lds2002black
07-16-2008, 01:43 PM
After a battle with the Innovate XD-16 gauges that was not good and not resolved, I put a mechanical boost gauge on the A-pillar and also an AutoMeter Wide-Band that has a 0-4 VDC output (in my case this cover AFR from 10.0 to 18.0). I purchased an Innovate SSI-4 4 channel unit so that I could hook up the wideband and also the other sensors I had planned on way back when. The attached picture shows my current data system as it is today. I can log 9 channels of information:
1 AFR
2 RPM
3 Boost
4 Oil Pressure
5 Oil Temperature
6 Water Temperature
7 Inlet Air Temperature
8 Throttle Position Sensor
9 Speed in HZ
The AFR, oil temp and oil pressure are aftermarket sensors while the boost is built into the DL-32 unit. The other data is coming from sensors on the car that I have tapped into the wiring and done calibrations for as these at 0..5 VDC outputs. The one I spent some time on was reading the speed sensor as I thought it was 0..5 VDC output but it is actually in Hz. The SSI-4 can be programmed to read the frequency, then when I look at the data in LogWorks2 I use a math channel to convert the Hz to MPH.
At this point I believe I can record all the data I think I need to monitor what the car is doing. I also am much happier with this system as I am not having the programming issues I was before which appears to have been coming with trying to integrate the Innovate XD-16 gauges into the system (which they are supposed to do).
Time to go back to the track!
If you look at this system .... if you have a wideband and a laptop .... you could get the SSI-4, hook up the wideband, tap the RPM signal and record on a laptop for not a lot of extra $$.
1 AFR
2 RPM
3 Boost
4 Oil Pressure
5 Oil Temperature
6 Water Temperature
7 Inlet Air Temperature
8 Throttle Position Sensor
9 Speed in HZ
The AFR, oil temp and oil pressure are aftermarket sensors while the boost is built into the DL-32 unit. The other data is coming from sensors on the car that I have tapped into the wiring and done calibrations for as these at 0..5 VDC outputs. The one I spent some time on was reading the speed sensor as I thought it was 0..5 VDC output but it is actually in Hz. The SSI-4 can be programmed to read the frequency, then when I look at the data in LogWorks2 I use a math channel to convert the Hz to MPH.
At this point I believe I can record all the data I think I need to monitor what the car is doing. I also am much happier with this system as I am not having the programming issues I was before which appears to have been coming with trying to integrate the Innovate XD-16 gauges into the system (which they are supposed to do).
Time to go back to the track!
If you look at this system .... if you have a wideband and a laptop .... you could get the SSI-4, hook up the wideband, tap the RPM signal and record on a laptop for not a lot of extra $$.