NowakGC8 Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Hello all! I want to be able to use a phone or tablet as a display in my car. The problem is that my 1997 STI has got no OBD port at all. Is it possible to cut an OBD port from some other vehicle and connect it to CAN in my ViPec PnP? Read about serial number and other things that might make it impossible to get an OBD. Not sure about what my serial is at the moment. Is there any other way to get OBD or any other way to connect my Phone or tablet to the ViPec ecu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted September 8, 2021 Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Obd2 functionality was only added to G4+ and later ecu's (Vipec i-series). There is no OBD2 if you have a V series. You can use realdash on android or windows connected with the normal USB tuning cable. See this thread for instructions: NowakGC8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowakGC8 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2021 Thanks! I will take a look at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulr33 Posted September 9, 2021 Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 See if your vipec is CAN enabled and if so get a plex usdm display. A million times more workable and flexible then using a phone or tablet NowakGC8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowakGC8 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2021 How can I see that? Isn't the USB connected through CAN? Read about CAN and serialnumbers but not sure if that has anything to do with it. Where can I get a Plex display? Sorry about all the questions xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 If your serial number is >10000 then the CAN will work. If it is less than 10000 then it will need to come back to NZ for a modification. You can see the serial number by connecting the laptop and looking in >help>ecu information. I suggest you try Realdash, you can use the free version and plug your device straight into the USB cable, fully customisable to make it look however you like. It works well on a Android headunit etc. NowakGC8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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