CarChip Pro with Alarm

Item #: dav-chipEXA
Retail Price: $250.00
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Our Sale Price: $119.95

The CarChip Pro is an all-in-one engine performance and driving monitor. About the size of a key fob, it's a great way to keep track of your vehicle, and your or others' driving.

CarChip Pro stores up to 300 hours of driving data. (The actual number of hours will vary, depending on how frequently you log data. When full, CarChip Pro "rolls over" and begins to overwrite the oldest data with the newest.) It also provides user-settable alarms for speed, hard braking, and quick acceleration.

You'll get time and date for each trip, distance, speed, hard accelerations and decelerations, and engine diagnostic trouble codes. CarChip Pro with Alarm records every second of every trip. You can also test for emissions status - find out if the used car will pass the smog test before you buy it! You can also sort business and personal miles, set thresholds for alarms and graphs, and calculate gas mileage.

With CarChip Pro with Alarm you'll also be able to monitor any four out of 23 user-selectable engine parameters, including:

RPM
Throttle position
Engine load
Fuel pressure
Fuel system status
Short- and long-term-fuel trim
Battery voltage
Timing advance
Coolant temperature
Air flow rate
Intake air temperature
Intake manifold pressure
Oxygen sensor voltage

Plus, CarChip Pro will automatically generate an accident log showing the last critical 20 seconds of speed in case of an accident!

Features:

Up to 300 hours of trip details (newest data records over oldest)
Complete trip details including time/date, distance traveled, speed (1- or 5-second intervals)
Log up to 4 of 23 engine parameters
Provides individual graphs and summary reports
Records/shows extreme acceleration/brakingM
Allows user-set thresholds for audible alarms, speed, acceleration, and braking (post-drive reports/graphs show when, for how long, and number of times thresholds were exceeded)
Automatic accident log with last 20 seconds speed data before impact
Assign trips as business/commute/personal
Calculate gas mileage
View/Reset engine diagnostic trouble codes (check-engine light)
Test for preliminary emissions status
Software (included) lets you review/clear diagnostic codes, view summaries/detail reports, and copy data to spreadsheets for further analysis

Also Includes:

Data logger
Software on CD
USB cable for downloading data.

Requires Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP and one USB port.

Specifications:

Includes:	CharChip data logger, Software on CD, and USB cable for downloading data
Product Dimensions:	1.80" x 1.00" x 1.32" (46 mm x 26 mm x 34 mm)
Software System Requirements:	Windows 98SE, ME, NT4.0, NT2000, XP, Vista; 5 MB free disk space
Operating Temperature:	-40°C to +185°F (-40°C to +85°C)
Primary Power, Connected to Vehicle:	-9 to 16 VDC, 80 mA with vehicle running, 17 mA with the vehicle's power off
Primary Power, Connected to Computer:	USB powered
Backup Power:	Internal battery, minimum of 5 years total, with data logger not powered by vehicle or computer; 10-15 year life in normal use
Memory:	512KB
Data Logging Capacity:	300 hours maximum, depending on logging intervals and number of optional parameters selected

CarChip Vehicle Conflicts and Exclusions

CarChip has been carefully designed and tested to comply with OBDII protocols J1850-41.6, J1850-10.4, ISO9141, KWP2000 (ISO14320), and CAN (ISO
11898), which are used on most cars and light trucks sold in the USA, model-year 1996 or later. However, some vehicle models are not in full compliance with these protocols. In addition, the computer control systems on a given vehicle may be malfunctioning or out of spec, as may be the sensors used by these systems.
Before installing CarChip, be sure to review the list of known exclusions, conflicts, and anomalies below.

Unless specified otherwise, the list applies to all versions of CarChip, whether they are downloaded via serial port or USB.
This list is current to the best of our knowledge as of the time of publication. However, given the thousands of vehicle models produced since 1996, no list can be completely comprehensive. For more information on OBDII issues and anomalies in general, we recommend The Equipment and Tool Institute's website at www.etools.org.
While our testing and the experience of thousands of CarChip users have shown the unit to be safe and reliable, there is an inherent risk in adding any aftermarket product that may potentially affect the operation or drivability of your vehicle. Should you be concerned about the operation of your vehicle at any time while using CarChip, you should pull over off the roadway immediately or as soon as it is safe to do so. Remove CarChip from the OBDII port and consult a licensed mechanic or automobile service center.

Non-Support Vehicles:

CarChip may cause vehicle hesitation or stuttering when used in 2003 or earlier model-year vehicles with Tiptronic transmissions. Developed by Audi and included on many of their vehicles, a Tiptronic transmission is one in which the driver may switch from a manual transmission to an automatic transmission while driving. Please check your vehicle's owner's manual to see if your vehicle has a Tiptronic transmission. We have not resolved this issue, and we recommend that you not use CarChip in vehicles with Tiptronic transmissions.

Incomplete Data Collection

Some drivers of 1997-1998 Fords and Mazdas have reported that the trip time and selected engine parameters are recorded by CarChip, but vehicle speed is not.

Some drivers have reported occasional incidences of the following. If these or any other issues occur while you are driving, please remove the CarChip immediately or as soon as it is safe to do so, and contact our Technical Support Department.

Using CarChip with Other Aftermarket Products

CarChip may not operate properly or may cause unexpected vehicle behavior if it is used in conjunction with other aftermarket products that also use theODBII port or communicate with the vehicle's on-board computers. Examples of these include remote starters, keyless entry systems, and some alarm systems. If you are using any of these aftermarket products, we recommend that you remove them from your vehicle before using CarChip.

Firmware Note

Some vehicle types have known compatibility issues with older versions of CarChip software and firmware. These vehicle types are:

Vehicles Manufactured for Sale Outside the US & Canada

While vehicles manufactured for sale outside the US and Canada may appear to have an ODBII port, they may not use the same protocols, and thus may not be compatible with CarChip. For vehicles manufactured for sale in Europe, some 1996-1999 vehicles may be compatible; most 2000 and later vehicles should be compatible. Since requirements vary by country, vehicles manufactured for sale elsewhere in the world may or may not be compatible.

Additional Exclusions for the Serial-Port Version of CarChip

Our original CarChip models (# 8210, 8220, and 8240), which are downloaded using a serial-port cable, are not compatible with the new CAN (ISO 11898) protocol, which is being phased on newer vehicles. Our current CarChip models (# 8211, 8221, 8225, 8241, and 8245), which are down-loaded via a USB cable, are compatible with the CAN protocol. If you have a vehicle that uses the CAN protocol, you cannot use a serial-port version of Car- Chip; you must use a USB-version. Check our website for updates on exclusions over the coming year.