On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > On 23/11/2011 11:39 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Soliport-Bluetooth-Diagnostic-Scanner-wireless/dp/B004KL0I9I/ > It delivers the message to the computer via bluetooth somehow? > > Randy who has no idea if his laptop has bluetooth capability > Yes, you use that interface with a smartphone, PDA, or laptop with Bluetooth (there are Bluetooth adapters for a computer that doesn't have it already.) You need software on the computer or whatever to talk to the OBDII box: there are various free and not-so-free possibilities. OBD2Spy is one popular one: http://www.elm327-bluetooth.com/obd2spy/ Then you drive around and watch all kinds of realtime data as well as being able to pull CEL codes! As usual with these kind of things, rolling your own takes a little more effort than buying a dedicated scan tool, but it's also a more flexible and powerful solution. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
