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Subject: Product News/Updates, January 2024

    1. Avoid Corrupt File Error in Dyno DataMite
    2. Last December's Newsletter

 

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1) Avoid Corrupt File Error in Dyno DataMite  Some of our users have had error messages when they start their software saying their Registered Name or their Configuration File has been lost.  This sometimes comes Wednesday morning because Microsoft did some updates Tuesday night when your program was left open.  Sometimes it just boils down to "stuff happens".  Either way, it can happen at exactly the wrong time, when you've got an engine to dyno and ship.

We're going through all our software with a fix to better ensure we have a good backup of the configuration file, and can use that if the actual configuration file is corrupt.  One of the first program we've added this feature to is our popular Dyno DataMite v4.2 B.029.  

If you own this software, click on Help (at the top of the main screen), and then select About Dyno DataMite.  Check your complete version number (written in blue), something like v4.2 B.015.  If you own v4.2 B that is earlier than v4.2 B.029, this is a free update, and it may contain other bug fixes.  If you own v4.2A or earlier, there will be a charge to update.

Here's a list of some of the major improvements in v4.2B which we released in July of 2023:

  1. Enhanced Dyno Controller features, including:
  2.     Hybrid Control Mode, where RPM is held constant at start of accelerating power run, then control switches to more stable load control.
  3.     Stand Alone Control Mode where the Controller does not need to communicate with the PC to run tests.
  4.     Several new improvements and settings for Load Control and RPM Control.
  5.     Many of the Control Parameters can now be modified right on the Current Readings screen for faster testing.  See picture below.
  6.     You can construct a Controller Schedule to step through through various RPMs. This is ideal for doing break ins. Enterprise Edition only.  See picture below.
  7. Each test file now also contains Configuration and Preference settings. This allows much easier restoration of these settings should they get corrupted.
  8. You can include an additional data channel for display on the Main Screen. You can also specify colors for these graph lines.  See picture below.
  9. You can specify a Min and Max RPM and the program will automatically start recording data at the Min RPM and stop recording at the Max RPM, and display the exact time between these 2 RPMs. This is ideal for inertia dynos. Enterprise Edition only.
  10. You can specify a "red line" for either or both of the round gauges on the Main Screen.  See picture below.
  11. New Preference settings allow you to eliminate most all messages between power runs.
  12. You can reorder the position of data columns in the reports. For example, Corr HP could come before Corr Tq.
  13. Much more.

 

Dyno Controller Settings v4.2B.jpg (232170 bytes) click here for a PDF describing all the new features

Dyno Controller Settings v4.2B.jpg (232170 bytes) click here for a PDF describing all the new Dyno Controller features

Dyno Controller Current Readings Options v4.2B.jpg (179576 bytes) click here info on our Dyno DataMite data loggers and software

Dyno Controller Current Readings Options v4.2B.jpg (179576 bytes) click here info on our Enterprise Edition of the Dyno DataMite software

The update from v4.2 to v4.2B for the Basic version is $100, for the Pro version is $150, and the Enterprise Edition is $200.  If you have a version older than v4.2 the cost will be higher.  If you have the Pro version 4.2 and want to update and upgrade to the Enterprise Edition v4.2B, it would be $150 + $ 350 = $500.  But we can do that package for $400, a $100 discount.

Dyno Controller Current Readings Options v4.2B.jpg (179576 bytes) click here to send us an email describing what you want.  We can find your info and let you know how much it will be and how to pay.

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2) Last December's Newsletter Here are the topics covered in our previous newsletter.  If you would like another copy of December 2023's newsletter (or any previous newsletter) for detail on these topics, visit our website at: Performance Trends Newsletters 

  1. Shock Dyno Helps Win Championship
  2. Christmas is Coming
  3. Holiday Hours
  4. Last Chance for 2023 Purchases
  5. Last November's Newsletter

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