OBDII Dongles - list your brand

[tchavei]

Hi

So, as I suspected, my 12 year old no name OBDII dongle can't connect to the Taycan's ECU. The phone app connects to the dongle, car pops up the high voltage is in use warning but then the dongle fails to negotiate communication with the ECU.

I guess it's time for a new dongle. I do want one because a) I'm curious and b) my old dongle paid itself off thousands of times over the years (it cost 8 bucks back then so not hard to achieve that).

For those people who have a working dongle for their taycan, can you please list make/model or post a link from where you got it (if it's no name).
I don't really care if it's branded or not. I want something that works well and isn't a huge brick.

Thank you

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[f1eng]

Hi

So, as I suspected, my 12 year old no name OBDII dongle can't connect to the Taycan's ECU. The phone app connects to the dongle, car pops up the high voltage is in use warning but then the dongle fails to negotiate communication with the ECU.

I guess it's time for a new dongle. I do want one because a) I'm curious and b) my old dongle paid itself off thousands of times over the years (it cost 8 bucks back then so not hard to achieve that).

For those people who have a working dongle for their taycan, can you please list make/model or post a link from where you got it (if it's no name).
I don't really care if it's branded or not. I want something that works well and isn't a huge brick.

Thank you

I’m slightly interested too.
I bought one from Amazon UK which apparently fulfilled the criteria and makes an ELM connection but not to the ECU.

 

[Moonstone]

I've had a number of tools on previous cars (VCDS, OBDeleven, Bimmerlink) but none are compatible with Porsche and there are no comparable "enthusiast" tools available at similar price-points.

I know that VCDS can be made to work to some extent by changing a couple of the wires to different pins on the OBDplug, but I haven't investigated it.

 

[Porsche-Guru]

I've had a number of tools on previous cars (VCDS, OBDeleven, Bimmerlink) but none are compatible with Porsche and there are no comparable "enthusiast" tools available at similar price-points.

I know that VCDS can be made to work to some extent by changing a couple of the wires to different pins on the OBDplug, but I haven't investigated it.

I too have used advanced tools like ESys and ISTA for BMWs... but cannot find anything similar for Porsche Taycan?
Are you aware of the tools that dealership use? What are these called?
I'm sure there is someone somewhere bootlegging these tools... can you get a name of the tool that allows configuration of the Taycan features?

 

[Moonstone]

I too have used advanced tools like ESys and ISTA for BMWs... but cannot find anything similar for Porsche Taycan?
Are you aware of the tools that dealership use? What are these called?
I'm sure there is someone somewhere bootlegging these tools... can you get a name of the tool that allows configuration of the Taycan features?

It's called PIWIS and it's exorbitantly expensive. I'm told by a professional VAG retrofitter that there's no equivalent bootleg available due to the need for it to connect to Porsche's servers.

 

[tchavei]

Guys guys

I don't want something like Star diagnostics (Mercedes Benz) or PIWIS (Porsche Equivalent). Just want to hook it up and read data with the car scanner like the other guys are doing to assess battery health etc.

A < $100 dongle should do that easily. Just don't want to buy 5 different OBDII dongles to find out none of them is able to communicate with the car.

There's plenty of people on the SOH thread that are reading their cars and I doubt they all have PIWIS

Edit: I could have posted on the other thread but a) didn't want to pollute it with OBDII hardware and b) once one has a compatible dongle, they aren't limited to the car scanner app only. I found other interesting data reading software for the Taycan too (search Taycanizer v1.0 for example)

 

[Hirschaj]

This one works great for me. OBDLink CX Bimmercode Bluetooth 5.1 BLE OBD2 Adapter for BMW/Mini, Works with iPhone/iOS & Android, Car Coding, OBD II Diagnostic Scanner https://a.co/d/9l9Xs5a

 

[tchavei]

This one works great for me. OBDLink CX Bimmercode Bluetooth 5.1 BLE OBD2 Adapter for BMW/Mini, Works with iPhone/iOS & Android, Car Coding, OBD II Diagnostic Scanner https://a.co/d/9l9Xs5a

Great!

Trying to find it in the EU right now. Unfortunately it's 172€ in Spanish amazon. Trying to find alternatives.

Keep it coming

 

[satchurator]

Bat signal to @rs38.

Like others who have commented, I have the verbosely named 'OBDLink CX Bimmercode Bluetooth 5.1 BLE OBD2 Adapter'.

 

[Porsche-Guru]

It's called PIWIS and it's exorbitantly expensive. I'm told by a professional VAG retrofitter that there's no equivalent bootleg available due to the need for it to connect to Porsche's servers.

I think someone somewhere would have managed the server disconnection (or rerouting the traffic). Is there somewhere you are aware of getting hold of the PIWIS - I can have a go at disrupting the communication back to the P.servers...
The first step is to get an install copy of the software.

 

[tchavei]

Bat signal to @rs38.

Like others who have commented, I have the verbosely named 'OBDLink CX Bimmercode Bluetooth 5.1 BLE OBD2 Adapter'.

€96.50 shipped from France. I want to press the order button.

Any other alternatives before I tap that?

 

[Moonstone]

I think someone somewhere would have managed the server disconnection (or rerouting the traffic). Is there somewhere you are aware of getting hold of the PIWIS - I can have a go at disrupting the communication back to the P.servers...
The first step is to get an install copy of the software.

https://www.piwis3.com/

 

[CxM]

There's a thread logging "Baseline for HV Battery SoH Performance" and he's using Vgate's vLinker MC+

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/baseline-for-hv-battery-soh-performance.12815/

"PS: I'm using the Vgate's vLinker MC+ OBDII with a Bluetooth 4.0 connection to the Car Scanner iOS app."

https://www.vgatemall.com/products-detail/i-5/

 

[Marmolata]

Vgate iCar Pro Bluetooth 4.0

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XGB4873?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

[tchavei]

Vgate iCar Pro Bluetooth 4.0

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XGB4873?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Does the iCar Pro work with the taycan? I remember something about the iCar having something... can't remember.

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