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Hopefully Helpful Hints // Mike J McGuire

No one was arguing whether the glass was half empty or whether the glass was half full, only that the glass was either too big for the requirement, or that the materials estimate for the wine was incomplete.

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Written by Mike J McGuireApril 16, 2017

Eavesdropping on the Single Wire CAN Bus – Part 6: Job Done.

“Do, or do not. There is no try.” – Yoda. Well, I’m very pleased to say that the entire unit is now fully operational and deployed to the car. If you recall, this is the system that enables me to connect my phone to the car with Bluetooth, in order to play music from the […]

Written by Mike J McGuireMarch 30, 2017April 16, 2017

Eavesdropping on the Single Wire CAN Bus – Part 5: Bluetooth Take #2.

“I suggest a new strategy, R2.” – C-3PO. In part 3 of the journey towards providing Bluetooth connected audio in my car (integrated with the steering wheel controls), I was experimenting with a Bluetooth audio module that didn’t provide what I needed in terms of functionality. Therefore I ordered a different Bluetooth part from SparkFun, the […]

Written by Mike J McGuireFebruary 20, 2017March 30, 2017

Eavesdropping on the Single Wire CAN Bus – Part 4: GMLAN (Holden VE Commodore SWCAN).

“Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by rebel spies.” – Darth Vader. In my most recent post, I tested the Bluetooth module for compatibility to the iPhone – which was successful. I then moved on to the more complex part of the project which was to see if I could capture GMLAN messages on the […]

Written by Mike J McGuireJanuary 30, 2017February 21, 2017

Eavesdropping on the Single Wire CAN Bus – Part 2: The Parts.

“Where are those transmissions you intercepted?” – Darth Vader. Well, perhaps I’ve not intercepted any transmissions just yet, however it is still the plan. If you recall from an earlier post (here), I had plans on listening in to the GMLAN messages on the single wire CAN bus that is my Holden VE International’s internal […]

Written by Mike J McGuireFebruary 19, 2014February 21, 2017

Eavesdropping on the Single Wire CAN Bus – Part 1: The Business Problem.

“I ain’t been dropping no eaves, sir, honest!” – Sam Gamgee. I have an upcoming problem that I need to solve with regards to my car (which is an Australian Holden 2009 VE Commodore). My car doesn’t have a USB iPhone interface, only a Stereo Auxiliary port. Whilst this works relatively well, I can’t control […]

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