Thinking about creating some OBD software, need input

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For those of you who don’t know me, i’m oldschool, been on pittspeed / psr for about 4 years, was a mod several times etc etc.

Anyways, after taking my Introduction To Systems Software class i have become pretty well versed in serial port communications in the PalmOS. I was thinking about what things i could do with it and a datalogger came to mind. I knew that there was already a product called pocketlogger for 1st Gen DSMs and OBD II cars but i figured it might be cool to make my own anyways and sell it cheaper. I was looking at creating a very similiar app for a palm pilot that would get all the data from the ecu, such as rpm, all the sensors such as water temp etc etc and the error codes. If i sold this product for ~$125 with the cable and adapter included would you be interested in buying it? If not, why? If i created it as an application for laptop computer to run in windows would you be more likely to purchase that?

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i imagine the software for the palm would look something along the lines of this, except with color support

http://www.digitaltuning.com/instructions/tappedlog.jpg

http://www.digitaltuning.com/instructions/obderror.jpg

http://www.digitaltuning.com/instructions/obd2viewscreen.jpg

the cost would be roughly $50 cheaper than pocketlogger

also, i noticed there is no support for OBD-1 ECUs for hondas. There are plenty of data loggers for DSMs but no hondas… i might make mine OBD1 honda specific

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delsloow is a Wee little person.

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Originally posted by Shaggy
delsloow is a Wee little person.

:confused: i’m not that short, i’m like 5’8

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id be more prone to windows version

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Originally posted by HaNnIBaL64
id be more prone to windows version

I have a windows version already

got it through a group buy…offered to you guys and no one was interested.
I got the triple combo…works on all OBDII cars.

Gearhead has mine at the moment.

http://www.obd-2.com/datx.gif
http://www.obd-2.com/dat3.gif
http://www.obd-2.com/dat.gif
http://www.obd-2.com/stat.gif
http://www.obd-2.com/codeg.gif http://www.obd-2.com/o2.gif http://www.obd-2.com/test.gif

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i dunno what OBD version my car is.

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Originally posted by showtime
I have a windows version already

http://www.obd-2.com/

got it through a group buy…offered to you guys and no one was interested.
I got the triple combo…works on all OBDII cars.

Gearhead has mine at the moment.

dont rememebr that though… work good?. actually is it useful?

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Originally posted by HaNnIBaL64
work good?. actually is it useful?

I posted soem screen shots from their site.

I hooked up to my car…it works…my laptop is a POS, so its not the best setup, but it works.
It a little too complicated for me.
Gearhead borrowed it from me…not sure if he’s used it but he might be able to fill you in more on it.

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Originally posted by showtime
I posted soem screen shots from their site.

I hooked up to my car…it works…my laptop is a POS, so its not the best setup, but it works.
It a little too complicated for me.
Gearhead borrowed it from me…not sure if he’s used it but he might be able to fill you in more on it.

looks way way to complicated

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Originally posted by BlkP42E
i dunno what OBD version my car is.

i’d say its OBD1.

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yeah, chad its not very sophisticated:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
but the E.F.I we have is NOT complicated at all.
Meaning any jerkoff can figure out what works well and still not blow the motor. :bigthumb: :blue: :blue: :rofl: :itr41: :rofl: :itr41: :itr41: :rofl: :itr41:

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Originally posted by delsloow
For those of you who don’t know me, i’m oldschool, been on pittspeed / psr for about 4 years, was a mod several times etc etc.

:sadwavey:

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i’d love it, problem is the software is free it’s the cable that kills you. i already have the software for both obdII AND dsmlink but the hell if i can use them