Ordered that VeePeak today on Amazon and expect it on Christmas Eve. Road trip on the 27th so I will be curious as to how this will work.
not obvious that you have to create a login that's for sure..... I did create an account, and it does know I have the Mache now... but I still don't see a screen with temps, power, etc as shown in the OP
You still need to pair the dongle to the app. The video in the ABRP Twitter announcement on the first post shows the quick process to do it.
I'm in the Beta, do you know if that makes a difference?
I'm honestly not sure if the beta is different from the regular release. I'm in the beta through the playstore also. But, They have a whole separate instance of the app for the testing I've been doing.
Just was talking to the devs about this. And they are not allowed to display the data while driving. Then only thing they can show is the SoC.
Hmm is that an Apple App Store policy/guideline or a technical limitation of CarPlay? I wonder what the line is for this. I.e. Some apps are able to display stuff in realtime -> maps/directions/audio tracks/etc.
I believe the extra data is what is not allowed per the guidelines. No technical reason it won't work. It must fall under being too distracting.
It does show the data on the phone, the live power and battery temp. Just doesn't show it on the car screen.
You will need torque for that. I believe car scanner can't take data from multiple sensors and combine them.
This is pretty amazing, but the nerd in me sees this as a major security vulnerability particularly if someone is going to leave the OBD device plugged in all the time. Anyone connected to this device would have direct access to the vehicle computer, and it is devices like these which are essentially used by thieves to defeat vehicle security protocols during theft by resetting security tokens and reverting to known defaults after they break in. Essentially you would be potentially be making it that much easier for sophisticated thieves, as they no longer need to even get into the vehicle first, since you were kind enough to install the OBD adapter for them allowing them to do it from a distance, while taking their sweet ass time doing so as well.I just wanted to take a moment to share some news of a new ABRP feature that is being launched right now. ABRP now has the ability to use a Bluetooth Low Energy OBD2 dongle to read live data from your car directly to improve route planning. I have been working with the team to get this working with the Mach E on launch and they have pushed the production apps today!
App update is live for iOS devices.
The update is still not available for Android as Google has not approved it yet. I will update this post when it is available.
The app will collect the following data from the Mach E:
- State Of Charge (Matching the displayed SoC)
- Current
- Voltage
- External Temperature
- Battery Pack Temperature
- If the car is charging or not charging
- State of Health of the HVB
The ABRP app can – for supported vehicle models – connect via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to a user-installed OBD BLE adapter in the car. This allows the ABRP app to communicate instantly with your car to read out SoC (battery %), and many other parameters which keeps the ABRP app up to date with your car as you drive. This works for both iOS and Android devices and is available for all ABRP users, not only Premium members.
Click Here for more BLE info and what adapters have been tested so far
