What app are you using for checking obd info?

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Luis Abreu

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Hello guys.

I've bought an obd adapter:

https://www.obdlink.com/products/obdlink-lx/

What apps are you using to get info form from the adapter? I've tried car scanner but it doesn't have a mini profile and I'm not sure if that influences the results displayed by the app...

BTW, has anyone checked the soh of the car after the first year?

Thanks
 
Luis Abreu said:
Hello guys.

I've bought an obd adapter:

https://www.obdlink.com/products/obdlink-lx/

What apps are you using to get info form from the adapter? I've tried car scanner but it doesn't have a mini profile and I'm not sure if that influences the results displayed by the app...

BTW, has anyone checked the soh of the car after the first year?

Thanks
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Being using Bimmercode for years. Easy to use, and allows for some great mods. Check out the forum for posts that will give you various mods, and the Bimmercode pathway to set them up. I've just checked your OBD adaptor (for android), and it is compatable with Bimmercode if thats the one you go for. If your using IOS, then you will need the OBDLink MX or CX according to Bimmercode site. Hope this helps.
 
Before you buy the full version, you can use it in demo mode, just to give you an idea of what its like.
 
EVs are not required to comply with the OBD standard and do not use the same PIDs (data names/units) so most universal OBD apps do not work. PIDs need to be decoded so not the easiest thing to do.

BimmerCode works for changing settings but it does not read any sensors or car data.

So far I believe the only apps that can read data are "mi3" (iPhone) or "electrified" (Android) and they don't provide as much info as ICE cars.
 
Akanaten said:
My bad guys. Sorry. Just noticed Luis needed info/data. As well as the ones above, there is Bimmerlink for Mini 2006+ which reads all the info/data. Here’s the app store link for more info.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwimz7Swj6X1AhXknFwKHfloA6sQFnoECAQQAQ&url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bimmerlink-for-bmw-and-mini/id1065360416&usg=AOvVaw2CUYIru3E2lf3uCh4v2Zzz
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BimmerLink doesn't work for EVs. I tried it but the sensor data section does not show. The dev currently has no plans to make it work either...
 
Luis Abreu said:
What apps are you using to get info form from the adapter? I've tried car scanner but it doesn't have a mini profile and I'm not sure if that influences the results displayed by the app...
Thanks
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The BMW i3 profile in Car Scanner Elm Obd2 should work in Mini Electric. It has very good trip logging functionality.

There's another app for BMW i3: Electrified (probably only on Android).
 
Luis Abreu said:
Hello guys.

I've bought an obd adapter:

https://www.obdlink.com/products/obdlink-lx/

What apps are you using to get info form from the adapter? I've tried car scanner but it doesn't have a mini profile and I'm not sure if that influences the results displayed by the app...

BTW, has anyone checked the soh of the car after the first year?

Thanks
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There's the electrified app on Android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bremeier.ralf.electrified&hl=en_US&gl=US

And there's also the mi3 app on the Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/no/app/mi3/id1548538352

Both of those will give you lots of useful info, and should work fine for the Mini. I've used them both for my i3 to get battery info and whatnot.
 
I tried Electrified over the weekend with my Veepeak OBD2 adapter and it didn't work correctly. I use the same adapter with Bimmercode so I know it works just fine. With Electrified, it connects and starts refreshing the different widgets showing different metrics but after 20 seconds, it suddenly disconnects.

I tried to reconnect multiple times but it wouldn't connect again.

After I drove the car and turned it off, I tried again. It was able to connect again, it worked for about 20 seconds, and then disconnected. It again, wouldn't connect again.

Has anyone else tried Electrified yet?
 
JonR said:
I tried Electrified over the weekend with my Veepeak OBD2 adapter and it didn't work correctly. I use the same adapter with Bimmercode so I know it works just fine. With Electrified, it connects and starts refreshing the different widgets showing different metrics but after 20 seconds, it suddenly disconnects.

I tried to reconnect multiple times but it wouldn't connect again.

After I drove the car and turned it off, I tried again. It was able to connect again, it worked for about 20 seconds, and then disconnected. It again, wouldn't connect again.

Has anyone else tried Electrified yet?
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I have used it with my i3 on a few occasions and never had issues. I never used to for extended periods of time, but certainly for longer than 20 seconds.

I know I've had issues getting it to connect initially, but after that it was fine.
 
Electrified and CarScanner worked correctly. Initial connection might be slow, but there were no dropouts.

Electrified connected straight away, but as Car Scanner works in many different EVs (Enyaq, Kona, Mach-E, Bolt ...), correct car profile should be selected (BMW i3) to get data from Cooper SE.
 
JonR said:
I tried Electrified over the weekend with my Veepeak OBD2 adapter and it didn't work correctly. I use the same adapter with Bimmercode so I know it works just fine. With Electrified, it connects and starts refreshing the different widgets showing different metrics but after 20 seconds, it suddenly disconnects.

I tried to reconnect multiple times but it wouldn't connect again.

After I drove the car and turned it off, I tried again. It was able to connect again, it worked for about 20 seconds, and then disconnected. It again, wouldn't connect again.

Has anyone else tried Electrified yet?
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Old post, but yeah I have the same issue with Electrified and my Veepeak.
 
Both my veepeak and my cheapo ebay elm will drop the connection with electrified after filling the fields. I'm pretty good at timing my screenshots now...
 
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