Thread: Proposed Web Service: DTC and VIN Lookup

I know that basic car info can be looked up using VIN, but PID information is something completely else. Many of the PID codes are still unknown for certain makes of cars.

Bugbyte wanted to create a crowd-sourced service where all their PIDs would be uploaded and then people online could fill in what the PIDs ment. This could be use for troubleshooting and clearing error codes along with using this data to interface with guage plugins.

BTW, there will be no need for structs. Everything will be classes since we are using .NET

Take a look at the openOBD project I launched....I already have the entire DTC part done for every manufacturer and VIN info done for GM, Ford and a few others.

Well the webservices wont be .Net so I figured struct was a more universal term but good point.

Originally Posted by justchat_1

Take a look at the openOBD project I launched....I already have the entire DTC part done for every manufacturer and VIN info done for GM, Ford and a few others.

Well the webservices wont be .Net so I figured struct was a more universal term but good point.

First, we could use an already existing webservice such as the following http://www.vinquery.com/

And yes, the webservices will be written in C#. It makes it easy to switch between RESTful and SOAP on the fly.

The client may be written in any language desired, but I think kev will be using C++ first and foremost.

Originally Posted by Nextabyte_Matt

First, we could use an already existing webservice such as the following http://www.vinquery.com/

And yes, the webservices will be written in C#. It makes it easy to switch between RESTful and SOAP on the fly.

The client may be written in any language desired, but I think kev will be using C++ first and foremost.

Unless i'm missing something that service is $1 per query.

While yes most of the web services will be written in c# its unrealistic to think every service will be written that one. For example, I use php for the DTC service due to c#'s lack of native sqlite support.

Thought I would cross-post....sneak preview:
http://openmobile.sourceforge.net/openOBD/