I have a few questions:

- what car/bus system would you like to log?

- do you have some hardware to create a log?

- do you have a can-bus database?

Try to answer these questions and I will provide you a specific answer for your case.

Version 2.0.4.5 beta released

Download: LogView beta link

Whas is new (most of it valid also for 2.0.4.4 beta):

- added NEW file format

• LAUNCH .x431, .xdig log files reading

- File handling big change:

• changed behaviour of left file tree panel - you can now resize this panel
• files are divided according to their parrent folder. Helps a lot for many opened files.
• if you open the folder - initial directory will be chosen according to your current position in a file tree
• during file open - all opened folders will appear as a choice for fast navigation in open file dialog
• files can be renamed and deleted directly in a file tree
• files are synchronized with physical file changes on your HDD (if you rename your file outside of LogView, you will see the change in LogView too)

- Added new File/Open folder item

• this will read the list of all available files in the folder and starts to follow this folder for any change. You will see all newly created files by your diagnostics device. New files will appear in the list immediately after creation. You can then open these files by simple double-click.

Version 2.0.4.5 brings some bug fixes against 2.0.4.4.

Beta versions have usually expiraiton period to force users to install an update and test new improvements.

You will find some news about LogView beta in this thread

New beta versions can be downloaded here:

LogView BETA download

If there is no BETA file to download then probably all functions have been implemented in a production version and nothing is needed to be tested.

Let me introduce myself...

I am Richard from DIESELPOWER (https://dp-race.com)

We are a team of vehicle mechanics, tuners and ECU calibrators, working on a street and race cars. We are also developing some special project car builds or designing special automotive software or hardware electronics devices, for example:

- REA boost actuator controllers (allows use of electronic actuated turbo on any project)

- DSG gearbox communication controller (electronic box allowing to use DSG on non-dsg cars)

- VAQ controller (VAQ electronic differential use on any car)

- CAN-BUS gateways (gateways performing funcitons between various CAN-BUSes or CAN-BUS controllers)

- and other special projects

Logview software:

We have written a small application called Logview sometime around 2006. This simple windows app allowed many users around the world to open and visualize log files made by VAG-COM (lately VCDS) tool.

Although it may to seem, we did not stop development and continued with a new application which we have kept under the hood only for our internal use (non-public version) for many years.

The development of the new version of Logview has consumed several thousand hours of development and programming of individual functions over the years. Originally, we planned the program as a tool for our internal use only. However, over time, we started receiving many requests to release the program outside the company.

Therefore, we have decided to release a lightweight version, Logview FREE, which is sufficient for any hobby user, for non-commercial use.

The full version of the program is also available, but it is paid and primarily intended for professional users.

That's Logview. Have a nice day