Project overview
Introduction
Alfa Dashboard is a non-commercial enthusiast project designed to monitor several vehicle
parameters on Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia diesel models.
It was originally created to keep track of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) regeneration status and later
expanded with additional real-time parameters via OBD-II connection.
The firmware is built for ESP32 microcontrollers, uses the ELMduino library and an interactive GUI developed
with LVGL, optimized for capacitive touch screens.
Main features
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Splash screen: animated Alfa Romeo-style logo, boot sequence and Bluetooth connection setup.
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Bluetooth connection: scan and selection of compatible OBD-II devices, with immediate pairing.
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Home dashboard: quick access to eight main views: DPF filter, Maintenance, Performance,
Battery, Tyres, AdBlue, DTC errors and Settings.
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DPF filter monitoring: status of the regeneration process, exhaust gas temperatures,
differential pressure, DPF loading/saturation and distance since last regeneration.
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Maintenance overview: service status, remaining days and kilometres, oil life and service alerts.
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Performance & gear: torque, current gear, DNA driving mode selector, turbo pressure,
gearbox oil temperature and coolant temperature.
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IBS & 12V system monitoring: battery status, Start & Stop system, live voltage readings and
auxiliary device status.
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Tyres & pressures: individual tyre temperature and pressure with a 3D vehicle representation.
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Settings: device reset/restore, system info, theme (dark/light) switch and various options
to customize the behaviour of the dashboard.
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DTC errors: reading and clearing diagnostic trouble codes (clearing available on models without
SGW or with SGW bypass installed).
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OBD terminal: advanced terminal for sending RAW commands and performing low-level OBD tests.
