Recent content by obrien28

What is the deal with everybody being so afraid of Tesla? People talk about this car as if it runs using alien technology taken from Elon's home planet, using unknown hardware and software, the likes of which us "earthlings" have never seen. Having seen the works of this car from stem to stern...

You can actually buy that ethernet cable now, a third party company that makes the CAN diagnostic cables recently came out with the Fakra to ethernet cable. Link is here Still doesn’t fix the mess of getting a Toolbox subscription... come on Tesla

I have an extra ready made cable I could sell you, I bought it but didn't end up using it, PM me if interested.

Tesla techs use the dumbed down Toolbox software to fix/diagnose the car, it's on a totally separate interface (that uses ethernet) rather than CAN, which is different from most auto-tech software. There was a dump of some dbc files floating around a while ago, can't say where.

There already is a company selling adaptors to go from the new Model S to OBDII, here is a link to their webstore. I have one, it's a pretty high quality cable. I think they also sell on Panjo.

Shout loudly into an empty canyon, it will have about as much of an effect as badgering Tesla Service for weeks on end. I used to be part of Tesla's early access program, I gave them lots of good reliable feedback from an engineering perspective and yet I received NOTHING in return, not even an...

Bootleggers and moonshine peddlers?! Are you calling anyone who has ever installed an aftermarket stereo or LED lighting Al Capone? That seems a bit far fetched. Yes, I agree, many less than scrupulous people do shady things with cars but then again that is human nature, Tesla being cagey won't...

Holy smokes! There is so much horse manure and misinformation in this post I don't know where to start. Aside, from the dramatic irony that for someone complaining about the FUD surrounding electric cars, your post happens to contain gobs of out of context fear mongering WIRED articles about...

Really nice video describing how an electric car (using a MS as an example) works from a high level engineering standpoint. Really good primer for the new players here, I see lots of technical questions and sadly tons misinformation about how pressing the "go" pedal makes the "wheee" happen...

If you know a little python I would highly suggest the CANtact it's about $60 and can be found at cantact.io, I also have scripts on Github that I wrote for logging. If you want something more plug and play (but a bit pricey) than the CANdue from EVTV works well and has a companion GUI app for...

I can assure you that the MX and MS Powertrain bus are on the same pins, Tesla's own schematics don't lie. I think the issue comes down to the devices you are using. I'm assuming you are aware that in order for the CANM8 to output a pulse it needs to decode the signal that encodes motor RPM or...

The guns used in the Newtown shooting were legally bought by Lanza's mother and kept without much regard for security in the same house as a child who had known developmental disabilities and a history of mental illness among other issues, that strikes me as somewhat irresponsible. From the same...

You have posted that same sentence at least three times, yet each time you fail to PROVE or SHOW that my facts are incorrect with regard to child deaths due to gun accidents. I invite you to look at the research and articles linked below, this tragedy is very real and very unfortunate, worse yet...

Wow, how quickly we went from me suggesting caution and safety to you throwing words in my mouth. Did I say anything about forcing a religion? or removing free speech or the right to repair, all issues that I strongly support. Our founding fathers made very sound choices about letting people...

Amen brother, I for one would like to own a Panzer tank and SR-71 Blackbird, sadly those nasty folks at those three letter agencies wouldn't look too kindly upon it. (sarcasm for those that can't tell) I really think we need to start considering owning firearms as more of a privilege (since...