The adapter built for MQBone.

Made for MQBone

MQBone has built-in support for MQBadapter, and it's the adapter we test every feature with. Pair it once and the app reconnects on its own when you get in the car, so live data, logging, diagnostics and flashing are ready when you are.

It talks to the car's controllers over CAN and passes their messages to MQBone over Bluetooth Low Energy, with no Wi-Fi network or cables to set up. The app does the rest.

What's inside

• Fast flashingThe adapter prepares the next block over Bluetooth while the current one is going to the controller, so flashes spend less time waiting.
• Automotive CANA Texas Instruments CAN transceiver made for in-vehicle networks. The adapter only sends on the bus when MQBone makes a request.
• Protected powerRuns from the car's 12 V through a resettable fuse, reverse-polarity protection and a transient suppressor, with a wide-input regulator for cranking dips and spikes.
• Kind to your batteryThe Bluetooth radio sleeps between connection events while the adapter waits for the app.
• Updates from the appNew firmware arrives over the air through MQBone. No computer needed.
• Status lightAn RGB LED shines through a slot in the case, so you can see at a glance what the adapter is doing.
• USB-CFor firmware recovery and diagnostics on the bench, with automatic boot mode.
• Built to be pulled outThe plug's neck sits in a groove in the case, so plugging in and pulling out loads the case, not the solder joints.
• Heat-rated caseA smoked translucent polycarbonate lid and a graphite ASA tray, chosen to survive a car parked in the sun, held by four stainless screws.

Specifications

Works with

MQBone on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Connection

Bluetooth Low Energy (ESP32-WROOM-32E)

Vehicle bus

CAN, 500 kbit/s, ISO-TP (ISO 15765-2)

CAN transceiver

Texas Instruments TCAN337G

Connector

SAE J1962 OBD-II plug: CAN-H pin 6, CAN-L pin 14, +12 V pin 16, ground pins 4 and 5

Power

12 V from the vehicle, or 5 V from USB-C on the bench

Protection

300 mA resettable fuse, reverse-polarity diode, 33 V transient suppressor, wide-input buck regulator

USB

USB-C, for firmware and console (CH340C)

Status

RGB LED

Firmware

Over-the-air updates through MQBone

Case

Smoked polycarbonate lid, graphite ASA tray, four M2 stainless screws

Size

47 × 47 × 22 mm, plus the OBD-II plug

Revision

Rev A

Purchase

Want to know when it's back? Email support@mqb.au and we'll let you know.

MQBone works only with MQBadapter. Using it on a vehicle is covered by our terms of use.