Open Vehicle Monitoring System

[Johann Koeber]

Does anyone know whether there will be an omvs for the model S?

 

[jerry33]

More likely there will be an App that has the same functionality because there will be an API that the developers can use.

 

[dsm363]

Tesla is working on their own mobile app so much of the functionally of OVMS will be included with the car.

 

[tomsax]

Does anyone know whether there will be an omvs for the model S?

I doubt anyone outside of Tesla has had a chance to see what can be done on Model S via the CAN bus.

Tesla is working on their own mobile app so much of the functionally of OVMS will be included with the cae.

Ah yes, but at what cost? I answered some very directed questions about end-user OVMS costs from a fairly senior Tesla person recently. If nothing else, OVMS sets the baseline cost for this type of service. Tesla can offer a more premium service at a higher cost, but the days of simply ignoring reasonable owner requests for telematics functionality are over.

 

[dsm363]

I'm glad OVMS will be continued to be developed. Hopefully, basic functionality (AC/heat control, GPS, lock/unlock doors) will be included with the car but if not, OVMS can fill the void and for a much lower cost.

 

[markwj]

Does anyone know whether there will be an omvs for the model S?

The point of OVMS is to give the users what they want, not what the manufacturers (sometimes grudgingly) give. To be open, and to have fun doing it,

So, for the ModelS, I can say that if Tesla's own app and services give the users what they want, at a reasonable price, it is unlikely anyone will bother porting OVMS to it. But, will they? History would indicate not (in general, not just Tesla).

I must say that I've used both the Leaf and Volt apps, and find the whole mechanism of status updates painful.

Regarding the comment on this being an App on the onboard computer, I doubt it. I doubt Tesla's API will be so extensive as to allow background apps this much access and control - but more than willing to be pleasantly surprised. If we could do the OVMS app without the hardware in the car, we would.

We'll have to wait and see what Tesla will deliver, and what it'll cost.

 

[markwj]

iOS vs Android

Thought it might be interesting to see the stats based on our user base. Interpret as you will...

Type	Android	iOS
All Time	51.9%	48.1%
Recent (this month)	40.3%	59.7%
Recently Active (this month)	40.1%	59.9%

 

[doug]

iOS vs Android

Thought it might be interesting to see the stats based on our user base. Interpret as you will...

I think it means the tinkerers are more likely to have Android and that OVMS is now filtering down to more common folks.

 

[DrComputer]

iOS vs Android

Thought it might be interesting to see the stats based on our user base. Interpret as you will...

Hope this means more time will be spent fixing the bugs with the Android version since it is used by the majority.

 

[markwj]

I think it means the tinkerers are more likely to have Android and that OVMS is now filtering down to more common folks.

Or Android folks like to download new free apps?

Hope this means more time will be spent fixing the bugs with the Android version since it is used by the majority.

Actually, now 40% Android, 60% iOS, and falling ;-)

Can you cheek Issues · markwj/Open-Vehicle-Monitoring-System · GitHub and ensure every issue you see in the Android App is listed there. We've only got 3 outstanding, with the worst being lack of support of the newer high-res phones now coming out. If there are others, please let us know.

I really feel for the Android developers. Recent stories like:
3,997 Models: Android Fragmentation As Seen By The Developers Of OpenSignalMaps | TechCrunch
and
This Is What Developing For Android Looks Like | TechCrunch
are just scary.

 

[Doug_G]

Wow. I knew fragmentation was going to be a big problem for Android app developers... but wow.

It's only going to get worse.

 

[Quasimodo]

If you really want something loud, the SMS notifications on iPhone have more granularity. You can configure a custom ringtone on the contact that is your car.

Works perfect with a custom OVMS-specific SMS notification sound as part of the following setup on my iPhone:
1) Contacts: Setting notification ringtone for the OVMS contact (phone number): "A custom wakeup ringtone - duration 30 seconds"
2) Settings/Messages/Notifications: Setting repetition of notification to "times 5"
3) Settings/Sound/Volume: Setting volume for ringtones and notifications to "max level"

This notification sound is certain to wake me up at night should charging be prematurely stopped - a pretty simple workaround for an alarmclock-like notification sound - all suggested by Mark.
While setting 1) will not affect notification related to other incoming messages, settings 2) and 3) are general and do affect notification of other messages.
I plan on managing these issues by setting features 2) and 3) at bedtime and resetting them to my preferred notification sound settings the following morning. I expect only to use this when achievement of full charge during the night is essential for the ongoing journey/activity.

Thanks again Mark - Q

 

[NigelM]

Works perfect with a custom OVMS-specific SMS notification sound as part of the following setup on my iPhone:
1) Contacts: Setting notification ringtone for the OVMS contact (phone number): "A custom wakeup ringtone - duration 30 seconds"
2) Settings/Messages/Notifications: Setting repetition of notification to "times 5"
3) Settings/Sound/Volume: Setting volume for ringtones and notifications to "max level"

This notification sound is certain to wake me up at night should charging be prematurely stopped - a pretty simple workaround for an alarmclock-like notification sound - all suggested by Mark.
While setting 1) will not affect notification related to other incoming messages, settings 2) and 3) are general and do affect notification of other messages.
I plan on managing these issues by setting features 2) and 3) at bedtime and resetting them to my preferred notification sound settings the following morning. I expect only to use this when achievement of full charge during the night is essential for the ongoing journey/activity.

Which is all a good suggestion....let's hope that spam texters don't start sending their messages out during the night.

 

[Quasimodo]

Good point - OVMS specific control of message ringtone, volume and number of repetitions would be better - but, apparently not easy to kode

/Q

 

[markwj]

Just approved for release v1.2.8 of the iOS App for OVMS. Enhancements include:

v1.2.8 UI improvements (20120520)
- Retina vehicle images
- Current weather situation indicator
- Location vehicle animations
- Location lock-to-my-car feature
- Location Groups support (preliminary)
- UI revamp
- App version shown in vehicle info display
- Move Control button to car detail screen
- Move Info button to car selection screen
- Move GSM signal bars to car selection screen
- Show car direction on location map
- Support display and control of a timer-delayed charge
- Use pump status for temp stale
- Charge port animations
- Stale indicators for ambient, pem, motor, battery and tpms
- Various minor bug-fixes and stability enhancements
- Cache weather icon
- Auto-reconnect 10 seconds after server disconnect
- Tidy up parameter naming
- Support MMI/USSD codes from iOS App
- "Imperial" Temperature display in iOS App
- Minor layout revisions
- Bring iPad version up to same level as iPhone
- Remove Model S images
- Change default image of DEMO car to a Tesla Roadster
- Change default ovms server to tmc.openvehicles.com

This is quite a large update, with a lot of work (and thanks to) Bennett and Felix, as well as testing from a bunch of testflightapp folks.

I'd like to point out a few important things:

1. As part of the tidy-up, we've removed the Model S images from the App - so you may have to change the car image for any DEMO cars you have.
2. Social Group support is included - you can now set a group in the car, and see the location of all cars in that group on the map.
3. Streaming mode for location, with direction and movement animation is beautiful. Try car RALLY password RALLY for a demo.
4. We now support MMI/USSD codes. These are like "##107#" and can be used to check cellular balance.
5. If you car is set to "Miles", the temperatures will now appear in Fahrenheit.

It should appear in the App stores over the next few hours.

Regards, Mark.

P.S. This brings the iOS App up to the level of functionality in the Android App. We now hope to work to unify these two apps a bit more, as well as fix the display scaling issues seen by some users of modern high-resolution Android phones.

 

[dsm363]

It's up already in iTunes. Looks great, thanks.

 

[markwj]

By the way, one simple thing anyone can do to help out:

Rate it

Write a short review if you can, or just give it as many stars as you think it deserves.

This helps it show up at the top of searches, and does give everyone who worked on it a good feeling ;-)

 

[dpeilow]

Did you get people collaborating on the Volt/Ampera version or do you still need help there?

 

[markwj]

Did you get people collaborating on the Volt/Ampera version or do you still need help there?

Michael, in Germany, has just started work on this. He's capturing bus data at the moment.

We've already re-structured the code to support different car modules, so his work is isolated to the voltampera module.

 

[tennis_trs]

Just approved for release v1.2.8 of the iOS App for OVMS. Enhancements include:

v1.2.8 UI improvements (20120520)
...
- Support display and control of a timer-delayed charge
...

What's that? I don't see anything on the screens that appears to be related to "a timer-delayed charge".