I'm going to use this thread to get the ball rolling on how to do a self-install of the s.m.a.r.t kits. In addition, I'm going to post some updates on my pyXede softare that allows you to collect and analyze the the highspeed xede datalogs.

I don't think that the s.m.a.r.t kits are officially shipping yet, but I expect they will be soon. I ordered some hardware for developement purposes and it looks like this:



Ludikraut and I will be doing the install tomorrowing evening after work. Stay tuned.

If you're wondering about my pyXede software, well it's quickly advancing towards a 2.0 release. Here's a screenshot:



You'll notice the black-4 plots. The top is torque/power, the green is wideband A/F, the white is knock, and the bottom blue is the Xede's timing shift. Notice how the timing is adjusted when the knock events happen.

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sweet.....what interface is this for the xede again? A personal version you are making? Probably a dumb question..

 

Yes. Xmap/update runs only on windows and I don't have access to any windows machines. In order to do datalogging, I wrote my own software that talks directly to the xede. From there it grew into a larger program that also does some analysis and can import data from other formats (such as the UTEC).

Another important point is that my software is free -- not just free of charge. You can take the source code, modify it, redistribute it, or do pretty much whatever you want with it.

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ahhhh so this isn;t for windows....gotcha. Looks good! Maybe I could get some of the CS engineers at school to make something similar for windows....haha maybe put the charts in real time 3D! lol

 

Good job bro! Can't wait to see that code

 

No, it'll run on windows too. I just don't bother thinking about it since I don't have any windows machines.

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donour, how are you logging knock values? did you connect the knock buffer? what input on the xede are you using?

 

Yes that's smart knock. Those data logs are from the vishnu s.ma.r.t prototype, not my car. The data was collected in california, but I analyzed it in chicago. Pretty slick, i think.

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Where are you getting the bung welded onto the down pipe? I need to find someone to do the same in the area.

 

Sweet!! subscribed

 

I bought a new downpipe and vishnu had it sent to their fabricator to get install the bung for the wideband. I haven't unwrapped it yet, but the it looks good through the bubble wrap.

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do you have a place to download that software? looks cool...plus it gives me something to screw with and make other people think i know what I'm doing!

 

Maybe i missed this but how is your software calculating the HP and Torque curves? Do you have a Roaddyno hooked up to it also or something? This looks very interesting. Now I can't wait to get my Smart system in too.

 

He's got everything for v1.0 here: http://www.donour.com/cars/pyxede/

 

Old versions are here: http://www.donour.com/cars/pyxede.

As I said, i'm working on the 2.0 series now, but 1.0 is functional and fairly well tested.

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