RS-RV8 Android Rovergauge
Discussion
Strudul said:
Anyone had success running this on an android headunit?
Plugged it in and seems to work, but is very laggy. Menus and moving items round is fine, but signal response takes a couple seconds to update (only tested with throttle pos so far though) - guessing that's the weak processor in the headunit though?Headunit has normal USB A ports, so no need for an OTG cable if anyone was wondering.
Strudul said:
Plugged it in and seems to work, but is very laggy. Menus and moving items round is fine, but signal response takes a couple seconds to update (only tested with throttle pos so far though) - guessing that's the weak processor in the headunit though?
Headunit has normal USB A ports, so no need for an OTG cable if anyone was wondering.
Wow!Headunit has normal USB A ports, so no need for an OTG cable if anyone was wondering.
Nice.
I had a Samsung S5 when I wrote RS-RV8.
I built an engine simulator around a Lucas 14CUX ECU that a mate posted to me from New York.
I never tested it on an ECU running in a car.
So the lag, performance, behaviour etc I can't comment on.
I wonder if that head unit would fit in a Cerbera?
aide said:
Wow!
Nice.
I had a Samsung S5 when I wrote RS-RV8.
I built an engine simulator around a Lucas 14CUX ECU that a mate posted to me from New York.
I never tested it on an ECU running in a car.
So the lag, performance, behaviour etc I can't comment on.
I wonder if that head unit would fit in a Cerbera?
Tis just a single din with a flippy screen, will fit any single din slot Nice.
I had a Samsung S5 when I wrote RS-RV8.
I built an engine simulator around a Lucas 14CUX ECU that a mate posted to me from New York.
I never tested it on an ECU running in a car.
So the lag, performance, behaviour etc I can't comment on.
I wonder if that head unit would fit in a Cerbera?
Not the exact model, but:
s p a c e m a n said:
I take it you can't have the screen out and change gear at the same time with a chim? I thought about fitting one a while ago but guessed I would need a bag of plasters for my knuckles 
No issues or contact whatsoever, the only thing it hinders is adjustment of heater controls and vision of the clock, but there’s a clock on the screen and you can reach around to adjust the dials.I like this sort of thing but if you get your car working properly these things can become redundant fairly quickly.
I remember years ago when this first came out thinking how brilliant.
I started having intermittent problems with my CUX and at that time I had ecumate which gives you a lot of this information but on a small screen etc. You will find once you have it up and running properly you will hardly reference this screen other than a quick check every now and then. After awhile all this info becomes irrelevant.
I concluded that having Rovergauge was all you really needed and only when you need it.
AFR Gauges another one, it’s very easy to spent your days looking at that worrying lol.
You can not get enough info so I really like this screen set up but experience will show when the car runs for months and years properly you will barely use it so then the Rovergauge cable and a lap top will do.
I understand people with cars on the limit need as much diagnostics as they can get so turbo or very highly tuned cars Afr meters etc a damn good thing. I remember thinking I could have one when installing a new ecu system. Truth be told the AFR readings are so consistent on a modern system on a mildly tuned car It’s not really necessary to have a gauge confirming this.
The old adage still stands, you have to tune by ear and feel so a gauge is good to tell less well tuned ears it’s about to go bang.
What I’m trying to say is you can end up ruining the driving experience by constantly considering stuff you really don’t need to think about if you just keep the car in tip top shape.
Maintenance will help more than this will.
I remember years ago when this first came out thinking how brilliant.
I started having intermittent problems with my CUX and at that time I had ecumate which gives you a lot of this information but on a small screen etc. You will find once you have it up and running properly you will hardly reference this screen other than a quick check every now and then. After awhile all this info becomes irrelevant.
I concluded that having Rovergauge was all you really needed and only when you need it.
AFR Gauges another one, it’s very easy to spent your days looking at that worrying lol.
You can not get enough info so I really like this screen set up but experience will show when the car runs for months and years properly you will barely use it so then the Rovergauge cable and a lap top will do.
I understand people with cars on the limit need as much diagnostics as they can get so turbo or very highly tuned cars Afr meters etc a damn good thing. I remember thinking I could have one when installing a new ecu system. Truth be told the AFR readings are so consistent on a modern system on a mildly tuned car It’s not really necessary to have a gauge confirming this.
The old adage still stands, you have to tune by ear and feel so a gauge is good to tell less well tuned ears it’s about to go bang.
What I’m trying to say is you can end up ruining the driving experience by constantly considering stuff you really don’t need to think about if you just keep the car in tip top shape.
Maintenance will help more than this will.
Classic Chim said:
I like this sort of thing but if you get your car working properly these things can become redundant fairly quickly.
Except it's a TVR, so even after you get it running right, things can break at any time. Just caught a lambda sensor that conked out, despite being fine a couple days ago. Would've been none the wiser if i didn't have RS-RV8 on my dash, and the battery gauge as well as digital speedo are always nice to have. However, @aide, is there any chance the refresh rate could be increased? Though it was lag / delay before, but think it's actually just that it doesn't update frequently enough, which is especially noticeable for the RPM guage.
Strudul said:
Except it's a TVR, so even after you get it running right, things can break at any time. Just caught a lambda sensor that conked out, despite being fine a couple days ago. Would've been none the wiser if i didn't have RS-RV8 on my dash, and the battery gauge as well as digital speedo are always nice to have.
However, @aide, is there any chance the refresh rate could be increased? Though it was lag / delay before, but think it's actually just that it doesn't update frequently enough, which is especially noticeable for the RPM guage.
Except it’s a TVR, things can break at anytime? However, @aide, is there any chance the refresh rate could be increased? Though it was lag / delay before, but think it's actually just that it doesn't update frequently enough, which is especially noticeable for the RPM guage.
Really!
Well yes I suppose so but that’s got to be an age related issue as most the components are tried and trusted from major manufacturers. A Lambda can go down anytime and if a car has a very poor maintenance history fair enough but that’s not Tvr fault.
I’d be more inclined to think half the problems these days are related to poor bodges and dodgy diy repairs as TVR have had nothing to do with these cars for a long time.
It’s why specialists who supply parts to cars they repair are often the best ones to buy from.
Imagine what a game repairing cars must be like now you have a market flooded with iffy parts. I’ve watched one of the better dealers back in the day researching these parts and it’s hard to keep track of the quality for even these companies who have people working full time sourcing the stuff and sadly now it’s very difficult to get quality at all.
It’s a bad situation for anyone on older tech electronics.
I’ve just entered the weird world of East German motor cycles ( for a laugh) and even there you buy from one or two companies via Germany, a few respected chaps over here but basically it’s all crap on the internet and don’t buy it is the advice.
I dare not even buy a condenser for a fiver for fear it will fail a few hundred mile down the road.
Infact some of the stuff advertised are actually incorrect and need fettling, i can’t be bothered with rubbish like this in our day and age, it’s a disgrace as it’s generic selling of basic but vital components. Rant over
The modern world,, a huge choice of complete crap mostly
Imagine what a game repairing cars must be like now you have a market flooded with iffy parts. I’ve watched one of the better dealers back in the day researching these parts and it’s hard to keep track of the quality for even these companies who have people working full time sourcing the stuff and sadly now it’s very difficult to get quality at all.
It’s a bad situation for anyone on older tech electronics.
I’ve just entered the weird world of East German motor cycles ( for a laugh) and even there you buy from one or two companies via Germany, a few respected chaps over here but basically it’s all crap on the internet and don’t buy it is the advice.
I dare not even buy a condenser for a fiver for fear it will fail a few hundred mile down the road.
Infact some of the stuff advertised are actually incorrect and need fettling, i can’t be bothered with rubbish like this in our day and age, it’s a disgrace as it’s generic selling of basic but vital components. Rant over
The modern world,, a huge choice of complete crap mostly
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 16th November 10:21
Just stumbled across this. I have the RoverGaugeV but I'm one of those horrible Mac users. To be able to use an Android phone would be great.
The Google Play link seems to have been removed although there are a few APKs floating around on various untrusted sites.
Any one know where I can get the latest version?
The Google Play link seems to have been removed although there are a few APKs floating around on various untrusted sites.
Any one know where I can get the latest version?
I must have changed phones several times since first downloading it from the Google store and I search each time but all I've ever found is the same apks from random sites. I've downloaded it a couple of times now from them and have a copy on this phone, they work and the Chinese haven't bricked my phone and stolen all of my s
t yet
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