ECU Diagnostic Software Re-Write

[Vee8ight]

Bump

[aide]

Apologies for the radio silence.
I've more or less rewritten the app.
Will release it in a week or so.

[aide]

Some more screenshots

[spitfire4v8]

They look superb

[kevin63]

Looks like I will have to buy an android device now

Great work Aide.

[RFC1]

sorry if this sounds thick, but will this be of use on an i-pad/phone ??

Cheers Sandy

[aide]

Hi Sandy
Android only for now.
I have a samsung galaxy S3.
I'm due an upgrade next month so will go for the S5.
Aide

[Vee8ight]

Awesome. I have me a generic tablet an lead ready to try it

[Ant.]

Looks very cool.......

What connection lead will we need Aide?

[scotty_d]

Top work looking forward to trying it on my nexus 5

[Gaspode]

Nice looking app, does this work for the CANBus version of the ECU? I have an MEBE ECU in my Morgan and currently just use the Easymap software to monitor what's going on, but of course this needs a windows laptop which is a bit of a faff.

[aide]

You just need a USB to RS232 Cable and a USB OTG Cable.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, which is usb host enabled.

[aide]

Will be testing it out on a Nexus 5.

[aide]

Gaspode said:

Nice looking app, does this work for the CANBus version of the ECU? I have an MEBE ECU in my Morgan and currently just use the Easymap software to monitor what's going on, but of course this needs a windows laptop which is a bit of a faff.

Thanks Gaspode, if you're ecu has a CANbus interface then you can connect to it with the Torque App which is on the Play Store. Hth

[Gaspode]

aide said:

You just need a USB to RS232 Cable and a USB OTG Cable.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, which is usb host enabled.

Thanks, I have the adapter from SDB motorsport, which converts from the OBD format port on the ECU to a USB cable so that bit's covered. I was wondering more as to whether the values would be read properly. Easiest way is to try it and see, I guess!

[aide]

Gaspode said:

Thanks, I have the adapter from SDB motorsport, which converts from the OBD format port on the ECU to a USB cable so that bit's covered. I was wondering more as to whether the values would be read properly. Easiest way is to try it and see, I guess!

I see. Earlier ecu's don't communicate via odb they use a different protocol.
If your ecu speaks odb then an odb reader or an app that speaks odb would work. But this app has been specifically designed because the earlier ecu's don't communicate via odb.

[Gaspode]

aide said:

I see. Earlier ecu's don't communicate via odb they use a different protocol.
If your ecu speaks odb then an odb reader or an app that speaks odb would work. But this app has been specifically designed because the earlier ecu's don't communicate via odb.

Ah, right. I'm probably best off sticking with EasyMap 5.0, then?

[aide]

Gaspode said:

Ah, right. I'm probably best off sticking with EasyMap 5.0, then?

Or, the Torque App speaks to odb enabled ecu's. It's free and you already have a USB to CANbus cable

[Vee8ight]

aide said:

You just need a USB to RS232 Cable and a USB OTG Cable.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, which is usb host enabled.

How can I tell if my generic android tablet is usb host enabled?

[aide]

Vee8ight said:

How can I tell if my generic android tablet is usb host enabled?

You should be able to look up the spec of the tablet online. Usb host just means that the USB port on your device can supply power to whatever it's connected to. All usb ports on laptops and pc's are host enabled because most of the time they are powering the device they're connected to.
A simple tes, if you connect your mouse to the tablet and it works then the USB port on your tablet is host enabled.