How to pair and use a ScanTool OBDLink LX bluetooth OBDII adapter with Linux

• open a Terminal window
  
  
• install the bluetooth manager blueman (if not already installed):
  
  sudo apt install blueman
  
  
• connect your bluetooth OBDII adapter to your car. Turn the ignition of your car on.
  
  
• run blueman in the Terminal window with the following command:
  
  blueman-manager
  
  
• press the small green button on the faceplate of the ScanTool OBDLink LX bluetooth OBDII adapter.
  a blue LED should start flashing rapidly.
  
  
  
  
• in blueman press the "Search" button.
  
  
  
  
• once the OBDII device is found right-click on the found device and press Trust and then press Pair
  
  
• a notification should pop up asking you to confirm pairing, Press Confirm
  
  
  
  
• write down the MAC address of your OBDII adapter and then close blueman.
  
  
  
  
• run the following comand in the Terminal window:
  
  sudo rfcomm --auth connect 0 AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF 1
  
  (write the actual MAC adress of your OBDII adapter instead of 'AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF')
  
  
• in a different Terminal check that Linux has created the serial device for it:
  
  ls -la /dev/rfcomm0
  
  
• That's it, now you can run OBD Amigos (make sure OBD Amigos has been set up for the /dev/rfcomm0 device and the correct baud rate in the obd_amigos.ini file).