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ELM OBD Terminal on Windows Pc

Developed By: CHINH LUONG QUOC

License: Free

Rating: 3,7/5 - 27 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.1.7
Size 4.8 MB
Release Date March 07, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices. [see more (8)]

What's New:
Version 2.1.7 [see more]

Description from Developer:
Tool for Android devices - Version 2.1.7

ELM OBD Terminal is an OBDII compatible app. It can communicate with and the vehicle ECU via adapter ELM327 (or compatiple) on base of B... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download ELM OBD Terminal and install on Windows PC. ELM OBD Terminal is free Tools app, developed by CHINH LUONG QUOC. Latest version of ELM OBD Terminal is 2.1.7, was released on 2024-03-07 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of ELM OBD Terminal is 3,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 27 users, 4 users had rated it 5*, 13 users had rated it 1*.

How to install ELM OBD Terminal on Windows?

Instruction on how to install ELM OBD Terminal on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install ELM OBD Terminal on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install ELM OBD Terminal using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "ELM OBD Terminal" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install ELM OBD Terminal on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "ELM OBD Terminal" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Tool for Android devices - Version 2.1.7

ELM OBD Terminal is an OBDII compatible app. It can communicate with and the vehicle ECU via adapter ELM327 (or compatiple) on base of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi platform

Connection settings
1. Bluetooth connection - select proper bluetooth device
2. WiFi connection - select correct IP address and port
Default values:
IP address : 192.168.0.11
port: 35000

Resources
1. Available list of AT commands
2. Available list of generic OBDII PIDs

Sending command:
The app can issue any ELM327 AT command or hexadecimal OBDII PIDs

1. By selecting from available list of AT commands (OBDII PIDs) and tapping the Button Send.
2. By directly typing the AT command (OBDII PIDs) and tapping the Button Send.

After sending the sent command (OBDII PID) is displayed on the screen with the icon of TX

Receiving Response
The respond is displayed in the screen with icon of RX.

Note
This app does not translate the responses from the car's ECU to human readable format.
So the user must translate them self these responses to readable format

Most of generic OBDII PIDs are fetched from available list have support formulas

Some AT command:
ATZ - reset all
AT WS - warm start
AT@1- display the device desription
AT@2 - display the device identifier
AT H1 - set headers on
AT H0 - set headers off
AT SP n - set protocol to n
AT DP - Describe the current protocol
AT AL - allow long (>7 byte) messages
AT AR - automatic receive
AT AT0 - adaptive timing off
AT AT1 - adaptive timing auto1
AT AT2 - adaptive timing ato2
AT BD - perform buffer dump
AT CAF0 - CAN auto format off
AT CAF1 - CAN auto format on
. . .

Some Generic OBDII PIDs (hexadecimal format without part of 0x)
03 - show stored diagnostic trouble codes
04 - clear stored trouble codes and stored values
07 - show pending trouble codes
0A - show permanent diagnostic trouble codes
0902 - VIN vehicle identification number
0904 - calibration ID
0100 - PIDs supported [1..20]
010C - engine RPM - rpm, formula: (256*A + B)/4
010D - vehicle speed - km/h, formula : A
. . .
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Version 2.1.7
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.