Access port?
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laborsmith
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I think I understand. Maybe.
Laborsmith
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laborsmith
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While I laugh at myself, I will also work on learning the language of modern car technology. Terms like Logworks carry meaning and as I study I will learn that meaning. I know about the purpose of Bluetooth, just have not grasped exactly how it works. I should break down and get a Bluetooth phone, that way I will have to learn or sink.
Laborsmith
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rdss
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There are wireless connections that connect to the ODB II port and either use WIFI or Bluetooth to communicate to devices like phones and gauge tools. LogWorks is an application available from the App Store for apple products like Torque (a popular Andriod app, I wish it was an Apple app as well). What you get with a Scan Gauge or Ultra Gauge plugged into the OBD II port with a cord is what you get to these wireless devices, you can scan codes, read sensors and log as well. Some go into using sensor data and allow you to get 0-60 times, HP/Trq rating, lateral G's all using the phones sensors. I am really looking at the Garmin set up that one of the guys on the forum pointed out, it uses a Garmin Blue tooth OBD II port and talks to the bluetooth GPS and gives you a lot of the stuff that the SC/UG give you plus you have a function GPS.
I thought you might be joking but wasn't sure, I try and keep up with the electronics (I love tuning and got a taste of it with Hondata and my 09 Civic Si) and try and keep up with what I can while deployed and at home.
I thought you might be joking but wasn't sure, I try and keep up with the electronics (I love tuning and got a taste of it with Hondata and my 09 Civic Si) and try and keep up with what I can while deployed and at home.
laborsmith
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No joking. This is a new area for me. Is this what you referred to? Alternative to Scan Guage? ECOroute HD - Chevy Sonic Owners Forum
Thanks for being patient.
Laborsmith
Thanks for being patient.
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JimmyBuckets
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With my cheap ass bt adapter from amazon I'm only getting about 18 to 20 pig's per second. Which translates to a data point about every 250-300 rpm. I wish Vince would make the red compatible with the Torque app since its basicly the same as the ScanTool cable. This would give twice the read speed.
laborsmith
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pigs? per second?
Does this actually mean something? Anything? Anything related to cars?
This is a serious question. If pigs per second is a joke, please clue me in as the joke has flown right over my head.
Laborsmith
Does this actually mean something? Anything? Anything related to cars?
This is a serious question. If pigs per second is a joke, please clue me in as the joke has flown right over my head.
Laborsmith
CoHPhasor
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I think he means pings. (ping is a base form of communication between computing devices)
Basically what he's saying is he bought a really, really cheap OBDII port device.
You've been around long enough to know you get what you pay for, right?
So what happens with his device is it's so crappy it can only transmit data to the recorder x amount of times per second.
He is getting less data points per second than he'd like.
(He's not getting the whole picture, or not getting fine accuracy.)
Basically what he's saying is he bought a really, really cheap OBDII port device.
You've been around long enough to know you get what you pay for, right?
So what happens with his device is it's so crappy it can only transmit data to the recorder x amount of times per second.
He is getting less data points per second than he'd like.
(He's not getting the whole picture, or not getting fine accuracy.)
laborsmith
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Thank you. I would never have guessed, being brought up on bits and bytes. Now the comment makes sense.
Yes, I have learned the hard way that in this world you often get what you pay for. Nothing wrong with that as long as you also get what you expect, and if not, you realize why not.
Pings - reminds me of the escalating of the crisis scenes found in every submarine movie.
Laborsmith
Yes, I have learned the hard way that in this world you often get what you pay for. Nothing wrong with that as long as you also get what you expect, and if not, you realize why not.
Pings - reminds me of the escalating of the crisis scenes found in every submarine movie.
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JimmyBuckets
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Sorry it was supposed to read PIDS. Pids are the individual code that represents an obd2 reading. Like boost, knock, timing, Africa and so on. Faster your pid readings the more dense your data logging will be...aka less gaps in your readings.
laborsmith
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OK, now I am back to being confused. PIDS must be an acronym, so I think it would help lessen my confusion if I knew what PIDS stands for.
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rdss
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I have to say that this is pretty awesome! I didn't think there was anything we could teach laborsmith!lol I was stuck between pings and PID's vs. pigs as well. I see the point in having high speed displays to our added gauges but the most import thing is that the red cable data logging in EZTune is pulling the data fast and giving Vince what he needs. If Vince desiged a program to live display active data log sessions/view recorded logs and their associated data logged PID's would be something I would pay 20 bucks for it easilly.
laborsmith
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Teaching Laborsmith is like leading a horse to water, you may want it to drink but you can't make it drink. But you guys are constantly teaching and I try to be often learning. Sometimes, tho, I do have trouble learning, so then I ask.
Cute post, you did get a grin out of me.
Laborsmith
Cute post, you did get a grin out of me.
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