Gizzmo K-mon The Best Tuning Tool You Will Ever Use

[KiwiRS4T]

Andre Simon who endorses the knock block on the Link site is no mug - he is one of NZ's top tuners with his own 8 second Evo but he also tunes a lot of ecus other than Link - HKS F con, Motec, Microtech etc etc. Having said that I have no idea if he has trialled the K'mon - I guess you could always email him and ask.

• Link (LEM, Link Plus, G2, G3, G4 Storm and G4 Extreme)
• MoTeC (M4/M48/M8, M2R/MLS, hundred series ECU's and SDL/ADL)

• Autronic (SMC/SM2/SM4)

• HKS F-CON VPro

• HKS F-CON IS

• Haltech (E8, E11, Platinum, Interceptor)

• Microtech

• Apex-i Power FC

• HP Tuners (GM LS series)

• Opensource EcuFlash (EVOWRX/STI V7-11, Legacy 2001-)

5-10,

• Hondata S300 & K-PRO

• Hondata S300 & K-PRO

[STATUS]

I bought one a few days ago, been putting it off but hopefully its still the best available...

Its a good thing, i still have mine in active duty.

[The Mafia]

Just a huge thread revive. What are you guys using now?

My k-Mon is doing the job still, but I get that huge static (unusable) when I try and use laptop USB power with anything else plugged in to the USB (Nistune \ Wideband etc). I have to take a portable power bank with me to be able to hear it. I simply set the settings / frequencies I want, and then unplug it and connect it to the power bank. Only downside is that I can't use the program and watch it on the screen.

There is a new version out too:

http://gizzmousa.com/knock-monitor.html

The Main user difference between the Kmon and Kmon2 is the analogue output.
There are 4 zones each represented by the tempo of the flashing ‘AN’ LED. Working from fully anti­clockwise to clockwise on the ‘AN ADJ’ trimpot.
1. When Fully anticlockwise the LED flashes very slowly, this is a fixed 100ms analogue
output update and will output the highest knock reading seen by the kmon in the preceding 100ms.
2. Turning the trimpot slowly clockwise, you will see the LED’s tempo speed up, this is now 10ms updates and will output the highest knock reading seen by the kmon in the preceding 10ms.
3. Again turning the trimpot slowly clockwise, you will see the LED’s tempo speed up a lot, this is now 1ms updates and will output the highest knock reading seen by the kmon in the preceding 1ms.
4. Upon turning the trimpot further clockwise the LED’s tempo will slow down significantly. This will now be approx 40ms and is lineally adjustable all the way to fully clockwise which will be approx 3ms, the LED’s tempo will alter inline with the adjustment.

Edited September 21, 2015 by The Mafia

[STATUS]

PLEX and the version 2 KNOCK BOX.

The feedback it what caused me to chase up another solution.

[STATUS]

http://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/344581-a-must-read-for-budding-tuners-or-those-interested-in-knock/?view=findpost&p=7397338

[The Mafia]

Thanks Status. Mine goes nuts too. As I said earlier I configure it on my laptop, and then plug it into a power bank and I get no noise.

It is a pain in the ass because the software would be good to look at. I do have a spare tablet here that I might just dedicate to knock detection.

The plex is great, but $2k is a huge amount for me to spend at present unfortunately.