Plx Devices 2340 Kiwi Wifi 2
PLX Devices KIWI Wifi is a plug and play wireless device measuring only 2.75 x 1.25 x 0.6 inch. KIWI wifi comes attached with a 6 feet OBDII cable for easy installation. It also comes included with a power switch built-in to prevent the need to constantly disconnect your unit from the OBDII port. This wireless device is compatible with 1996 and later vehicles. Connecting to your iPhone / iPod touch is made by 802.11 a/b/g connection in adHoc mode.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #916 in Automotive
- Size: small
- Brand: PLX Devices
- Model: 2340
- KIWI Wifi turns your iPhone in to a powerful automotive tool
- Will check for engine diagnostic codes, when your “check engine” light become illuminated you may view and reset the code
- Easy installation, plainly plugs into OBDII port and will mount nearly anyplace in your vehicle
- Allows you to view sensor selective information such as engine RPM, vehicle speed, coolant temperature and throttle position
- MPG gauges, basic engine sensors, check engine scan tool, trip computer
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The KIWI Wifi is a plug-and-play wireless device measuring only 2.75 x 1.25 x 0.6 inches. It comes with an attached 6 foot OBDII cable for easy installation, and a built-in power switch to prevent from having to perpetually disconnect the unit to save the vehicle’s battery. The KIWI Wifi is compatible with vehicles listed in the chart underneath and is exceedingly simple to connect your IOS-based mobile device (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad) with a new wifi connection.
 Works with standard iOS interface apps such as Dash Command (shown), Rev, FUZZYCar, and more |
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
 Great geek gadget
By B. WEHMEYER
If you just want to fool around with your iPod Touch or iPhone as a dash-mounted instrument, or if you want to understand your vehicle performance, or if you want to learn about OBD2 or if you want to develop more cool apps for this device. It is great fun tool to have in you gadget kit bag.
Rev, Dash Command and FuzzyCar are very cool companion apps to get from AppStore.
The device uses the ELM327 chipset and simply opens it up as a TCP port, so you can use any of the various PC apps that support the ELM327 chip as well – e.g. rom Palmerperformance.
I’ve tried it on various vehicles and it hasn’t failed. It does get a bit hot when it is active. It has a 802.11 peer-to-peer Wifi radio inside.
You may find that the OBD2 connector is a bit in the way as it is on my Honda Ridgeline. You need make sure that you run the cable where it won’t tangle or interfere with you feet, accell and break pedals. Make sure you cable tie it down neatly.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
 Buy it here, not there
By Constantin
PLX has developed a nifty device… use it with an iPhone and Rev, DashCommand, FuzzyCar, SpeedPort, or PLX Logger to extract data out of the car. The PLX kiwi device plugs into the ODBII port (standard in any car built since 1996) and is powered by it. The kiwi then transmits its data to your smartphone – where one of the software packages mentioned above goes about its business to offer you insights such as Mass Air Flow, speed, acceleration, etc. Thus, the PLX Kiwi has to be understood as a hardware gateway to your cars ODBII bus, not as a complete solution – you still have to buy the iPhone application to make it all work.
So, there is no guarantee that the solution will work since none of the vendors have published a comprehensive list of compatible cars and to what extent the car gives up the goods. ODBII bus access does not mean that the cars’ CPU will actively share the data you’re after – it may, it may not. For example, the developers of Rev (a $40 app) recommend you download the free version of the application to see if your car is compatible and to what extent before downloading the full version of the program. But that still leaves you with the PLX device.
Anyhow, the biggest beneficiaries of the PLX Kiwi and the version with the iFMD datalogging system are hard-core nerds who want to know if the latest addition to their car actually improved the performance of the engine, etc. That you can configure the screens on some of these programs to show data levels, analog gauges, etc. is also nifty for those who need that kind of functionality. But again, you are dependent on the PLX to be able to pass on that data and on your software package of choice to process it. There are no wires to snake through the car, and the small size of the Kiwi and the attached cable makes it relatively easy to place somewhere unobtrusive. So, the target audience for this device are the folk who need to have ‘always-on’ communications with their car as they’re driving.
Buying the PLX just to read/reset fault codes is a bit of a waste, there are much less expensive solutions for that kind of problem. A cheap ODBII scanner can be had for less than $50 – if you don’t avail yourself to the local autozone or other retailer offering free scans. More sophisticated solutions (where you can get into ECU programming, etc.) typically involve hooking up a laptop to the ODBII port (via a USB cable) and the hardware/software package goes to work. Some of these solutions are very sophisticated and along the same price point as the PLX and hence a better choice for fault-code issues and deeper stuff (see Durametric for Porsche, for example). But, unlike the PLX, you tend to only get support for one manufacturer (and perhaps one model) at a time. So if you want to monitor multiple vehicles, it can add up in a hurry!
Anyhow, I bought my PLX kit from PLX directly and regret that choice. Paying top dollar for shipping overnight only to discover that the USPS shipping option is shipped on the following day (by default) without any mention thereof on their site means that I didn’t get the order I wanted when most people would have expected it – After all, the order was paid for, etc. at 8AM their time, and it was not shipped until the PM the next day. Naturally, when I inquired about this at PLX, I got no apology – just a generic response stating that UPS orders will ship same day as long as they’re placed before 4PM PST, while USPS orders always are shipped the next day.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
 Wasted my money on this
By KVG1
If I could give this less than 1 star, I would. It is an expensive wifi odbii device that establishes a wifi connection 5% of the time. PLX’s support forum is full of people complaining that the wifi keeps dropping for extended periods of time, but PLX’s response is always to blame the car, the ODBII pins, the settings, or the iPhone/iPod/iPad. The real problem is the Kiwi wifi connection. It just does not work OR it is easily interrupted by other signals. None of their support responses resolve the connection drops between my iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad 2. I’ve tried it all – changed the network settings to their standard, plugged in and started the Kiwi and iPod only after the engine is already on, did the airplane mode suckgestion, kicked the car, threw the Kiwi, and etc etc etc. At best it connects for 1 minute, shows 5 seconds worth of data, then drops the wifi for the next 30 minutes. Resetting the phone and the kiwi while driving is a car wreck waiting to happen. I can not recommend the Kiwi to anyone at all. I’m going back to a wired connection and will auction off this piece of junk at a sure loss. You’ve been warned.
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Great Device, Wrong Application…
Not a pro tool
