I had lots of problems that came down to the USB Serial port adapter. It works for some things but not everything. And it was very slow. Flashing the firmware was a real problem. If I used my laptop expansion base which includes a hardware serial port, it goes about 100 times faster and is perfectly...

I have a DL1 MK2 and a Dash2. Bother were flashed recently with the following. DASH2 customer reflash 9 0 5 080430.zip - 57k DL1 MK2 customer reflash 060208 Ver11.zip - 48k I have had a couple of intermittent problems and would like opinions as to what might be causing them. 1) The backlighting seem...

So maybe my dash is developing a problem then? I was just loading the car in the dark and with the backlight on I can barely read the display. I view it straight on. It is faint in sunlight too. If I look down on it from 60 degrees or so, it is sharp. When I turn the dash on initially, it comes up w...

Bad sensor. The new one works perfectly.

Thanks

Is there a way to adjust the contrast on the Dash2 LCD? Most LCD devices I have used have some sort of contrast adjustment. Looking at mine in the car, it is not that sharp. If I look down at 30 degrees from above it's totally sharp. I noticed that when I first turn it on it is very sharp for a spli...

I got to the sensor and checked the wiring. Wiring looked correct.

Taking readings with the car not running I get Vs=4.93 (using the 5V reference on the Dash2) and Vout=4.67. Doing the math I get about 10 bar so the Dash reading is correct.

Do I have a bad sensor then?

I will have to do that. It's a real pain. I did have bad wiring with another sensor - missing resistor.

I have the RT oil pressure sensor wired to the Dash2 as per the manual. Red=5V, Black=Ground, White=Signal On the Dash2 it reads 10bar (using the metric stock calibration) no matter what the engine is doing (or not doing). If I use a meter, the white wire reads close to the same 5V reference voltage...

Does anyone know how to get Google to update their database with high resolution images of other tracks? I know they finally upgraded Mosport (Toronto) last year. I'd love to ask them to improve the resolution of some others. Namely: Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant (near Montreal), and Calabogie (near Ott...

I bought a slide style 10Kohm potentiometer from an electronics store. I clamped it to the steering column shroud with a hose clamp and used a piece of coathanger to make a rod down to the brake pedal (attached with another hose clamp). Works great. I hooked the potentiometer up to the ground and re...

I had the same problem with my newer DL1. I fought with it for a couple of days until I realized I had not configured it yet. Duh? You can't just take it out of the box and expect to use it. You have to use the configuration software to load a config into the unit. For example, until you tell it wha...

Is there a way to get the Analysis software to cache the Google backgrounds? Every time i change the sector it takes several seconds to download the map all over again. Since Google rarely updates them, why does it have to keep downloading them. Also, at the track is is very rare to have Internet. T...

The on screen times work great when they work. But why don't they work consistently. I have flashed the firmware in both the DL1 and Dash1 recently. I turn them on and wait for a satelite lock before starting logging. I exported the markers from the analysis software to the CF card. Each time I star...

That did it. Thanks.

Has anyone had luck interfacing the DL1 to standard BMW sensors? I am interested in Throttle, Brake, Steering. The car is a 1997 E36 M3 with a Euro 3.2L evo motor (the 321hp). The TPS should be easy. I assume I just tap into the existing sensor rather than adding one. Is there an easier way to get b...