How to link third-party Tesla apps with the Commander?
This article will explain basic steps to connect other apps to the Commander via a secured WiFi connection with the Panda interface.
What apps are supported?
• Scan My Tesla
iOS and Android-beta (paid)
Cool gauges and stats for your Tesla! Connects to your car's CAN-bus, and can read lots of interesting and entertaining information such as temperatures, motor torque, battery power and capacity, and much much more.
⚠️Android users must 'Join Beta program' of ScanMyTesla app in Google Play in order to get the latest version with Panda interface support.
• TesLax
iOS (paid)
tes•LAX is a CAN bus Explorer and visualization tool that works with CAN data from many sources, including gas-powered and electric vehicles. It has raw data monitoring and CAN data logging.
• CANDash
Android (free)Simple dashboard with bigger text showing some valuable information like Speed, Distance to empty, State of charge, Selected Gear, Blind Spot, Front and rear motor temperature and torque, Coolant Flow, etc.
How to Connect?
1. Enable ScanMyTesla support from Commander settings.
2. Connect to S3XY_OBD WiFi from your phone settings with password 12345678
3. Disable any VPN you have on your phone.
4. Connect with your favorite app as shown below.
• Scan My Tesla
1. Request Beta access for ScanMyTesla on Android from the Play Store as shown below
2. After you get access to the Beta app proceed with the next steps
3. Select WiFi (CanServer/Panda) from the Settings menu
4. Choose "Automatic IP" from CanServer Settings and set the IP to 192.168.4.1
5. Go to Dashboards and verify that CanServer is connected
• TesLax
1. Select Panda from the Accessories menu
2. Choose "Auto-Connect" and set the Host IP to 192.168.4.1 and the UDP port to 1338
3. Select Connect to Panda and verify the connection
• CANDash
1. Select Panda from the Settings
2. Verify the connection
Troubleshooting?
• If you cannot find settings in ScanMyTesla on Android, make sure you have the Beta version of the ScanMyT3SLA app from PlayStore
• Check if the WiFi connection is stable (means it doesn't disconnect after 3 seconds or so)
• Check if only 1 phone is connected to the S3XY_OBD at a time (if you ever connected something else like a phone, the car, or a laptop, they might connect automatically in the background....forget the WIFI network from these devices)
• Check if you have an active VPN and disable it if so. It prevents those apps from working
• Restart ScanMyTesla or TesLax apps if the WiFi connection is OK, but they still cannot connect
Disclaimer
Please note that when you connect the Commander to one of these third-party apps, some of your S3XY Gadgets might disconnect/ disappear from the S3XY App. If you want to bring them back, all you have to do is reboot the Commander.
