SPECIFICATIONS

Physical
Operating Temperature  -40° to +185°F (-40° to +85°C)
Primary Power, Connected to Vehicle 12VDC, 25 mA
Primary Power, Connected to Computer 9VDC, AC-Power Adapter Provided
Backup Power Internal battery, 10-15 year life in normal use
Memory 128K for CarChip, 512K for CarChip E/X and CarChip Fleet
Time & Date Accurate to +/- 2 seconds per day
Mounting 16-pin OBII connector
Computer cable length 5' (1.5m)
Indicator Lamp LED, pulses to indicate unit status
Dimensions 1.33" X 1.875" X 1" (33mm X 48mm X 25mm)
Weight 0.9 oz. (25g)
ODBII Compatibility
Supported Protocols J1850-41.6, J1850-10.4. ISO9141. KWP2000 (ISO 14320)
Supported Vehicles Most domestic and imported vehicles, model year 1996 & later
Software System Requirements
Operating System Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP
Disk Space 5 MB free disk space
Display Windows compatible VGA minimum
Data Options
Supported Unit Systems U.S., Metric, S.I., Custom
Vehicle Speed Sampling Interval 5 seconds
Other Parameters Sampling Intervals (E/X & Fleet) 5, 10 , 20, 30 or 60 seconds
Vehicle Speed Bands Four, user configurable, use to identify typical vs. Atypical vehicle operation
Calculated Data Hard and extreme braking, hard and extreme acceleration

 

Data Parameters for CarChip, CarChip E/X and CarChip Fleet
Parameter Range Resolution
Vehicle Speed 0-158 mph, 0-255 kph, 0-70 m/s 0.6 mph, 1 kph, 0.3 m/s
Trip Distance Traveled 0-10,000 miles, 0-16,000 km 0.1 mile, 0.1 km
Acceleration/Deceleration Threshold 0-3 G, 0-30 m/s2 0.03 G, 0.6 m/s2
Data Parameters for CarChip E/X and CarChip Fleet Only
Engine Speed 0-16,384 rpm 1 rpm
Throttle Position 0-100% 0.1%
Coolant Temperature -40° to +420°F, -40° to +215°C 2°F, 1°C
Engine Load  0 to 100%  0.1%
Air Flow Rate  0 to 8714 lb/min, 0 to 655.35 gm/sed  0.1 lb/min, 0.01 gm/sec
Intake Air Temperature  -40° to +420°F, -40° to +215°C  2°F, 1°C
Intake Manifold Pressure  0 to 75 in. hg., 0 to 255 kPaA  0.3 in. hg., 1 kPaA
Fuel Pressure  0 to 110 psiG, 0 to 765 kPaG  0.5 psiG, 3 kPaG
O2 Sensor Voltage  0 to 1.275 V  0.005 V
Ignition Timing Advance  -64° to 63.5°  0.5°
Short Term Fuel Trim  -100% to 99.22%  0.8%
Long Term Fuel Trim  -100% to 99.22%  0.8%
Battery Voltage  6 to 16 VDC  0.01 VDC

*Range and resolution of sensor measurements only. Accuracy is dependent on the accuracy of the vehicle’s sensors. Details, specifications, and prices are subject to change at any time without notice.