MICROSCAN User Manual - Snap-on
MICROSCAN User Manual - Snap-on
MICROSCAN User Manual - Snap-on
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On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) OBD-II/EOBD Limitati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
4.1.2 EOBD Start-up Phase<br />
The European vehicle manufacturers also needed time to phase in and develop EOBD tests and<br />
software in their electr<strong>on</strong>ic c<strong>on</strong>trol modules (ECMs). Some of the manufacturers already had<br />
experience with the USA OBD-II. Others may still have to improve their most recent software<br />
versi<strong>on</strong>s. This means that EOBD is experiencing similar phase in problems as OBD-II, with some<br />
2001 and 2002 vehicles having limited EOBD functi<strong>on</strong>ality.<br />
4.2 OBD-II/EOBD Limitati<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Generic OBD-II/EOBD data is currently limited to:<br />
• Emissi<strong>on</strong> diagnostics or<br />
• Problems related to the Malfuncti<strong>on</strong> Indicator.<br />
Access to all available data in the ECM (other systems, other parameters, enhanced diagnostics)<br />
will still require a scan tool with manufacturer specific capabilities.<br />
4.3 OBD-II/EOBD Advantages<br />
The advantage of OBD-II and EOBD is the simple “Plug and Play” functi<strong>on</strong>:<br />
• Unlike using a manufacturer specific scan tool or vehicle communicati<strong>on</strong> software, <strong>on</strong>e does<br />
not have to select the vehicle make, year or model.<br />
• The communicati<strong>on</strong> protocol can be automatically detected by the scan tool software.<br />
• Depending <strong>on</strong> the ECM and amount of parameters selected, data update rates may vary. By<br />
using functi<strong>on</strong>s as Custom Data List and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Manual</str<strong>on</strong>g> Select PID in Service $01, sometimes data<br />
update rates may be higher than with manufacturer specific software. This can be helpful in<br />
finding intermittent signal gulches.<br />
Data and m<strong>on</strong>itors that are not described in the OBD/EOBD standards are filtered out, although<br />
they are selectable.<br />
4.4 Communicati<strong>on</strong> Protocols<br />
A communicati<strong>on</strong> protocol is a standardized way of data communicati<strong>on</strong> between an ECM and a<br />
scan tool.<br />
For vehicles that comply with OBD-II and EOBD, the following communicati<strong>on</strong> protocols are<br />
permitted:<br />
• ISO 9141-2 (K-LINE)<br />
• SAE J1850 PWM (Pulse Width Modulati<strong>on</strong>) and VPW (Variable Pulse Width)<br />
• ISO 14230-2 (Keyword Protocol 2000)<br />
• ISO 15765-4 (CAN)<br />
The scan tool can be setup so it will automatically determine the communicati<strong>on</strong> protocol used in<br />
the vehicle under test.<br />
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