[Ovmsdev] Twizy

Mark Webb-Johnson mark at webb-johnson.net
Sat Nov 10 11:23:03 HKT 2012


Michael,

One question: you have GND on pin #4 (odb). I have that shown as chassis ground, not signal ground. Is that correct?

Michael J: is that the same connector and pins as you are using for the Volt?

Regards, Mark

On 10 Nov, 2012, at 2:16 AM, Michael Balzer <dexter at expeedo.de> wrote:

> Mark,
> 
> great to hear about user activity :-)
> 
> 1) I just created an OVMS to OBD2 cable image and checked it in:
> https://github.com/dexterbg/Open-Vehicle-Monitoring-System/commit/a7c3a3e8f12d7759b896bb75c8e570ebc10ec11a
> As OBD2 is standard incl. CAN pinout, this should be valid for any OBD2 port, so could be added to the FastTech OVMS product line. It's not a standard cable, or at least none I know of.
> 
> 2) No known way up to now. I also think the Twizy would not respond to the port, as the whole CAN bus is quiet when the car is off and not charging. Plus, because the charger draws some 30-35 W for many hours after charging has completed, many drivers use auto-power-off sockets.
> 
> 3) I'll forward your specification to the german Twizy forum.
> 
> Regards,
> Michael
> 
> 
> Am 09.11.2012 15:23, schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:
>> 
>> Twizy support seems to be coming along nicely, thanks to the amazing work Michael is doing. Some good functionality there already.
>> 
>> I'm starting to see some Twizy users register on openvehicles.com. Perhaps the word is getting out?
>> 
>> Some questions / requests:
>> 
>> Michael: Can you let me have the details on the cable pinouts and parts you are using at the moment? Is it a standard cable, or are you having to make something up?
>> 
>> How is charge control on the Twizy done? Is there any way of stopping or starting (topup) a charge from within the car, or is it just controlled by plugging? Any chance of can bus control of this?
>> 
>> Can anyone help with the car images for the Twizy? There are lots of nice images available, but they need to be photoshopped to the right dimensions and transparent background png.
>> 
>> Regards, Mark.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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