# OBD2 PID Knowledge Site

> Free, curator-reviewed reference for OBD-II / UDS signals on European hybrid (HEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) cars. Standard PIDs vs manufacturer requests, adapters, logging apps, and vehicle platforms.

The public hostname is obd2pid.com. This site is **not** a log viewer, charting tool, or trip-file analyser.

## What this site is
A structured knowledge base. It explains what a PID is, which adapter/app combinations people use, and which signals are known on specific EU HEV/PHEV platforms. One curator publishes every catalog row.

## What this site is not
- Not a log viewer, charting tool, or trip-file analyzer
- Not a paid product and not a store
- Not an open wiki: visitors cannot publish catalog data themselves

## How the catalog is updated
One curator reviews and publishes all catalog rows. Visitors may submit a structured tip or leave page feedback (helpful / unclear / report error). Tips stay pending until they are checked and merged. Contact: tip@obd2pid.com

## Main sections
- / — purpose and how to use the site
- /about — curator model and domain note
- /privacy — what the tip form and feedback store
- /pids — SAE J1979 standard PIDs (number, name, unit, formula, explanation)
- /standards — J1979, J1962, ISO 15765-4, J2012, ISO 14229, EOBD, WWH-OBD
- /signals — semantic measurements (battery SOC, HV voltage, …)
- /platforms — vehicle platforms (EU HEV/PHEV, listed A–Z in English)
- /adapters — ELM327-class and related adapters
- /apps — logging apps and their export column labels
- /search — find a PID, standard, signal, platform, adapter, or app
- /contribute — submit a tip (single intake channel)
- /sources — source tiers and confidence
- /explain/pid — standard vs manufacturer-specific PIDs
- /sitemap.xml — all published catalog URLs

## Out of scope
Pure battery-electric (BEV) diagnostics. Uploading CSV trip logs. Open community editing (GitHub PRs, Discord wikis) as official catalog paths.

## Data
Published catalog only. No vehicle log files are stored. Contribution forms send structured tips, not raw logs.