PV4 live gauge connectivity
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PV4 live gauge connectivity
Last weekend I was headed home from a 150ish mile ride on my SuperGlide. I had my phone in a handlebar mount and my PV4 was connected to it.
I had run an autotune session prior and was watching engine rpm and engine temperature live gauges when out of nowhere, the live gauges stopped responding and the values went to zero, my check engine, battery, and security light all came on but the bike continued on as normal.
I reached out and closed the app and almost instantly, check engine, security, and battery light all went out.
Anybody experience this sort of thing before? I'm not sure if its something to do with the bike, the tuner, or my phone?
I had run an autotune session prior and was watching engine rpm and engine temperature live gauges when out of nowhere, the live gauges stopped responding and the values went to zero, my check engine, battery, and security light all came on but the bike continued on as normal.
I reached out and closed the app and almost instantly, check engine, security, and battery light all went out.
Anybody experience this sort of thing before? I'm not sure if its something to do with the bike, the tuner, or my phone?
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There’s more than likely a BT issue. All my PVs 1&2 are hardwired, had an SE tuner that was BT and it did glitch and hang.
I did hit snags with a Koso tach interfering with the bus on my PV1, any other aftermarket electronics on the bus?
I’d call DJ, or FM, they will have the best advice. Good luck.
I did hit snags with a Koso tach interfering with the bus on my PV1, any other aftermarket electronics on the bus?
I’d call DJ, or FM, they will have the best advice. Good luck.
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Mine loses connectivity all the time. To the point that I just removed it. I've all but given up on my PV4. It served it's purpose as a surrogate for the license needed to tune my bike. Beyond that it's a paper weight.
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I've continued to ride with mine connected since the episode I described in my post above and it has not happened again. It has also never happened with the PV4 on my other bike, (a '22 Road Glide 107).
I think I've decided that it couldn't have been a failed bluetooth connection because my check engine, battery, and security light came on at the same instant that the live gauges went dark.
Logically speaking, at that moment the PV4 was only monitoring since the tune had previously been flashed to the bike and was not sending data to the ecm. So I'm thinking the ECM experienced some type of error that tripped the lights.
I probably won't continue running the live gauges because doing so kills my phone battery very quickly. And I'm happy with the results I'm seeing from two autotune sessions run with the PV4 unit, but I WOULD like to know why my ECM flaked out...
I just wanted to see if anyone else had experienced this and was concerned enough to research the cause.
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There are several threads on here with connectivity and software issues look around.. Only being a member here for nine months with 76 post would tell me that you really don't use the forum enough to make that statement.. curious do you have an Apple phone?
What Dyno jet tried to do was make a more affordable tuner and it really kind of failed and bit them in the ***.. They've been having several software issues with that unit. Sure if you want to save a few bucks and go with it fine, whatever floats your boat.. At that point might even get a Fuel Pack for the same price.
The best tuner they made was the PV2-b. Yes it's a little more expensive but it's one of the best tuners on the market other than a ThunderMax..
Remember you got what you pay for..
What Dyno jet tried to do was make a more affordable tuner and it really kind of failed and bit them in the ***.. They've been having several software issues with that unit. Sure if you want to save a few bucks and go with it fine, whatever floats your boat.. At that point might even get a Fuel Pack for the same price.
The best tuner they made was the PV2-b. Yes it's a little more expensive but it's one of the best tuners on the market other than a ThunderMax..
Remember you got what you pay for..
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So...like I said, I dont think it was a failed bluetooth connection. I'm neither praising nor condemning Dynojet for the products that I've purchased from them. I simply wanted to see if this had happened to anyone else.
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen
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So...like I said, I dont think it was a failed bluetooth connection. I'm neither praising nor condemning Dynojet for the products that I've purchased from them. I simply wanted to see if this had happened to anyone else.
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen
When I went PV4 I bought a wireless quadlock charger/mount ( which is awesome ) for my phone that fits to my risers. My hope was that the whole setup. would be as close as possible to what I had, but it's just not close. The app has never been right. That being said, I live in an area with pretty shotty cell service. How much network access affects the app's ability to operate is a variable that I haven't heard anyone talk about.
At the end of the day it served it's purpose. They were able to pull the license and tune my bike. So it's not a total letdown.
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Thanks for the info Brownie. I'm doing something similar with a Tackform mount. Apparently I should have asked people to share their experiences with this tuner BEFORE I decided it was the one for me. I wasn't aware the app had to have constant network access. In my simple mind, access would only be required when downloading tunes or uploading data logs but maybe that is what caused the ECM to glitch.
At the end of the day, I have a great-running Stage I bike and that's all I was after from the start. I was able to tighten up the throttle response a bit more using the autotune feature as a bonus.
I think I'll follow your example and throw the tuners in the tool box and just ride the bikes.
Thank you.
At the end of the day, I have a great-running Stage I bike and that's all I was after from the start. I was able to tighten up the throttle response a bit more using the autotune feature as a bonus.
I think I'll follow your example and throw the tuners in the tool box and just ride the bikes.
Thank you.
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So...like I said, I dont think it was a failed bluetooth connection. I'm neither praising nor condemning Dynojet for the products that I've purchased from them. I simply wanted to see if this had happened to anyone else.
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen
I do not have an Apple phone. I didn't choose the PV4 because of what it cost. If I wanted Thundermax, I'd buy one for each bike tomorrow. Don't need a Thundermax for a Stage I tune and liked the idea of flashing tunes via bluetooth.
Length of membership and post count be damned...I've not heard negative comments about this unit...sorry, I spend waay more time on my bikes than I do on this forum.
I wasn't attacking the man. I was surprised to hear his displeasure with the tuner.
Disregard my question and have a great evening gentlemen