DashDaq Future Updates

[mick1955]

Just wanted to let everyone know that DrewTech has been working on the Media Player, and Audible Alerts for the DashDaq. It out for those that are Beta testers. I've got it on my unit. Release date is not known at this time and I'm sure they'll be making more changes before it's released.

Media Player
With the help from DrewTech and one of the members, I now can play songs through my DashDaq. You have to create a folder on the sd named media. The folder must be created beside the transfer folder. It can't be placed inside it! If you do it will not pick up any of the songs. I first had to convert songs to MP3 format. Then, copied them into the Media folder. From gauges, you'll click exit. Then click Entertainment, then Media Player. Next select the song you wish to play, press Ok, and away it goes. While playing, there are no buttons displayed.
- During playback the screen is a 6-pack of buttons. These buttons are hidden, but you can press on the screen while video or audio is playing:

Vol- | mute | Vol+

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Rev -10 | Pause | FF +30

Now they just need to make it so you can play songs while watching your gauges!!! I did suggest this and hope to find something out in a few days.

Audible Alerts
They have also working on audible alerts for the high and low warning on gauges. On the Beta version when you click the gauge and go to Set Gauge Properties you'll see a "c", & "s" beside the high and low warning. If you press the "c", it takes you to the color display where you select the color you wish for your warning. This took the place of the red, blue and green color swatch that is currently in use. If you press the "s", it takes you to Edit Low, or High Warning Sound. You'll have 3 options here, Sound, Repeat Rate, and State. If you click Sound, then you'll be able to select the sound that you wish. Repeat Rate is in seconds and you'll be able to adjust the repeat rate using the keypad. The State key has 2 options, Enabled, or Muted. They are working on 2 types of warning. Voice over where you get a voice alerting you of the high/low warning, and beeps/horns/buzzers. I'll keep everyone posted... Also a special thanks to Black06 for letting me know that there was another Beta firmware version released.

[gkittredge]

I really like the audible alerts to high limits. That will be a very handy feature. Playing a MP3 through the unit is far less of a concern as you can already do that through the vehicle's stereo. Not sure why there is an appeal to play a song through the DD, when you can get quality sound from the vehicle.

I would like to see a way to re-label gauges. There appears to be enough room in many of the gauges label fields to change labels such as, EOT to be “Engine Oil”

How do you become a beta tester? I might like to get on board with that.

[OOWeaver68]

i would like to see the audio player but i would like it to be able to start the music then go about your business with guages, gps, etc then have a cord that plugs into the DD then runs to the aux input, to make it go through the speakers on the truck, that would eliminate the use of a ipod

[mick1955]

I really like the audible alerts to high limits. That will be a very handy feature. Playing a MP3 through the unit is far less of a concern as you can already do that through the vehicle's stereo. Not sure why there is an appeal to play a song through the DD, when you can get quality sound from the vehicle.

I would like to see a way to re-label gauges. There appears to be enough room in many of the gauges label fields to change labels such as, EOT to be “Engine Oil”

How do you become a beta tester? I might like to get on board with that.

I totally agree. The audible alerts is really the thing I'm interested in. As far as the Media Player, it works but I get a lot of static in the sound when the truck is running and it plugged into the line input. When it's off the music sounds pretty good.
I know that DrewTech is working on a fix to relabel the gauges. Hopefully this will be available in the near future...