[Renan] sent in this PIC18F2450 OBD-II interface. The designer says he can provide boards for just over $6 and programmed PICs if there’s interest. The chip is a few dollars, and everything else ...

Automotive diagnostics have come a long way since the “idiot lights” of the 1980s. The current version of the on-board diagnostics (OBD) protocol provides real time data as well as fault ...

Consult your vehicle's manual for the exact location. Plug in the Scanner: Take the OBD2 scanner and plug its connector into the OBD2 port. The connector is usually a trapezoidal-shaped plug with ...

The best OBD-II scanners are a must for any car owner, thanks to their ability to unlock the secrets of your car. It doesn't matter how laid back you are, a mysterious light on your dashboard is ...

If you look under your dashboard on the driver's side, there's a funny little connector that looks like it belongs to a video game system. That's the OBD-II port, and if you plug in the proper ...

Read on for our guide to what stealing a vehicle this way means – and the measures you can take to protect your car from OBD port theft. An On-Board Diagnostics port is a standard connector used to ...

A two-wire (signal and ground) coaxial cable connector used to connect antennas and set-top boxes to TVs, VCRs and DVDs. F connector cables typically carry analog NTSC TV signals, and the plug's ...

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For decades, both RCA and the smaller mini-phone 3.5mm connectors have been the most widely used plugs and sockets on consumer audio equipment (see mini-phone connector). An RCA connector is also ...