Open Vehicle Monitoring System

OVMS monitoring system for electric vehicles

Open Vehicle Monitoring System - EV Remote Monitoring

"Open Vehicle Monitoring System" is an open-source Android app that allows users to remotely monitor electric vehicles, providing insights into battery charge, door status, tire pressure, and more. It connects with OVMS hardware to display real-time data and vehicle location, facilitating an enhanced user experience for EV enthusiasts.
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App stats

Users: 22,254
40
Rating: 3.90
(143)
Version: 4.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-03-02)
Creation date: 2011-12-12
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • install shortcuts
  • read Google service configuration

Ranking

Other platforms

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5.00 (5) 311
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4.40 (25) 934
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App summary

Brought to you by the open-source OVMS project, finally you can remotely monitor your edge cutting EVs. The app shows the current state of charge (SOC), door/trunk/hood status, tire pressures and temperatures (TPMS), core system temperatures (PEM, motor, and ESS/battery), and displays your car's live GPS location on the map.

While OVMS hardware is required to remotely monitor your Tesla Roadster (or other supported vehicles), you can try this app and see what it does via the included DEMO car account.

As this is an open-source project, you can either buy the factory assembled official OVMS car module, or, build yourself one with off the shelf components. Find out more about the OVMS car module (USD99) on our project website: http://www.openvehicles.com/

Open Vehicle Monitoring System

Why?
We are a group of enthusiasts who want an interface to be able to talk to our cars remotely, perhaps add on-car displays (such as heads-up speed), and we want to have fun doing it.

What is it?
The Open Vehicle Monitoring System is three things:
1. A low-cost open-source module that fits in the car (available on the OVMS site). It is powered by the car, talks to the car on the CAN bus, and uses the GSM cellular network to talk to its user.
2. A server (provided by the OVMS project). The car module can be configured to either talk to the server (via UDP/IP or TCP/IP over the Internet) or the user directly (via SMS).
3. A cellphone App (this app). This talks to the server (via TCP/IP HTTP protocol) to retrieve messages from the car and issue instructions.

* Renault Twizy, Chevy Volt, Vauxhall Ampera, and Tesla Roadster are trademarks of their respective companies, and in no way affiliated with this App.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Great set of features and functionality for EV monitoring
  • Open source with a supportive community of developers
  • Superior performance compared to official manufacturer apps
Cons
  • App frequently stops working or crashes after updates
  • User interface is not intuitive and requires a learning curve
  • Issues with losing vehicle information after updates
Most mentioned
  • App stops working after updates
  • User interface is confusing and not user-friendly
  • Losing vehicle information or functionality after updates
User reviews
It kind of works well, with old Leaf. I can't find instructions for the ui, so it's got "a learning curve". It looks like someone has thrown together a few different functions onto the same screen, with different modes of use. The "start charging" button is acward and has small text. The subscription to the EU server worked at first, but after a week it stopped working and I get messages about lack of payment. Difficult to give full score, although I appreciate that this service exists.
by Anta Loga, 2024-03-24

After $ nothing is free
by Stephen Chilton, 2023-07-21

Any plan to add support for Galaxy watch? For checking charge status, turning on and OFF AC, gps location check etc.
by Vedran StreamTest, 2023-07-19
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