Remote Starter Project

[@MrBassistfromhell]

Just in case you haven't figured a way to know if the car's running, you should be able to use battery voltage. It should be ~12.8 volts when the car's off, once it's started you should be reading 14 and change once the alternator begins to charge. Just a thought! Cool project.

[@geek65535]

James Bush I was thinking the same thing. Measure the voltage, and send a text after 30 seconds if the voltage isn't where it should be.

[@adamwells7914]

really good and very useful

[@kevinnelson7070]

Was the remote start easy to install on your car? If so do you have a video of the install I have a 2002 2.2 liter and I'm looking for something that is fairly simple to install on my car

[@daniyasa]

basically you make the arduino to activate the ignition start top be on, but how top make the ignition going off when the engine is running? thanks..

[@MPElectronique]

Hi. Do you power it from ODB-II cable ? THanks. Marc.

[@javierbaisburd8062]

Jeff, I've copied all your project without the sensor and my sim card reads a new message but does not print the smsNumber and the smsMessage. Also (All been connected) it does not send the signal to the relays board. Another question is: Why you divided up the new SMS? I'll appreciate any help. You can call me to myPhoneNum. Thank you very much.

[@javierbaisburd8062]

Ben, I've all the project connected and running, but when when I send a txt the serial print shows this: "New SMS Message 002B00310032 800270031","", and it does nothing on the relays. I do not understand this. Could you, or anyone respond? Thank you very much in advance.

[@BluDragon76]

250 texts a year, but using it everyday...that math don't add up

[@BenJefferyCanada]

The plan has free incoming text messages, though it costs $0.10 to send a message from the device. So I can send the car as many text message commands as I want, though commands that require a response (Like getting the temperature) will use up credit. Since I don't use those commands much, I shouldn't run out of credit any time soon.

[@BluDragon76]

this makes sense then, disregard my comment