ofxAutomobile

ofxAutomobile is an openFrameworks add-on for communicating with vehicles using the OBD2 (On-Board Diagnostics) protocol. It provides a simple interface for connecting to OBD2 adapters (such as ELM327) over a serial connection and sending OBD2 commands to query various vehicle parameters, such as engine speed, coolant temperature, and throttle position.

Usage

Method	Description
bool setup(const std::string& port_name, int baud_rate = 115200)	Initializes the OBD2 connection with the specified serial port and optional baud rate. Returns true on success, false otherwise.
bool query(const std::string& command, std::string& response)	Sends an OBD2 command and reads the response. Returns true on success, false otherwise.

Simulate your application

tools/obd2_simulator.py simulates an OBD2 adapter using the ELM327 command set. It listens for OBD2 commands on a specified serial port and sends random responses for a few common OBD2 PIDs.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• pyserial

Installation

1. Install the required pyserial library:

$ pip install pyserial

Usage

Run the OBD2 simulator by specifying the port and baud rate as command-line arguments:

$ python tools/obd2_simulator.py --port /dev/ttyVUSB2 --baudrate 115200

Replace /dev/ttyVUSB2 with the desired virtual serial port and 115200 with the desired baud rate.

Command-line Arguments

• -p, --port: Required. Serial port for the OBD2 simulator.
• -b, --baudrate: Optional. Baud rate for the OBD2 simulator (default: 115200).

Supported OBD2 Commands

The simulator currently supports the following OBD2 commands:

• ATZ: Reset command
• 0105: Engine Coolant Temperature
• 010C: Engine RPM
• 010D: Vehicle Speed
• 0111: Throttle Position

You can expand the handle_command method in the obd2_simulator.py script to support more OBD2 commands as needed.