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Habious · 03-22-2008, 01:13 AM

Phatsacks,

I had that same problem. I bought a USB ELM scanner, thinking it would work with the Gauges plug-in that tgreenwood2 wrote but, it wouldn't work. That's when I figured out that his plug-in uses the data from the OBDII plug-in so, that's gotta work for this to work. The software that came with my interface worked fine but, not the Centrafuse OBDII plug-in.

I went to the configuration for the OBDII plug-in and I saw that it only supports 4 interfaces so, I Goggled and bought an ELM327 USB adapter. Took me a few tries to find one that actually said "ELM327" right on it. When I got it, I discovered that it came with the exact same software so, I was worried. However "The right tool for the right job". The ELM327 scanner works great with the Centrafuse OBDII plug-in and I'm literally in the process of getting my gauge cluster setup using tgreenwood2's plug-in.

This is just too much fun!

P.S. Hey, just noticed...you're from Northern Virginia. Howdy neighbor! I live in the Skyline area of Falls Church. Let me know if you're interested in comparing setups. Would love to see another CarPC installation. I faked my way though mine!

03-22-2008, 01:13 AM	#5
Habious Newbie Habious's CarPC Specs Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington DC Vehicle: 2003 Lexus SC430 Posts: 43 My Photos: ()	Phatsacks, I had that same problem. I bought a USB ELM scanner, thinking it would work with the Gauges plug-in that tgreenwood2 wrote but, it wouldn't work. That's when I figured out that his plug-in uses the data from the OBDII plug-in so, that's gotta work for this to work. The software that came with my interface worked fine but, not the Centrafuse OBDII plug-in. I went to the configuration for the OBDII plug-in and I saw that it only supports 4 interfaces so, I Goggled and bought an ELM327 USB adapter. Took me a few tries to find one that actually said "ELM327" right on it. When I got it, I discovered that it came with the exact same software so, I was worried. However "The right tool for the right job". The ELM327 scanner works great with the Centrafuse OBDII plug-in and I'm literally in the process of getting my gauge cluster setup using tgreenwood2's plug-in. This is just too much fun! P.S. Hey, just noticed...you're from Northern Virginia. Howdy neighbor! I live in the Skyline area of Falls Church. Let me know if you're interested in comparing setups. Would love to see another CarPC installation. I faked my way though mine! __________________ 2003 Lexus SC430 - Black with Ecru. VaisTech & NavTool with Centrafuse integrated into factory nav screen (hands-free Bluetooth, Voice Command, mp3's, videos, HD Radio, Sirius Sat. radio, DVD, Internet, & digital gauges (via OBD-II)), & LuxLink module.