scangauge x-gauge for dummies

I'd like to see an "Idiot's Guide" too.

 

"x-gauge" dummy too Anywho you can monitor FWT on regular scan button gauge just play with it a little. My scan got stolen so I get another I may go with e scan

 

Awhile back I wrote up a manual for the scan gauge since the manual that came with it seemed hard to read and unnecessarily complex. I'm not sure I succeeded 100%, but I posted it in this thread:
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-prius-modifications/51100-my-scangauge-user-manual.html

I don't have the codes for the inverter temp listed in there (just had some examples, including coolant temp), maybe I should update it.

 

What firmware revision do you have? Some versions are incapable of reading inverter temps and thus would require an upgrade.

 

Glad I could help. That brightens up my day too.

 

4.06 is the latest and greatest. So you should be able to configure any of the listed Gen II X-Gauges, including Inverter temp.

 

Here is the latest spreadsheet that I have from Adrian Black and others from PC:

Another good source is the Linear Logic website that also has an earlier version of this spreadsheet. Look under the Gen II tab.

 

There's a set of values for Gen 2 inverter temps at
http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-...t-gen-ii-xgauges-scangauge-4.html#post1362323.

These are the values I received in a PDF that Linear Logic sent me after they returned my SG II to help test 4.05. They wanted me to test these values, along w/some others.
XGauge TXD RXF RXD MTH NAM Note
Inverter Temperature – MG1 07E221C3 032300000000 4808 00090005FFC6 IT1 F
Inverter Temperature – MG2 07E221C3 032400000000 1808 00090005FFC6 IT2 F

Sorry, I'm too lazy to put them in tabular form, but you should be able to figure it out. My values did work.

I did run into some wonkiness w/4.05 (http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-...on/95208-scangauge-4-05-problems-2nd-gen.html) and haven't bothered to follow up further.

 

Not as far as I know. You'll need to find out the XGauge values needed to retrieve the degrees C values on the bus.

 

Yes, that is an issue with 4.05 and evidently not resolved in 4.06. I have not been able to determine a rhyme or reason for when it does this when adding or modifying X-Gauges. Linear Logic is supposedly working on it.

What I have to do is to reset to Default values and redo the Setup and this will clear the wonky characters. Of course you lose your trip data and have to start over each time.

If you will look in the spreadsheet there is a listing for both F and C. The differences is in the MTH parameter where they do the math conversions. Just enter the parameters for the C values.

 

This seems like a reasonable place to ask my x-gauge question. I got my ScanGauge from Amazon in December. I too get the wonky characters when using x-gauges. Sometimes they clear up after a couple of updates. Sometimes they don't.

But I've also noticed that when I have an x-gauge showing, the scangauge display will often flicker and then go blank. I just have to press the red button to get it back on, but that's weird, I think. If I am not watching any of the x-gauges, I do not have this problem. Does anyone know of a solution or if I am just doing something wrong?

 

I do not know about the flickering but for turning off, be sure you have the Setup configured correctly. You need the Fuel set up for Hybrid and the Sleep Mode changed to Com. If not the SG will shut off each time the engine shuts off.

 

Mike,

My apologies. From Cwerdna's thread link I was thinking that the Gen II info would give the C values as well as the F values but it does not.

In Cwerdna's post, change the MTH value of 0009005FFC6 to 00010001FFCE. This will convert the Inverter Temp for MG1 and MG2 to degrees C.

Dwight

 

I need to check this out too. Bumping and marking this thread for later.