05-30-2013, 12:59 PM
The boost reading is definitely more accurate now, it will still spike to 17+ in 1st gear only, so at some point I need to nab my friend Laurens' VCDS and run a few logs to see what's actually happening.
I also moved the mount location from the windshield to the dash to get it closer to the instrument cluster, and I have the gauge face set up how I want it.
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The two biggest issues preventing this from being a completely seamless "install" are:
1.) Something is bricking up when the car sits, I don't know if its the Torque app or the Bluetooth dongle, but I suspect its the dongle because I have to unplug and replug it, then reboot the application to unstick it. It probably happens about 60% of the time going back to the car. I can attempt to set up a macro to open and close the application when it sees the Bluetooth signal from the device, but that will only help if its the app that's causing it to freeze. There's also a setting in the application to sleep the dongle after its been inactive for 90 seconds, which I believe is turned on, but I probably need to find that menu again and check it while the car is on and connected.
I'm not very optimistic with that one, I think I'm just going to have to get used to unplugging the dongle somewhat frequently. Maybe I can reassign one of the external buttons to bounce the application and make it a little easier.
2.) The bigger issue is the phone is idling away its battery faster than the ~1 hour of driving/day charges it back up, it currently lasts about 3 days before I have to take it in and charge it for realz. Not sure how to proceed with this one. I can get an extended battery for it for $25 that allegedly gives you ~18 hours of use, but I don't know if that will fix the problem, it may just eventually bleed itself all the way down regardless of the standby time.
I was thinking I could find a constant 12v power source to tap the charge into (and get the ugly thing out of my center console. My thinking is that it will keep the thing topped off, and then switch into a trickle mode when its completely full, which shouldn't really affect the electrical system of the car. I just don't want to end up killing the car battery faster than it should because I'm always drawing power from it to charge the phone.
Any ideas?
I also moved the mount location from the windshield to the dash to get it closer to the instrument cluster, and I have the gauge face set up how I want it.
The two biggest issues preventing this from being a completely seamless "install" are:
1.) Something is bricking up when the car sits, I don't know if its the Torque app or the Bluetooth dongle, but I suspect its the dongle because I have to unplug and replug it, then reboot the application to unstick it. It probably happens about 60% of the time going back to the car. I can attempt to set up a macro to open and close the application when it sees the Bluetooth signal from the device, but that will only help if its the app that's causing it to freeze. There's also a setting in the application to sleep the dongle after its been inactive for 90 seconds, which I believe is turned on, but I probably need to find that menu again and check it while the car is on and connected.
I'm not very optimistic with that one, I think I'm just going to have to get used to unplugging the dongle somewhat frequently. Maybe I can reassign one of the external buttons to bounce the application and make it a little easier.
2.) The bigger issue is the phone is idling away its battery faster than the ~1 hour of driving/day charges it back up, it currently lasts about 3 days before I have to take it in and charge it for realz. Not sure how to proceed with this one. I can get an extended battery for it for $25 that allegedly gives you ~18 hours of use, but I don't know if that will fix the problem, it may just eventually bleed itself all the way down regardless of the standby time.
I was thinking I could find a constant 12v power source to tap the charge into (and get the ugly thing out of my center console. My thinking is that it will keep the thing topped off, and then switch into a trickle mode when its completely full, which shouldn't really affect the electrical system of the car. I just don't want to end up killing the car battery faster than it should because I'm always drawing power from it to charge the phone.
Any ideas?
Now: 07 Porsche Cayman S | 18 VW Tiguan
Then: 18 VW GTI Autobahn | 95 BMW M3 | 15 VW GTI SE | 12 Kia Optima SX | 2009 VW GTI | 00 BMW 540i Sport | 90 Mazda Miata | 94 Yamaha FZR600R | 1993 Suzuki GS500E | 2003 BMW 325i | 95 Saab 900S