Summary of Contents for Omnitracs OBDII to J1587
- Page 1 OBDII to J1587/J1708 Converter Installation and Troubleshooting Guide 80-J9325-1 Rev H July 2017...
- Page 2 Dallas, TX 75201 Copyright © 2008, 2012-2013, 2015, 2017 Omnitracs, LLC. All rights reserved. Omnitracs is a trademark of Omnitracs, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Omnitracs endeavors to ensure that the information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but Omnitracs is not liable for any errors or omissions.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction and Installation ...................... 1 Introduction ..........................1 OBDII to J1587/J1708 Converter Kit ..................2 Requirements ......................... 2 Installation Precautions ......................3 Hardware Installation Procedures ................... 3 System Verification and Troubleshooting ................... 4 System Verification ......................... 4 Reading the OBDII Streamer Box LEDs .................. -
Page 4: Introduction And Installation
The OBDII to J1587/J1708 converter is a third-party hardware device that translates OBDII light-duty vehicle data to the J1587/J1708 format that is read by Omnitracs hardware. The OBDII converter allows you to obtain Performance Monitoring and Hours of Service data from light-duty vehicles. -
Page 5: Obdii To J1587/J1708 Converter Kit
The OBDII Converter Kit includes the OBDII Converter, a Y cable, a host cable, and an installation kit. The converter kit may be purchased from B+B SmarWorx, the Omnitracs third-party hardware vendor as the full kit or as separate parts. -
Page 6: Installation Precautions
Connect the OBDII converter’s red (Data -) wire to the red (J1587/J1708 -) wire on the Omnitracs harness. b. Connect the OBDII converter’s brown (Data +) wire to the brown (J1587/J1708 +) wire on the Omnitracs harness. 4. Unmount the vehicle’s existing OBDII diagnostic’s connector. 80-J9325-1 Rev H... -
Page 7: System Verification And Troubleshooting
Check the Supported Parameter List to ensure the vehicle is compatible with the converter. The Omnitracs Performance Monitoring Odometer screen’s values may differ from the vehicle's dash odometer reading. This is not an error condition. This difference may be because the odometer value... -
Page 8: Reading The Obdii Streamer Box Leds
displayed on the dash or a component on the vehicle that stores the odometer value may have been replaced. Some vehicles do not provide a life-to-date odometer reading on the data bus. These vehicles rely on the OBDII converter to generate a calculated odometer value. The calculated odometer begins at zero at time of installation and these vehicles must move at least 5 miles (8 kilometers) before a valid odometer value displays. - Page 9 Table 1 LED Troubleshooting Table for the QCLDVDSV2 Red LED Green LED Description (Power indicator) (Activity indicator) On (lit solid) On (lit solid) Normal operation Off (unlit) Off (unlit) The converter box is in a power on self-test. If neither LED lights within 30 seconds, check vehicle power to the OBDII converter.