README.md

Carloop

OBD-II CAN adapter for the Particle Photon/Electron and RedBear Duo

The WiFi-capable Particle Photon or better yet the cellular Particle Electron can turn your car into a cloud connected device!

Carloop's PCB connects your car's CAN bus network to the Photon, Electron and Duo. It also provides battery power and a GPS to track location.

Particle Photon Example

Check out the Carloop Store

Features

• High-speed CAN transceiver adapted from the OpenXC project
• Get power from the OBD-II port using a robust circuit adapted from the OpenXC project
• GPS connector
• Stacked components for a more compact development kit than a traditional 90-degrees PCB mount OBD-II connector.
• Powered by the Particle platform!

Images

PCB

Assembled adapter

• With Photon
• With Electron
• Front view
• Side view
• Back view
• Angle view

Hardware

There are a few hardware variants: Carloop, Carloop XL and Carloop Retro.

Here are the PCB design files for the Revision 2.3, the one sold on the Carloop store

• Schematic (PDF) (Eagle)
• Layout (top) (bottom) (Eagle)
• Bill of materials
• OSH Park order page

Here are the PCB design files for the extended version that fits a Particle Electron. It is a prototype.

• Schematic (Eagle)
• Layout (Eagle)
• Bill of materials

Here are the PCB design files for a "retro" variant with a K-Line transceiver contributed by Alan R.

• Schematic (Eagle)
• Layout (Eagle)

Software

The Carloop Library is available on Particle's Web IDE. You will need to flash a Particle Photon, Particle Electron or RedBear Duo with an example app which can ben found in Carloop Library. See 'Getting Started' instructions here: https://community.carloop.io/t/getting-started-with-carloop/23

License

Copyright 2016 1000 Tools, Inc.

Licensed under the GPL v3