Re: Scrappy-the Subaru
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:17 pm
Since I'm a datalogging junkie, I have a new project to add to Scrappy. On the GRM forum, somebody pointed out that newegg.com was selling bluetooth obd2 readers for $12 shipped.
I decided to splurge on one being the big spender that I am. I had known about them for a while, and a program called torque. What didn't know was that Torque has evolved quite a bit since I last looked at it. Torque is an app for Android based devices. The full price option is $5. It now does a whole boatload of stuff. It will now log any parameter you can you can access by your cars obd port. It will access custom PID's, if you are able to locate them. It will access your phones internal gps, or communicate with an external gps, and log gps info. It will also log your android devices accelerometers.
So far I've been able to have it work with my 2002 Subaru TS wagon and my 2012 subaru impreza hatch(work). Works really well and is very easy to use.
It allows you to export all the log info into a csv file that programs like racerender can use to overlay on to your video. Anything you log can then be added to your video. It also has the ability to use your android devices camera to take video, while overlaying the info you want. It also has an integrated shift light, as well as real time gauges for any parameter that it can see.
It has audible alarms for parameters you set. For example, it says it's reached operating temperature based on the coolant temp reading.
Other neat things is that it can figure out the gear you are in, provided it knows gear ratios etc. I haven't quite figured out how to do that just yet.
Anyways, my previous app used and external gps, to get a fair amount of info. It works great on open tracks, but the geography of hillclimbing caused some issues. This app should eliminate some of those issues.
The app home page is here, if you care to look at it. http://torque-bhp.com/
So my question to anyone who actually read all of that is this. What would you like to see recorded on a run? I'll have speed, rpm, throttle position, g's, Boost.
I decided to splurge on one being the big spender that I am. I had known about them for a while, and a program called torque. What didn't know was that Torque has evolved quite a bit since I last looked at it. Torque is an app for Android based devices. The full price option is $5. It now does a whole boatload of stuff. It will now log any parameter you can you can access by your cars obd port. It will access custom PID's, if you are able to locate them. It will access your phones internal gps, or communicate with an external gps, and log gps info. It will also log your android devices accelerometers.
So far I've been able to have it work with my 2002 Subaru TS wagon and my 2012 subaru impreza hatch(work). Works really well and is very easy to use.
It allows you to export all the log info into a csv file that programs like racerender can use to overlay on to your video. Anything you log can then be added to your video. It also has the ability to use your android devices camera to take video, while overlaying the info you want. It also has an integrated shift light, as well as real time gauges for any parameter that it can see.
It has audible alarms for parameters you set. For example, it says it's reached operating temperature based on the coolant temp reading.
Other neat things is that it can figure out the gear you are in, provided it knows gear ratios etc. I haven't quite figured out how to do that just yet.
Anyways, my previous app used and external gps, to get a fair amount of info. It works great on open tracks, but the geography of hillclimbing caused some issues. This app should eliminate some of those issues.
The app home page is here, if you care to look at it. http://torque-bhp.com/
So my question to anyone who actually read all of that is this. What would you like to see recorded on a run? I'll have speed, rpm, throttle position, g's, Boost.