OFFICIAL Spartan Diesel DashDaq Theme

[PSD64Liter40]

Here it is Ladys and Gents the Official Spartan Diesel DD Theme is here! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please leave them here, I want to thank Matt for the opportunity he has given me to make this an Official Theme for this great company and look forward to doing work for Spartan Diesel for years to come as well as being a customer of theirs.

Home Screen - Default on Startup
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan1.jpg

One Analog and Six Digital Gauges
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan2.jpg

One Analog and 3 Large Digital Gauges (By request of several members)
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan3.jpg

Download here: http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan.ddskin

I ask that no one re-post the download link on any other forum unless permission is recieved from Spartan Diesel Technologies.

[OOWeaver68]

thanks for all your hard work, looks good, sucks is that im at work right now:(

how do i get this on the DD, go i have to put it in the transfer folder, then have to load it thru the DD
thanks

[DFW64]

Download the file, put in transfer folder and upload. Right click on the link and download...I had to restart the DD to get it to work.

[OOWeaver68]

Download the file, put in transfer folder and upload. Right click on the link and download...I had to restart the DD to get it to work.

cool thanks, ill see what i can do later this evening

[08STROKER]

Will this theme be added to what we already have or will it erase what is there?
Thanks, Chris

[Pahrump]

Will this theme be added to what we already have or will it erase what is there?
Thanks, Chris

It will be added...as another option.



THANKS JOHN!!!

The ond analog and 3 digital is SWEET!

[mick1955]

John, you really did some nice work. Thanks!!!

[sledneck57]

looks good. im definetly loading that up tonite.
that has to add atleast 8-12 horse

[Pahrump]

looks good. im definetly loading that up tonite.
that has to add atleast 8-12 horse

14 to be exact....but hell whos countin

[fdxgnd]

How do you get the numbers red. Mine are gray and I can't see them very well. Very nice job. These gauges are awesome. Much better than before.

[PSD64Liter40]

fdxgnd, are they gray even with the theme installed?

[fdxgnd]

I put it on sd card, installed in dashdaq, installed theme on it and everything else looks the same except gray numbers for gauge readings.

[PSD64Liter40]

Did you select the theme in settings?

[fdxgnd]

I think I did. When I put sd card back in, I went to setup and installed theme called spartan. Still all gray/white letters and numbers. Any ideas?

[fdxgnd]

I should have mentioned that all of my gauges are the new ones, not my old ones. Just like the ones in this thread, just white numbers.

[mick1955]

fdxgnd - Remember, you can change the colors on the numbers that are being displayed...

[fdxgnd]

Could you remind me how? Too busy doing burnouts. All the smoke must have gone to my brain.

[mick1955]

Could you remind me how? Too busy doing burnouts. All the smoke must have gone to my brain.

This should help:

Setting Signal/Graph Colors

The DashDAQ allows users to assign different colors to the signals assigned to a particular gauge. The signal will be displayed in the color chosen. To change color values: Tap on a signal box. Tap on the red, green, and blue swatch in the corner of the box. Now tap on the color to select. Tap [Save]. Tap [Save] in the Set Gauge Properties window to return to the gauges.

[fdxgnd]

Got it. Thanks for your help. I'm gonna go and see if red gauges make it go faster. I'll keep ya posted.

[OOWeaver68]

got mine in, looks great, just had to adjust some colors, great job

[SpartanDieselTech]

Excellent work John, and much appreciated.

[BigIslandBoy]

Nice work. Thanks man!:D

[hotlicks2go]

F'n Awesome! Love It! :D

[eric.davis]

for some reason I can't get mine to load up. But when I downloaded it; it wasn't in a .tga so I'm assuming that is the problem. Also I loaded up the 275 tune tonight and its amazing. Shifting is firmed up boost is insane and when it goes into over drive you hear the wastegate open. Also I noticed when I loaded up the 275 I no longer have my fuel rail pressure or my fuel per stoke on there.

[mick1955]

eric.davis - Just rescan, and make sure the Ford parameter is still set to 1. Then it should pick everything back up...

[eric.davis]

eric.davis - Just rescan, and make sure the Ford parameter is still set to 1. Then it should pick everything back up...

thanks Paul. I'll go try that. Never thought to do a re-scan :rolleyes:

[mick1955]

That has fixed the problem for some others, so hopefully it will get you fixed up. If not, let us know...

[valetcruiser]

hey man i just wanted to say thanks to whoever built the new theme. i understand it is a lot of work and takes alot of knowledge about the programs to do it. so thank you for taking the time and thankyou for offering it to us for free. it's nice that there are still people who are just willing to do cool stuff for others without the expectations of anything in return. you are a good joe in my book.

[mick1955]

It was made by John, (PSD64Liter40). And I agree, great job....

[PSD64Liter40]

hey man i just wanted to say thanks to whoever built the new theme. i understand it is a lot of work and takes alot of knowledge about the programs to do it. so thank you for taking the time and thankyou for offering it to us for free. it's nice that there are still people who are just willing to do cool stuff for others without the expectations of anything in return. you are a good joe in my book.

Thanks VERY much for the kind words!

[Hanging_heels]

I just tried it.... i put it in my transfer folder and installed it from the sd card to my dd and i got something saying "error code could not read noide or something" and on top saying "could not load skin" i tried turning the dd off and loading it again but i just got the same error reading.... anyone got any ideas?

[mick1955]

Hanging_heels - Try downloading it again, and reinstalling on the sd card. Maybe some how the the file got corrupted.....

[Hanging_heels]

I just tried doing that again.... here is the exact error phrase.... "error finding node <GUIEIelements>\<desktop>"

[PSD64Liter40]

Heels its honestly sounds like your DD is looking for the theme somewhere else, you did install the theme from the menu before trying to use it right?

[Hanging_heels]

Sorry, but what do you mean installing the theme from the menu?

I installed the theme from my sd card to my dd and it said it successfully upload 100% then i went under themes and tried to click on spartan and i would get that error phrase. Is that what you were talking about?

[mick1955]

Hanging_heels - I sent you a pm....

[PSD64Liter40]

Try uninstalling the theme, deleting it from the SD card and PC and start from scratch.

[Hanging_heels]

Try uninstalling the theme, deleting it from the SD card and PC and start from scratch.

Did it... still getting the same error phrase... i dont know what im doing wrong, i think im doing everything right.

1. I download the link from the site here
2. from my pc i put it into the transfer folder on my sd card
3. i install it from my sd card onto my dd which then says successful 100%
4. then i go to dashboard theme on the dd and click spartan and save then get that error phrase

[svtcobra50]

Me too guys. Same error :(

error finding node <GUIelements>/<desktop>

<----Otherwise loves everything else ;)

[PSD64Liter40]

Guys having issues, please e-mail me and I will send you a copy via E-mail. Have you guys updated to the V 2.0 Dash Daq Firmware? If not this could be the issue.

[FBOMB396]

same problem here... pm'd you

[Hanging_heels]

Guys having issues, please e-mail me and I will send you a copy via E-mail. Have you guys updated to the V 2.0 Dash Daq Firmware? If not this could be the issue.

I got it working... i downloaded & installed the new firmware version 2.0 and it worked. Thanks PSD64Liter40, the gauges look great!

[Jcard]

Thanks for the new guages. I will try to bumble through the load up.
Still keeping the egrta warning at 1275 though.

[PSD64Liter40]

It is confirmed, V2.0 and up DashDaq Firmware is required to use the Theme.

[FBOMB396]

That was it.....thanks....

[smurfz]

Just installed it and the truck is markedly faster with this installed :)

[svtcobra50]

It is confirmed, V2.0 and up DashDaq Firmware is required to use the Theme.

Will the update program get it, or is this a manual download?

[PSD64Liter40]

This must be downloaded after upgrading to V2.0 Manually!

[svtcobra50]

This must be downloaded after upgrading to V2.0 Manually!

Cool! Got a link to the firmware? ;):D

[PSD64Liter40]

http://www.spartandieseltech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237

[svtcobra50]

Thanks. Looks risky. I'll wait till I get home tonight.:cool:

[PSD64Liter40]

Its a walk in the park no worries, just return your DD to stock!

[Slick02]

I'm new here and have just gotten some issues sorted out so that I can post and ask questions,,,I like the new Spartan theme and was wondering if someone could tell me EXACTLY (lead me by the hand) on how to get it downloaded to the DasDaq? I am not real computer literate.

[mick1955]

Slick02 - You have to have the current update installed on your Dashdaq. Watch your unit boot up. It will display some DrewTech info, then show attempting to boot from internal flash, Successful! The next 2 lines will show a number. Should be something like 1.4.2-1303, or 2.0.1-1364. The one you need is 1364. If it hasn't been updated, you'll need to start here:

http://www.spartandieseltech.com/forum/showthread.php?t=237

After all that is done, you will need to copy the theme to your transfer folder.
Then you will have to install from sd card. From gauges click exit, then go to Setup, then Memory card, then Install, and now Themes. Select the theme you want to install. From the Setup menu, click Display, then Themes and select the one you wish to display and then select ok.

[Slick02]

Right now it shows me a 1.4.2---1303 which should be one of the recent setups being as the unit is only 3 weeks old..Most of what I just read from the link you provided made no sense whatsoever to me(kinda like chinese math) Don't mean to be dense,,but my computer skills are VERY limited.

[mick1955]

slick02 - I sent you a pm. Call when you get the time and I can walk you through it....

[svtcobra50]

Its a walk in the park no worries, just return your DD to stock!


Finally did this today. Thanks for all of the help. The new theme rocks!!:cool:

[nordberg]

looks nice. for some reason i get an analog and 2 digital not 3? wouldnt mind getting the 3rd one, or the 4 digitals like the neon style

[PSD64Liter40]

I will be going back and changing something in the skin and adding some options as well, just post here anything you would like added and I will try and add it in Version 2.

[mick1955]

How about a 300 tune built into the config file!

[jeepman]

I would like the Spartan theme on the "night" package or at least on the gauge panel that is all digital with the one big fonted gauge in the upper left corner surrounded by 5 smaller ones. This panel is also in the neon package. What would be even better is the ability to make the fonts bigger in all the gauge packages. I don't use the analog gauges because the print is so small.

[nordberg]

how about the 4 digital like the ones in the neon skin

[jeepman]

That would be good too, nordberg.

[nordberg]

is there anyway to rename what the gauge displays as a sensor name? example mgp-boost instead or tft to trans or trans temp edtra to egt or pyro? just kinda cleaning it up a bit. and also increasing font size would be nice

[mick1955]

is there anyway to rename what the gauge displays as a sensor name? example mgp-boost instead or tft to trans or trans temp edtra to egt or pyro? just kinda cleaning it up a bit. and also increasing font size would be nice

You can change the font size using the Skin Editor, but I don't believe there is any way to change the names due to the fact that DrewTech has it set up that way. I will check and see if I can get you an answer:)

Posted on the DrewTech Forum. When I get a response I'll let you know.
http://www.dashdaq.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=490

[mick1955]

is there anyway to rename what the gauge displays as a sensor name? example mgp-boost instead or tft to trans or trans temp edtra to egt or pyro? just kinda cleaning it up a bit. and also increasing font size would be nice

This is the reply I got on the DrewTech forum:

The item several have talked about that lets you modify signals will also let you make a custom name for it. It's in development still.

[nordberg]

cool i'll be waiting for the release of that. i suck at the skin editor, so that option aint happening. haha

[jeepman]

LOL. Yeah, me too nordberg.

[Dont_Ram_Me_Stroke_Me]

I'm running the lastest firmware 2.0 . I dropped the spartan them file into my transfer folder on my SD card and it is on there on my home computer screen. When I go to settings, then memory, then install. Bam, there is nothing there, nothing to chose from. What the eff?

[mick1955]

I'm running the lastest firmware 2.0 . I dropped the spartan them file into my transfer folder on my SD card and it is on there on my home computer screen. When I go to settings, then memory, then install. Bam, there is nothing there, nothing to chose from. What the eff?

Watch you unit boot up. On the last line it will list you firmware version. It should be one of the following or it will not work, 2.0.0-1364, or 2.0.1-1394 if it has the latest update... From the instructions you listed above, it sounds like you have an old firmware version. This is how it should be done with 1364, or newer firmware:
Change Dashboard Themes (Different Gauges)
From gauges, click Exit. Then click Setup. Now click Display. Next click Theme, and select the theme you wish to display. Then click Ok. NOTE: Make sure you change the high warning colors on all gauges to a color that you will be able to see if you do reach the high warning limits that you have selected.

[JEEPSTER401]

I would like the Spartan theme on the "night" package or at least on the gauge panel that is all digital with the one big fonted gauge in the upper left corner surrounded by 5 smaller ones. This panel is also in the neon package. What would be even better is the ability to make the fonts bigger in all the gauge packages. I don't use the analog gauges because the print is so small.

Is this the one with the one large digital gauge and the slide on the bottom to sink in with the digital readout? If so that would be awesome to have in the Spartan theme.

Nice work PSD64Litre40 keep it up

[Dont_Ram_Me_Stroke_Me]

I put the downloaded spartan theme on the SD card. It is showing it as "on the card and in the transfer folder" when I have it hooked up to the reader on my desktop computer. When I try to install it using the dash daq hooked up to the truck it doesn't show it in the sd card at all. I have the latest firmware. I just updated it 3 weeks ago

[mick1955]

I put the downloaded spartan theme on the SD card. It is showing it as "on the card and in the transfer folder" when I have it hooked up to the reader on my desktop computer. When I try to install it using the dash daq hooked up to the truck it doesn't show it in the sd card at all. I have the latest firmware. I just updated it 3 weeks ago

Try this:

Loading New Themes That You Made Or Downloaded
First copy it to the transfer folder on your sd card. Insert the sd card into the DashDaq. From Gauges click Exit. Then click Setup. Now click Memory Card. Next click Install, & now Themes. Select the Theme you want to install.

Change Dashboard Themes (Different Gauges)
From gauges, click Exit. Then click Setup. Now click Display. Next click Theme, and select the theme you wish to display. Then click Ok.

[jeepman]

Jeepster401, no the one I'm refering to are all digital gauges. I've been told that the font size can be adjusted in the gauge building package but hell, I haven't figured out how to build the themes much less how to resize the fonts. I just don't have the time, or more importantly, the computer skills to do it.

[Dont_Ram_Me_Stroke_Me]

Let me try it Mick and I'll get back to you guys here. Thanks again for the help

[Grizz]

I'm getting a message stating website unable to display webpage.

[BigKid]

I'm getting a message stating website unable to display webpage.

I'm getting the same thing here. How do I fix this?

[mick1955]

I'm getting the same thing here. How do I fix this?

Ok guys, there does seem to be a problem. I just tried it and also couldn't get it to work. If you want a copy of it, send me a pm with your email address and I'll send it to you. The size of the file is about 1.7meg.

[08powersmoke]

for some reason I can't get mine to load up. But when I downloaded it; it wasn't in a .tga so I'm assuming that is the problem. Also I loaded up the 275 tune tonight and its amazing. Shifting is firmed up boost is insane and when it goes into over drive you hear the wastegate open. Also I noticed when I loaded up the 275 I no longer have my fuel rail pressure or my fuel per stoke on there.

we don't have wastegates on our trucks unless you replaced your chargers?

[Dont_Ram_Me_Stroke_Me]

Try this:

Loading New Themes That You Made Or Downloaded
First copy it to the transfer folder on your sd card. Insert the sd card into the DashDaq. From Gauges click Exit. Then click Setup. Now click Memory Card. Next click Install, & now Themes. Select the Theme you want to install.

Change Dashboard Themes (Different Gauges)
From gauges, click Exit. Then click Setup. Now click Display. Next click Theme, and select the theme you wish to display. Then click Ok.

I can change dashboard themes using your method you described cause they are factory programmed. But when I try to load one like you described from the SD card, there is nothing on the list. Now if I remove the card and plug it in to the reader inside on my desktop computer is shows a dashdaq theme file. Is the card bad or what? Its listed as the Spartan Dashdaq theme right?

[Dont_Ram_Me_Stroke_Me]

Fixed ! Got it

[mick1955]

Ok, tell us what was wrong????? That way some of the others won't have the same problem.....

[fryjr]

Figures that I wait to download this skin and now the linky doesn't work! :eek: Someone please email it to me... f-r-y-j-r-8-2@yahoo.com (without the dashes)

Thanks!!!! ;)

[fryjr]

Thanks Mick! I got them all tonight! I really appreciate it!

[krdiesel]

can you send them to scox-@-bigrockcasino.com
With out the dashes

[slims2002]

I would also like to have this emailed to me: b.nole@insightbb.com. THX

[abitz]

Here it is Ladys and Gents the Official Spartan Diesel DD Theme is here! If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please leave them here, I want to thank Matt for the opportunity he has given me to make this an Official Theme for this great company and look forward to doing work for Spartan Diesel for years to come as well as being a customer of theirs.

Home Screen - Default on Startup
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan1.jpg

One Analog and Six Digital Gauges
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan2.jpg

One Analog and 3 Large Digital Gauges (By request of several members)
http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan3.jpg

Download here: http://slp-servers.com/spartan/spartan.ddskin

I ask that no one re-post the download link on any other forum unless permission is recieved from Spartan Diesel Technologies.

Guys I cant seem to log on to the server keeps saying its unavailable all day today ???

[mick1955]

Guys I cant seem to log on to the server keeps saying its unavailable all day today ???

Pm you email address and I'll send you everything you need including a new config file.

[abitz]

I sent you a pm i dont know if you recived it or not ?

[jeepman]

Hey Mick, could you please send me the same stuff. I'll PM my email. I know it's Christmas Day so just when you get to it. Thanks

[Moyerboy]

cant download theme anymore any one got that would be willing to share?

[08stroker250]

Update your tuner and you will get it....

[Moyerboy]

ok so the spratn back ground is in the new update firm ware sweetness ill have to go back into it and get it