AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF AN ADAPTER IN AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

摘要

Adapters for OBD ports of a vehicle may include mechanisms for identifying the adapter (e.g., determine the manufacturer and/or type of the adapter) to an OBD device that is being used with the adapter. In one implementation, a male OBD connector of an OBD device may include a set of upper pins, a set of lower pins, and a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including one or more pins. Identification logic, of the OBD device, may include a sensor connected to the one or more pins, to sense one or more values corresponding to a type of the compatible adapter.

主权项

1. An on-board diagnostic (OBD) connector device comprising:
a housing; a set of upper pins to implement OBD connections with an OBD system of a vehicle, the set of upper pins extruding from the housing; a set of lower pins to implement OBD connections with the OBD system of the vehicle, the set of lower pins extruding from the housing; a middle portion, disposed between the set of upper pins and the set of lower pins, the middle portion including:
a tongue that protrudes from the housing to provide stability for the OBD connector, the tongue extruding from a first section of the middle portion, andone or more pins disposed in a second section of the middle portion, the one or more pins extruding from the housing to a height less than a height of the tongue.