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DarrenT

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Been doing lots of reading and I'm a little confused.

This is what I want to achieve, GoPro footage with data overlay. The Car is a Nissan 200sx with a Link G4+ ECU.

I've seen the App 'Track Addict' or 'Harry's Lap Timer' will do this but they work with a OBD2 Bluetooth connector. So that would be.

Link ECU > CAN cable > OBD2 connector > OBD2 Bluetooth > phone / tablet > app.

In my searching I think the CAN Cable needed is either:

Link ECU Cable (CANPCB) http://www.c1-r.co.uk/product/link-ecu-cable-canpcb/

or is it:

Link ECU Cable (CANDASH) http://www.c1-r.co.uk/product/link-ecu-cable-candash/ (EDIT, It's not this one as at all is it.)

Then I splice that into an OBD2 connector from another car.

Lastly, I follow these steps to change the settings on the ECU to output the correct data?

http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=127894Capturesetupobd.png

Is that the best way to do it and get the best transfer rate for the data or is there a cabled version that would be more accurate. The phone / tablet will be mounted on the dash so running a cable won't be an issue at all.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

Darren

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You basically have it right.

If your ECU is a "plugin" then you will need the CANPCB cable.  If it is a wire-in ecu then you wont need that part.

I suggest you avoid the CANDASH cable as that can disrupt PC connectivity.  You may or may not need an extra connector/cable depending on which ECU you have.  If you post what ECU you have I will give a little more info on what you will need or do a diagram tomorrow. 

Note you can buy new OBDII sockets with the terminals etc very cheap from many places: http://www.ebay.com/itm/302104260956

You will also need to run 12V & Gnd to the OBD socket:

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Adam,

 

Thank you for this. Sorry for taking ages to get back on here, been doing a fair bit of welding so this took a back burner.

 

Thank you for the additional image. That all makes sense to me. I'm using Harry's Lap Timer now which works well so will work even better once I add in the OBD port.

 

My ECU by the way is 'Part # NS15+'

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