Subj : useless, but fun things S43E123
To   : Roon
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 03 2024 09:28 am

  Re: useless, but fun things S43E123
  By: Roon to All on Fri May 03 2024 04:35 pm

 Ro> ok, so i have a raspberry pi built in to my hobby-car, a mazda rx-8, it
 Ro> displays stuff from the engin via an obd2 adapter. today i realised that i
 Ro> can install some other stuff on it, so i did install dosbox+some games,
 Ro> but now i can also check my favorite boards waiting for the read light
 Ro> turn green :)

That's cool. :)
A while ago, I bought a bluetooth OBD2 reader that can plug into the OBD2 port and transmit data to your phone, and there are smartphone apps that can read that and display your car's information.

However, and maybe it depends on the car, but I realized that the OBD2 port might be always getting power, even when the engine is off, which can drain the car's battery faster.  So, these days I tend to avoid having something plugged into the OBD2 port all the time.

Nightfox
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