New SG Firmware Thread.

[CarlD]

The SG uses a Microchip controller. Apparently, the original was discontinued and the replacement is not 100% compatible. I think this is where a lot of the firmware glitches are coming from. I didn't get the latest update today, but maybe tomorrow....

[CarlD]

Another update...

I went to lunch with Ron today and got the latest firmware upgrade for the SG. I can now display SoC, Battery temp, charge/discharge limits, etc. HP and Torque for the ICE is also display-able, which is pretty interesting. Wish my '71 Mach1 429SCJ had an OBD-II port.....

I will take some pictures of the new display this evening. For non-FEH people, there is still some detective work to be done as far as message IDs, etc. I will try to convince my neighbor with an '05 Prius to let me connect up to his car......

[smasraum]

Very cool. Is this available to everyone, and if not is there an ETA. Any idea how much the upg will cost? Also, any news on the upcoming data logger?

[Dan]

Originally Posted by smasraum

Very cool. Is this available to everyone, and if not is there an ETA. Any idea how much the upg will cost? Also, any news on the upcoming data logger?

Reports are that data-logger is bumped until after this release. I'll defer to Carl for the release schedule, if it's even known at this point

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[smasraum]

Wow, that was fast, thanks, so the FW release is imminent?

[CarlD]

Should be available now, but officially I guess maybe in a week or so. Watch the website for details. It does work with Prius enhanced PIDs, too! I have coded up a lot of the FEH PIDs, should be available on the web site along with all the others.

[Dan]

Originally Posted by CarlD

Should be available now, but officially I guess maybe in a week or so. Watch the website for details. It does work with Prius enhanced PIDs, too! I have coded up a lot of the FEH PIDs, should be available on the web site along with all the others.

Sweet, spill the beans! What prius PIDs? I posted a list of VID's that are listed as "supported" when decoding the support bitmask.

Again... Thanks a ton for helping hammer this out with Ron and bringing it to the masses.

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[CarlD]

Supposedly, all ScanGauges are now shipping with the new firmware that includes the xgauge feature. I have a copy of the manual that comes with it, and it's pretty sparse right now. If anyone needs help on putting in xgauges for the FEH, I'll gladly help. As for the Prius, I know that there are a couple of hundred PIDs that can be retrieved, including SOC. Many are mode $21, some are mode $22. I meant to get a list so I could try it on a friend's '04 Prius, but I'll have to call back tomorrow.

Also, a minor change has rubber buttons instead of the hard plastic ones.

I didn't help that much, to be honest. Most of the bugs I found during beta testing they were already aware of. The one thing I did help on was the ID for the FEH traction battery computer, which resulted in Ron adding a message ID field in the transmit part of the xgauge. This also helped because the Prius stuff is on several different computers with different ID's.

Anyone who recently bought a SC can send it to them to have the new firmware upgrade installed, or if you live in the Phoenix area just stop by!

[Dan]

Heard rumors that there might be a FW update procedure posted on the web this week.

Keep your eyes peeled.

Here's what we have so far (look for XGAUGE):
http://www.scangauge.com/support/
Thread about the subject

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[anon]

You can now order firmware updates to your Scangauge.

http://www.scangauge.com/support/upgrade.shtml

According to the website:

Free Upgrade if your ScanGauge was purchased on or after July 20th, 2007
The cost to upgrade if yours was purchased before July 20th is $25 (USD) per ScanGauge