PCM Logger XML

[turbo_v6]

I see a few different types of XML files that seem to be for defining parameters and I don't really understand the intent of each one. I would like to help out defining some basic parameters for a few OS's. I'm sure there are basic SAE PID's that could be defined as well, but I'm not sure how these files all fit together or if each OS will need it's own XML.

This is from PcmHammer018 release

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Parameters.Standard.xml
Parameters.SAE.xml
Parameters.RAM.xml
Parameters.Math.xml
Parameters.12593358.xml
Parameters.DidNotWork.xml

Also it seems there are different type of formats within those files and I'm not sure which is the correct one.

Parameters.SAE.xml :

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	<Parameter DefineBy="SAE" Name="Engine Load" Address="0x4">
		<Conversion Name="Percentage" Value="x * 100.0 / 255.0"/>
	</Parameter>

Parameters.Standard.xml :

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    <Parameter
        id="0004"
        name="Engine Load"
        description=""	
        storageType="uint8"
        bitMapped="False">
        <Conversion units="%" expression="(x/2.55)" format="0.00" />
    </Parameter>

Parameters.RAM.xml :

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    <Parameter Name="Load" DefineBy="Address" ByteCount="2" Address="0xFFAAEA">
      <Conversion Name="g/cyl" Expression="x/2048.0" />
    </Parameter>

Parameters.12593358.xml :

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  <RamParameter
    id="RamLoad"
    name="Load"
    description=""
    storageType="uint16"
    bitMapped="False">
    <Location os="12593358" address="0xFFAAEA" />
    <Conversion units="g/cyl" expression="x/2048.0" format="0.00" />
  </RamParameter>

[Gampy]

Not sure about the others but Parameters.Standard.xml should be current.

-Enjoy

[turbo_v6]

That seems to work for PID parameters, but I can't get anything to work for RAM parameters.

I've tried to add to Parameters.RAM.xml and I created Parameters.12587603.xml and neither would work.

[Gampy]

I'm sure NSFW knows this off the top of his head ...

I have no way to test the logger (that I know of), so I know little about it, I can read the code though so I'll look see what I can figure out for you if he doesn't beat me to your answer!

Parameters.RAM.xml has been recently updated.

[edit]
Can I assume that you used Parameters.RAM.xml as a template to create Parameters.12587603.xml and changed the "Location" element to suit 12587603 ??

[turbo_v6]

I tried adding this to Parameters.RAM.xml

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  <RamParameter
    id="Test Throttle Position"
    name="RAM Throttle Position"
    description="Unconfirmed."
    storageType="uint16"
    bitMapped="False">
    <Location os="12587603" address="0xFFAB64" />
    <Conversion units="Raw" expression="x" format="0.00" />
  </RamParameter>

I also tried creating Parameters.12587603.xml similar to how Parameters.12593358.xml is defined.

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    <Parameter Name="Throttle Position" DefineBy="Address" ByteCount="2" Address="0xFFAB64">
      <Conversion Name="Raw" Expression="x" />
    </Parameter>

[Gampy]

Parameters.RAM.xml is proper, I don't think Parameters.12593358.xml is ...

Try creating Parameters.12587603.xml from Parameters.RAM.xml.

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  <RamParameter
    id="Test Throttle Position"
    name="RAM Throttle Position"
    description="Unconfirmed."
    storageType="uint16"
    bitMapped="False">
    <Location os="12587603" address="0xFFAB64" />
    <Conversion units="Raw" expression="x" format="0.00" />
  </RamParameter>

No spaces in "ID" ... Otherwise this looks good as long as the address is valid.

I do not know any 12587603 RAM Addresses off the top of my head ...

Parameters.Standard.xml, Parameters.Math.xml, Parameters.RAM.xml are the only ones most likely to be accurate, they get loaded as defaults when PCMLogger opens ...

[turbo_v6]

Nope that didn't fix it.

[Gampy]

I'm obviously misunderstanding how to use the logger ...

There is no way to load a Parameters.12587603.xml.

I do not know if folks are expected to expand the Parameters.Standard.xml, Parameters.Math.xml and Parameters.RAM.xml or what, they are the only .xml files used by PCMLogger that I see.

Then there is the .LogProfile ... The LogProfile is for selecting what (that is previously defined) you want in the log.

You can add a Parameter to Parameters.Standard.xml and it winds up in the Parameters tab, however I have yet to find how it uses Parameters.RAM.xml (other then loading it), still looking.

I have tried adding a Parameters.RAM.xml parameter to My.LogProfile, it fails to include it in the log.

[Gampy]

Ah Ha!

Create a Parameters.RAM.xml entry of your choice,
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  <RamParameter
    id="MyRamLoad"
    name="MyLoad"
    description="Testing 123"
    storageType="uint16"
    bitMapped="False">
    <Location os="12587603" address="0xFFAAEA" />
    <Conversion units="Raw" expression="x" format="0.00" />
  </RamParameter>

Then add that entry to your .LogProfile
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    <RamParameters>
        <RamParameter id="MyRamLoad" units="Raw" />
    </RamParameters>

Worked for me, how about you ??

-Enjoy

[Edit]
BTW, Spacy "ID's" do in fact work.
Select your .LogProfile every time, it appears there is a loading issue, like a horse before the kart issue, it picks up the standard stuff but not the RAM stuff so it seems.

[Edit2]
Anyone know a valid RAM location in 12587603 that should have a known value ??
Someplace to retrieve a known for testing ...

[turbo_v6]

That still didn't work for me.

0xFFAB64 is throttle position.