OBD Explorer app for iPhone and iPad

OBD Explorer lets you explore the functions of an OBD adapter and the vehicle busses it is connected to. You can send any commands that the adapter supports.

- Supported Adapters
This program will connect with an OBDLink MX+ OBD adapter, the OBDLink MX-WiFi OBD adapter and many other WiFi adapters, and with Bluetooth 4.0+ (Bluetooth Low-Energy)(BLE) adapters.

If you dont already own an adapter, we highly recommend the OBDLink MX+. This, and the OBDLink MX-WiFi, are the only consumer adapters that support the SWCAN (aka GMLan) bus.

- Operation
After you have selected a connection method, you are ready to begin using OBD Explorer. Simply press the "Connect" button and then tap in the "Command Entry" field to bring up a keyboard for command entry. Each command you enter is added to the log screen, followed by the response from the OBD adapter.

- Share
There is a "Share" button at the top-right of the screen. This allows you to export the log of your commands/responses to your choice of places.

- Macros
OBD Explorer makes it easy for you to enter often-used commands with its "Macros" facility. You can add, delete, edit macros any way you like. To invoke a macro, just type M_ followed by the name of the macro.

- Translate
OBD Explorer, with your guidance, can translate the output from your vehicle into more useful forms. It can translate the data into a character string, or into numbers (either a byte at a time or two bytes at a time). A prime example of this is translating the result from a request for the cars VIN (PID 09 02) into the desired result.

Links to publicly-available guides to help you with your exploration are included in the documentation.