BlueFire in a 2005 era Class A ??

[Doug427]

Originally Posted by Kodiakan

I bought the apple version so I could use my phone as backup. Your Amazon tablet should work fine. I use a cheap Walmart one. As was said, even if uour temp gauges appear to be fine, they can be off. My oil pressure and engine temp were way off. Get the unit and plug it in. The stuff it monitors will have a value by it. The stuff it does not monitor won’t

Sounds good, thanks for clearing up the Amazon Fire issue. I'm thinking I'll go with the Apple adapter, as it seems to be compatible with just about everything should I choose to go with an iPad down the road, and there seems to be no drawback to it.

[Doug427]

Originally Posted by Dav L

Not an expert on bluefire (yet) but I suspect there is no downside to buying the Apple compatible one other than spending another $10. I am thinking of buying an Apple version and then writing software for it (software would work with any of the bluefire models).

Great info, David - thanks!

Originally Posted by Dav L

But the bluefire developer says he is dropping support for the API (applications programming interface) so not sure if I want to make the time investment if bluefire won't support it ongoing. Really depends on time availability.

But, we would then be able to correct for any data transform issues as we could "retransform" the data on our side before user presentation (the user interface and / or macros).

As for this, I didn't understand a word of it.

[firedoc]

Originally Posted by Dav L

Not an expert on bluefire (yet) but I suspect there is no downside to buying the Apple compatible one other than spending another $10. I am thinking of buying an Apple version and then writing software for it (software would work with any of the bluefire models). But the bluefire developer says he is dropping support for the API (applications programming interface) so not sure if I want to make the time investment if bluefire won't support it ongoing. Really depends on time availability.

But, we would then be able to correct for any data transform issues as we could "retransform" the data on our side before user presentation (the user interface and / or macros).

Does the BluFire developer indicate he is dropping the project, which would mean no further updates and probably little support for existing installs?

[Dav L]

Originally Posted by firedoc

Does the BluFire developer indicate he is dropping the project, which would mean no further updates and probably little support for existing installs?

No, dropping support for the API only. The developer is supporting the firmware on the device itself and the ability to update that. He also has his "app" that you can run on your phone / tablet to view the data.

Additional to that, he has documented how 3rd party software (like my control system) can talk directly to the firmware without the "bluefire App". This is the API. So, if he updates the firmware for a new function, and then doesn't update the API, then my software wouldn't know how to implement the new feature (like additional data).

So no issue for those that are using Bluefire as a non integrated standalone app on your phone or tablet.