I'll try to figure this out myself, but when I try to run the OpenPort1.3 I get the error:

Run-time error 429:
ActiveX component can't create object

I think this is something to do with VB and certain dlls or something not being registered, but I figured I would ask if anyone knows without me having to figure this out.


Thanks,
Eric

 

Hi,

The only objects that I can think of that are created dynamically are:

MathParser objects
MS DOM XML objects

Could you check your <Windows>\System32 directory and look for:

MTParserCOM.dll
MSXML2.dll

If both are present, you could try registering them and see if you get more specific error messages.

Sorry, I'm a little stumped on this one.
-jjf

 

jjf,

Thanks. This did the trick.

I have three PCs and I was having the problem on the two which I don't believe have XP SP2. I don't know if that is the culprit or not, but nonetheless, registering these two .dlls solved the problem.


Thanks,
Eric


P.S. For anyone that gets this error, what I mean by registering the .dlls is to open a command prompt, change directories to where the files are, such as \system32, then type:

regsvr32 mtparsercom.dll
then hit enter

do the same for the other file

 

I'll revert a machine in the lab to XP SP1 and take a look on Tuesday. Sorry you had a problem.

-jjf

 

I wouldn't even waste your time. We have a solution now thanks to you, so why try to solve MS problems.

I just appreciate the time that you have already spent.


Eric

 

It isn't a big deal, I've already got Ghost images of the different versions/service packs. I just want to ring it out to make sure it isn't an installer issue.

Again, sorry you had problems.

-jjf

P.S. for NJ: I both sent and posted a fix for your half speed issue with LM-1. Based on raw log files I'd expect your power measurements for 3rd gear pulls to be quite close now.

 

I use VMWare and snapshots, and persistent images.. Once I get a base image of what I like, I can copy it or use it as it stands, when I break it, I can revert it to the previous snapshot or start over.. Ghost takes too long to restore on a sacrificial machine.. Plus VMWare Server is free..

 

I'll second VMWare....it's great for testing and 'rebuilding' by just reverting to your last snapshot.


Eric

 

FWIW, I could never get VMWare to work on Japanese versions. I also have Ghost images going back to the Win 95 OEM service packs.

But VMWare is a nice app.

-jjf

 

Yeah, you can restore your Ghost images to VMWare, I do that pretty regularly as I have different images of machines that go back to really early versions.

VMWare server works alot better, the only issue I've had was with the newest version of Ghost (the service) in windows XP, but only with a hard drive plugged in to the USB passthrough, and its really just a USB issue.

Oh, and the Tactrix cable works fine through VMWare on a linux host, running winxp as a guest.

 

I want to thank you so very much for your help so far. What you sent me WORKED. Now the logs that are logged by laptop and those logged by the LM-1 are IDENTICAL.

For the forum, Joe (if I may call him by his first name) sent me the the file @ 10:33 pm. He was working that late on a holiday evening. I am VERY VERY TOUCHED and IMPRESSED. to the Innovate crew

 

Just to bring some closure to this one -

A number of folks have emailed me asking about the results they have gotten from my simple power formula posted in this thread. In particular, difference between the results and the power chart in DLL. Clearly, a big part of the discrepency is that my simple calculation does not account for aerodynamics, so courtesy of Klaus:

Here's the RPM slope based formula that also does SAE correction and accounts for aerodynamic resistance:

?Vehicle weight in lb = m[3000]
?Tire diameter in inch = td[25]
?Gear ratio of run = gear_ratio[1.21]
?Final drive ratio = finaldrive[4.53]
?i Name of RPM channel = rpm[RPM]
?Frontal area of vehicle (sqft) = Ar[30]
?Drag coefficient = Cd[0.45]
?Current atmospheric pressure (inHg) = atmp[29.92]
?Current temperature (degF) = temp[94]

#SAE correction factor
SAEcf = (1.18 * ((29.235/atmp) * sqrt((temp + 459.67)/536.67)) )- 0.18

#air density
density = 0.0412236 * atmp/ (temp + 459.67)

# tire radius in ft
R = td/24

# acceleration in g
a = slope(RPM) * pi * td * 4.3153245 * 10^-5/(gear_ratio * finaldrive)

# speed in ft/sec
v = (RPM * R * pi ) / ( gear_ratio * finaldrive * 30)

# aerodynamic draq in lbforce
Fa = 0.5 * density * (v^2) * Ar * Cd

# Accelerating force (lbforce)
F = m * a + Fa

# engine torque
trq = F * R * SAEcf/ (gear_ratio * finaldrive)
MC(torque;lbft;0) = trq
MC(power;hp;0) = trq * rpm/5252

Again, you'll get better results if you either trim the session or just highlight the pull in question (see my post earlier in the thread).

I'm going to have to wrap up my participation here. It is very difficult for me to talk about technicalities without relating it to our specific products. This appears to put me squarely into forbidden territory. Rather than make more work and grief for the moderators, I'll lay low.

I hope my participation to this point is perceived by most folks here in the spirit I truly intended it.

Best Regards,
-jjf

 

One more variable which may be difficult use and varies from tire to tire, but good to be aware of is tire pressure. A difference of 5 psi can easily give or take a cm of the wheels overall rotation distance for one turn.

 

nj1266, thanks for coming by. I've parsed out the captured packets from your XEDE unit. I can definately read RPM and timing offset from the XEDE (I also can read the time stamps and flags - but I don't know what the flag bits mean ).

Unfortunately, I could not figure out the other params. For example, I could find the waste gate and injector bytes, but since there were all zero in the captured traces, I don't know what value is what.

I'll whip together a simple RPM and Timing offset test for you to try tomorrow. Once it is working, and if it is useful to other XEDE users, I'll put a little more effort into figuring out what all the other values are (and maybe try to figure out what the "V2" switch does!)

Thanks Again!
-jjf

 

Drop Donour a PM, he wrote the pyXEDE libraries and probably has all the information you need to figure out the format of the raw data.