Sip Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 http://www.davisnet.com/productpics/big/8210LEFT.jpg All you need is a Carchip! With the basic CarChip, the data logger will store up to 75 hours of trip details before you'll need to download. If you drive, on average, two hours a day, that's over a month's worth of driving data! You'll get complete trip details including:Time and date for each tripDistance traveled Speed (recorded every 5 seconds) Hard brakings and quick accelerations You can view all of this graphically on your computer screen, giving you a moment-by-moment picture of how you—or perhaps your employees or the teenagers in your household—are driving. If the vehicle's check engine light (also known as a malfunction indicator light or MIL) comes on, you'll be able to: Read the dignostic trouble code (or DTC).Get the "freeze-frame" sensor readings telling you the status of various engine parameters at the time. Reset the light. I haven't played with one yet but just by reading, seems like it deserves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 And if you need more, there is CarChipE/X With CarChipE/X, though, you'll also be able to monitor any four out of 23 user-selectable engine parameters, including: RPMThrottle position Engine load Fuel pressure Fuel system status Short- and long-term-fuel trim Battery voltage Timing advance Coolant temperature Air flow rate Intake air temperature Intake manifold pressure Oxygen sensor voltagePlus, if you're unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident, CarChipE/X will automatically generate an accident log showing the last critical 20 seconds of speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraHye Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Wow, sounds like a good idea. Don't think anyone would need a car alarm after getting this installed in their cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vava Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I like it - can it work with any car? Are their standards for OBD systems? (Obviously, I know nothing about this stuff) but it certainly has piqued my curiosity - even if it were to monitor my own driving habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) As far as I know, any car sold in the United States since 1995 had to have OBDII which this thing uses. I am not sure about Canada but my guess is later models would have it for sure. There is a list of vehicles currently not supported here. Seems like they still don't support the CAN protocol which is one of the five in the OBDII spec. ... looks like mostly 2004 and 2005 models are using CAN. Edited January 17, 2005 by Sip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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