Roland@pcmtec Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Modifiable units will be available next update. Everything logs in native (imperial units) at the moment, the same as what all the maps use. If iap doesn't move it might be disabled in your cal. Is this a factory turbo vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanStraffa Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 Okay awesome. No it’s not factory turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Has anyone here used the DLP8 analog input logging? Looking for some feedback and if you are having any issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanStraffa Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 I have one just haven’t wrapped my head around how to wire it yet, got any video links of how to wire it up or tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Here is one with 2 potentiometers wired up to simulate 0-5v As you can see we have looped the ground pins on 5-6-7-8-GND Then wired the inputs to pin 1,2 and duplicated them to pin 3 and 4 There is 5v supplied at the 5v pin which you can use if needed, not sure what the supply current is but I imagine not much. So if you have a wideband loop pins 5-6-7-8-GND, wire the ground signal to GND, then wire the input signal to pin 1. If you have a second wideband wire the ground to GND and the input to pin 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanStraffa Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Why do you need 2 potentiometers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I have been using one to log my wideband for a while, seems to to be working fine with no issues sofar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanStraffa Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Mathew said: I have been using one to log my wideband for a while, seems to to be working fine with no issues sofar How did you wire yours up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, DanStraffa said: How did you wire yours up? I am just running the 0-5v output to input 1 and the guage ground to the gnd input 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, DanStraffa said: Why do you need 2 potentiometers? For testing. It allows us to simulate a 0-5v sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanStraffa Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, Mathew said: I have been using one to log my wideband for a while, seems to to be working fine with no issues sofar Okay awesome thank you. What gauge are you using ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnigan001 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 49 minutes ago, Mathew said: I am just running the 0-5v output to input 1 and the guage ground to the gnd input I’m doing the same. However, not even running a ground to it as the gauge already grounds elsewhere. Using the 5v output from my Innovate ECF-1 which I’ve wired up for E85 to the rear o2 sensor as well. Have not had any issues with logging the wideband at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, DanStraffa said: Okay awesome thank you. What gauge are you using ? Am using the innovate mtx-l 1 hour ago, finnigan001 said: I’m doing the same. However, not even running a ground to it as the gauge already grounds elsewhere. Using the 5v output from my Innovate ECF-1 which I’ve wired up for E85 to the rear o2 sensor as well. Have not had any issues with logging the wideband at all. I am only using the same ground as the guage as it was giving me a more accurate and consistent reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 15 hours ago, Mathew said: I am just running the 0-5v output to input 1 and the guage ground to the gnd input Great. How are you finding the equation editor, does it let you set up the correct scaling easily? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Wrote up the connection guide here for anyone who missed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnigan001 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Mathew said: am only using the same ground as the guage as it was giving me a more accurate and consistent reading. Might give this a whirl see if it makes any difference for me. Can’t hurt to try ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 hours ago, finnigan001 said: Might give this a whirl see if it makes any difference for me. Can’t hurt to try ☺️ This is one downside of analog inputs. The measured voltage will be a differential between ground and the input pin. It is worth measuring with a multi meter between the ground on the DLP cable and the ground of the chassis. If you see a voltage offset you could simply factor this into your equation if this makes your wiring easier. Remember it may vary with battery voltage though. We are looking to add serial/usb support for widebands (no ground offset error) in the future if we get enough requests for it and someone is willing to loan us cables. We already have an Innovate LC1 and MTX (I think) which we will add support for first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnigan001 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, Roland@pcmtec said: If you see a voltage offset you could simply factor this into your equation if this makes your wiring easier Wiring the DLP up was about the easiest thing I’ve done so far 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Roland@pcmtec said: Great. How are you finding the equation editor, does it let you set up the correct scaling easily? I have only used it for a few devices and they have all been a basic linear translation, the equation editor has been easy to setup for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 9/18/2019 at 4:07 PM, Roland@pcmtec said: You can also save/load logging layouts (only saves the checked variables currently) via the file -> Save log layout and Load log layout in the latest beta. Hi, I have a question about how to load a layout after saving it. How do you do it? lol I have used File/load layout and select a layout file but the loaded file is not what I saved It seems to save correctly or it goes through the process at least but I can't retrieve the file back again I have included a saved layout that just has some changes to Speed Density, I can't tell if it has been saved properly or not but what is loaded is just blank as in no changes show up Thanks Steve 02-02-2020 12-10-29 PM.tlo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Which version are you using? Use 1.22 beta if you aren't already. Can you try connecting to the vehicle first then loading the layout and see if that helps? There are some known bugs we are working on here. Datalogger is still very much in a beta phase. Edit: that file is empty so something definitely went wrong with saving it. Are you able to upload your logs via the help menu and then send us an email with the approximate time/date you saved the layout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, Roland@pcmtec said: Which version are you using? Use 1.22 beta if you aren't already. Can you try connecting to the vehicle first then loading the layout and see if that helps? There are some known bugs we are working on here. Datalogger is still very much in a beta phase. Edit: that file is empty so something definitely went wrong with saving it. Are you able to upload your logs via the help menu and then send us an email with the approximate time/date you saved the layout? I am using 1.22 Beta, I shall try to send the logs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, fordsrule said: I am using 1.22 Beta, I shall try to send the logs In fact the file name is the date and time it was saved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, fordsrule said: In fact the file name is the date and time it was saved Thanks, we will look into it on Monday. Can you try setting up the layout and re-saving in the mean time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 3:17 PM, Roland@pcmtec said: Thanks, we will look into it on Monday. Can you try setting up the layout and re-saving in the mean time. Hi, well I checked the Speed Density channel/s to test if it saves it. It did save the layout and I did have it connected to the car as well, if this made a difference I don't know.. So. that worked strange how it didn't before. I uploaded a log too Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 19 minutes ago, fordsrule said: Hi, well I checked the Speed Density channel/s to test if it saves it. It did save the layout and I did have it connected to the car as well, if this made a difference I don't know.. So. that worked strange how it didn't before. I uploaded a log too Cheers Steve Also, the logging program always loads the same layout, how can I get all the channels back again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 There is a known bug where loading a teclog will replace the current layout, so you need to reload the layout file you saved in the mean time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt@pcmtec Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Hi Steve When you first opened the data logger, it loaded the last opened/saved file and it had the "Save Log layout" menu available at this time. Saving layouts should only be shown when connected to the vehicle, so this has been rectified for the next release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Matt said: Hi Steve When you first opened the data logger, it loaded the last opened/saved file and it had the "Save Log layout" menu available at this time. Saving layouts should only be shown when connected to the vehicle, so this has been rectified for the next release Ok, so are you saying that I should connect it to the car and this will enable me to get the channels back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, fordsrule said: Ok, so are you saying that I should connect it to the car and this will enable me to get the channels back? Well I managed to get all the channels back again by removing the saved layout from the directory so the program had to load the default which was everything Bingo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 If anyone is looking for a cheap laptop to leave in the car permamently for datalogging check these factory refurbished dells out. https://www.dell.com/en-au/outlet This one is only $379 https://www.dell.com/en-au/outlet/ProductDescription?cfID=FB3FB87CAF84C894D80FD4D6A83B48A5&invID=113588&cyid=1&pid=3&c=au&l=en&rid=APAC&prdid=&seg=DFH$ Cheap enough you can just leave it in the car with a 12v charger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 2/7/2020 at 4:02 PM, fordsrule said: Well I managed to get all the channels back again by removing the saved layout from the directory so the program had to load the default which was everything Bingo!! Need some help on the same issue, any help would be appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordsrule Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Superb said: Need some help on the same issue, any help would be appreciated If you just return the directory back to default, like it was just installed by creating a backup folder for example, move your data files etc to that folder then close the program down and reopen it, it should have all the channels again, you may have to connect to the car with ignition on so it can read from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Found after deleting all the logs, saved layouts and updating to version 1.22beta its all working correctly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 We will have a new update out soon that improves the usability of these items greatly. This will include configurable units and many other improvements. Thanks for your patience. In the mean time deleting PCMTec.Editor.Settings.dat clears your saved information and restores the default logging parameters. This also removes decimal places, units and login information as well. You can also simply highlight all the scalars and press delete (in 1.22) then add them back. There is a bug where having more than 15 parameters logging at once can cause items to freeze. In the mean time we recommend 15 or less until the next update is out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 It is not the parameters it is because you have more than 15 items selected. Set your list to less than 15 items. Update is due out shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 The issue is resolved in the new beta which we are testing. Hopefully due out next week if all goes well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 There is a new 1.22 beta on the website. This is almost finished our QA process and will become the 1.22 final release in the next week or so. So far there are a few quirks left however no breaking bugs that we have found. Once we finish QA we will do a short write up of the new features and improvements. In short we have added the following: ZF Datalogging (templates need a lot of work still, everything is mapped however the units and descriptions are still unknown for a large percentage of items). Configurable units Configurable scales Auto range improvements Auto re-connect on key cycle/flashing etc. Massively number of bug fixes and performance improvements in the back end. Poll rate of single rate DMRs (eg when you poll more than 15) doubled. Can be viewed using column chooser -> then selecting "Rate" this will give you the number of updates per second. Known issues which will be resolved before the final release: Changing units mid datalog causes a temporary spike in values Bulk unit change from the menu resets axis min/max ranges. Auto connect and then immediately key cycling causes no data to be shown and a manual reconnect is needed. Page up/down on cam angles increments too slowly. Fixed by manually changing the axis at least once. A few quirks with auto-range Please press the shortcuts button to see a list of keyboard shortcuts. You can now configure ranges by right clicking on the axis as well. This release should be a HUGE improvement on what you are using now. If you download it please give us any feedback you have, anything you believe is a bug please report. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Add more decimals with the decimal button. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 45 minutes ago, Roland@pcmtec said: Add more decimals with the decimal button. Great I'll try that, how can I get the other 2 to read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/21/2020 at 10:26 AM, Superb said: Great I'll try that, how can I get the other 2 to read? Can you take a video and send us a teclog file showing that they don't read? Send it via PM or to support@pcmtec.com Can you also save your tec layout file, then remove all parameters except for those two (using the delete key) and let us know if they do start reading? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 3/23/2020 at 11:09 AM, Roland@pcmtec said: Can you take a video and send us a teclog file showing that they don't read? Send it via PM or to support@pcmtec.com Can you also save your tec layout file, then remove all parameters except for those two (using the delete key) and let us know if they do start reading? PM Sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 New datalogger beta is available on the website. Shortcut keys are documented here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt@pcmtec Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 6:10 PM, Superb said: Are these options available if I upgrade to Pro? Just checked through these today and at this time Pro and Enthusiast have the same list of DMRs. Only Workshop contains the extra parameters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 New documentation on the datalogger is available here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Matt said: Just checked through these today and at this time Pro and Enthusiast have the same list of DMRs. Only Workshop contains the extra parameters Appreciate you checking, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt@pcmtec Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 We are looking into adding some of the Workshop parameters to Pro version, so will update once that has been done (in 1.23 release coming up) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland@pcmtec Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Video demonstration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl@pcmtec Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 4/7/2020 at 7:19 PM, Superb said: Appreciate you checking, thanks @Superb I have added the extra parameters you require to the Enthusiast and Professional packages. Download the latest 1.22 from the web site and you should be able to log these now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superb Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Darryl@pcmtec said: @Superb I have added the extra parameters you require to the Enthusiast and Professional packages. Download the latest 1.22 from the web site and you should be able to log these now. Wow thanks @Darryl@pcmtec keep up the good work 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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