i'd like to log with my ppc. can you help me?
Pushing a little bit forward on the logging front ...
Here is my
ME7Logger package now available for everybody,
has been tested successfully on different cars.
It consists of two tools: one to generate ecu characteristics files
(similar to properties) out of ecu images, second to log data.
No GUI for klicky guys, no graphics, just console programs.
/sales_mode=on 
Will outperform commercially available tools on speed & flexibility:
- Up to 50 samples per second possible.
- Up to 127 independent variables can be logged at same time.
- Open for expansions: whatever you want to log, you can define it.
- No fiddling with licenses/hacked programs needed.
/sales_mode=off- It's free for hobby use,
- It's NOT for noobs. Not a connect-and-log tool,
before logging you should have your ecu image available.
Last but not least: buy a commercial program if you want
to make someone liable for damages/not working logging tools
Update 12.08.2011, some fixes/changes done:
- Experimental FTDI native driver support added, option -f
- Logger start time synchronization added, option -t
- Logger absolute timestamp added, option -a
- Allow TAB's also in trace config files
- Variables zwbasar_<xx> for all available cylinders
- Variables wkraa_<xx> limited to available cylinders
- Minor changes, some variables added
Update 09.09.2011, some of the requested changes/fixes done:
- Single sample option added (result is output just to the window)
- More variables determined for images with code variant (missing tans(IAT) for one image)
- zwbasar_<xx> now really available for all available cylinders
- Some more variables added
- Some alias names added, some changed
Update 02.04.2012 to version 1.17:
(Updated 04.04.2012 the ME7Info in the .zip, fixed path error)
Changes in ME7Logger:
- Reworked general timing calculations, timestamps, sync to full second
- Fixed local time in absolute timestamps (option -a)
- Supress logfile writing when output goes to stdout (option -R)
useful if output is piped to external evaluation tool/filter
- Added option -m: Timestamp format milliseconds
- Added option -h: supress printing header information in logfiles
- Added option -b: set logging baudrate for communication,
override baudrate from ecu file
- connection method "double slowinit" added (helps with "instrument cluster" problem)
To use double slowinit set in the [Communication] section of the .ecu file:
Connect = SLOW-0x00
DoubleDelay = 12 ; Possible values 1 .. 100 (delay in 100ms)
This only allows to connect while engine not yet started.
Changes in ME7Info:
- Reverted back to zwbasar_0 .. zwbasar_3
(Array size NOT dependent on number of cylinders)
- Some variables added:
+ zwoutar_0 .. zwoutar_3
+ zwsol
+ redist / evz_austot
+ lamfaws_w / lamfawkr_w / lamfaw_w / lamfwl_w / lamrlmn_w
+ perffilt_w / perfmax_w => This is CPU-Load
It helps in finding out the max. logging capabilities of your ECU.
Around 90% CPU-Load might be a limit for the ECU.
Update 10.07.2013 to version 1.20:Changes in ME7Logger v1.20:
- Read additional ecu characteristics file "my_<ecufile>" if it exists in same directory as <ecufile>.
-> my_<ecufile> should be used to keep manually added definitions.
- Read additional log config file my_<ecu>_template.cfg from same directory as log config file.
- my_<ecu>_template.cfg can be used to keep log entries for manually added definitions
- Optimization of logged data, e.g.:
- logging multiple bitvariables which use the same byte will read only one byte from ecu.
- logging two byte variables from neighbouring memory addresses will read only one merged
word location from ecu.
The limits are now:
- up to 254 bytes,
- up to 127 different memory locations (1 or 2 bytes),
- up to 254 variables.
- Linux port added
-> see "ME7Logger_Linux_DIST_10072013.tgz"
Serial interfaces work using device /dev/ttyS*, as well as FTDI cables in serial mode
using the kernel module ftdi_sio and device /dev/ttyUSB0.
FTDI native mode is supported using libftdi1 and libusb1, both are already included
in many Linux distributions.
libftdi1:
http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi libusb1:
http://www.libusb.org/wiki/libusb-1.0- Shared library (DLL) added (.so/.dll) for those who want to implement own logging solutions
-> see directory "lib" in the ME7L .zip/.tgz files for description and example program.
An example driver for WinLog (
http://www.devtechnics.com/winlog.htm) using the ME7L shared library
is available as well in ME7L_Winlog_driver.zip. Just copy ME7L_winlog.dll and libME7Logger.dll into
the Winlog directory to make use of it.
Changes in ME7Info v1.20:
- Linux port added
- Internal cleanup work
