Figuring out Controller Area Network Protocols for 2005 Mazda 3

Prepared by Alison Chaikenshe-devel logo and offered under Creative Commons logo


Goals
  • Learn to interpret data transmitted over the vehicular controller area networks ("CAN buses") by using my own car as laboratory.
  • Use my car as a development and testing platform for nOBDy and OBDGPSLogger.
  • Understand, optimize and control my vehicle better by analysis of CAN data.
  • [Wildy ambitious] Enable healthier living through better integrated transportation planning via mining of Big Data sets that include automatic, real-time vehicular inputs. Starter list of ideas.
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