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Picture of our OBDI Datalogger
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| Q:
What does a datalogger do? Why should I buy one, and why from
you? |
A: A datalogger is
a great tuning tool for those who love to modify cars, and those who
are just trynig to squeeze every last bit of HP out of the stock
components. Mirage Automotive dataloggers allow you to see
exactly what your car's computer is seeing in real time.
Not only can you view over 20 engine parameters in graphical or
digital mode, you can log them for analysis at a later point in
time. A built in log review screen allows you to go over your
last run, or previous lap at the track. These dataloggers can
also reset your check engine light, and see what caused it to come
on. You can also run several tests on different solenoids
across the car to test for problems.
Even if you are only
mildly interested in tuning, a datalogger is a must-have. You
will not realize how much time it will save you in troubleshooting
problems, or how much added HP you will gain from tuning your parts
to their limit.
Mirage Automotive dataloggers are far
superior to the competition. We have implemented many features
such as "auto-on" circuitry. We are also one of the two only
manufacturers in the industry to sell cables with OBDI plugs.
These plug directly into your diagnostic port, just like the dealer
tools! Check out the complete specs on our cables
right here.
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| Q:
What cars are these dataloggers compatible with? |
A:
Our OBDI dataloggers are hardware compatible with the following
cars:
-1990-1994
Mitsubishi Eclipse, Galant VR-4, Eagle Talon, and Plymouth Laser
-1990-1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT, and Dodge Stealth
-It DOES NOT support 1994-1995 3000GT and Stealth, this is coming
soon
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| Q:
What PDA's are compatible with these cables? |
A:
Our dataloggers are hardware compatible with the following PDA's:
-All Palm PDA's with OS 3.1 or greater. Newer palm Zires and
Tungstens will not
work.
You need a palm with a serial cable or cradle, USB WILL NOT work.
-All Handspring PDA's with OS 3.1 or greater. Some newer
handsprings are not
compatible
(list coming soon). You WILL NEED a serial cable for these,
since
Handspring's only come with
USB ports. You WILL ALSO NEED to purchase our
special Handspring dataloggers. These have an external power
tap that must
be connected into
the fuse box via a spade connector.
-Some Sony Clie's with OS 3.5 or greater work. S360 and SJ20
have been tested
to work.
Clie NX70V, NX60, NZ90, and TG50 have bad serial ports and are not
compatible. Once again as with the Handspring devices, you
WILL NEED a special
serial
hotsync cable. We currently do not sell these at this time,
but they can be
found on e-bay for
around $7.
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| Q:
What software will work with these cables? |
A:
Our dataloggers are software compatible with the following software:
-Our OBDI Datalogging
Software for the palm
-Pocketlogger
software (must have purchased from Pocketlogger)
-Palm 'n Stein software for the palm, available as freeware online
-TMO datalogging software for the PC (must have purchased from TMO)
-Tunerstein datalogging software for the PC, available as freeware
online
-MMCD software for the palm,
available as freeware online
*Many,
if not all, of the freeware datalogging applications are feature
limited
and have been
reported to have very user un-friendly interfaces. That
is why
we reccommend
purchasing our OBDI
Datalogging Software for the Palm.
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| Q:
The datalogger will not connect, what's wrong? |
A:
There are several conditions causing your datalogger not to connect:
-Is your car a 1990-1991 Talon TSI, click here
-Make sure you have your car ON, or in the "ON" key position
-Make sure the OBDI plug is securely in the diagnostic port
-Make sure the other end is connected securely to the palm/laptop
-Are you using a USB->Serial converter? Click
here
-Make sure the software is
compatible with your palm/laptop version
-Try short circuiting the black and yellow wires in the OBDI plug
with a paperclip.
Do this by connecting either end of the paperclip to the metal pins
inside the OBDI
plug. If
your car isn't a 90-91 Talon TSI,
contact us here,
your
cable could possibly be bad.
-If you are using a Handspring or Sony, make sure you have our
datalogger cable
with the
additional power tap from the fuse box, and make sure it is
connected
-If you can still not get it
to connect, please contact us here
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| Q:
How do I convert the cable to the opposite platform (laptop/palm)? |
A:
Our dataloggers can be hardware converted to work with laptops or
palms. If you
have a laptop
datalogger, you will need a:
-Male to
Male DB-9 Serial Null Modem Adapter (we sell these)
If you have a Palm datalogger, you will need a:
-Female to Female DB-9 Serial Null Modem Adapter (we do not sell
these)
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| Q:
I have a 90-91 Talon TSI and have connection problems, what's wrong? |
A:
For some reason 1990-1991 Talon TSI's have bad ground wires hooked
up
to their diagnostic connector.
This can cause the datalogger to act erratically when
datalogging, or trying to connect. Sometimes it will not work
at all. To fix this
problem, the
ground wire (black) on the OBDI plug needs to be shorted to the
diagnostic enable wire (yellow). You can accomplish this with
a paperclip by
sticking one end into the
yellow wire pin, and one end into the black wire pin. This
disables the "auto-on" circuitry and causes the cable to be "on" at
all times. We
are currently
looking for a better solution to this problem at this time.
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| Q:
How does the cable work without power from the fuse panel? |
A:
Our dataloggers are passively designed to use no external power
source. Other
dataloggers on the
market need external power to power their serial line drivers
but we have accomplished this without needing power.
*If you have a Handspring or Sony Clie, you will need our externally
powered cable
to power their
internal line drivers. Handspring and Sony decided to leave
these
out of the PDA to conserve
power. If you have a Palm it will work fine without.
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| Q:
My ABS light still comes on, what is the problem? |
A:
Usually the light will defeat the "auto-on" circuitry if the
following procedure is not
followed:
-With the car off plug in your datalogger cable (or leave it plugged
in)
-Turn the car on, or put the key
into the "ON" position
-If you are using
a laptop, you can connect it now to the datalogging cable
-If you are using a palm, you can connect it before the car is on
-Turn your palm or laptop ON once the car is on
-Your ABS light should be OFF at this point
-Try and connect now to the car, your ABS light should stay off
-If you are still having problems, please
contact us here
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| Q:
Will these dataloggers work on a PDA cell phone? |
A:
Although PDA cell phones are NOT supported, some have been reported
to work.
From information provided by an
end user, the newest cell phone line with the
serial cable was capable of datalogging the car. We have not
personally tested
our product on any
cell phones, and most likely will not in the future.
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Mirage Computers, Inc.
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