Newbie

[Blacky]

Make sure you've selected one of the three "Data Stream" macros. Then click on the green "Start ALDL" button.

Regards
Paul

[cityhawk]

Thanks, that was successful! A couple more questions though.....
1) the 2nd and 3rd Data Stream macros say they are "deleted" and thus do nothing. Is this normal?

2) when I go to the virtual dashboard, the only thing that seems to work is engine RPM (maybe the speedo works too, but the car was standing still, so I will assume that that works) and the TPS. The coolant temp reads zero in spite of there being an ALDL reading for the ECTS. So my questions are...

a) how do I add additional traces to the ALDL interface, assuming I know which data to map to which value, and
b) how do I map the ALDL values to the virtual dashboard?

[Blacky]

Thanks, that was successful! A couple more questions though.....
1) the 2nd and 3rd Data Stream macros say they are "deleted" and thus do nothing. Is this normal?

Not really normal, it looks like whoever created that data stream did not add the messages: msg1 and msg2.
You can remove those two macros (that attempt to use msg1 and msg2) if you like, see image below. Or you could locate the matching *.ald file and add the msg1 and msg2 data yourself.

2) when I go to the virtual dashboard, the only thing that seems to work is engine RPM (maybe the speedo works too, but the car was standing still, so I will assume that that works) and the TPS. The coolant temp reads zero in spite of there being an ALDL reading for the ECTS. So my questions are...

If you're using the Eval version, there are limitations.

a) how do I add additional traces to the ALDL interface, assuming I know which data to map to which value, and

Read up on the documentation on how to create your own data streams.

b) how do I map the ALDL values to the virtual dashboard?

Right click on the gauge and select a different caption.

Or the gauge number or chart number that an attribute is linked to can be changed in the attribute editor window.

See the help document for info on what number is assigned to each gauge or chart. To see the help document, select the menu option: Help->[F1: Help], then navigate to: Reference->Requests->Attributes. About halfway down the page you will see the charts and dashboard numbering scheme.

Regards
Paul