Mark,

yes, that's chassis ground -- shouldn't it be? I interpreted the OVMS GND as the ground for the supply voltage (12V), as the CAN bus has its dedicated "low" line.

I just looked up some OBD2 sites: 4+5 normally are the same. One page says an OBD2 cable should have identical potential on 4 and 5 to ensure proper function. Another OBD2 cable I bought connects them, so maybe for a general product GND should connect both, but I don't think there's a difference on the car side... normally.

But I've also seen some info on non standard OBD2 plugs, also for some GM and Opel cars, having other signals where the CAN bus should be, so I'm also interested in your pinout, Michael J.

Regards,
Michael


Am 10.11.2012 04:23, schrieb Mark Webb-Johnson:
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@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:

  1. 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?

  2. 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?

  3. 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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