Clik here to view.
ESP32 Used As Wireless CAN Bus Reader
The CAN bus, accessible through the OBD-II port, is the channel that holds all the secrets of the modern automobile. If you want to display those for your own perusal, you might consider this nifty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unbricking Trains, Uncovering Shady Behavior
The first clue was that a number of locomotives started malfunctioning with exactly 1,000,000 km on the odometer. And when the company with the contract for servicing them couldn’t figure out why, they...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Dashboard Outside The Car
One of the biggest upsides of open communications standards such as CAN or SPI is that a whole world of vehicle hacking becomes available, from simple projects like adding sensors or computers to a car...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PCB Design Review: Tinysparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking Needs
I enjoy seeing modules that can make designing other devices easier, and when I did a call for design reviews, [enp6s0] has submitted one such board to us. It’s a module called TinySparrow (GitHub),...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Game Boy Speedometer, Just Because You Can
From a practical standpoint, [John] may be correct that his recent creation is the “world’s worst digital dash”, but we’re still oddly enamored with the idea of using a Nintendo Game Boy as a digital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bosch Starter Motor Freed From Mercedes Prison
Vehicle alternators are interesting beasts. Produced on a massive scale, these electric machines are available for a minimum of cost and contain all kinds of great parts: some power electronics and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supercon 2024: Yes, You Can Use the Controller Area Network Outside of Cars
Ah, the CAN bus. It’s become a communication standard in the automotive world, found in a huge swathe of cars built from the mid-1990s onwards. You’ll also find it in aircraft, ships, and the vast...
View Article