Help! GS911 logging

[MWH]

As the title suggests i need some advice on how to log live data then view it. I tried today but it didn't seem to work. I was hoping to log a few values, mainly lambda to my phone. I started the bike, choose realtime values, picked what I wanted then hit start logging. Ran it for a bit then stop logging. The phone gave me a screen linking to the dataviewer but it wouldnt let me log in with my google account or with the serial number.

It is a genuine 911 bought from Biketc.ie.

The FAQ's on Hexcode dont seem to help me and i cant find a step by step guide to doing this. Want to make some changes and wanted a baseline that I could compare to.

Any suggestions?

 

[Mistacat]

I have found with a phone that the phone needs to be powered up all the time through a USB charger on the bike and run an app like stay alive.
Found the GS-911 logs real time values better to a notebook in the top box via a USB cable. ( if the bluetooth drops out it stops the log)
I am not familiar with the dataviewer software, does it work ok with .CSV fliles.
I normally view data in excel or livegraph.

 

[MWH]

On the phone it uploads logs to "I dont know where". It uploads them and gives you this dataviewer link that doesn't allow me to log in. Have you used it on a phone before? Did it keep it on the phone and allow you to connect to a usb and transfer it across?

My laptop is so old the battery is goosed hence the phone option. May have to be nice to the wife and borrow hers. Never used the laptop to log, is it pretty straightforward how to do it?

 

[Magwych]

Have you tried the forum on the GS911 site?

I thought I had seen an article there about how to do this.

 

[MWH]

I did have a look at the forums but couldn't find anything that made sense to me!

 

[Mistacat]

I am not a phone expert but my experience might give you some ideas.
I use a Samsung Galaxy S3, Android O/S. ( oldish phone now but has survived workshop abuse).
So .. My Files / All Files / Device storage / com.hexcode.gs911mobile/ logs / log1.csv log2.csv
You will also find ECUinfo.txt files and Codes.txt files in there from scanning fault codes.
As there are 30 ish parameters that the GS911 can log it is difficult to view on a phone screen. ( I know you can select the items that you want to log but a full log of the bike during a normal ride is a handy reference for the future.
Plug the phone into a PC or laptop or move these files in the phone to the SD card and stick that in the PC or laptop.
Open it as a drive in my computer / this computer and move the files to one that you have put on the desktop.
Open the .csv files with EXCEL or Livegraph or a program that will work with .csv files.
Off on a tangent, one advantage of having a few logs showing all parameters is that you can study why the bike does things such as, pops in the exhaust and bike cuts out on the overrun / deceleration when the clutch switch is operated. ( cold winter nights viewing rather than eastenders ). You will see that the engine cannot run on the overrun condition,( Idle actuator settings versus injector pulse width ) and the effect of a dirty or badly adjusted clutch switch.
I will stop rambling now this is the result of a small op that has barred me from the workshop for a week or so hence excessive computer time.

 

[MWH]

Ta for that. Will have to play around and see what happens. I think the 911 is a bit wasted in my hands. OK for fault codes, ABS cycling, Esa cycling and service reset but looks like it can go into quite a lot of depth!

 

[Blackal]

I think the laptop is pretty straightforward. I think it logs as a CSV file which is viewable in Excel. Dead handy for hiding the parameters you aren't interested in etc.

Al

 

[Mistacat]

Al`s right the laptop via a usb cable is the easiest way.
The phone can be very handy for viewing real time data.
Example.. Met a chap a few weeks ago 800GS running very rough and would not tick over when cold. He had someone look at it and replaced all sorts, cost lots, no better.
Plugged the GS911 in ..No fault codes.
Looked down the real time values Air Temperature 60 Degrees C !!!. So the ecu was not enriching the mixture when the engine was cold.
So off he went to replace the IAT sensor, quick fix at low cost

 

[Spout]

Is it just me? or did anyone else hear a "whooshing" sound over the top of their head?

 

[MWH]

May have to travel down the borders and get you to show me as not to far!

Think stealing the wife's laptop is the way to go.

 

[mikeyboy]

Ta for that. Will have to play around and see what happens. I think the 911 is a bit wasted in my hands. OK for fault codes, ABS cycling, Esa cycling and service reset but looks like it can go into quite a lot of depth!

911 is wasted in most hands,
The info is useless unless you know what it all means,
Use a laptop, and play,study traces from a known good running bike ,put the trace on the fastest setting,save them if you can.
You then have something to compare with if needed,
practise ,practise,.
The most important thing with diagnostics is not to forget the basics.
Don't chase a fault around in circles with the fuel injection when the valves are out ,or compression is low etc,etc

 

[Smug]

Nothing like a customer telling a mechanic what is wrong with their bike especially if he has a fault code. Almost as good as when a customer has diagnosed the problem on their vehicle with the aid of the internet and all the "experts".

 

[Bendy toy]

Nothing like a customer telling a mechanic what is wrong with their bike especially if he has a fault code. Almost as good as when a customer has diagnosed the problem on their vehicle with the aid of the internet and all the "experts".

Until your diesel car suddenly loses power and starts making black smoke. Pretty certain to be the turbo or more likely a blown pressure hose.

So off you go the VW who have their laptop plugged in before the kettle has boiled and tell you (no - insist) the EGR valve is kaput.

Was it the EGR valve? Go on guess.