Best scanner/monitor app/tool (1 Viewer)
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bloc
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Earning your username, even if it’s not strictly Linux. Figures there is a way to do this that I didn’t know about.If you like my dashboard, then the setup cost is practically zero. Just copy the .stg file from the dropbox below into your own dropbox and then you can load it right into your OBD Fusion and use (or adapt) it as desired
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Since I posted that last year, I no longer use the Scangauge II. I've followed the lead of @linuxgod and others for better interface and more interesting info available; see his post #19 above.
TLC2013
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@linuxgod @bloc @afgman786 @Sandroad what has been your experience with the OBD fusion app in regards to Mpg accuracy? I recently started using this app with the Carista Reader, Love the ability to monitor temps especially transmission.
I’ve been trying to log mpg data to compare the difference between my off-road wheel and tire setup and my new highway wheels/tires. Took a cruise that was 90/10 mix between highway & city and was thrilled to see 16.3mpgs with the Nokian One HT (LT275/70r18).
I have a feeling that this 16.3mpgs is calculated off the computer assuming I am running the smaller stock 285/60/18 tires so am I actually seeing roughly 5% better mpgs then this? This would mean ~17mpgs which is stellar!
I’ve been trying to log mpg data to compare the difference between my off-road wheel and tire setup and my new highway wheels/tires. Took a cruise that was 90/10 mix between highway & city and was thrilled to see 16.3mpgs with the Nokian One HT (LT275/70r18).
I have a feeling that this 16.3mpgs is calculated off the computer assuming I am running the smaller stock 285/60/18 tires so am I actually seeing roughly 5% better mpgs then this? This would mean ~17mpgs which is stellar!
afgman786
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I'm almost positive its calculating against the computer mileage. It's more accurate than the mpg on the trip computer from my experience. Each time I've done the math on my phone at fill up going by trip mileage it matches OBD Fusion. So I'd say its safe to say you're getting better when you correct for tire size.
TLC2013
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Very cool, Good to know. thanks @afgman786
I agree with @afgman786.
Not sure. I only use the instant MPG reading. For the longer calculated MPG I just use the regular values in the dashboard and add 5% for tire size compensation.
Really wish OBD Fusion was available for apple. Anything comparable?
TLC2013
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An option that would work is pick up a cheap (used eBay?) android cellphone Or a $100 android tablet and use It with the fusion app.
TLC2013
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I have a couple hundred mile trip coming up and will log some decent Miles to get a better comparison between the two. My initial hunch is that the LCs built in mpgs calculator reads lower then the fusion app.
Do you mean Apple phone/ipad or Apple laptop? It works on my iPhone.
If you wanted to get it on a laptop you could probably use an emulator, or maybe the iOS SDK
Could be. I believe you can adjust for MPH via a scaling factor or something in OBD fusion settings so that may be why yours is closer to accurate.
I recall reading somewhere that most of these apps calc MPG slightly different than the ECU does, so it may be close but not accurate anyway. Not sure if this statement is true specifically for OBD Fusion however. It'll be interesting to see what you find out.
Hmm. I couldn't find OBD Fusion in the App Store. Could it be on another name or is it installed.....via other means? I mean on my iPhone.
TLC2013
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TLC2013
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It’s there in the Apple app store.
That’s interesting about the mph scaling, this app has some insane features, I am just At the tip of the ice burg. Still have a lot to learn.
I have not used OBDLink
OBD Fusion is not that hard to use, especially if you spend the extra $10 and buy the Toyota Enhanced PID pack which will have every PID you need. There's nothing to really configure at that point, you just let it scan your vehicle while in park and then click connect. The basic dials are easy to set up IMO (add gauge, select PID), but I'm pretty technical so it's hard for me to turn my brain off sometimes and imagine how others experience it. They are highly configurable as well and that part is pretty tedious but you don't have to tweak them with color range indicators and what not like I did, particularly if you mostly use the digital gauge options which just show the PID Value inside a box.
OBD Fusion is not that hard to use, especially if you spend the extra $10 and buy the Toyota Enhanced PID pack which will have every PID you need. There's nothing to really configure at that point, you just let it scan your vehicle while in park and then click connect. The basic dials are easy to set up IMO (add gauge, select PID), but I'm pretty technical so it's hard for me to turn my brain off sometimes and imagine how others experience it. They are highly configurable as well and that part is pretty tedious but you don't have to tweak them with color range indicators and what not like I did, particularly if you mostly use the digital gauge options which just show the PID Value inside a box.
I have both the OBDLink and OBDFusion apps. Having used them side by side it is obvious that OBDLink is simply a licensed, slightly modified version of the OBDFusion app. The menus are the same, the gauges and dash boards are the same, the look and feel is the same.. They are so similar the existence of both of them is a mystery.
FrazzledHunter
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