Thread: OBDII test software

I'm sure others will follow with more detailed info but my understanding is that LR run two different CAN bus systems with one outside of t he accepted standard and is currently under a class action in the US.

There are a few systems that are eithe r stand alone or PC based, try searching FaultMate for one.

Thanks, I checked out faultmate but they seem barely any better than a standard OBDII reader and at 750 euros they can cram it up their ****...

The other one is the hawkeye, that is about $650US and it only lets you look at one type of vehicle, with a $279 unlock code for each other type. Not pleased about that, but it certainly is the only one I've found worth considering - it has a much more comprehensive suite of tools than the faultmate.

Hawkeye on eBay is $400 from a uk vendor....new.

I think you pay for convenience with these.

If there was some sort of laptop software that should be much cheaper you would think.

Brett....

Originally Posted by Rich84

The other one is the hawkeye, that is about $650US and it only lets you look at one type of vehicle, with a $279 unlock code for each other type. Not pleased about that, but it certainly is the only one I've found worth considering - it has a much more comprehensive suite of tools than the faultmate.

Rich,

Without wishing to be rude, I think that your comments reflect your lack of understanding of what each of these tools offer rather than any specific deficiency of the faultmate.

An OBDII tool allows you to read and clear codes. That is it.

The Faultmate will allow you to do that plus change every setting on every feature on the D3. There is a description of the capabilities of the Faultmate D3 module here: DISCOVERY 3 (LR3) (SM129)

The Hawkeye offers a similar level of access to the D3 systems as the Faultmate.

Where the Faultmate has a distinct advantage over units like the Hawkeye is in it's ability of save data to file. You can save the existing configuration to file as a backup before you make changes, logged errors can be saved, and recordings of live data from various systems can be written to file. In situations where you are trying to troubleshoot issues that don't cause a fault to be logged, like sensors that are operating out of spec this can often be the only way you can identify the problem. While the hawkeye will display real time information there is no way you can view it after the fact which makes analysis difficult, if not impossible.

This is taken from the MSV-2 product information PDF:

Here are just a few highlights:
1) Customised user interface feels like common Windows or similar web browser software for instant
familiarity and maximum ease of use.
2) Entire graphical user interface can be customised: How it starts, colours, fonts, text sizes, logos, left /
right hand menu location schemes can all be adjusted and saved.
3) All pages of information are presented using the internet standard of HTML, which makes them well
laid out, easy to read.
4) All pages can be saved wherever and as whatever you wish. Being HTML, they can be shared swapped
viewed or edited by anyone you wish to give access to. You can create entire reference libraries of
settings or real time data snap shots.
5) Original settings pages taken from vehicle systems and saved, can at any time be reloaded and
rewritten back. Settings can therefore easily be saved, backed up, restored or moved / cloned from
one vehicle system controller to another.
6) Live real time parameter displays can be recorded just as they appear on screen using a built in video
capture facility. The format is again the industries biggest standard of .AVI.
7) Values obtained during real time can be saved as raw Comma Separated Variable (CSV) files. These
can be imported into programs such as Excel and displayed as a spread sheet. They can of course
then be manipulated infinitely and turned into line or bar chart type pages.

cheers
Paul

Originally Posted by Rich84

Thanks, I checked out faultmate but they seem barely any better than a standard OBDII reader and at 750 euros they can cram it up their ****...

I don't know how you came to that conclusion. I have a Faultmate MSV and it will do a damn sight more than a standard OBDII code reader. A standard OBDII reader won't clear very many Range Rover faults - if any.

Just calling it as I see it guys. I wasn't aware of the faultmate's windows interface. Admittedly, I read the basic features of the device without delving a lot deeper.

That said, hawkeye looks good if I can get one for around the $400-$450 mark.

Originally Posted by Rich84

Just calling it as I see it guys. I wasn't aware of the faultmate's windows interface. Admittedly, I read the basic features of the device without delving a lot deeper.

That said, hawkeye looks good if I can get one for around the $400-$450 mark.

You might want to check out the IIDTool. That would be my pick for a lightweight diagnostic and settings tool for the D3.

IIDTool for Land Rover - GAP Diagnostic

Roughly £230 ex vat plus shipping, so should come in under $400.

Integrated interface diagnostic tool (IID Tool) for Discovery 3 - Self contained diagnostic system requiring no extra cables or devices | LR Centre Ltd.

There are quite a few feature in Progress but they are promising full functionality by autumn 2013. Firmware is updatable by usb. Hawkeye updates require obtaining a special cable and ordering CD's from the UK.

I notice that the IID doesn't cover models after 2009 at this stage.
Regards
Barryp