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ts370000
23-12-2014, 12:04 PM
[Which OBD?
I don't know. Is it just OBD1 or is OBD2 backwards compatible*.
Which cable?* To usb and to serial. - *Having found a number of obd1 to obd2 dongles and related cables it seems it is backwards compatible and also that connecting to PC/laptop is no problem.]
software :
Prefer Linux, but windows ok. I'm looking for an old laptop for this as long as it has USB and serial ports.
Prefer freeware, open source Linux,of course. if windoze prefer dos, 98se or, at a stretch, xp
Anyone know, from experience, direct or vicarious, what combo of components, software go well to set up a diy diagnostic.?.
[Later: to add an inductive pickup to attach to plugwires to PC and a flexible stalk camera to PC for inspection (with an inverter use it as a dedicated second gen diagnostic tool run off the car battery) to get readouts, make films, take snapshots and have it communicate with my main computer. (cable NIC, no wireless.)]
khn47
23-12-2014, 01:06 PM
If you search the forums I think you'll find that there's no obd or obd 2 for magnas, it was mitsubishi specific software you needed - I think mal at mitsfix has one he bought - good luck finding one under $5000 for the device as I think they're pricey
MadMax
23-12-2014, 03:24 PM
Anyone know, from experience, direct or vicarious, what combo of components, software go well to set up a diy diagnostic.?.
A paperclip?
ts370000
23-12-2014, 03:46 PM
:woot: jk ... yeah, but then I'd have to get a pen and notebook.
I had read about that one and it's a good one plus a few other simple ones. But. I've got some whacky ideas going. It's kinda good to enter these things an ignoramus (in this field) knowing what can be done. I'm even contemplating an always on mini (one led) with a mini induction coil around wire 1 timing light located just right at the timing mark with a camera placed there that plugs into the computer. With that and a roving camera on a flexi rod, a couple of extendible mirrors + a program that logs the error codes and reads on time ecu outputs inputs and displays them in graph and table and have all those windows open on a small laptop that records everything for replay or stationary reads would be quite simply fascinating (to me). My brain has slowed down a lot with age. I prefer comfort, and I'd like to keep a detailed log so I can see what I did when and what happened as a result and what led me to do it in the first place and what should I have done instead.
Merry Christmas. :)
Skapper
23-12-2014, 04:05 PM
A paperclip?
Which version paperclip? Will it run on Mac?
MadMax
23-12-2014, 06:31 PM
What is this? Skapper SpaMMing a thread? Tell me it isn't so!
ac1176
23-12-2014, 07:03 PM
Website is long dormant, but may be of interest if you're looking at DIYing some kind of interface for the TS (amongst other geeky stuff).
http://www.geekmyride.org/wiki/index.php/Trent%27s_Magna
Appears he managed to get it to talk to the ECU, but not in a particularly user-friendly way. Don't know if it developed any further.
ts370000
23-12-2014, 07:25 PM
Excellent. Thank you. Proof of concept way before my time. All those hex readouts, and the others he hadn't at that time accessed, can be converted to a radable useful display. I bet he or someone has done it by now. Theoretically doable very cheaply. Great last video. Very helpful. On a TS too. I like his style.
Skapper
23-12-2014, 07:28 PM
What is this? Skapper SpaMMing a thread? Tell me it isn't so!
I don't usually spam a thread, but when I do it's all about the paperclips.
ac1176
24-12-2014, 06:37 AM
Excellent. Thank you. Proof of concept way before my time. All those hex readouts, and the others he hadn't at that time accessed, can be converted to a radable useful display. I bet he or someone has done it by now. Theoretically doable very cheaply. Great last video. Very helpful. On a TS too. I like his style.
One of the links he provides (http://mmcdlogger.sourceforge.net/) on his website probably contains the most useful information regarding interfacing with the ECU, namely the baud rate, parity, start/stop bits and some of the codes required to do stuff, although full compatibility with the V6 ECU may be unknown as the example given is for the 4 cylinder 2L engine. The protocol seems pretty simple (request/reply). Most anyone with AVR or PIC programming experience should be able to cobble together some kind of bare bones interfacing routine to talk turkey with the ECU. Adding fancypants stuff like buttons, LCD,menus, datalogging, CSV export etc can be built on later once the two bits of kit are able to exchange data.
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