CarBytes v2

[Paul Blackmore]

Hi All,

CarBytes v2 is almost ready to ship. I've actually completed the 
documentation. HTML, I hope everyone can read it this time :)

I would post CarBytes v2 to my website for downloading but I can't run the 
final tests because I'm away on holidays (Over in NZ actually). And my ISP 
won't allow me to access my site unless I dial in through their phone 
numbers, which would be an international call from NZ.

Once I get home, I'll verify that CarBytes works (on a car that chatters) 
and post it to the website. Probably next week some time.

The reason for this post is, if anyone is interested in getting a copy of 
the v2 documentation before then, just drop me an email at 
paul_blackmore at hotmail.com

I would have sent it to everyone on the CarBytes mailing list but its about 
1 Megabyte in size. So if you want a sneak preview of the doco and don't 
mind downloading about 1 Meg of stuff then let me know.


Cheers
Paul Blackmore

Here's some of the new features in CarBytes v2:

- Chatter mode
  Chatter on the ALDL bus can now be monitored.

- Macros
  ALDL commands may be constructed to automate a series of requests.

- Charts
  The number of series plotted per chart has been increased from 4
  to 8.

- Malfunction flags
  Malfunction flags are now displayed in their own window as green
  ticks or red crosses.
  It is now easier to enter/maintain malfunction flags in the editor.

- Binary capture
  ALDL data can now be captured as binary data.

- Export to Excel
  ALDL definitions can now be exported to Excel.

- User defined formulas
  Formulas are now user definable.

- Device message ID's
  ALDL messages can be ignored/processed based on their message ID.


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