The EVOScan software will use the data from the ecu. The LC-1 will provide the AF data that is sent to the laptop via a serial cable that is provided with the kit. The software will combine the parameters like RPM, TP, etc. with the AF data from the LC-1 in one graphical display.

Logworks is a seperate logging application that will or can be used on it's own. To utilize the logworks software, you will have to uitlize other sensors or tap into the ecu somehow.

BTW don't ditch the old laptop as many of the new laptops do not have a serial port. If you have a laptop that is USB only you can buy a connector that goes from the serial cable to a USB port. It is best if possible to go directly into the serial port.

FWIW I was amused to see that Al uses an IBM Thinkpad that is even older than mine. I think the TechTom software he uses or used runs under DOS????

Hope this helps.

 

thank you MalibuJack.

 

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ok so we will have the serial connection with the LC-1 and the usb to OB2 cables connected at the same time.......... ok cool thank you

 

So anyword on the Data Logg app that should be out soon, like any new update and if the guy needs help with anything i can be of a help tester, roms, anything

 

I didn't get a chance to catch him this morning before he logged off.. I think he's a day or two away..

 

ahh i cant wait woot woot this should be so much fun ahh hahaha.

 

That wasn't exactly what I had in mind. Honestly, the distinguishing features of C# aren't that bad. Garbage collected, protected, type-safe code is a good idea. However it brings with it the baby eating, serial rapist that is is c++. None of those good things really keep you out of harms way because you can always just decide you want to cast to a void*.

I can go on for quite a while, but none of that was my point. What I meant was, using vb ties you to the win32 (soon to be win64) platform. An application tied to windows is just about useless to me.

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I'm forced to work with windows quite frequently, but 50-70% of my time is using Linux, and the most frustrating thing for me is not being able to easily port code over.. There are some VB-ish tools for Linux, but geez.. Lets bloat some code with win32 a little more..

Most of this stuff will become open source, then we can spend some time figuring out the protocol and writing some code that is a little more universal.

 

I am not gonna get involved in the windows versus linux war.

Besides that I am going to be helping evo4mad tonight with some coding.

 

Eta!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

This has nothing to do with Linux. I just object to tying yourself to win32 with vb or c#. EcuFlash is c++ application written using qt. As such, it should be very portable. That's what our primary datalogger should aim towards. It's evo4mad's project. I'm certainly not going to try to tell him what to do. I was just responding to the comment that vb makes is accessible to "everybody".

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Did you get a chance to work with him? I saw him online most of the afternoon (probably late at night for him) and he was AFK so I didn't bother him, I wanted to let him know that I started disassembling the rom for my car, I got pretty far along but need to clean up the data and code segments and label them if someone had entry point data for some of the calls.

 

I still prefer straight C over most any other language, but thats mostly because I spend a lot of time writing hardware / ASIC drivers. And I cant stand VB. Its programming for stupid people that dont know what the hell they are doing.

 

VB is first and foremost a Microsoft invention, and also a tool for making user interfaces.. VB.net is quite a bit more like C and able to do most anything you can with C# (and C++ on a Microsoft box) Unfortunately its not the most graceful programming language and I don't particularly like working with it, but I have, and its easy and fast to get things up and running, your not calling me stupid for using it, are you?? I Did write the UTEC Digital dash with it.. In all seriousness, this isn't really the thread for the ford vs chevy.. Err, Sti vs Evo, err.. Commodore vs Apple //e... Aww Whatever the f we were talking about.. hehe..

This is a datalogging thread.. and there is a working model for software that can use the OpenPort Mitsubishi cable to get a reasonable rate of data.. Its only a matter of time before more tools come out, and logging gets integrated into ECUFlash itself..