Problem with OBD cable
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:25 am
The car is a fairly highly tuned 2001 996 Turbo, and I used to be able to get both speed and rpm readings on the video. I use a Dual XGPS150 and a plug in GoPoint OBD cable for my iPad running the latest version of LapTimer Petrolhead Edition (v18.3.6). My OBD cable is older so I have to use an adapter to plug it into the iPad Mini.
The GPS works fine until I plug in the OBD cable at which time I gain the rpm, gear, etc., but loose the speed reading (it reads 0). Is this because LapTimer wants to read the speed from the OBD and the cable has a problem, or am I doing something wrong? I get good speed readings at 5 Hz on the GPS with the OBD cable disconnected so I would prefer to use the GPS for speed as it avoids effects of wheelspin.
The GPS works fine until I plug in the OBD cable at which time I gain the rpm, gear, etc., but loose the speed reading (it reads 0). Is this because LapTimer wants to read the speed from the OBD and the cable has a problem, or am I doing something wrong? I get good speed readings at 5 Hz on the GPS with the OBD cable disconnected so I would prefer to use the GPS for speed as it avoids effects of wheelspin.