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Old 04-12-2008, 05:07 PM
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Where can I get a code reader and data logger?
I need something like the ScanGaugeII and EFIDude datalogger combined. Any ideas?
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Old 04-12-2008, 05:10 PM
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Dashhawk -$400
Dashdaq - $600-ish

You can also get a Greddy EMU used; and just wire it in to log. I think the Dashhawk might be what you want. I have one and it is BA - now it can read stock Wideband too.
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I was looking for something ~$200, if it exists. Basically a EFIDude logger that will read codes.
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I don't know of one; unless the Scan Gauge will log well.
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http://www.performancedesign.com.au/?content=scanalyser
But of course, you'll need a laptop for this.
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oh ok, I've heard of the scanalyser before and I have a laptop.

will it read all error codes or just CELs? i.e. an airbag light?
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http://www.performancedesign.com.au/?content=scanalyser
But of course, you'll need a laptop for this.
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great stuff..

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what are you guys doing about it being a 9-pin serial plug? My laptop only has 15-pin, will one of the 9-pin to USB adapters work?
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some usb to serial adapters will work, some will not. I wasted $30 getting a radio shack one. It registers as a usb adapter, but it never connects. I borrowed a fancy one from a friend and it worked immediately.
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do you think they might be "one-way" adapters? That could be entirely wrong, but maybe some adapters are for usb devices to be plugged into a serial port and vice-versa?
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ah,

owning a laptop with a serial port is a good thing.. but.. you might ask hymee. he might even have a usb answer by now..

there are serial to usb adapters that work, but not all do..

this has been covered before, maybe someone can chime in on it..

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I seem to remember someone offering a free program they had written (I think) long ago for your laptop to view what the PCM was seeing. And everyone was saying "Thank you" in the thread, but I can't seem to find the darn thing now when I actually need it... Anyone remember that?
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i need something that actually does stuff with DTCs though, and it should log too if I'm going to buy something. I'm going to get a scanalyser.

anyone have a link to a known working serial to usb adapter?

I found a laptop with a serial port on it, it was made in 1993 though... NEC UltraLite 3" thick, black and white monitor, good 5-6lbs. haha
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