.
- mcpherrinm 13y agoGet a 4Runner maintenance manual. Look at how the car is wired, and what modules are in the car. That'll probably give you enough hints to figure it out. If not, and you're the owner of the car, start poking around electronics to find out what chips are in them. Look up data sheets. Or try to sniff signals off data lines and see if they look like CAN signals.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoMid-2000's saw a lot of models transitioning to digital controls and standardizing of those interfaces. Since I have no specific knowledge of Toyota 4Runners, this is the best I've got. http://obdii.com/connector.html http://obdii.com/connector.html