Check this puppy out !!! "Wow"

[seabobsnjfj]

found this while researching the Scan Gauge set-up, but don't get to excited, not available until Mar 07....DashDAQ Data Acquisition System

[FJCameron]

Nifty, the embedded linux / appliance linux boxes are cool.

[Lonesome Dave]

So, what's the point? These are FJ Cruiser's, and not the space shuttle - why is such detailed data needed on a day-to-day basis?

Not being critical, just curious....

[seabobsnjfj]

GPS Navigation
OBDII-Data/Fuel Mgmt plus!
Linux/Windows Computer
All in one unit, to keep us from being lonesome

[TXFJ]

Lonesome Dave previously said:

So, what's the point? These are FJ Cruiser's, and not the space shuttle - why is such detailed data needed on a day-to-day basis?

Not being critical, just curious....

I'm with Dave. To each his own I guess...

[Prof T]

A very cool all in one unit. That would be fun to have.

[john11v35]

Looks pretty cool. I have the ScanGuage II and it works well. I set it on the lip of the GPS/Map compartment above the steering wheel. I let the lid close on top of the ScanGuage to hold it in place. The MPG computer shows I average about 18.3 with a MT. That's running 70 miles each day with 60 miles at about 75/80 MPH.

[Sparky]

GAH!... now what am I going to do with all those parts I ordered!?!

[Sparky]

Lonesome Dave previously said:

So, what's the point? These are FJ Cruiser's, and not the space shuttle - why is such detailed data needed on a day-to-day basis?

Not being critical, just curious....

1> There is more computational power available at the terminal you are sitting in front of now than is used to navigate and land the space shuttle.

2> The information is available, willful ignorance is a viable alternative. However, I feel that monitoring On board computer outputs will provide me with additional insight about the health and well being of my motor. So that I can approach Toyota and say "the Oxygen sensor is reporting a fault" rather than "it doesn't work anymore". I believe this improves the customer-technician relationship... (after all i want to know WHY the oxygen sensor reported a fault... am I using the throttle too aggressively?, not enough? bad fuel? or just a faulty part?).

3> It's cheaper and easier to replace things before they break

4> Things don't break arbitrarily.

...granted I may never really USE the data from the on-board computer... but I want to get to it.

5> on-board GPS + electronic map data makes life sooooo much easier than carrying around a map book for each state.

but ... that's my opinion. it's not for everyone.

[FJWALL]

Sparky previously said:

1> There is more computational power available at the terminal you are sitting in front of now than is used to navigate and land the space shuttle.

2> The information is available, willful ignorance is a viable alternative. However, I feel that monitoring On board computer outputs will provide me with additional insight about the health and well being of my motor. So that I can approach Toyota and say "the Oxygen sensor is reporting a fault" rather than "it doesn't work anymore". I believe this improves the customer-technician relationship... (after all i want to know WHY the oxygen sensor reported a fault... am I using the throttle too aggressively?, not enough? bad fuel? or just a faulty part?).

3> It's cheaper and easier to replace things before they break

4> Things don't break arbitrarily.

...granted I may never really USE the data from the on-board computer... but I want to get to it.

5> on-board GPS + electronic map data makes life sooooo much easier than carrying around a map book for each state.

but ... that's my opinion. it's not for everyone.

I think the real reason people buy things like this are to say "look at the cool thingy I got to this and that."
R: "well did you do this or that?"
A: "well I'm not sure how yet but look it's so cool."
R: "you've had for 6 months and dont now how to use it?"
FORWARD 1 YEAR
R: "can I borrow that cool thingy?"
A "sure gotta get it out of the storage unit and battery is dead, I'll look for the intructions cause I never figured it out."