ECU Diagnostic Software Re-Write

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alex_gray255 said:

I could port it/rewrite it for the iphone too if enough people are interested and I have the time.

Porting it to Objective C would not be too complex as long as I have the necessary MBE data.

And before people jump down my throat saying DO IT, I am only thinking out-loud and only if I get the time...

Thanks Alex, I really appreciate your offer but the design and implementation of the app has already been completed.

Objective C is pretty easy so I can handle any development work in that area.

However, if you could perhaps think of a name for the app that would most helpful.

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V8 GRF said:

If you wanted to use the phone for recording translations something like this might be of interest rather than using a phone?

http://www.invensense.com/index.html

There are so many interesting things to tinker with!

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Jhonno said:

Yup..

N4 should work with bit of tweaking.

[brakedust]

Sounds amazing to me, would be very useful!

[Jimbolian]

I can host the download if you don't want to go down the sourceforge/git hub route. Gratis of course!

[crypto]

Excellent idea and great work ! Regarding the name, it probably depends if you want to sell it (the TVR clientele is anyway limited to a few thousand) or if you consider it as fun/hobby project ? I'm not familiar what the search criterias are on play store. But when I would be looking for such an app, I would enter keywords like "tvr, mbe, ecu, ajp, obd". So maybe "TVR Ecu Control" would be a good name ? This is generic and allows "future" extensions...

May I ask a few questions ? did you really implement all functions from the pc diagnostic sw ? what kind of bluetooth-rs232 adapter do you use ?

Thanks, Peter

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crypto said:

Excellent idea and great work ! Regarding the name, it probably depends if you want to sell it (the TVR clientele is anyway limited to a few thousand) or if you consider it as fun/hobby project ? I'm not familiar what the search criterias are on play store. But when I would be looking for such an app, I would enter keywords like "tvr, mbe, ecu, ajp, obd". So maybe "TVR Ecu Control" would be a good name ? This is generic and allows "future" extensions...

May I ask a few questions ? did you really implement all functions from the pc diagnostic sw ? what kind of bluetooth-rs232 adapter do you use ?

Thanks, Peter

Hi Peter,
I'm still undecided about a name. Considering MBE-Bot.. Tiv-Droid..
Yep, I've re-written it all.
I got a cheap/unbranded dongle from china.
I'll release support/details on it in due course.
Cheers for the suggestions, much appreciated.
Regards
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[Gazzab]

This app really is ace!
Saw it today at chatsworth. Very impressed!
It really does need to be called Ace....!
Can then append for make and model eg Ajp, Tvr, Cerbera, S6, Ferrari etc

[C3BER]

Just missed seeing it but I'm sold on it. Just let us know when it's available.

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Gazzab said:

This app really is ace!
Saw it today at chatsworth. Very impressed!
It really does need to be called Ace....!
Can then append for make and model eg Ajp, Tvr, Cerbera, S6, Ferrari etc

Glad you liked it Gary, AJPAce does have a nice ring to it...
Thanks for letting me demo the app on your car today, much appreciated!

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C3BER said:

Just missed seeing it but I'm sold on it. Just let us know when it's available.

Shouldn't be too long before v1 is released.. I missed you as we'll today as I wanted to have a nosey at your car!

[Gazzab]

I paid my deposit yesterday. So should be first customer :-)

[spitfire4v8]

damn and there's me hoping I'd be the first! beaten by Gary again. I want your life gazzab!!

[Gazzab]

Happy to defer to the king of ajp mbe.... ;-)

[C3BER]

aide said:

Shouldn't be too long before v1 is released.. I missed you as we'll today as I wanted to have a nosey at your car!

Gazzab pointed you out just before I had to leave. He was singing high praises of your software and it would have been great to link it all up.

[spitfire4v8]

Gazzab said:

Happy to defer to the king of ajp mbe.... ;-)

[mcdonaldsadvertvoice] y'alright [/mcdonaldsadvertvoice]

my trusty laptop sees me through but it is a rather neat piece of kit that android app, ideal for any cerbera and sp6 owner to just make an occasional check up on their engine health or do some more in depth fault fixing/set-up. early detection of faults is key on these cars so it should prove to be a valuable tool for many many owners.

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Thanks for some great feedback and big thanks to those who suggested improvements and let me demo on their car.

Will push to release earlier...

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spitfire4v8 said:

Gazzab said:

Happy to defer to the king of ajp mbe.... ;-)

[mcdonaldsadvertvoice] y'alright [/mcdonaldsadvertvoice]

my trusty laptop sees me through but it is a rather neat piece of kit that android app, ideal for any cerbera and sp6 owner to just make an occasional check up on their engine health or do some more in depth fault fixing/set-up. early detection of faults is key on these cars so it should prove to be a valuable tool for many many owners.

Thanks Joolz, that’s so true, I just leave the ECU lead plugged in all the time now and have routed it under the carpet. So the small, quick check every time I start the car in the morning now includes an easy check of tp’s, lambdas, adaptives and fault codes..

[optimax sniffer]

When it is released could list the devices that it is comparable with?

I'm looking to get a cheap android phone / tablet from fleabay to run it

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optimax sniffer said:

When it is released could list the devices that it is comparable with?

I'm looking to get a cheap android phone / tablet from fleabay to run it

Yep will do. You need a phone that has "usb host" capabilities.
I will release it for the Samsung Galaxy S3 first then I'll enbable it to be downloaded off the play store for each new device I sucessfully test it with.