Reliable OBDII reader for iOS?

[Bulletnjm]

Is your Aux 4 switch wired to the tablet?

 

[ZBoater]

No. I had a 12V socket hard wired inside the glove compartment to switched power. I ran a USB cable down the little cubby hole and used a 12V USB charger I had laying around to power the tablet. It only charges while the truck is running.

 

[farman]

Damn wish I would have seen this thread before I bought the v gate from craven speed, that thing is junk and over priced. I guess I will try the cheapo elm 327 off ebay for 15 bucks.

 

[ZBoater]

I'm not sure if it's an inherent flaw with the wifi interface or with iOS, but I found the Bluetooth connection much more reliable and the Android app much better performing. Th iOS app was laggy and it locked up often.

I bit the bullet and got a quality reader. Didn't want to mess with it anymore, and I already had a spare Nexus I could dedicate to this duty. The Bluetooth connection connects and disconnects consistently and reliably, and there is no noticeable lag in the readout, like rpms.

My only pet peeve is that Dashcommand won't go to sleep unless you exit the app, so I have to manually exit the app every time or it will drain my Nexus battery when I leave the car. I wasn't willing to hardwire it to the car battery for fear of draining it if I left the Nexus on overnight. I'd rather have the Nexus drain than my car battery.

 

[Bulletnjm]

I'm not sure if it's an inherent flaw with the wifi interface or with iOS, but I found the Bluetooth connection much more reliable and the Android app much better performing. Th iOS app was laggy and it locked up often.

I bit the bullet and got a quality reader. Didn't want to mess with it anymore, and I already had a spare Nexus I could dedicate to this duty. The Bluetooth connection connects and disconnects consistently and reliably, and there is no noticeable lag in the readout, like rpms.

My only pet peeve is that Dashcommand won't go to sleep unless you exit the app, so I have to manually exit the app every time or it will drain my Nexus battery when I leave the car. I wasn't willing to hardwire it to the car battery for fear of draining it if I left the Nexus on overnight. I'd rather have the Nexus drain than my car battery.

I hate to say it but i feel as if Apple is on a downward slope.

 

[HoldenTX]

ZBoater - how did the mount you have connect to the coin holder?

You have a great looking setup....

 

[ZBoater]

ZBoater - how did the mount you have connect to the coin holder?

You have a great looking setup....

It uses a plastic mount that clips into the gap between the coin holder and the dash. It doesn't look like it, but there is a gap, and the kit comes with a plastic tool to pry it open enough to install the mount. Very sturdy when it's done. Proclip mounts are pretty ingenious.

 

[HoldenTX]

It uses a plastic mount that clips into the gap between the coin holder and the dash. It doesn't look like it, but there is a gap, and the kit comes with a plastic tool to pry it open enough to install the mount. Very sturdy when it's done. Proclip mounts are pretty ingenious.

Awesome! I think for now I'll just plug into the lighter socket right next to the coin holder, but I like how you tapped into some power behind the dash. Did you do that yourself? Last time I tried to take apart a dash it never went back on the same way

 

[ZBoater]

LOL! Nah, I paid a professional to do it, although I ran the cable through the coin holder myself.