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A very common question that we receive is ‘Can I

connect the ELM327 directly to my own circuit, or must

I use the RS232 interface shown?’ Certainly you may

connect directly to our ICs, and you do not need to use

an RS232 interface. There are a few items to consider,

however.

The ELM327 is actually a microprocessor that

contains a standard UART type interface, connected to

the RS232 Tx and Rx pins. The logic type is CMOS,

and this is compatible with virtually all 5V TTL and

CMOS circuits, so you should be able to connect

directly to these pins provided that the two devices

share the same power supply (5V), and that they are

not physically more than about 10 to 20 inches apart

(CMOS circuits are subject to latchup from induced

currents, which may be a problem if you have long

leads).

The normal (idle) levels of the ELM327 transmit

and receive pins are at the VDD (5V) level. Most

microprocessors and RS232 interface ICs expect that

to be the idle level, but you should verify it for your

microprocessor before connecting to the ELM327. The

connections are straightforward - transmit connects to

receive, and receive connects to transmit, as shown

below. Don’t forget to set both devices to the same

baud rate.

The ELM327 also provides a hand-shaking feature

that may simplify the flow of data for you. The interface

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consists of two pins - an input an an output. The input

is called ‘request to send’ (RTS), and it is used to

interrupt the ELM327, just the same as tapping a key

on the keyboard when using a terminal program. The

output pin (‘Busy’) is used by the ELM327 to tell your

system that it is processing data.

To use the handshaking feature, set one of your

port pins to normally provide a high output, and

connect it to the RTS input (pin 15). Use another port

pin as an input to monitor the ELM327 Busy output

(pin 16). When you want to send a command, simply

check the Busy output first. If it is at a high logic level,

then either wait for it to go low, or if you need to

interrupt the IC, then bring the RTS line low and wait

for the Busy line to go low. (You might want to

consider using an edge triggered interrupt on the Busy

output, if one is available). When Busy does go low,

restore your RTS line to a high level, and then send

your command to the ELM327. No need to worry

about the ELM327 becoming busy again after you

raise the RTS line at this point – once Busy goes low,

the ELM327 will wait (indefinitely) for your command.

If you do not use the RTS input on the ELM327, it

must be connected to a high logic level, as shown

below.

Microprocessor Interfaces

+5V

4.00MHz

27pF

R27-30

470

Ω

+5V

27pF

+5V

R15

R21

n.c.

+5V

327

L1-L4

your microprocessor

The ELM327 and your

microprocessor must

use the same 5V supply

Busy RTS

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