tes•LAX - CAN Bus Explorer
OBD Visualizer for Popular EVs
FreeOffers In-App Purchases
2.4.2for iPhone, iPad and more
9.1
18 Ratings
All About Jake, LLC
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25.9 MB
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Aug 12, 2023
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About tes•LAX - CAN Bus Explorer
tes•LAX is a CAN bus Explorer and visualization tool that works with CAN data from many sources, including gas-powered and electric vehicles.
** tes•LAX can connect to some OBD-2 accessories to show live CAN Bus data from your vehicle. Additional wiring, and installation is necessary. Damage done to your vehicle may not be covered by vehicle warranty. Proceed at your own risk. **
- Predefined visualizations with many useful signals for a popular types of electric vehicles.
- Designed to analyze and visualize CANBus data with 11-bit message identifiers.
- Works with the OBDLink MX+ and CX, vLinker MC+ and WiFi, and other WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy accessories. Note that "Classic Bluetooth" accessories other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported. Please visit https://teslax.app for more information on supported accessories.
- Support for accesories supporting the Panda UDP Protocol. Note: Comma.ai has discontinued WiFi support for the Panda White. You many be able to flash your Panda to an old version of firmware to maintain WiFi support. The Comma.ai Panda is for advanced users only and not recommended for normal users.
- Playback CAN Bus log files. (TXT, ASC and BLF file formats)
- Data sources containing multiple buses (ASC/BLF log files, Panda)
With an "Extended Release" purchase or subscription:
- Configure the visualization by choosing signals from the included signals database.
- Additional pages of pre-configured visualization in provided presets.
For pros, and tinkerers, an "Extra Strength 2.0" purchase or subscription unlocks additional features:
- New in 2.0: Additional full page visualizations such as a Drag Timer, Matrix View, and Graph.
- Record log files in TXT, ASC, and BLF formats and convert to comma separated format (CSV)
- Create and edit presets.
- Modify the signal database to create and update signals as the vehicle manufacturer changes the data format.
- Export presets to file for backup/sharing and re-import them.
- Ability to import DBC files (containing signal definition information).
- A "Binary Matrix" view of a message or signal for reverse engineering data streams.
- Use javascript code to calculate a result value from the raw message bytes (or other defined signals within the same message)
This software is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla Motors or any vehicle manufacturer.
This app accesses data streams that are not documented or supported by the vehicle manufacturer. If the manufacturer decides to change the data stream, then this app may display incorrect information. If the manufacturer removes data, then some or all functionality of the app may cease to work. Many signals in the signal database may be from previous versions of the vehicle operating software (such as the cell voltages, which were removed in a software update many updates ago)
You are responsible for all risks of installing and using 3rd party hardware in your vehicle.
Do not use tes•LAX while driving. Please obey all traffic laws and do not drive while distracted.
tes•LAX uses bluetooth and local network access only for the purpose of connecting to accessories. Analytics are not collected at any time.
Use caution when using accessories that are not secured via password or pairing. See https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information.
You accept full and unconditional responsibility for the use of this software. All About Jake, LLC is not responsible for any consequences of using this software, including any damage to your vehicle, loss, damage to property, personal injury, or violation of law that may occur in connection with using this application. Obey all laws and respect the privacy of others. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. The author(s) and copyright holders shall not be liable for any damages, even if advised beforehand of the possibility of such damages.
Full terms of use can be found here: https://www.teslax.app/terms-and-conditions/
** tes•LAX can connect to some OBD-2 accessories to show live CAN Bus data from your vehicle. Additional wiring, and installation is necessary. Damage done to your vehicle may not be covered by vehicle warranty. Proceed at your own risk. **
- Predefined visualizations with many useful signals for a popular types of electric vehicles.
- Designed to analyze and visualize CANBus data with 11-bit message identifiers.
- Works with the OBDLink MX+ and CX, vLinker MC+ and WiFi, and other WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy accessories. Note that "Classic Bluetooth" accessories other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported. Please visit https://teslax.app for more information on supported accessories.
- Support for accesories supporting the Panda UDP Protocol. Note: Comma.ai has discontinued WiFi support for the Panda White. You many be able to flash your Panda to an old version of firmware to maintain WiFi support. The Comma.ai Panda is for advanced users only and not recommended for normal users.
- Playback CAN Bus log files. (TXT, ASC and BLF file formats)
- Data sources containing multiple buses (ASC/BLF log files, Panda)
With an "Extended Release" purchase or subscription:
- Configure the visualization by choosing signals from the included signals database.
- Additional pages of pre-configured visualization in provided presets.
For pros, and tinkerers, an "Extra Strength 2.0" purchase or subscription unlocks additional features:
- New in 2.0: Additional full page visualizations such as a Drag Timer, Matrix View, and Graph.
- Record log files in TXT, ASC, and BLF formats and convert to comma separated format (CSV)
- Create and edit presets.
- Modify the signal database to create and update signals as the vehicle manufacturer changes the data format.
- Export presets to file for backup/sharing and re-import them.
- Ability to import DBC files (containing signal definition information).
- A "Binary Matrix" view of a message or signal for reverse engineering data streams.
- Use javascript code to calculate a result value from the raw message bytes (or other defined signals within the same message)
This software is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla Motors or any vehicle manufacturer.
This app accesses data streams that are not documented or supported by the vehicle manufacturer. If the manufacturer decides to change the data stream, then this app may display incorrect information. If the manufacturer removes data, then some or all functionality of the app may cease to work. Many signals in the signal database may be from previous versions of the vehicle operating software (such as the cell voltages, which were removed in a software update many updates ago)
You are responsible for all risks of installing and using 3rd party hardware in your vehicle.
Do not use tes•LAX while driving. Please obey all traffic laws and do not drive while distracted.
tes•LAX uses bluetooth and local network access only for the purpose of connecting to accessories. Analytics are not collected at any time.
Use caution when using accessories that are not secured via password or pairing. See https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information.
You accept full and unconditional responsibility for the use of this software. All About Jake, LLC is not responsible for any consequences of using this software, including any damage to your vehicle, loss, damage to property, personal injury, or violation of law that may occur in connection with using this application. Obey all laws and respect the privacy of others. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. The author(s) and copyright holders shall not be liable for any damages, even if advised beforehand of the possibility of such damages.
Full terms of use can be found here: https://www.teslax.app/terms-and-conditions/
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.4.2
Last updated on Aug 12, 2023
Old Versions
- Fix for decoding of some big endian signals.
- Updated binary matrix gauges with fixes to properly show the signal bits on some big endian signals.
- Updated binary matrix gauges with fixes to properly show the signal bits on some big endian signals.
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Version History
2.4.2
Aug 12, 2023
- Fix for decoding of some big endian signals.
- Updated binary matrix gauges with fixes to properly show the signal bits on some big endian signals.
- Updated binary matrix gauges with fixes to properly show the signal bits on some big endian signals.
2.4.1
Jul 9, 2023
# Version 2.4.1 - Minor bug fixes and improvements:
- New Rivian preset update with SoC signal.
- Gauges that use signals with dynamic units now show the proper unit label when the app first launches.
- At slow speeds, a slight drop in speed would be enough to prematurely stop the Drag Timer. The Drag Timer now has a "grace period" of 1 second at the start of the run where a slight slow-down will not trigger a stop condition.
- Added Watt-Hours/Mi and Watt-Hours/km as options for dynamic unit conversion based on the users preferences.
- Updates to the 3/Y/S/X profiles to take advantage of the new Watt-Hours dynamic units.
- New Rivian preset update with SoC signal.
- Gauges that use signals with dynamic units now show the proper unit label when the app first launches.
- At slow speeds, a slight drop in speed would be enough to prematurely stop the Drag Timer. The Drag Timer now has a "grace period" of 1 second at the start of the run where a slight slow-down will not trigger a stop condition.
- Added Watt-Hours/Mi and Watt-Hours/km as options for dynamic unit conversion based on the users preferences.
- Updates to the 3/Y/S/X profiles to take advantage of the new Watt-Hours dynamic units.
2.4
Apr 26, 2023
- Support for the vLinker FS Bluetooth accessory.
- Better handle the case where AT/ST accessories run out of filter memory. The app will display a status message and disable filtering. If your accessory performs poorly without filtering, you can simplify your preset to use fewer messages, which will reduce the number of filters required.
- Better handle the case where AT/ST accessories run out of filter memory. The app will display a status message and disable filtering. If your accessory performs poorly without filtering, you can simplify your preset to use fewer messages, which will reduce the number of filters required.
2.3
Apr 3, 2023
# Version 2.3
- Very early & experimental Rivian profile. The vehicle is under active reverse engineering by the community. A small subset of the signals are available. The preset can be used by advanced users with access to the Platform and MotorFront buses, but the details are not visible in the signal list. This is to protect the work of the ongoing reverse engineering efforts. The author of tes•LAX does not support this profile and cannot provide instructions on how to connect to the CAN buses of the Rivian.
- SNA Support - "SNA" stands for "signal not available" Some signals that return a numeric value most of the time may have a specific value that indicates the signal is unavailable or special in some way. Now, if your numeric signal has an enumeration defined and the data returns one of these specific values, and the gauge will display the text label. Specific changes:
- You can now define enumeration entries for signals that are not enumerations.
- If a signal decodes to one of these enumeration values (both before or after the factor/offset are applied) then the gauge will show the last known numeric value with an indicator overlayed for the enumeration value.
- Fixed a bug related to CSV export of multiplexers
- Fixed a bug related to the max value being rendered incorrectly on a matrix page.
- Very early & experimental Rivian profile. The vehicle is under active reverse engineering by the community. A small subset of the signals are available. The preset can be used by advanced users with access to the Platform and MotorFront buses, but the details are not visible in the signal list. This is to protect the work of the ongoing reverse engineering efforts. The author of tes•LAX does not support this profile and cannot provide instructions on how to connect to the CAN buses of the Rivian.
- SNA Support - "SNA" stands for "signal not available" Some signals that return a numeric value most of the time may have a specific value that indicates the signal is unavailable or special in some way. Now, if your numeric signal has an enumeration defined and the data returns one of these specific values, and the gauge will display the text label. Specific changes:
- You can now define enumeration entries for signals that are not enumerations.
- If a signal decodes to one of these enumeration values (both before or after the factor/offset are applied) then the gauge will show the last known numeric value with an indicator overlayed for the enumeration value.
- Fixed a bug related to CSV export of multiplexers
- Fixed a bug related to the max value being rendered incorrectly on a matrix page.
2.2.1
Oct 19, 2022
# Version 2.2.1
- Minor fixes to 2022.36.2 preset for 3/Y (duplicate Max Discharge Current gauge) and S/X/Plaid presets (minor label fixes). Use the "Restore Preset to Bundled Version" to apply these updates. Note that any changes to the preset you have made will be overwritten with the default (You many want to duplicate the preset as a backup if you made changes.)
# Version 2.2
- New 3/Y, S/X, and Plaid presets for 2022.36.2
- Fix: Max and Min were reversed in Signal List DBC representation
- "Private Signals" - Private signals can be used in most visualizations, but you cannot see the details, use them in binary matrix widgets, or edit them. This is to respect the folks who reverse engineer CAN bus signals who may not want their latest discoveries to be publicly released. Currently there are no such signals in the database, but there could be in the future.
- Minor fixes to 2022.36.2 preset for 3/Y (duplicate Max Discharge Current gauge) and S/X/Plaid presets (minor label fixes). Use the "Restore Preset to Bundled Version" to apply these updates. Note that any changes to the preset you have made will be overwritten with the default (You many want to duplicate the preset as a backup if you made changes.)
# Version 2.2
- New 3/Y, S/X, and Plaid presets for 2022.36.2
- Fix: Max and Min were reversed in Signal List DBC representation
- "Private Signals" - Private signals can be used in most visualizations, but you cannot see the details, use them in binary matrix widgets, or edit them. This is to respect the folks who reverse engineer CAN bus signals who may not want their latest discoveries to be publicly released. Currently there are no such signals in the database, but there could be in the future.
2.2
Oct 18, 2022
- New 3/Y, S/X, and Plaid presets for 2022.36.2
- Fix: Max and Min were reversed in Signal List DBC representation
- "Private Signals" - Private signals can be used in most visualizations, but you cannot see the details, use them in binary matrix widgets, or edit them. This is to respect the folks who reverse engineer CAN bus signals who may not want their latest discoveries to be publicly released. Currently there are no such signals in the database, but there could be in the future.
- Fix: Max and Min were reversed in Signal List DBC representation
- "Private Signals" - Private signals can be used in most visualizations, but you cannot see the details, use them in binary matrix widgets, or edit them. This is to respect the folks who reverse engineer CAN bus signals who may not want their latest discoveries to be publicly released. Currently there are no such signals in the database, but there could be in the future.
2.1
Oct 5, 2022
# Version 2.1
- Added ability to run the iPad experience on Apple Silicon Macs.
- New and updated presets for 3/Y
- New and updated presets for S/X Plaid/Refresh. (Note: The inverter temp signals are flagged (from the vehicle) as to indicate if they're "rational" or "irrational". This new preset has logic to filter out the "irrational" values. This will result in only good data being displayed, but reduces the frequency of the updates.)
- Added new "Divider" type, allowing pages to be broken into sections with a horizontal line.
- New pedal position widget (Not part of any default visualization, but can be manually configured)
- New steering angle and status widget (Not part of any default visualization, but can be manually configured)
- Fix: "CANBus Cam" feature - now app will not go to sleep while recording in progress.
- Fix: keyboard dismiss issue in Web Page/Tab.
- Fix: ASC log files will no longer generate a 0.000000 timestamp (minimum in file will be 0.000001). This is to fix compatibility with SavvyCan.
- Fix: Null values returned from JavaScript signals will show as N/A rather than 0.
- Fix: some updates to view configuration were not saved.
- Fix: crash in Setting screen on older versions of iOS.
- Other minor changes and improvements
- Added ability to run the iPad experience on Apple Silicon Macs.
- New and updated presets for 3/Y
- New and updated presets for S/X Plaid/Refresh. (Note: The inverter temp signals are flagged (from the vehicle) as to indicate if they're "rational" or "irrational". This new preset has logic to filter out the "irrational" values. This will result in only good data being displayed, but reduces the frequency of the updates.)
- Added new "Divider" type, allowing pages to be broken into sections with a horizontal line.
- New pedal position widget (Not part of any default visualization, but can be manually configured)
- New steering angle and status widget (Not part of any default visualization, but can be manually configured)
- Fix: "CANBus Cam" feature - now app will not go to sleep while recording in progress.
- Fix: keyboard dismiss issue in Web Page/Tab.
- Fix: ASC log files will no longer generate a 0.000000 timestamp (minimum in file will be 0.000001). This is to fix compatibility with SavvyCan.
- Fix: Null values returned from JavaScript signals will show as N/A rather than 0.
- Fix: some updates to view configuration were not saved.
- Fix: crash in Setting screen on older versions of iOS.
- Other minor changes and improvements
2.0.3
Nov 14, 2021
- Minor fix to formatting of the battery matrix view.
- Improved compatibility with latest versions of the operating system.
- Improved compatibility with latest versions of the operating system.
2.0.2
Sep 13, 2021
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2.0.1
Sep 2, 2021
- Minor fixes to the 3&Y and Plaid presets. New installations will use this updated preset immediately. Existing users may need to restore the Plaid or 3&Y presets to default to see the fixes.
- Bus assignments were missing from the signal database. The previous version had them all set to ANY. They have been reassigned to their proper bus (Vehicle or Chassis). Note that if this fix causes you problems, it may be because your bus configuration in the preset does not match the wiring or configuration for your accessory.
- Fix for Battery Matrix pages. Min/Max value signals were not configured. The new presets have them configured by default. This will allow the battery voltages for the minimum and maximum brick to be updated more often than the "rolling" updates available for other bricks.
- Update to 12v battery signals in 2021.12 and 2021.24 preset signal databases.
- Minor fix for a bug that resulted in the new widget having duplicate list entries after adding it to a page.
- Fixed label on Accessory PIcker for port (it said UDP when it should have said TCP)
- Fixed crash when more than 8 signals were added to a graph. This will no longer happen, but the documentation and limit has been corrected to the proper limit of 8 signals on a graph page.
- Fixed an issue with the DBC importer that expected the multiplex switch signal to appear before all multiplexed signals.
- Bus assignments were missing from the signal database. The previous version had them all set to ANY. They have been reassigned to their proper bus (Vehicle or Chassis). Note that if this fix causes you problems, it may be because your bus configuration in the preset does not match the wiring or configuration for your accessory.
- Fix for Battery Matrix pages. Min/Max value signals were not configured. The new presets have them configured by default. This will allow the battery voltages for the minimum and maximum brick to be updated more often than the "rolling" updates available for other bricks.
- Update to 12v battery signals in 2021.12 and 2021.24 preset signal databases.
- Minor fix for a bug that resulted in the new widget having duplicate list entries after adding it to a page.
- Fixed label on Accessory PIcker for port (it said UDP when it should have said TCP)
- Fixed crash when more than 8 signals were added to a graph. This will no longer happen, but the documentation and limit has been corrected to the proper limit of 8 signals on a graph page.
- Fixed an issue with the DBC importer that expected the multiplex switch signal to appear before all multiplexed signals.
2.0
Aug 19, 2021
- Cold weather improvements
- Version 2 brings new paid features!
- Upgrade to "Extra Strength 2.0" to unlock full paid visualizations such as map, graph, matrix and drag timer.
- Subscribers get access to all new features
- Existing customers retain access the older 1.0 features they've already paid for.
- New profile for Plaid. (Note not all signals are available yet, as the community discovers more about this new model)
- New S&X and 3&Y profiles with sample map, graph, drag timer, and battery visualizations. **Note** that some signals used in these new sample presets may require acess to multiple buses. If your chosen accessory does not support multiple buses, or if you have not wired your accessory to the required CAN buses, these signals may not update.
- New one-time free 5-day pass to experience all features for 5 days.
- Extra Strength 2.0 includes a web browser component that can be configured as a tab.
- Ability to synthesize location signals using the phone's internal GPS.
- Fixed a bug where radial gagues did not brighten their value when an update was received.
- Fixed a bug where newly created signals may not be available for use until after app restart.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- Version 2 brings new paid features!
- Upgrade to "Extra Strength 2.0" to unlock full paid visualizations such as map, graph, matrix and drag timer.
- Subscribers get access to all new features
- Existing customers retain access the older 1.0 features they've already paid for.
- New profile for Plaid. (Note not all signals are available yet, as the community discovers more about this new model)
- New S&X and 3&Y profiles with sample map, graph, drag timer, and battery visualizations. **Note** that some signals used in these new sample presets may require acess to multiple buses. If your chosen accessory does not support multiple buses, or if you have not wired your accessory to the required CAN buses, these signals may not update.
- New one-time free 5-day pass to experience all features for 5 days.
- Extra Strength 2.0 includes a web browser component that can be configured as a tab.
- Ability to synthesize location signals using the phone's internal GPS.
- Fixed a bug where radial gagues did not brighten their value when an update was received.
- Fixed a bug where newly created signals may not be available for use until after app restart.
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
1.7
May 28, 2021
- A new sample 3 & Y preset with updated 12v battery signals.
- Bonjour or mDNS discovery of Panda accessories that support mDNS
- Better triggering of the "local network" permission prompt (hopefully). Remember, tesLAX needs access to your local network to access WiFi-based accessories.
- "Are you sure" warning for resetting counters.
- New javascript error logging with better indication of where the error is occuring.
- Fix for some singals getting truncated causing them to show up as !Error!
- Minor fix to Panda reconnect behavior
- Fixes the problem where ASC files get a double header, breaking some things like CSV conversion
- Fixes a race condition in BLF log file writing causing a crash
- Fixes for In-App Purchases enforcement.
- fixes for TLP import
- fix for CSV convert when file is on iCloud
- performance improvements for CSV convert (better, but still slow)
- better reconnect for Panda when app is suspended by iOS after it’s short allowance of background processing is expended.
- number of columns and height of the rows is remembered independently per page and on portrait and landscape orientations.
- New page and widget editing screens. Ability to move or delete multiple widgets at the same time.
- New swipe-between pages animations.
- Bonjour or mDNS discovery of Panda accessories that support mDNS
- Better triggering of the "local network" permission prompt (hopefully). Remember, tesLAX needs access to your local network to access WiFi-based accessories.
- "Are you sure" warning for resetting counters.
- New javascript error logging with better indication of where the error is occuring.
- Fix for some singals getting truncated causing them to show up as !Error!
- Minor fix to Panda reconnect behavior
- Fixes the problem where ASC files get a double header, breaking some things like CSV conversion
- Fixes a race condition in BLF log file writing causing a crash
- Fixes for In-App Purchases enforcement.
- fixes for TLP import
- fix for CSV convert when file is on iCloud
- performance improvements for CSV convert (better, but still slow)
- better reconnect for Panda when app is suspended by iOS after it’s short allowance of background processing is expended.
- number of columns and height of the rows is remembered independently per page and on portrait and landscape orientations.
- New page and widget editing screens. Ability to move or delete multiple widgets at the same time.
- New swipe-between pages animations.
1.6.4
Mar 23, 2021
1.6.4 fixes a bug that prevents the app from accessing iCloud Drive. 1.6.4 restores iCloud Drive functionality for recording log files and accessing other files.
Fixes and Improvements in Previous 1.6.x releases:
- Fix for ASC log file generation: While all the data bytes are recorded to the log, the "length" field is improperly calculated. Apps that consume ASC log files and obey the data length field will ignore bytes, resulting in signals that appear to be "missing" from the log.
- Added bus label to message and signal pickers.
- Fix for crasher when editing enum values in the signal list.
- Minor UI fixes and improvements for iPad
- Fix for multiplexer field (it is now an integer rather than a decimal)
- Other minor crash fixes and enhancements
Fixes and Improvements in Previous 1.6.x releases:
- Fix for ASC log file generation: While all the data bytes are recorded to the log, the "length" field is improperly calculated. Apps that consume ASC log files and obey the data length field will ignore bytes, resulting in signals that appear to be "missing" from the log.
- Added bus label to message and signal pickers.
- Fix for crasher when editing enum values in the signal list.
- Minor UI fixes and improvements for iPad
- Fix for multiplexer field (it is now an integer rather than a decimal)
- Other minor crash fixes and enhancements
1.6.3
Mar 13, 2021
1.6.3 Fixes and Improvements:
- Fix for ASC log file generation: While all the data bytes are recorded to the log, the "length" field is improperly calculated. Apps that consume ASC log files and obey the data length field will ignore bytes, resulting in signals that appear to be "missing" from the log.
- Added bus label to message and signal pickers.
- Fix for crasher when editing enum values in the signal list.
- Minor UI fixes and improvements for iPad
- Fix for multiplexer field (it is now an integer rather than a decimal)
- Other minor crash fixes and enhancements
- Fix for ASC log file generation: While all the data bytes are recorded to the log, the "length" field is improperly calculated. Apps that consume ASC log files and obey the data length field will ignore bytes, resulting in signals that appear to be "missing" from the log.
- Added bus label to message and signal pickers.
- Fix for crasher when editing enum values in the signal list.
- Minor UI fixes and improvements for iPad
- Fix for multiplexer field (it is now an integer rather than a decimal)
- Other minor crash fixes and enhancements
1.6.2
Mar 7, 2021
- 1.6.2 is identical to 1.6.1 but fixes a bug that prevents ENUM signals from updating properly.
1.6.1 Release Notes:
- 1.6.1 is identical to 1.6 but fixes an in-app purchase issue.
1.6 Release Notes:
- tesLAX is now "tes•LAX" -- same great app, now with a well defined pronunciation!
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
1.6.1 Release Notes:
- 1.6.1 is identical to 1.6 but fixes an in-app purchase issue.
1.6 Release Notes:
- tesLAX is now "tes•LAX" -- same great app, now with a well defined pronunciation!
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
1.6.1
Feb 28, 2021
- 1.6.1 is identical to 1.6 but fixes an in-app purchase issue.
1.6 Release Notes:
- tesLAX is now "tes•LAX" -- same great app, now with a well defined pronunciation!
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
1.6 Release Notes:
- tesLAX is now "tes•LAX" -- same great app, now with a well defined pronunciation!
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
1.6
Feb 28, 2021
- tesLAX is now "tes•LAX" -- same great app, now with a well defined pronunciation!
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
- Support for "Bluetooth Low Energy" accessories such as the OBDLink CX, vLinker MC+ and other serial AT-command set accessories exposed over BLE. Please see https://teslax.app/supported-hardware/ for more information. "Classic Bluetooth" accessories, other than the OBDLink MX+ are not supported.
- New preset bus configuration
- bug fixes and improvements
1.5
Jan 30, 2021
- Support for the BLF logging format. BLF is a common compressed log file format for CAN data with significantly reduced log file sizes.
- Support for some WiFi/TCP accessories. Recommend accessories with a "ST Command Set". "AT command set" accessories may work but at significantly reduced performance.
- Auto-connect for Panda-compatible devices. When enabled, tesLAX will begin a Panda session on launch with your given settings. tesLAX will send a UDP packet every 5 seconds looking for a Panda at the given IP address and port.
- Passive mode for Panda accessories. In this mode, tesLAX will simply listen for UDP packets sent from an unknown accessory. tesLAX will not send keep-alive packets or filter commands in this mode.
- Support for the Panda-compatible v2 protocol, as developed by the CANServer team, allowing tesLAX to request bus and message filtering to reduce the amount of data being sent from a Panda v2 compatible accessory.
- Signals that are enumerations can have colors assigned to their values. When the enumeration is displayed in a gauge, the outer ring will change to the assigned color based on value.
- Added "Keep top tabs visible" option to settings. When on, the tabs will be pinned at the top of the main screen. When off, the tabs will scroll upward off the screen with the gauges.
- Title bar color will change when connection to accessory stalls (still connected, but no data for ~5 seconds)
- Updated "dot indicator" on upper right menu icon. Diamond = Connecting, Dot = connected, circled dot = recording, Triangle = stalled
- New "Preset Scripts" available in the Preset editor screen:
- The 'Initialization Script' will execute when a Preset is made active. This is useful for initializing global state or loading libraries.
- The 'Periodic Script' will execute per the configured interval whenever a data source is streaming data.
- Significantly improved performance throughout the app.
- Throttled search boxes to reduce unnecessary search processing between keystrokes.
- Fixed a visual bug with the checkmark in the presets list.
- Fixed the left menu in landscape mode (is no longer blocked by the notch)
- Fixed a bug that caused newly created signals to not show up in the signals list until after an app restart.
- More reliable initialization of the OBDLink MX+ accessory.
- Fixed "Do not use while driving" reminder when using Panda-compatible Accessory.
- Better status notifications for connecting to Panda-compatible
- Support for some WiFi/TCP accessories. Recommend accessories with a "ST Command Set". "AT command set" accessories may work but at significantly reduced performance.
- Auto-connect for Panda-compatible devices. When enabled, tesLAX will begin a Panda session on launch with your given settings. tesLAX will send a UDP packet every 5 seconds looking for a Panda at the given IP address and port.
- Passive mode for Panda accessories. In this mode, tesLAX will simply listen for UDP packets sent from an unknown accessory. tesLAX will not send keep-alive packets or filter commands in this mode.
- Support for the Panda-compatible v2 protocol, as developed by the CANServer team, allowing tesLAX to request bus and message filtering to reduce the amount of data being sent from a Panda v2 compatible accessory.
- Signals that are enumerations can have colors assigned to their values. When the enumeration is displayed in a gauge, the outer ring will change to the assigned color based on value.
- Added "Keep top tabs visible" option to settings. When on, the tabs will be pinned at the top of the main screen. When off, the tabs will scroll upward off the screen with the gauges.
- Title bar color will change when connection to accessory stalls (still connected, but no data for ~5 seconds)
- Updated "dot indicator" on upper right menu icon. Diamond = Connecting, Dot = connected, circled dot = recording, Triangle = stalled
- New "Preset Scripts" available in the Preset editor screen:
- The 'Initialization Script' will execute when a Preset is made active. This is useful for initializing global state or loading libraries.
- The 'Periodic Script' will execute per the configured interval whenever a data source is streaming data.
- Significantly improved performance throughout the app.
- Throttled search boxes to reduce unnecessary search processing between keystrokes.
- Fixed a visual bug with the checkmark in the presets list.
- Fixed the left menu in landscape mode (is no longer blocked by the notch)
- Fixed a bug that caused newly created signals to not show up in the signals list until after an app restart.
- More reliable initialization of the OBDLink MX+ accessory.
- Fixed "Do not use while driving" reminder when using Panda-compatible Accessory.
- Better status notifications for connecting to Panda-compatible
1.4.1
Dec 2, 2020
Minor bug fix update includes:
- Improvement to text rendering, reducing the times that the font will truncate with ellipsis dots.
- Fix to the ability to hide a bundled preset.
- Fix for moving a signal between messages (previously it was not persistent due to a bug)
- Cancel button added to signal/message popup.
- Improvement to text rendering, reducing the times that the font will truncate with ellipsis dots.
- Fix to the ability to hide a bundled preset.
- Fix for moving a signal between messages (previously it was not persistent due to a bug)
- Cancel button added to signal/message popup.
1.4
Nov 2, 2020
- Pages - make multiple pages of Gauges and access them with tabs at the top. New presets contain multiple pages, but only the first pages updates unless you purchase.
- Updated presets for S/X and 3 with multiple pages. Minor fixes and improvements. Recommend that you restore these presets to default if you wish to have the latest information.
- Ability to import and export a preset to file for backup or sharing. This includes your messages/signals and pages/gages. (Extra Strength & suscribers only)
- Support for multiple buses. ASC log files and the Panda OBD-2 interface can send data from multiple busses.
- Now, each message is assigned a bus name in the message's properties.
- In the Preset properties, you can assign a bus name to its numeric identifiers. Then, when tesLAX receives a message, it will only deliver it to messages that are configured for that bus name.
- If the data source only provides a single bus, then the first bus configured in the preset will be used.
- If a message's bus name is set to "Any" then its signals will receive messages from any bus.
- If the preset configures an the bus number as "Any" then messages from that bus number will be delivered to all signals.
- See Help document for more information.
- Fix for multi-line text fields in the signal editor (such as the script field.)
- Fix for little-endian signals not decoding properly
- Ability to read and write the a calculated signal's fields from within the JavaScript script. A `signalDefinition` object is now exposed to the script. Writeable fields expose on this object include: `display_name`, `minimum`, `maximum`, `comment`. Read-only fields include: , `name`, `lifetimeMinimum`, `lifetimeMaximum`, `driveMinimum`, `driveMaximum`
- Disabled autocorrect and autocaptitalization in large text fields (e.g. comments, scripts)
- New "JavaScript" log level which will only log output from JavaScript execution and JavaScript errors. Enable in iOS Settings.app. Note that log will grow unbounded if left enabled.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
- Updated presets for S/X and 3 with multiple pages. Minor fixes and improvements. Recommend that you restore these presets to default if you wish to have the latest information.
- Ability to import and export a preset to file for backup or sharing. This includes your messages/signals and pages/gages. (Extra Strength & suscribers only)
- Support for multiple buses. ASC log files and the Panda OBD-2 interface can send data from multiple busses.
- Now, each message is assigned a bus name in the message's properties.
- In the Preset properties, you can assign a bus name to its numeric identifiers. Then, when tesLAX receives a message, it will only deliver it to messages that are configured for that bus name.
- If the data source only provides a single bus, then the first bus configured in the preset will be used.
- If a message's bus name is set to "Any" then its signals will receive messages from any bus.
- If the preset configures an the bus number as "Any" then messages from that bus number will be delivered to all signals.
- See Help document for more information.
- Fix for multi-line text fields in the signal editor (such as the script field.)
- Fix for little-endian signals not decoding properly
- Ability to read and write the a calculated signal's fields from within the JavaScript script. A `signalDefinition` object is now exposed to the script. Writeable fields expose on this object include: `display_name`, `minimum`, `maximum`, `comment`. Read-only fields include: , `name`, `lifetimeMinimum`, `lifetimeMaximum`, `driveMinimum`, `driveMaximum`
- Disabled autocorrect and autocaptitalization in large text fields (e.g. comments, scripts)
- New "JavaScript" log level which will only log output from JavaScript execution and JavaScript errors. Enable in iOS Settings.app. Note that log will grow unbounded if left enabled.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
1.3
Aug 17, 2020
- CAN Bus Cam! Record video and with an overlay of your top 4 gauges!
- New gauges! Completely rewritten, configurable, and fully re-sizable. Now you can pick the number of columns and the height of your gages from the menu.
- Completely rewritten data pipeline for improved performance and lower CPU utilization
- New "Model S & X" preset with fixes, improvements, and additions.
- Fix for Panda accessory so that it works concurrently with a cellular connection
- Minor dark-mode improvements.
- Updated DBC import code. Hopefully better performance now. Also progress bar is shown during import.
- New gauges! Completely rewritten, configurable, and fully re-sizable. Now you can pick the number of columns and the height of your gages from the menu.
- Completely rewritten data pipeline for improved performance and lower CPU utilization
- New "Model S & X" preset with fixes, improvements, and additions.
- Fix for Panda accessory so that it works concurrently with a cellular connection
- Minor dark-mode improvements.
- Updated DBC import code. Hopefully better performance now. Also progress bar is shown during import.
1.2
Jul 6, 2020
Version 1.2
- Updates to the Preset Database:
- New features to the Preset list make it easier to see new bundled preset that are not currently loaded into your database.
- Model 3/Y presets for version 2020.4 and 2020.8 have been removed. You may delete them from the database if desired.
- Model 3/Y preset for version 2020.12 has been added, but will not appear in your list unless requested. **Add this new preset in the _Presets_ list if you wish to use it.**
- Ability to convert log files to CSV:
- Select a log file using the "Open File.." function
- ASC files will allow you to standardize the time base by selecting a timebase with the slider. This will assemble multiple readings into a single row, with the keeping the latest value for any given signal within the time period. Text file logs will not have this option.
- You can opt to carry over the values from the previous row.
- A CSV file with the same file name will be generated next to the log file selected.
- Support for the Panda OBD-II interface from Comma.ai over Wifi (Recommended for advanced users only... not the preferred connection interface)
- Note, you will need to know the WiFi password for your Panda and connect your IOS devices to WiFi before connecting in tesLAX. (Note also, that to get the WiFi password for your Panda, you will need a Panda Paw or non-standard USB cable to retrieve the password over USB)
- Changed upper-right menu icon to a circle to be consistent with more recent iOS design standards.
- Improved performance when reading TXT log files.
- Updates to the Preset Database:
- New features to the Preset list make it easier to see new bundled preset that are not currently loaded into your database.
- Model 3/Y presets for version 2020.4 and 2020.8 have been removed. You may delete them from the database if desired.
- Model 3/Y preset for version 2020.12 has been added, but will not appear in your list unless requested. **Add this new preset in the _Presets_ list if you wish to use it.**
- Ability to convert log files to CSV:
- Select a log file using the "Open File.." function
- ASC files will allow you to standardize the time base by selecting a timebase with the slider. This will assemble multiple readings into a single row, with the keeping the latest value for any given signal within the time period. Text file logs will not have this option.
- You can opt to carry over the values from the previous row.
- A CSV file with the same file name will be generated next to the log file selected.
- Support for the Panda OBD-II interface from Comma.ai over Wifi (Recommended for advanced users only... not the preferred connection interface)
- Note, you will need to know the WiFi password for your Panda and connect your IOS devices to WiFi before connecting in tesLAX. (Note also, that to get the WiFi password for your Panda, you will need a Panda Paw or non-standard USB cable to retrieve the password over USB)
- Changed upper-right menu icon to a circle to be consistent with more recent iOS design standards.
- Improved performance when reading TXT log files.
1.1.1
Jun 4, 2020
- Due to an error in the DBC File Format specification, big endian and little endian were accidentally reversed. The logic in the app is now fixed. Your signal database will be updated to reflect the opposite byte order for each signal. The end result should be that everything continues to work as expected, and the byte order flag will now be correct.
- Improve auto-connect behavior when "Connect to first available" is enabled in accessory screen.
- Fixed a bug where deleted gauges were not saved to the profile.
- Fixed a bug where gauge settings may not be saved to the profile.
- Improve auto-connect behavior when "Connect to first available" is enabled in accessory screen.
- Fixed a bug where deleted gauges were not saved to the profile.
- Fixed a bug where gauge settings may not be saved to the profile.
1.1
May 8, 2020
- Updates to the Preset Database:
- Model 3 Preset is now renamed Model 3 & Y. The community seems to feel that these vehicles share many signals. Please restore this preset in the Presets list if you wish to update to the latest version.
- Model Y Preset, which was a placeholder, is no longer bundled with the app. You may delete the preset from your preset list if desired.
- New presets list with ability to create, duplicate, delete, reorder, and edit.
- Database update notification now directs users to the preset list for refreshing bundled presets.
- New new gauge visualization configuration menu.
- *Extra Strength*: Log recording in .txt and .asc file formats. Check the settings screen for more info.
- Status indicator dot on menu icon. Blue = connected to data source, Red = recording
- Fixed a crash on certain devices when adding gauges.
- Improved interaction with Files.app, including new iocns for DBC, TXT and ASC files
- Help screen
- Removed blur from lower status bar to improve user experience. (Not sure why, but it works better?)
- Model 3 Preset is now renamed Model 3 & Y. The community seems to feel that these vehicles share many signals. Please restore this preset in the Presets list if you wish to update to the latest version.
- Model Y Preset, which was a placeholder, is no longer bundled with the app. You may delete the preset from your preset list if desired.
- New presets list with ability to create, duplicate, delete, reorder, and edit.
- Database update notification now directs users to the preset list for refreshing bundled presets.
- New new gauge visualization configuration menu.
- *Extra Strength*: Log recording in .txt and .asc file formats. Check the settings screen for more info.
- Status indicator dot on menu icon. Blue = connected to data source, Red = recording
- Fixed a crash on certain devices when adding gauges.
- Improved interaction with Files.app, including new iocns for DBC, TXT and ASC files
- Help screen
- Removed blur from lower status bar to improve user experience. (Not sure why, but it works better?)
1.0.1
Mar 24, 2020
- Updates to signal database.
-- Includes separate presets for Model 3 versions 2020.4 and 2020.8.
-- Fix for some numeric signals that were set as enumerations.
- Extra Strength: fix to DBC importing to better handle numeric values that contain as "Signal Not Available (SNA)" flag.
- Improvements to clarity and formatting of terms and conditions.
- Version information shown and link to terms/conditions now available at the bottom of the settings screen.
- Fixed a bug where torque units were always showing as ft/lbs (even when numbers were displaying in newton-meters)
- Status bar will show and hide as necessary.
- Significant reduction in CPU utilization resulting in better performance on older iOS devices.
-- Includes separate presets for Model 3 versions 2020.4 and 2020.8.
-- Fix for some numeric signals that were set as enumerations.
- Extra Strength: fix to DBC importing to better handle numeric values that contain as "Signal Not Available (SNA)" flag.
- Improvements to clarity and formatting of terms and conditions.
- Version information shown and link to terms/conditions now available at the bottom of the settings screen.
- Fixed a bug where torque units were always showing as ft/lbs (even when numbers were displaying in newton-meters)
- Status bar will show and hide as necessary.
- Significant reduction in CPU utilization resulting in better performance on older iOS devices.
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