[Ovmsdev] Quick update

[Nigel Jones]

I was away in the US last week on business (and catching up this week) -
did you order any OBD cables which would connect to the EV bus rather than
the CAR bus? I'd be interested in trying if so. Since this is just
experimentation, and I use a splitter the L/R direction doesn't matter to
me. If not are these cables easy to specify as one-offs? where would one
get one from?


On 16 May 2014 02:40, Mark Webb-Johnson <mark at webb-johnson.net> wrote:

>
> Some cars have the OBD-II connector "pointing" upwards, and some downwards:
>
> [image: obd-connector.jpg][image: 2005_nissan_altima_obd_connector.jpg]
>
> *[ WTF? They can standardise on a connector, but still can't decide which
> way up it should be? Good grief… ]*
>
> For clarity, for this discussion let's treat the OBD-II connector pointing
> downwards (smaller end at the bottom of the connector - first picture
> above). If your car has it the other way, please stand on your head while
> making comparisons.
>
> Now, we have 2 types of connector:
>
> A: Lefty: Left-side cable exit (with vehicle OBD-II connector pointing
> downwards):
>
>
> B: Righty: Right-side cable exit (with vehicle OBDI-II connector pointing
> downwards):
>
>
> The question is: which one is more suitable for the leaf? And, are the LHD
> and RHD leafs (leaves?) the same?
>
> Regards, Mark.
>
> On 16 May, 2014, at 2:11 am, Nigel Jones <nigel at cherrybyte.me.uk> wrote:
>
> Mark,
>  Not being a hw expert, when you saw right or left, how do I know - what
> orientation is the socket in?
>
>  My leafdd connected such that the cable went backward (towards driver) in
> the car, my OBD extension (which I mistakenly took a photo of for you) went
> forward (away from driver). Close call, but I probably prefer the former.
>
>  As to EV vs CAR bus I'd definately find one useful to experiment. I think
> the Jury is still out  - more exploration needed, though it's easier to
> pick much of the data from the EV CAN bus especially during charging
> (useful to monitor) but not all......
>
>
> On 15 May 2014 15:59, Mark Webb-Johnson <mark at webb-johnson.net> wrote:
>
>> Cool. Very cool.
>>
>> Regarding the cable (EV can bus). I have to do an order for some more
>> OBDII cables. Is it worth making a batch wired for the EV can bus, and if
>> so should they be left or right style?
>>
>> Regards, Marl
>>
>> On 15 May, 2014, at 10:15 pm, Nigel Jones <nigel at cherrybyte.me.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Apologies for lack of progress - rather hectic at work, but over lunch I
>> did a quick rebuild of ovms having noticed a little typo I introduced when
>> adding the suggestion from Mark and Tom
>>
>> With the fix battery level is now correctly reported.
>>
>> This is my fully charged 2012 leaf (at around 246 GIDS +/- a few :-(
>>
>> OVMS Nissan Leaf XXXX XXX:Not charging
>> SOC: 88%
>> Ideal Range: 117 km 3:00 PM
>>
>>
>> LEAFDD pictures included<20140515_150502_Morgan Le Fay
>> Dr.jpg><20140515_150455_Morgan Le Fay Dr.jpg>
>> <Screenshot_2014-05-15-15-04-01.png>
>>
>> This is great news as it gives me confidence the unit/sw is working.
>>
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