Haltech Data Logging

[rcs_888]

Hey guys, wasnt too sure where to post this but just wondering how many people on here are using there haltech for Data logging and if i could pick your brains about it breifly.

Im trying to decide what path to go down in regards to dash and i keep looking at the IQ3 Logger dash but at 2K for the dash i keep asking myself why i couldnt just buy a windows based tablet and load the ECU manager software on that and then use its memory for the logging and setup a home screen for lights/gauges but has anyone else done this?

Cheers

[Murray_Calavera]

Hey mate, there are more reasons then this but I'll list a few 

* tablet screen will turn off with inactivity
* direct sunlight onto the tablet will make it very difficult to read 
* when you turn on the car, you'll have to wait for the tablet to boot up then manually open the Haltech software 
* you'll need to wire up some sort of power supply to the tablet as well as the USB from the ECU
* mounting the tablet may prove more difficult then mounting the racepak dash,  
* the tablet isn't as, shall we say, 'focused' as being a gauge/display. (what I'm trying to say is the racepak dash has things like progressive shift lights etc and is solely designed as a dash / gauge cluster - therefore will inherently be better suited for this purpose) 

At the end of the day, it won't be super cheap buying a decent windows tablet, wiring it up, mounting it and overcoming the above short falls... If your spending all that money, why not just get the racepak dash?

I'm sure others can add to my list lol

[transmental]

thought same thing https://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers-tablets/laptops/lenovo/lenovo-ideapad-100s-11-6-laptop-red/856602/ bought one of these brand new solid state drive for 270 wlll see how goes over next week to cheap not to have a go

 

 

[transmental]

Been using laptop for awhile now and pretty much indestructible as long as u set up so closing lid doesn't put in to
Sleep mode it does everything u need. Just have to Remember to stop logging and save it before turning car off as soon as ecu turns of u loose it.

[rcs_888]

So i still have to get some pictures but i got myself a HP Stream 7 tablet, its a 7" screen and i have setup one of the display screensas a dash and i love it!

In the settings i was able to set the screen to not switch off or dim untill the off button is pressed.

I got an anti glare screen protector and sat in the backyard with helmet on in full sun and could still see it clearly.

Yep when i get to the track i have to turn it on an boot the software.. generally while the cars on the trailer anyway.

Got a car charger usb for it and it has a 5A fused charge feed, no converters or anything so that was easy.

For mounting i got one of the protector cases, pushed the screen cover out of it and screwed through the back of it to the ally sheet dash.

It took some thinking and problem solving but at the end of the day i paid $75 for the tablet and can remember what for the case and charge cable but it wouldnt owe me more than $100 so thats left me alot left over for sensors and track time. Plus i will be able to store tunes on there so i can have a low boost, high boost etc... and the added bonus of while im in the pits i can watch movies if i didnt break anything hahahaha

[kingtube69]

Keen for pictures as I have a haltech PP and have been looking for display options!

[GH05T]

interested

[rcs_888]

Dont have any pics of it running as the cars in bits but this is what i have setup as the display. The dots around the outside are progressive shift lights every 500rpm incriment in different colours etc.. the 2 dial gauges are oil pressure and coolant temp as i just like a visual of where its at rather than reading numbers. The middle zeros are RPM number display at the top, Speed underneath, MAP pressure and finally Volts at the bottom. Then under the 2 gauges i have a red light for if the oil pressure drops below 10psi or if the coolant exceeds 110°C. Yes its not as pretty as the Racepak etc but like i said before $1500 saving, well thats ALOT of track time that will be a whole lot more beneficial to my lap times than a fancy dash

[rcs_888]

[transmental]

how u get it from haltech to tablet

[kingtube69]

I would take a stab that the tablet has USB 

[rcs_888]

yeah the tablet has a micro usb slot for Data/Charging so i got a hub thingy that plugs into it and has 4 other usb slots so that i can have a keyboard/mouse plugged in and the haltech and charge it all at once 

[transmental]

sweet man wasnt sure if had normal usb or had to run it like that