ELM327 & Hyperterminal

**planethax** · 06-26-2007, 12:11 AM

I have an ELM327 device with a USB connection and drivers.
I am looking for a Good article or guide to teach me how to use hyper terminal to communicate with obd2 vehicles and send commands and receive data?
Thanx.

**sinclairvital** · 06-26-2007, 07:59 AM

Start with :
www.elmelectronics.com/DSheets/ELM327DS.pdf
Try sending
0100 {get supported PIDs from engine management ECU}
03 {get stored DTCs from engine management ECU}
07 {get pending DTCs from engine management ECU}

Sinclair
http://www.kbmsystems.net

**OrangeSword** · 06-26-2007, 02:38 PM

Another good alternative is PuTTY. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

They just added serial port support last January. I never liked using Hyperterminal much and I have been using PuTTY for years as my telnet client.

**Lukeyson** · 06-28-2007, 07:31 AM

PuTTY. Yikes.

While I've have to use Putty via SSH when in need of free software, I'd never use it voluntarily if I had another option - and my other option has always been SecureCRT.

But heck, it works and it's free, so two out of 3 ain't bad.

Lukeyson