OBD2 ELM327 Bluetooth Car Scanner User Manual
- June 10, 2024
- OBD2
Table of Contents
OBD2 ELM327 Bluetooth Car Scanne
Introduction
The C50 is a 4G OBDII GPS tracker with various features such as OBD data collection, accurate location, geofence alarm, fatigue driving setting, power failure alarm, overspeed alarm, idle speed alarm, history trip playback. It is used in the maintenance industry, insurance industry, corporate fleet industry, automobile manufacturers/4S shops, individual users, electric new energy fields, passenger vehicles, taxis, rental vehicles, etc.
Features
- OBD data collection
- Accurate location tracking
- Geofence alarm
- Fatigue driving setting
- Power failure alarm
- Overspeed alarm
- Idle speed alarm
- History trip playback
OBD Data
The C50 can collect the following OBD data:
| Vehicle Information | Measurement Type |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Odometer | Odometer reading in kilometers or miles |
| Vehicle Battery Voltage | Battery voltage in volts (V) |
| Coolant Temperature | Coolant temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) or Fahrenheit |
(°F)
OBD Speed| Vehicle speed in kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles per hour
(mph)
Engine RPM| Engine revolutions per minute (RPM)
Engine Load| Engine load in percentage (%)
Instantaneous Fuel Consumption| Fuel consumption in liters per 100 kilometers
(L/100km) or
miles per gallon (MPG)
Intake Air Temperature| Intake air temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) or
Fahrenheit
(°F)
Engine Air Capacity| Air flow rate in grams per second (g/s)
Manifold Absolute Pressure| Absolute pressure in kilopascals (kPa) or pounds
per square
inch (psi)
Throttle Position| Throttle position in percentage (%)
Fuel Pressure Measurement| Fuel pressure in kilopascals (kPa) or pounds per
square inch
(psi)
VIN Code| Unique 17-character vehicle identification number (VIN)
Specification
The following table provides the specifications for the C50:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | C50 OBDII GPS Tracker |
| OBD Interface | J1962 OBDII |
| Power Supply | External power supply |
| Working Voltage | DC 9V – 35V |
| Electrical Working Current | 12V/73.6mA |
| Sleep Current | 12V/38.2mA |
| Battery Capacity | 140mAh (3.7V) |
| Battery Type | Lithium polymer battery |
| Working Temperature | -20°C to 75°C |
| Storage Temperature | -30°C to 80°C |
| Working Humidity | 10% to 85% RH |
| MCU | ARM stm32 |
| MCU Model | QUECTEL EC200T (4G) |
| Communication Module | 4G LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B8, LTE TDD: B34/B38/B39/B40/B41, |
WCDMA:
B1/B8, TD-SCDMA: B34/B39, EVDO/CDMA2000 1x: BC0
SIM Card| Micro SIM card
Antenna| Built-in antenna, external antenna
Positioning Module| GPS/BD
Cold Start| 32 seconds
Hot Start| 1 second
Positioning Accuracy| GPS: 5 meters, BD: 10 meters
Sensitivity| -162dBm (tracking), -148dBm (acquisition)
CAN Wire Interface| Yes
Microphone| No
Dimension| 66mm x 50mm x 27mm
Material| Plastic
Appearance| OBDII connector
IP Level| IP67
Weight| 60g
Accessories and LED Light Status
Accessories
The C50 comes with the following accessories:
- C50 OBDII GPS tracker
- User manual
LED Working Status
The C50 has the following LED working status:
- Red LED: Power on indicator
- Blue LED: GPS signal indicator (flashing when searching for GPS signal, solid when GPS signal found)
- Green LED: 4G network indicator (flashing when searching for 4G network, solid when 4G network found)
Working Mode
The C50 has two working modes:
- Sleep Mode: In this mode, the device consumes less power and can be woken up by any external event such as vibration, ignition, or ACC.
- Working Mode: In this mode, the device is fully functional and can collect OBD data, track location, and send location updates to the server in real-time.
Installation
The C50 is easy to install. Simply insert the device into the OBDII port of
your vehicle. Make sure the device is securely connected to the port and the
LED lights are on. Once installed, the device will start collecting OBD data
and tracking the location of your vehicle. You can access the data and
location updates through the mobile app or web portal provided by your service
provider.
Note: The C50 is designed to work with vehicles that have an OBDII port.
If your vehicle does not have an OBDII port, you will not be able to use this
device.
Features
C50 is a 4G OBDII GPS tracker, It has the functions of OBD data collection, accurate location, geofence alarm, fatigue driving setting, power failure alarm, overspeed alarm, idle speed alarm, history trip playback. It is used in the maintenance industry, insurance industry, corporate fleet industry, automobile manufacturers/4S shops, individual users, electric new energy fields, passenger vehicles, taxis, rental vehicles, etc.
OBD data
Vehicle Odometer, vehicle battery voltage, coolant temperature, OBD speed, engine rpm, engine load, instantaneous fuel consumption, intake air temperature, engine air capacity, manifold absolutely pressure, throttle position, fuel pressure measurement, VIN code.
Specification
| Item | Name | Yes | No | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical | OBD interface | ● | J1962 OBDII | |
| Power supply | ● | External power supply | ||
| Working voltage | ● | DC 9V – 35V | ||
| Working current | ● | 12V/73.6mA | ||
| Sleep current | ● | 12V/ 38.2mA | ||
| Battery capacity | ● | 140 mAh (3.7V) | ||
| Battery type | ● | Lithium polymer battery | ||
| Environment | Working temperature | ● | -20℃ – 75℃ | |
| Storage temperature | ● | -30℃ – 80℃ | ||
| Working humidity | ● | 10%-85% RH | ||
| MCU | MCU model | ● | ARM stm32 | |
| Communication | Communication module | ● | QUECTEL EC200T (4G) | |
| Frequency | ● | LTE | LTE FDD: B1/B3/B5/B8 |
LTE TDD： B34/B38/B39/B40/B41
3G| WCDMA:B1/B8
TD-SCDMA:B34/B39
EVDO/CDMA2000 1x :BC0
| | | | GSM/
EDGE
| B3/B8
---|---|---|---|---|---
SIM card| ●| | Micro SIM card
Antenna| ●| | Built-in antenna
GPS/BD| Positioning module| ●| | ZKMicro AT6558D
Cold start| ●| | 32 sec
Hot start| ●| | 1 sec
Positioning accuracy| ●| | <10m
Sensitivity| ●| | -162DBM
Antenna| ●| | Built-in antenna
External interface| CAN wire| ●| | 1 wire
Microphone| ●| | Built-in microphone
Appearance| Dimension| ●| | 58mm 45mm 22mm
Material| ●| | ABS plastic
IP level| ●| | IP65
Weight| ●| | 54g
Product pictures
Accessories and LED light status
Accessories
Standard: C50 tracker
LED working status
Red LED (Power/charge status)
| status | meaning |
|---|---|
| On | Working |
| Off | Power off/Sleep |
Yellow LED (GSM signal status)
| status | meaning |
|---|---|
| Flashes once in 2 seconds | GSM initialize |
| On | GPRS is online |
| Off | GSM sleep |
Blue LED (GPS signal status)
| status | meaning |
|---|---|
| Flashes once in 2 seconds | GPS signal searching |
| On | GPS fixed |
| Off | GPS sleep |
3 Working mode
Static mode: When ACC off, the device will enter static mode, the device
will send data every 5 minutes.
Movement mode: When ACC is on, the device will enter movement mode, the
device will send data every 10 seconds.
Preparation
- GPS tracker can be worked outdoor. Must have a mobile phone signal and have GPS signal, which can block GPS satellite signal when there has metal and building above the GPS tracker.
- Please make sure SIM card(4G GSM network or compatibility 4G GSM network) supports making calls, sending messages, online network.
- Please make sure SIM card is with have money.
- Please make sure the SIM card has opened the call shows and turned off the call transfer and turned off PIN code.
- Do not assembly and disassembly device at will.
Install sim card
The device uses Micro SIM card. The card slot is a self-elastic card slot, and
the chip orientation is as shown below.
Plugs to the vehicle
The standard is: J1962 OBDII port Plugs into OBD-II/OBD port, most of the ODB
interfaces are distributed as following A.B.C.D.E place
SMS configuration commands
| Feature | Command format | Device reply |
|---|---|---|
| Authorized number setting | 101#13712345678# | OK |
| Query device status | CXZT | Reply device status, software version, ID number, |
GPS signal value, GSM signal value, electricity, ICCID
number, IEIM number
Query google link| G1234|
Device reboot| CQ| system reset OK!
GPS reboot| CQGPS| GPS reset OK!
Recover factory setting| FORMAT| OK
APN setting| apn123456 cmnet| apn ok
APN user name setting| apnuser123456 user| spnuser ok
APN password setting| apnpasswd123456 password| apnpasswd ok
Moving upload time setting| freq,123456,20| OK
Static upload time setting| static,123456,120| OK
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Server IP and port setting| IP IP port
Example：IP 198.11.175.123 9056
| set IP OK