Datalogger

[Berda]

I am looking for something to use with my 91 TSi's OBD I system. Everyone says to go with a datalogger or DSMlink. Where could I pick up a PALM pilot w/ software and a link cable?

[ExTREME]

http://pocketlogger.com/index.php?pid=pldsm_faq

^ for the datalogger cable

and ebay for the Palmpilot is what I did. Get to look forward to installing this stuff next week.

[tim]

look up the user name romster on ebay. I bought a Palm, cable, and he included the MMCd software for $80. Works great and saves the hassle of making a cable.

Here I'll do the leg work for ya. A little more than I payed but not much.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1G-DSM-Eclipse-3000GT-VR4-Stealth-RT-ALDL-Datalogger_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33598QQitemZ 8053459574QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[cudvig]

80 dollars?

you can pick up a M100 for like 20 dollars, a cable is like 15. that puts it at 35. plus shipping would be less than 50. MMCD is free, you can get it anywhere.

-Colin

[tim]

Like I said it saves the hassle of making a cable and everything is included. Yes, he is making good money on these.

[Berda]

Can you use a laptop instead? Is their any sites that show how to make the cable, it looks simple.

[kahlilj]

tim, i got the same product from romster & it does work fine. but good luck on trying to understand the software (mmcd) if you have never used it before. i had not & had to spend several hours searching/reading to havea good idea on what the data meant.
if you need links to some resources let me know.

that being said it is hella useful! :)

berda, it can be used on a laptop. i don't know if the data can be directly read into excel or some DAS program, but i am aware that you can get a palm simulator for your laptop & and run the datalogger program on it. it essentially makes your laptop into a pda (which seems oddly like going a "step down" to me considering a laptop's capability).

cudvig, i wish i had known about the do-it-yourself route & saved myself that $30. but knowing me, i would have screwed something up & made a seeming 1-2 hour project into 4 - 5 hours easily. that 2-3 hour savings is worth the $30 to me ;) so in the long run it all worked out.

[Jakey]

http://www.dsmloggers.com/

[Jepherz]

Any of the passive cables that you find on ebay can be used for either palm or PC by switching pins 2 and 3, and switching the gender on the cable end. Otherwise known as a null-modem adapter.