ScanGauge II or ScanGauge E

no problem, nice mea culpa.

 

Do not waste your money on a Scan Gauge. It has a user interface from the 80's. For a little more you can buy a used Android phone, a OBD cable and Torque software. Check out this interface.

Torque Pro (OBD 2 & Car) - Android Apps on Google Play..

 

Can you get everything in torque that you can on the Scanguage. I have a spare android phone I could probably mount somewhere.

 

You can get the same data with a Garmin and Bluetooth adapter. I have it and it works well. Only problem with our cars and Bluetooth streaming is that it causes the clock to loose a few minutes a week. Not sure exactly why, but it does. You can customize gauges, and add more than pictured below.
Garmin ecoRoute™ HD : Be your own mechanic - monitor your engine and save fuel • Frequently Asked Questions •

 

I have the Garmin with Bluetooth adpater and hate it. Torque is far better.

I did notice my clock running slower. That is odd.

 

A big difference between the e and II is the e has only one place to plug in the cord. That increases the depth of the of the device by almost an inch. Consider where you will mount the scan gauge.

 

You can also daisy chain some II's to get more than 4 readouts.

 

This might be what you are looking for.
GenIII Prius Custom PIDs for Torque app | PriusChat

 

The Torque app I mentioned in post 4 does everything the Scangauge does. It fully supports every aspect the Prius. All the Xgauge items for the Scangauge are in Torque.

You can daisy chain Scangauge units for more displays or you can use Torque and fit 100X the gauges on one screen. Then you can start a new screen with even more gauges. You can just scroll left or right to look at the screens with more gauges.

The Scangauge is an out dated device that is way over priced for what it does.

Here are some basic funtions on one screen



Here another screen that I can scroll to that has things like Prius's (MG1/MG2) Motor Generator 1& 2 speed and tempature as well as the (ICE) Internal combustible Engine speed and temp.

 

I'm staying with the ScanGauge II. The Gen III's already have too much information available for really safe driving. Watching the boost or the inverter temp does not give me much useful information. In addition, unless you use a pad or laptop, the screen is hopelessly small...where do you mount a laptop for safe viewing? The three readings I have found useful over the last 80,000 miles in both Gen II and III are battery amps, throttle position and segment mileage. The Gen III's HSI has an equivalent to TPS, so you have two gauges to play with. I mount my gauge on the steering column behind the wheel which makes it reasonably easy to see.

 

You have lots of options with Android phones. There are 2.8", 3.0", a bunch between 3 and 4 inch, 4.5", 4.8", 5.0", 5.3", 5.5" displays. The tablets start at 7" to 12" displays. There are thousands of car mounts for them. If anything you are very limited on options with the Scangauge.

 

Xgauge is nothing special. It is a PID with all the math to get the right reading. It does not have any effect on the OBD adapter.

Some OBD adapters have timing issues. There is a cheap version for Android called Oak. People have complained about it randomly disconnecting. I spent a little more and got this adapter.

PLX Kiwi Bluetooth | OBD2 OBDII Android