Bluetooth OBD2 readers and throttle values?

[The Glademister]

Will a standard bluetooth OBD2 reader give throttle position data on 986/987? I'm beta testing autocross track data software for Android that will except that data. The software developer is recommending this device...

PLX Devices Kiwi Bluetooth OBDII Reader

But if the Porsche data is proprietary, it may not work.

[JFP in PA]

We have never had much luck with cell phone based diagnostic tools, many of them tend generate false or completely misleading information. Sometimes it may be the way Porsche systems function, but in many cases, it is just cheap software with inadequate internal database information.

[The Glademister]

So far the software developer has been very responsive to bugs and requested features. Here's the site...

Petrel Data Systems | Mobile Data for Autocross and Hillclimb Racers

I've thought for years that one should be able to use a smartphone to analyze data and video. The bluetooth GPS interface is working well and other beta testers are reporting good throttle position data via bluetooth devices. I guess it will boil down to does the throttle position values transmit the same way through these devices as it does on othe makes. Perhaps I'll just borrow someones bluetooth OBD2 device at an event and see what happens.

[MikenOH]

Keep us advised whether any of the cheap ones work on pulling in engine data.

[Wayne 962]

Should be a relatively easy thing to test - just look at the results on the phone compared to where your foot is? I don't think the engine needs to be running to transmit this data (it doesn't need to be running to measure throttle position with the factory PST-2).

-Wayne

[The Glademister]

Originally Posted by MikenOH

Keep us advised whether any of the cheap ones work on pulling in engine data.

Will do.