MP Scan or MP Tuner on Android?

[ShelGame]

Morris - Do you have any idea what it would take to port MP Scan (and maybe MP Tuner) to Android? I think MP Scan primarily, since it would have to use BlueTooth to get the data. I don't see BT flashing turning out so well.

If you couldn't tell, I just got a new Android phone. It looks like Android has been ported to Netbooks, too. Not to mention those really cheap tablets from China.

EDIT: Hmm, Android apps are written in in Java. Not sure how easy that is to port over to from C...

[Reeves]

I think Warren CSXTRA just got one as well. He got the X I believe. My GF just got the Incredible.

[ShelGame]

Don't you think wireless datalogging via BlueTooth would be sweet?

[DodgeZ]

droid....... ---- yeah

[mcsvt]

I have an Incredible too, Android yes please.

[Reeves]

Warren CSXTRA has been datalogging over bluetooth for a quite a while now. Not yet on a Droid though.

I do know he has the development software for the Droid already though.

[ShelGame]

If he needs any help figuring out the DRB protocols, let me know

[Reeves]

If he needs any help figuring out the DRB protocols, let me know

Think he's got all that....not sure...he should chime in here....

I know he's got the Innovate protocols and the Zietronix protocols

[86Shelby]

Don't you think wireless datalogging via BlueTooth would be sweet?

Yes please. One of these will be my next phone come spring when my contract is up.

[turbovanman²]

That would be cool, iPhone needs the app too,

[csxtra]

That would be cool, iPhone needs the app too,

Is that the one with the WiFis? It would have to be the one with the bigger GBs.

Seriously, I just ordered my Droid X this morning, so I'm not sure how soon I'll get it.

Unfortunately, I'm not exploring logging directly on my Droid, just porting my existing palm pilot display app (that talks to my PC-based logging app via bluetooth) to the android platform to get my feet wet with Android development.

[Darkapollo]

I have the ASDK on my computer. The Android OS is run off of a linux kernel and the language is java-like. It seems very easy to program.

http://developer.android.com/index.html

[wowzer]

Morris - Do you have any idea what it would take to port MP Scan (and maybe MP Tuner) to Android? I think MP Scan primarily, since it would have to use BlueTooth to get the data. I don't see BT flashing turning out so well.

If you couldn't tell, I just got a new Android phone. It looks like Android has been ported to Netbooks, too. Not to mention those really cheap tablets from China.

EDIT: Hmm, Android apps are written in in Java. Not sure how easy that is to port over to from C...

rob - i have used a converter from tangible software solutions a couple years ago that worked pretty well. i see they have a converter to take c++ and vb.net to java. i'm getting a droid x phone next week so i am somewhat interested in this. the to-do list is getting way too long!!!

[ShelGame]

I think an Android BlueTooth logging ap would be really sweet.

I'm going to get a BT board and see if I can get MP Scan to work over BT. Do you see any reason it wouldn't work? I think the BT should just show up as a com port...

[ShelGame]

Drool...




http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/

[turbovanman²]

Trouble is, that's for OBD2,

What about a PDA, can you do MP tuner on a PDA if it has bluetooth, Axim X51V?

[risen]

Trouble is, that's for OBD2,

Even though it won't directly work the vids show that the functionality is there. I can help out with the code if you guys decide you want to go forward with this. I have an iPhone, but the dev kits for both platforms have simulators iirc, so I can still write and verify code for android.

Although I thought that the iPhone loggers needed wifi comms, not Bluetooth/serial, though I doubt that limit exists on android.

[ShelGame]

I was mainly posting those as an example of what can be done. The Android phones have a similar UI...

[turbovanman²]

Even though it won't directly work the vids show that the functionality is there. I can help out with the code if you guys decide you want to go forward with this. I have an iPhone, but the dev kits for both platforms have simulators iirc, so I can still write and verify code for android.

Although I thought that the iPhone loggers needed wifi comms, not Bluetooth/serial, though I doubt that limit exists on android.

So say can that Rev be done for our applications, that would be friggin sweet,

I was mainly posting those as an example of what can be done. The Android phones have a similar UI...

Yeah, I know, just sucks its for OBD2, guess that's because of the way the serial data and info is collected vs OBD1.

[ShelGame]

OBD2 is standardized at least somewhat. OBD1 was all proprietary.

I had mini dash looking very similar before I realized that the Palm platform didn't have the power for those kind of graphics...