Prius CAN Monitor and data logger for Windows PC

I like it! Its just what I was thinking someone should do. Now if it could be open source, and have a nicer display like the Japanese version of the canview or have a fully customized display with graphs then it would be complete. I will still take it like it is. Now I cant wait to get my in car computer.

 

Put me down for one too. Man I guess I am going to have to find another place to keep my wallet and phone as I will need the middle cubby for a pop out touch screen computer now!

 

Pretty sweet ken...

If anyone wants to collaborate on an open source, linux-based version of this (sorry ken, but i really hate windows), i have plans to start work on it in the next month or so. The final goal, of course, is to use it in a car-puter, but thats a ways off.

 

Very nice!
I will get this installed into the carputer soon to give it a shot

 

ok cool, does it work for an 06?

 

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It is reading the CAN information out of the OBDII connector.

I think its a sofware interpreter/app displaying graphics on a PC hardware on any type, carputer, notebook. I'm using a program that diplays partial information of the Prius because is not supporting 100% Hybrid information with the same CAN232 hardware through an USB adaptor since the last 6 months.
In this picture you can see it in the 10" LCD display

Really this NEW app shows very nice.

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He agrees that the VB source will be open after he finished the migration to the English Windows.
However, he does not have a PC running the English Windows now.


Well, has I explained before, mine is working since a while now, Hint , Hint..... B)

 

Hi Ken,
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Could you give more details about the inaccuracies between the CAN message injector timing and the direct measurements?

With Graham's miniscanner, I see the OBD injector timing values even when the ICE is off. Are there other problems with values being just wrong?

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

 

Will it work on Lunix or OS X

 

Ken,

Thanks for all the great work and info. Is there any way this could be run on a PDA (like Windows Mobile 5)? It's much easier than bringing a laptop into the car.

Thanks!

 

It may not be a CAN issue, but I believe that OBD2 queries for engine
parameters show something in ICE-off state because the ECM holds
the last figure it saw before shutdown. I see this on the Mastertech
too, and if Scangauge is simply believing what the computer reports
then you're going to get that bogus reading. Perhaps the thing to do
is blank all those figures when you realize that RPM = 0, which at
least reads true...
.
_H*

 

This looks promising, and it's also inspiring for me to finish my much nicer looking Flash-based front end that I've been working on for MacPrius. It's starting to look like I could easily adapt it to run in my '06 with a PC laptop. Mine is set up to read XML from a port, so a server could be set up to convert the CAN data to XML strings or something like that.

And since it's Flash, it's kind-of platform independent; as long as there's a good binary of the flash player for your OS, you're in business. I'll be excited if when I finish it more than one person will be able to use it in their car!

There's a small portion of my work including source at http://eahart.com/prius/psd but it doesn't show the car-based interface yet. Be warned that I'm not a programmer, so it may not be the prettiest or easiest-to-read code and it probably needs an overhaul. Why, you ask, did i choose Actionscript as the first language I'd really delve into? As a graphic artist I find it the most applicable to the work I do.

 

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Greeings Ken,
I have the CAN232 and RS232-USB converter showen at the CAN232 site, and suggested by Attila. I haven't had a chance to use it yet because I hadn't got arround to setting up a linux box to try and run Attilas code on. Sorta got a little sidetracked with the CAN-View and PHEV projects. I would Love to help test out the new Windows PCM in my Prius on Win2000 and WinXP. I would also like to use a similar setup in a Ford Escape, logging all the raw data and trying to decode Packet ID and value information. Let me know...

L8r
Ryan

 

WILL it work some day for OS X?

(I know, it's not now...)

 

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Ken,

I have the CAN232. I haven't progressed with my own CAN programming project, but I'd be happy to test the English Windows port of this software.

We have beer in Luxembourg too....

John

 

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Ken,

Would a CANUSB work as well? It allows somewhat faster communications.

JeffD