TunerStudio MS

TunerStudio is in Beta testing.
The current beta release may have much to come, but there are no known issues.
If you experience something unexpected please report it.
at the MSExtra forum
There will be more documentation available after the first
official release, in the mean time I apologize for the lack of documented information.
I think you will find this quite stable for tuning using Windows or Linux platforms.
Mac drivers are included, but have not yet been tested. If you attempt to use on Mac, please let me know of the results.

The latest beta version can be downloaded here.

What is TunerStudio MS ?

TunerStudio MS is the MegaSquirt (MS) edition of TunerStudio, Next Generation Tuning application. Beyond what has been previously offered, TunerStudio simplifies EFI tuning by focusing on ease of use, more robust tuning tools, best in class interface and the bling to make it cool. It provides the ability to configure and tune all MegaSquirt controllers and is 100% compatible with all older MegaTune ini files and msq's, but has extended the ini support. This is currently the only Tuning software to support MegaSquirt 3. The initial release offers the functionality of MegaTune with a far richer user interface, dashboard and tuning analytics & aids. Initially TunerStudio will seem much like MegaTune with an upgraded user interface, you will soon see it is much more. Great effort has been put into insuring minimal hardware requirements even with the rich user interface. Combined with MegaLogViewer you will have a tuning platform unmatch by software available for any EFI controller. EFI is complicated, it is time to make it simpler.

Dashboard: The TunerStudio dashboard is extremely flexible with several dashboard themes packaged with the application and new gauge styles appearing regularly. With TunerStudio you can select any gauges you want, to monitor any available output on the dashboard, the gauge style is selectable along with all other gauge attributes. You can save or load a single gauge or a complete gauge cluster. Any changes you make to any of the gauge clusters will be saved for future tuning sessions. Your dashboards can be Analog, Bar, LED or just basic read outs.

TunerStudio User Interface

User Interface: TunerStudio Graphical User Interface components have been written from the ground up specifically for the purpose of this application. There are no performance or functional sacrifices from adapting a general purpose component to EFI tuning. Tuning adjustments can be made via keyboard or mouse action. Navigation and component placement is purely configuration driven. At first glance navigation will appear very similar to MegaTune, because for most configurations the MegaTune ini files are used. However, TunerStudio allows for more dynamic placement and use of UI components along with additional navigation styles.

Hardware Requirements: The hardware required is minimal, just about any PC or laptop running Windows or Linux with a Sun Java JRE 1.5 or greater can run TunerStudio. Performance has been closely monitored to insure older laptops that are often used for tuning can run TunerStudio. TunerStudio has been tested on laptops running Windows XP with a 300 MHz processor, cpu utilization is typically lower than running MegaTune. However, performance on slower computers is impacted greatly by some features such as the many gauges and Indicators are on the dash you are using. Or the most important setting to running on older machines is having Anti-Aliasing off! Most older computers not only don't have the processing power to deal with Anti-Aliasing, but don't have hardware support in it's video chips set.
So, if you are running a laptop of less than 800 MHz it is suggested that you un-check the Antialiasing setting on the Menu:
Options --> GaugeCluster --> "AntiAliasing Enabled"
Gauges will not appear as smooth, the edges will be a little boxy like in MegaTune, but your refresh rate should be 2-4 or more times faster depending on Hardware.

TunerStudio Future

Simpler EFI: TunerStudio's servies based architecture, allows for limitless extensions and enahancements. One of the key reasons for this application is the power it provides for computer based Tuning. Similar to MegaLogViewer VE Analysis, but much more. Here is a list of upcoming features that have been considered since the begining of TunerStudio. Most of the support for these features has already been included in the existing code base:

Multiple device support
OBDII support
MSQ Dif/Compare
Custom Mark Events triggers
Custom Log Events triggers
Cross Network tuning
Advanced tuning wizards (many here in the works)
Accel Enrich Tuning/Analysis
Warmup Tuning/Analysis
Tuner Tab Single page with selectable key settings and gauges
Additional Navigations?
Additional Gauge & Indicator styles

Phil Tobin, EFI Wizard. Fastest Corvette runs on MegaSquirt EFI EMS. Phil Tobin. Philip Tobin Hoover LT1 10 second Corvette. Now an 8 second street car with MegaSquirt, built by Phil Tobin. Best software available for EFI tuning, compare to Motec, Big Stuff, DFI, FAST, Holley or AEM. Other EFI controllers do no offer software that compares.