EVDash is a Palm OS application that acts as a set of dash board gauges for electric vehicles. It displays battery pack voltage, amps being drawn from the battery pack, and two different estimates of remaining battery capacity. It works with Xantrex's Link 10, formerly called the E-Meter. Just plug the Palm device into the E-Meter, preferably through an optical isolator to protect the Palm device and start the EVDash program.
- Voltage - Battery pack voltage.
- Amps - Amps being drawn from or put back into the battery pack.
- Capacity based on voltage - Capacity calculated from the pack voltage under very low load. Voltage drops off as pack capacity drops.
- Capacity based on amps - Capacity calculated from the amps drawn integrated over time compared to the pack capacity. The peukert effect is taken into account.
Once you install the EVDash.prc on the Palm pull down the menu and go to the setup window. Enter the pack capacity and the Peukerts constant. The state of charge voltages should be determined experimentally by recording the voltages as the battery pack is completely discharged.
To transfer ASCII data from your Palm, use the standard Hot sync cable and a terminal program. Set the following communications information:
MapButtons MapButtons - Do you have a Palm OS handheld with a camera or voice recorder that you never use? Do you accidentally bump these buttons while doing other things and get frustrated when a voice memo suddenly starts recording? MapButtons in the answer! This application allows you to change the application that launches when you press these buttons
X-Master (Chinese) X-Master (Chinese) - X-Master manages PalmOS system extensions (aka Hacks).
X-Master is a free compatible successor to Edward Keyes' Hackmaster and offers various improvements, both technical and in the user interface
PowerSDHC PowerSDHC - As you may be aware, most Palm devices that do not carry a "Treo" or "Centro" brand cannot read or write to the new SDHC cards. This leaves everyone owning such devices behind in terms of storage and costs. SD cards top out at 2GB, while SDHC cards are available at 32GB sizes already, and 16GB cards can be obtained for less than $80 USD
Alarm Manager Alarm Manager is a hack that adds repeatable and choosable alarms combined with a snooze dialog to your palmpilot
HackLink HackLink - Use HackLink to create shortcuts to your favorite Hacks.
Normally, when you wish to manage one of your Hacks' configuration forms, you have to open your Hack Manager first.
After creating a shortcut to the Hack, you will be able to directly open the Hack's configuration form, from within your Application Launcher, as if it was a normal application
ColourDepth ColourDepth is a simple application which allows you to set the default colour depth of the device.
This allows you to use old apps which were written for greyscale devices on a colour device, for example.
Just select the screen depth that you want, then switch back to the Launcher
CableSync Hack CableSync Hack is a very small hackmaster hack that allows the user to hotsync by holding down either the up or down key while the power is turned on.
It is intended for users that have a cable, rather than a cradle.
CableSync Hack would also be appropriate for users that have remapped their hotsync button, or have a broken hotsync button
X-Master X-Master manages PalmOS system extensions (aka Hacks).
X-Master is a free compatible successor to Edward Keyes' Hackmaster and offers various improvements, both technical and in the user interface
Other Software by developer «Peter Ohler»:
EV1Dash EV1Dash is a program for Palm OS devices that will collect data from the EV1 and display it on the Palm OS device display. The intent is to provide more information to the driver so that range and performance can be optimized. Here is one of the displays. There are two other displays
