OBD-II Diagnostic Socket / Connector

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The OBD-II specification calls for a specific hardware Socket. This is in the form of a female 16-pin (2 rows of 8 pins) J1962 connector similar looking to a EuroScart socket on modern AV equipment.

Pin out of diagnostic connector as defined by SAE J1962:

  1. -
  2. Bus positive Line of SAE-J1850
  3. -
  4. Chassis ground
  5. Signal ground
  6. CAN high (ISO 15765-4 and SAE-J2234)
  7. K line of ISO 9141-2 and ISO 14230-4
  8. -
  9. -
  10. Bus negative Line of SAE-J1850
  11. -
  12. -
  13. -
  14. CAN low (ISO 15765-4 and SAE-J2234)
  15. L line of ISO 9141-2 and ISO 14230-4
  16. Battery voltage

The assignment of unspecified pins is left to the vehicle manufacturer's discretion