Thread: Free Software OBD II Simulator redux

Lots of new features. Many, many, many new features.

Code:

$ ../bin/obdsim.exe --help
Usage: C:\msys\1.0\home\chunky\src\obdgpslogger\bin\obdsim.exe [params]
   [-s|--seed=<generator-specific-string>]
   [-g|--generator=<name of generator>]
   [-q|--logfile=<logfilename to write to>]
   [-V|--elm-version=<pretend to be this on ATZ>]
   [-D|--elm-device=<pretend to be this on AT@1>]
   [-w|--com-port=<windows COM port>]
   [-e|--genhelp=<name of generator>]
   [-l|--list-generators]
   [-v|--version] [-h|--help]
The generators built into this sim:
 "Random"
 "Cycle" (default)
 "Logger"

By default, both --elm-version and --elm-device contain "OBDGPSLogger". Some OBDII software refuses to work with devices it doesn't recognise, so I added -V and -D. For example, to pretend obdsim is from scantool.net, something like:

Code:

../bin/obdsim -V "ELM 1.3a" -D "SCANTOOL.NET LLC"

I was just now watching Rinarledge.com cross-country road trip in scantool.net's software.


Among other plugins on the way, there's a megasquirt generator in development. There's been some OBD1 stuff before on these forums. I'd kinda like to get a vag-com one working [anyone want to donate me a VW car and a vag-com device? :-)]


TL;DR. obdsim lets you use your favorite OBDII software with your non-OBDII car, even though that software doesn't support anything other than OBDII.

Gary (-;

Sweeet.

Current build of obdsim for windows [from just-released 0.11], here:
obdsimwindows-2009-11-25.zip

I'm using it with com0com, which I documented here. It probably works with Xport as well as com0com, but I haven't tried that yet.

Gary (-;

hi, can't download from the above link!

Ooops! Fixed it now

Thanks,
Gary (-;