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How to Datalog with Xcal-3 using SCT Live Link 6 Part 3 of 3

wickedstangs

Chula Vista, CA
Staff member
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Alright, I was going to discuss which PID's are important to datalog but, with every vehicle it can be different.
Just like on a supercharged car, you will want to add, other PIDs like intake charge temps and so on.

Oh ya, I used MICROSOFT EXCEL 2007 for this demonstration.. It maybe a little different with an older version.

Some of the more widely used PID's are:
  • short term fuel trims(STFT)
  • long term fuel trims(LTFT)
  • RPM
  • load
  • MAF Voltage or MAF AD counts
  • 02 Sensor voltage
  • ACT
  • ECT

Below are files that the LIVE LINK 6 will give you after you datalog.
The file are .csv files which can be opened and graphed with Microsoft EXCEL
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When you open the file in Excel it will look like this.
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Graphing these file can really tell you alot. And with the right software you can tune yourself..

Here is a good example..
If your tuner tells you that your MAF Air is pegged you can datalog to find that out.
Remember max AD count for a MAF is 1024

Below I will walk you thru how to setup your excel file for graphing.
Step 1 The #1 line is hard to read so you will need to fix that. Click on 1 to highlight it.
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Right Click once you highlight it.
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Next click on the Alignment Tab and click on Wrap text.
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It should make it easier to read like the below Image
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Next we are going to freeze the first frame. Hightlight the first cell on the A2 like the below image.
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Once you highlight the cell in A2 click on the View Tab on top and click on Freeze Panes
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You want to freeze the Top Row
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Next Click on the Letter L to highlight the Entire Column (RPM)
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Next Click on the Insert Tap and click on Scatter.
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Now select the second one the Scatter with Smooth Lines and Markers
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There you go it will Graph it for you.
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wickedstangs

Chula Vista, CA
Staff member
Administrator
Here is a good example when this person went WOT(Wide Open Throttle) his MAF was pegging out..
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This is a quick explanation on how to graph your datalog. In my advance class I can show you how to put mutiple lines on the graph.. Just to tired right now:) Hope you enjoy..

Below is an attached file so you can download and practice with.
 

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wickedstangs

Chula Vista, CA
Staff member
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Now with the LM-2 Software I just got, It should be able to do all the graphs automatically..:) We will see. Try and get something up soon...
 
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