foreigneRS

I've been learning to program using Visual Basic Applications for various things that will make my work easier. To learn, it's always best to do something that is interesting to you, which work things generally aren't.

So to learn various VBA techniques, I've written a program to import an S8 map file into Excel and put it into map tables and graphics.

There's no real point to the program, although it does help you to visualise the maps better than the S8 software that has rather poor graphics at the moment.

I've written it as an Excel Add-In that once installed gives you an S8 menu item thus:



if you click on the import button, you then select which map file to import



and the map file is imported and looks like this



it is then divided up into the individual maps for ignition,



VE, injector duration, boost, warm up etc. and charted like this ignition map



and this injector duration map



in the future, i hope to be able to make changes in the excel maps, and then export these back to a compatible .SS8 map file.

if anyone wants a copy, post up your email addy, or if some kind soul would be able to host it (just 300kb)?

sjoyce666

you sure Simon wants his maps posted on here ?

Scott

PhilM

You have far too much time mate, good tho

Eagle

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coool ... im impresed i can host it if you want

foreigneRS

if not i'll remove them, but they're availabe as a free download from his site anyway

eagle mate, you have pm with my email addy. please reply with yours and i'll mail you the file

Andreas

That looks wicked, is it hard to reprogram to accept other data? Im thinking one program for pectel monitor logs.

Eagle

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ready and waiting

foreigneRS

not really mate. i will probably be doing a similar thing with my techedge wb lambda logs.

it's all open source code and is totally full of comments to explain every step, so if you want to have a look and have a go yourself, just pm me your addy, or wait until it's hosted.

you could also send me a pectel log to look at, and i'll have a look at doing it for you. i would be quite interested in that.

Eagle

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here

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.br...i/s8%20viewer/

hope this helps

Eagle

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just tried to find the files on simons website and they aint there

GARETH T

Eagle, aint they bundled in with the software

foreigneRS

Eagle, nice one chap

and GARETH, is right, they are in the files that can be downloaded at:

http://www.s8ecu.co.uk/s8.zip

Eagle

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so why cant i downlaod em then ?????

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foreigneRS, Cool !!

I have no problem with you doing this - No secrets are being given away !!!
However, the next version of software will encrypt the S8 files so make
the most of it !

Yes you are right, the graphics are limited but are better that most ecu packages.

There is a FULL windows version of the editor software coming very soon !

Have fun.

Eagle

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i want to look

GARETH T

that will be alot nicer on the eyes i think

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GARETH T,
From a programmers point of view..... That is a matter of opinion !!

I hate Fookin windows

GARETH T

SECS, i guess im just young and cant remember dos

Stu @ M Developments

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I hate fooking DOS.. in fact, i despise it

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Stu @ M Developments,

DOS is STILL an integral part of windows

XP Windows still uses it but its very well hidden.

Eagle

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still not seen these files

GARETH T

just download the s8 software,, and both are in there

GARETH T

i think your trying to say you dont like dos

Eagle

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ok .. when ever i try and download it .. i get cant be found ... so i bloody give up

Stu @ M Developments

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I know that Simon...

And the fact theyve hidden the fooker speaks volumes dont you think?

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Eagle,

Download the demo NOT the actual software update.

Here it is to save you going to my site.

http://www.s8ecu.co.uk/s8demo.zip

(This demo is about 2 years old now and many features have been added since)

Eagle

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yyyaaaaahhhhhh .. cheers simon

foreigneRS

Thanks Simon. As I said, I only really did it to learn how to program VBA. As I'd never programmed anything at all before in any langage, I wanted to do something that would be interesting for me. And what I will be doing for work involves pretty much the same ideas of importing files or receiving data over rs232 and plotting charts with it, so it was a perfect training exercise. Besides that, as I say it has no real use.

Don't see it as a problem, but nicer graphics would be a definite improvement. I'm always willing to give designers feedback on their developments, and am willing to receive them myself when making applications for others.

very good.

can't wait 'til friday

the original

Azrael

SECS I am not IT developer of anykind but formmy knowleddge NTcore windows versions do not use DOS anymore. They are fully 32-bit OSes, not like 16-bit DOS. They do have DOS-looking interface in their console. But if you remember more advanced DOS 5.0 + functions the Windows Console does not have them! There may be some parts of the code still shared with original DOS but the system core is completly different form Windows 9x & Millenium Ed.