Whats the best way to interface my laptop with the OBDI port? And what kind of data can I log? Point me in the right direction boys

 

its an OBDII port. and they actually sell a cable that you can hook up to a usb port and to the OBDII port. Im pretty sure you need some sort of software to data log anything, but i have no idea whats availible.

 

yeah my friend has a cable for his audi and he just needs the software to run it.

 

Yeah i know what its called, but theres so many cables and software packages, just wondering if anyone knew the best one out there? and what kinda of data can i log? Voltages? etc?

 

you'll a scanner that is CAN protocal capable. I just use hptuners for all of my scanning now...theres between 100-300 scanable parameters from vehicle to vehicle...everything from throttle position, to commanded air fuel ratio, etc.

 

Yeah im looking to find a place to download HP tuners, but no luck yet

 

downloading won't do much good...no matter the product you buy you'll need both the hardware & software to go with it to make it functional. The hardware basically is the communication between your laptop & the pcm.

 

Yeah I know how it works, im a computer tech, I just need to find software and then ill buy the hardware

 

The hardware packages already come with the software & vice versa.