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    TechDave reacted to Hyperblade in Link G4+ Tablet view   
    After doing a bit of research recently into running a tablet as the primary dash for my car here's some thoughts...
     
    Hardware:
    For the older Windows tablets using Micro usb you should be wary of any claims of being able to charge and have a device connected, a lot of descriptions of the adapter cables are wrong as it totally depends on the tablet, so make sure you do your research first, if in doubt it likely doesn't support both at same time.
    However I believe the new tablets which support USB C may be better in this regard, again do your research first.
    Performance of PcLink on lower speced windows tablets (1.3ghz quad cpu, 1gig ram etc) is actually very good, PcLink will be very slow as the software initially connects to the ecu, and the display wont respond for a good 10 seconds, but once it syncs up it works perfectly. 
    Here's my 8 Inch acer tablet with Windows 10 and PcLink with different layouts
    Because I could not charge and display data at same time I just ran it on battery, it lasted for a good 5-6 hours which was impressive.
    To me there's no point in having a tablet that can't charge and display so I replaced the above with a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 (2 usb ports, 10 inch) with Windows 10 and PcLink
    This charges and runs at the same time which is perfect.
     
    Setup:
    Setting up PcLink for the tablets is a bit of a pain as PcLink doesn't support touch very well.
    The easiest way is to have another pc with PcLink running and do the setup on that then transfer the layout files across.
    Your best to set the resolution of the display on your laptop to match the tablet as otherwise positioning of elements is very hit and miss (especially with high res displays) the ThinkPad I brought has a pen which made resizing and moving elements actually doable on the tablet.
    Note there is an issue with PcLink and some tablets (My acer one doesn't have this issue) where they throw a 
    "Access violation at address 00000000 in module 'PCLink.exe'. Read pf address 0000000." same as this thread
     http://forums.linkecu.com/index.php?/topic/6144-access-violation-at-address-00000000-in-module-pclinkexe-read-pf-address-0000000/
     
     It appears to be to do with the 3d chart display and it's very frustrating as PcLink is unrunnable as it triggers the error when ever you open PcLink and when it occurs it stops PcLink from working correctly. 
     
     You can work around this by running PcLink on a normal pc, getting rid of the default layout with a simpler one then copying the entire folder "C:\Link G4\PCLink G4+" directly to your tablet (this means the software wont try and load the default link layouts which cause the crash). Once you have done this then you can just import layout files as normal (just make sure you use non 3d gauges). Hopefully they fix this at some point (even if it's just disabling 3d charts rather then crashing).
    As an aside PcLink is inconsistent with how it handles limits on displays, i.e analogue vs digital are configured in different sections of the app, Once you realise this then configuring it's not to hard, however I still haven't found a way yet to get rid of the decimal point on the km/h. 
    PcLink has options for automatically going full screen, and auto connecting which are easily turned on through the menu.
    Then in windows I have set it as a start up app so it opens automatically, and have changed the user account to go straight to desktop rather the sign in screen (this is a bit more work involving regedit, guides can be found online for both).
     
    Realworld Performance:
    You can see me using my 8 inch tablet in a race here (fully on battery).
    It performed flawlessly, however as you can see in the video glare is an issue with these tablets (visibility was ok from the drivers seat but could be better), so if using as your main dash then a hood/cover is something you want to look into fitting.
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    TechDave reacted to Ross in 12a turbo rotary flooding on crank   
    Hi ive just had a look at your map to will need to pull down the table numbers by about 40 % in the cranking and post start menu then fully tune your fuel maps before going back to your cold start
    hey look only twenty years of tuning links and im just a newbie lol  i love this 
      
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    TechDave reacted to Steve in Holy shit! I wish you guys are all ok!   
    Just found out bout the quake
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    TechDave reacted to David Frechette in Hope All is well   
    I hope all LEM and Nz'ers are well and safe.  Our thoughts are with all of you during this difficult time.  
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    TechDave got a reaction from Warchild in Graphical table view gone?   
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    TechDave reacted to Scott in Nissan S14 Launch Control more Bangs pls   
    It looks like they have most settings already to suitable choices for burning fuel in the exhaust system. You could try adjusting the values in the Launch Control Fuel tables to see if you can achieve better results. Be careful when doing this, excessive heat and pressure can cause damage to engine or exhaust system components. Make small changes and keep an eye on the system. Often you will be altering the balance between building boost/pops/bangs/flames and how long the exhaust/turbo/engine will last.
    Scott.
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    TechDave reacted to mapper in G4+ subaru wrx V7-10 plugin is a dud   
    Wildwestaussi1 think best is if you just leave this forum. A forum is there to help out each other. Only thing you are doing is blaming products and other tuners.
    If you are incompetend to install and setup such a highend ECU, just don't touch anything and take the car to one of the  LINK ECU Tuners you can find on the website. 
    And before you are calling everyone an idiot;
    I'm a professional Tuner and worked with LINK ECU's on Subaru's for several years. I came never across such a problem you descripted. As you statet, there was alot going on with this engine/car before you have got your hands on. So go and search there for a fault, but don't blame a great ECU manufacturer! 
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    TechDave got a reaction from Adturb in PCLink 5.6.4.3229 Released   
    Hi guys, so I've just put up a new release of PCLink and the firmware. Thanks for your patience with this one

    You can grab it from here: http://www.linkecu.com/software-support/pc-link-downloads/
    As always, here's how to update your firmware the best way:
    If you have any questions or issues please post them in this thread. 
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    TechDave got a reaction from JMP in PCLink 5.6.4.3229 Released   
    Hi guys, so I've just put up a new release of PCLink and the firmware. Thanks for your patience with this one

    You can grab it from here: http://www.linkecu.com/software-support/pc-link-downloads/
    As always, here's how to update your firmware the best way:
    If you have any questions or issues please post them in this thread. 
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    TechDave got a reaction from Scott in PCLink 5.6.4.3229 Released   
    Hi guys, so I've just put up a new release of PCLink and the firmware. Thanks for your patience with this one

    You can grab it from here: http://www.linkecu.com/software-support/pc-link-downloads/
    As always, here's how to update your firmware the best way:
    If you have any questions or issues please post them in this thread. 
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    TechDave got a reaction from Ducie54 in PCLink 5.6.4.3229 Released   
    Hi guys, so I've just put up a new release of PCLink and the firmware. Thanks for your patience with this one

    You can grab it from here: http://www.linkecu.com/software-support/pc-link-downloads/
    As always, here's how to update your firmware the best way:
    If you have any questions or issues please post them in this thread. 
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    TechDave reacted to JMP in G4+ subaru wrx V7-10 plugin is a dud   
    my G4+ v7-10 plugin works perfectly on stock reluctor triggers and unmodified trigger wheels, have had it in my daily driver how since the G4+ range was released, replacing the previous vipec v7-9 plugin which also worked perfectly. I've even managed to make the old vipec wrx plugin work on a 1zzfe corolla which uses a 36-2 reluctor trigger on the crank.  In my experience across a wide range of motors, Link ECU's work exceptionally well with reluctor triggers.
    My trigger settings are almost identical to the set listed in the help file, just with a trigger offset of -2

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    TechDave reacted to Rich RDE in Subaru Knock settings   
    Grant I have a lot of experience with this particular engine. You will want to use 6 kHz as mentioned. In some cases 7 kHz. But you will get the level of feedback needed with a gain of 1. Adjusting per cylinder is needed as well. These engines tend to produce more noise on certain cylinders then others due to design and Knock sensor placement. So monitor this and adjust the cylinder gain accordingly. A typical threshold is set to somewhere around 570 for knock level. You will want to monitor this and adjust to your needs. Each engine differs with internals, fuel, and amount of ignition timing applied. 
    Good luck and stay safe.
    - Rich RDE
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    TechDave got a reaction from Adturb in Graphical table view gone?   
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    TechDave got a reaction from lostsoul in Graphical table view gone?   
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    TechDave reacted to Scott in Copy paste problems   
    The engineering team have been able to identify the root cause of this fault occurring, and a fix will be included in our next main PCLink and Firmware release. While we wait for that the advice is to select the area you want to copy, press ctrl+c, then select only the top left cell of the area you want to paste to (in the destination table), and press ctrl+v.
    Scott
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    TechDave got a reaction from Rich RDE in Table graph view   
    You can zoom with the mouse scroll function. If you don't have a full scale mouse attached to your laptop, most laptops have a scroll fucntion built into the mouse pad. This is usually a bar on the right hand side of the mouse pad, on mac you use a two finger gesture. Sorry I was unable to make this a keyboard shortcut.


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    TechDave reacted to Adamw in Xtreme G4 to Fury G4+ .pcl transfer   
    Yes you can convert the map.  You need the new ecu powered up and connected to PClink G4+, then it will allow you to open/load up your old map, it will convert automatically.  Be sure to check all sensors and new tables are reading sensible.  Especially tables like short pulse width adder.
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    TechDave reacted to Davidv in second E-Throttle target map   
    Hey,
    You need to go to the E-throttle page and change the e-throttle mode from "ON" to "ON-SETUP MODE"
    Then where it says "1 table" you can select 2 or 3 tables. 
    Then change the mode back to "ON".
    Then you just need to setup the conditions to activate the different maps, and fill out the maps how you want.
     
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    TechDave reacted to Llewellyn in What is new with PCLink V5.6.1.3098 Firmware   
    Hi Scott,
    Just a heads up - Differential fuel table axis values (in all tables I use it) changed for me during the update - I always compare so picked it up but it was unexpected.
     
    Llewellyn
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    TechDave got a reaction from Simon in ECU Output to tablet   
    Apparently these allow you to transfer data and charge the device at the same time 
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C452XFO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01
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    TechDave got a reaction from Scott in ECU Output to tablet   
    Apparently these allow you to transfer data and charge the device at the same time 
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C452XFO?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s01
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    TechDave reacted to Davidv in I just noticed that you can label cal tables now...   
    This is awesome! 
    Not sure how long that's been a feature, but I only just noticed haha.

    Did this happen at the same time as labelling outputs etc?
    Now it's much easier to see which are still available, or which I've used up or whatever.
    Thanks guys.
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    TechDave reacted to impellerhead in PWM to 0-10v module   
    So I have this PWM to 0-10v module connected to my G4+ to drive an Electric Pressure Regulator
    Had some issues not getting 10v on the output, it was low battery voltage so that was an easy fix
     
    Anyway, here's a little test video:
     
    Test Video: https://youtu.be/yEZeBy3uhlc
    Display on regulator showing PSI
     
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    TechDave got a reaction from whiteradam in Evo 6 2.3RR wiring diagram   
    I actually had a huge breakthrough with visio over the weekend. I'll pop up a screengrab tonight when I get home.
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