Introduction and Overview
2. Introduction and Overview
2.1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an Intrepid Control Systems OBD-Kill tool. Intrepid Control Systems teamed up with Defcon Car Hacking Village to bring you a CHV themed badge. The badge will make your Defcon experience more memorable by allowing you to generate arbitrary CAN waves, make some noise with built in Buzzer, show lots of cool LEDs and you can hack everything about the badge using Raspberry Pi Pico.
2.2 Package Contents
If you purchase the OBD-Kill from the Defcon 30 Car Hacking Village then you will have received an OBD-Kill badge with Lithium 3-volt coin battery.
2.3 Operational Overview
With a Raspberry Pi Pico, the uses are infitite! However, this isn't just a Raspberry Pi Pico, your OBD-Kill has built in programmable LEDs, Pulse Width Modulator (PWM), and CAN Tx capabilities. Plus, using the General Purpose IO pins, you're not limited to the to your OBD-Kill; you can connect to other OBD-Kills, LCD screens, sensors, and more!
Additionally, an optional 3-volt coin battery gives you the flexibility to use the LEDs on your OBD-Kill without having to connect to a computer.
2.4 Block Diagram
Front Side -
Back Side -
2.5 Summary of Key Features
1x CAN channel
12 LEDs
2x Programmable Buttons
1x Pulse Width Modulator (Buzzer)
Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico development including C/C++, Micro Python and others. USB console app for generating arbitrary CAN messages with 8ns timing resolution
Open source schematic and example programs
CHV talk
video explaining function and use of badge
Dip Switch
Lithium 3-volt coin battery
2.6 Hardware and Software Requirements
Micro USB cable for power and configuration
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