Torque Enthusiasts,

I have recently completed a new plugin for the Torque Pro app called “Realtime Charts” and it is now available on Google Play.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pjt.realtimecharts_v1

Realtime Charts is a charting app that allows you to monitor up to 8 engine sensors simultaneously and plots them on your phone or tablet. It updates in real-time as you drive. There are numerous options to allow you to tailor the look of your charts. You may have up to 100 charts with different engine sensors, colors, options etc., so you can easily monitor a variety of engine sensors. You can zoom in and out with finger gestures, just like you would with a photo.

The app can also save your data to your device and you can view the data later for analysis and sharing. It has advanced data visualization features to make the charts more interesting and useful. For example, you can scale the data for one engine sensor so the other lines on the chart are readable, allowing you to graph RPMs vs. MPH for instance. In the chart below, I divide RPMs by 10. Note, the legends shows the un-scaled value of the data for you.

There are more screen shots on Google Play which will show you all the options and features.

See the description below for more details.

Check out the google play store listing. I would love to hear your feedback and am looking forward to adding more features and options based on your comments.

If you have questions about this app please post them on this thread or email me at realtimechartsapp@gmail.com

Hope you find the Realtime Charts app interesting and fun.

Thanks,

Phil_in_NH

Philip Trasatti
Realtime Charts Developer

Facebook page for Realtime Charts: https://www.facebook.com/Realtime-Charts-for-Torque-Pro-1669817409964470/

Google Play Store Listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pjt.realtimecharts_v1

“Realtime Charts is a plugin for the Torque Pro App and is the perfect tool for the automotive hobbyist, professional or DIY mechanic who wants to monitor, tune, diagnose or analyze their vehicle’s performance. This plugin app allows the user to graph multiple engine sensors (i.e. RPM, Speed, MPG, HP, Torque, up to 8 different PIDs (On-board diagnostics Parameter IDs)) simultaneously in real-time on an Android phone or tablet. The software graphs each engine senor as a “series” on your Android device, allowing for in depth monitoring of the vehicle’s performance. You can create your own custom charts (up to 100), specifying the sensors, sampling frequency, chart colors, series attributes, and much more.”

Realtime Charts App Features:
– Monitor and graph up to 8 engine sensors (PIDs) in real-time
– Save settings for up to 100 custom charts
– Save data to device and load for later review.
– Auto-pause chart option when the vehicle is stopped.
– Auto-save trip data option when the vehicle is shut off or user ends session.
– Scroll and zoom charts with finger tips or zoom buttons
– Simple chart and series setup.
– Settable sampling frequency from 250ms to 10 seconds.
– Time of day X axis labels
– Session pause and resume with time compensation
– Auto-scaling or fixed y-axis
– Add and delete sensors from running charts.
– Change series and chart attributes (color, lines, …) on running charts
– Dynamic scaling of series datapoint (0.01x, 0.1x, 1x, 10x, 100x, …)
– Graph running averages for engine senors
– Upper and lower engine sensor value limits
– Preferred Torque Unit Support (English or Metric units)
– Share screen shots on social media
– Simple user interface
– Simple or custom color selection tools
– Export Excel CSV data files
– Preloaded sample charts

Supported Android Versions: V2.3 (GingerBread) and above. Tested on Motorola Electrify running V2.3 (Gingerbread) and Samsung Tab 4 running V4.4 (KitKat).

Torque and Realtime Charts Users,

I released an update for Realtime Charts (V1.2) today which adds a few new features to speed up chart creation and manage the drawing priority of chart lines. Also, fixes a couple of issues including the way the edit and create preferences work. They now work as designed and should be a lot more pleasant to use. It returns to the previous menu now rather than exiting.

Hope you are enjoying using Realtime Charts.

Thanks,

Philip Trasatti

realtimechartsapp@gmail.com

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Realtime Charts for Torque Pro V1.2!
– Added settings option to force device to stay awake while collecting engine sensor data
– Added option to make a copy of an existing chart to speed up set up
– Added option for draw order of chart lines
– Fixed bug in Create and Edit menus to not exit to top level!
– Fixed journal recovery logic to save trip settings
– Fixed save function for loaded trip files so edits are possible to trip log files
– Fixed a condition where Trip Distance was reported as a negative distance

Looks useful phil, definitely going to save this thread for later.

Anko,

Thanks for the great feedback and I am thrilled to hear that Realtime Charts is working well for you.

I definitely can make that change for you, good suggestion.

I am planning an update in a couple of weeks with a few new features and will add that option in for you.

Email me some charts if you get a chance, would love to see want you have done with the app.

realtimechartsapp@gmail.com

Go for the new tablet, I use a Samsung Tab 4 7″, perfect for Torque and Realtime Charts.

Thanks again,

Phil

Realtime Charts V1.4 has been released!

Several new features were added including:

– Enhanced shadow fill to work for negative values and reflect on the x-axis (see simulation chart below)
– Share your charts configurations with friends
– Check to skip auto-save for short trips
– Multiple options for chart legends
– Automatic trip storage space management

These features were requested by the Realtime Charts user community.

Please let me know how you like these new features.

Thanks for using Realtime Charts!

Phil

Torque and Realtime Charts Users,

I released an update for Realtime Charts (V1.12) today which adds a few cool new features. Realtime Charts can now record data while it’s in the background and you can simultaneously use other Torque Pro Plugins or other apps like Google Maps and record your car’s performance data. Watch your Torque Pro dashboard gauges and record the information for later review! There are also controls from the notification status bar that let you control the background recording.

I am working on scatter plots for V1.13 now. Should be ready in a few weeks.

Hope you are enjoying using Realtime Charts for Torque Pro.

Thanks,

Philip Trasatti
realtimechartsapp@gmail.com

Realtime Charts V1.12
– Added support for recording charts while app is in the background
– Added notification bar support for recording background service with controls

Thanks Phil

I am using “Real Time Charts for Torque Pro” and give it a SOLID 5 Stars. It is a great app. Flexible and powerful while still being intuitive and easy to work.

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Realtime Charts for Torque Pro Service Announcement:

Released V1.19 today. Fixed several issues, negative sensor values caused a ANR (Activity not Responding) for scatter and frequency plots. Also, if there were no sensor values, scatter and frequency plots fail. Modified the upper and lower limits for frequency plots to use the entire x axis.

Let me know if you have any problems. (realtimechartsapp@gmail.com)

Please upgrade to this version.

Thanks, Phil

Excellent Ford F150 camshaft charts and interesting analysis of camshaft adjustments vs. engine load! Thanks for the review on the F150 forum. Chart looks great, like the way you selected the line attributes. I will try the camshaft PIDs on my 2011 F150 and see if they work (newer V5.0L engine).

Okay if I anonymously share your screenshots on the Realtime Charts Facebook page?

Phil

Cool, didn’t know about the extended PID csv file trick! I have the Ford tire pressure PIDs also so I will create a file for that too.

Give me a week to test out the V5.0L can shaft Pids and report back.

Nice work!

Phil