Hello Ferret:
No worries or argument here, just healthy discussion and information exchange, and I understand your point, easy misunderstanding and question, and of course would be only too happy to explain and provide more detail and understanding as you suggest about the difference between inputs and our "unique" Instrument mode function, even with some pictures to help.
Like most good diagnostic equipment, the Nanocom also provides the ability to select pages that provide live input information which updates in real time. Here is a picture of one by example.
However, given that the nanocom Evolution has it's own built in full colour TFT display, and is small enough to be permanenty mounted in a vehicle, It seemed a good idea to provide the ability to use it not just as an occasionally used traditional menu driven diagnostic tool, but also as a secondary Instrument to the usual Instrument pack, displaying EMS input information in real time not normally avaliable to the driver.
To that end we also offer a range of mounting hardware, including RA leads that allows the Nanocom to be located in easy view of the driver as desired.
To the Left
Or the Right
It is even possible to invert the display 180 degrees to best suit fitment and best cable routing for LHD / RHD or personal preference, but more important the Nanocom can be set to automatically go directly into this Instrument mode display when it is powered up rather than the usual diagnostic menu.
As a second Instrument display, instead of just some boring Live data display, we made it look the part in providing a retro display style for the values that emulates the origional Green seven segment type displays and we also provide a the choice of several pre configured display screens with different Data on each.
Here are 3 pictures of some instrument Mode displays from my own Sport
It goes even further in providing an ability to alter the math used in the road speed calculation to cater for different wheel sizes and MPH / KPH aspects as well as setting up an over temperature alert at a user choosable temperature.
I would humbly add that although the Nanocoms display and processing ability means it cannot do real time trace graphing, and as I have stated custom selection of parameters is a really big ask, it does however have the ability to record all live data to a CSV file on it's SD card, that can now also be set to be done Automatically among other options.
I unhumbly also add that any number of these CSV files can then be pulled into our recent and free CSV viewer software, where they can be filtered as desired, replayed at multiple speeds, merged, zoomed into, out of, are shown in real time and much, much more etc. This software provides simply outstanding capabilities and we are very proud of it.
Here are a few basic screen shots.
I can but only hope this all helps in better understanding and appreciating why this is called an instrument mode over just being an input display as well as my statement of it's uniqueness to the Nanocom :-)
Hiya druids:
Yep I did indeed understand that the request was for an ability to pick through existing parameters to create a custom page, but as I stated this would not be quick or easy. By example if we did it, we would have to do it for all Engine managements, not just one
ATB
Colin
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