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PART A - USB ELM327 Setup Guide

The document provides setup instructions for connecting an ELM327 OBD-II diagnostic tool to a computer or Bluetooth. It explains that the ELM327 creates a virtual COM port when plugged into a computer USB port. The COM port number must be identified and selected in the ScanTool software along with a baud rate of 38400. For Bluetooth connection, the ELM327 device is added as an outgoing COM port and that number is then used in the ScanTool software.

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PART A - USB ELM327 Setup Guide

The document provides setup instructions for connecting an ELM327 OBD-II diagnostic tool to a computer or Bluetooth. It explains that the ELM327 creates a virtual COM port when plugged into a computer USB port. The COM port number must be identified and selected in the ScanTool software along with a baud rate of 38400. For Bluetooth connection, the ELM327 device is added as an outgoing COM port and that number is then used in the ScanTool software.

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PART A - USB ELM327 Setup Guide

1. Install the software "ScanTool.net for Windows v1.13" from the CD. 2. Plug in ELM327 to your computer USB port, it will look for driver from the CD, and create a virtual com port to your PC. The com port number could be found from: Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager -> Ports. See figure1 below. 3. Then look for the port number for the device. Remember the COM port number; you will need the number when using the ELM software setup. 4. When open the software, we have to configure the port number, BAUD rate = 38400 BAUD. See figure2. Fugure 1.

COM2 is the ELM327 device port. Figure 2. ELM 327 operation:

Choose COM2 and the Baud rate 38400.

PART B - BLUETOOTH ELM327 Setup Guide


1. Setup your BLUETTOOTH as COM Port 2. Open the BLUETOOTH DEVICE configuration by double click the Bluetooth icon that is located at: START -> CONTROL PANEL -> BLUETOOTH DEVICES

3. Select COM Ports then click ADD...

4. Select Outgoing, then Browse the ELM327 Bluetooth device, make sure it is connect to your car and the vehicle engine is running. 5. It will create Bluetooth COM Port and COM number, use this number for the ELM327 software.

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