This is really interesting, so first of all; thanks! We’ll be installing a TPMS and that’s not a Toilet Paper Managing System, but something for the black-round-wears-too-fasts. We, just like you, will definitely want to keep an eye out on the spare. The spare should be in better condition than the wheels on the truck, so this is important. Also, as a burnt out software guy, I’m pleased, but also annoyed, that almost all the glitches you’re mentioning are software based. It’s good, because they can fix them, and by the sounds of it they will. It’s bad because they’re so obvious and pretty easy to fix. However, I know the strains a software team gets put under, so I’ll cut them a bit of slack. However, I am a bit surprised at the level of dependency on the phone. I don’t want to rely on my phone to drive our truck. What if the better half is driving and I’m down the boozer getting jolly. Do I have to give up my phone for her to drive the truck? No. Not acceptable. IMHO, the phone should be an addition (haven’t looked into the pre-millennial version you mentioned, so ‘scuse me if this is already the case) to control complicated things, or fiddly things. A small display with basic graphics and a big red light, like you have now, would be good. A basic graphic of the vehicle and green bars for every wheel, and then some amber or red ones when the excrement is about to hit the air propulsion device, or something…. If we are going to rely on these devices, they need to be very idiot proof, and keep in mind, us idiots keep evolving too. Finally; big thanks for a very honest review. Hopefully this will improve the product and everyone will benefit. Kudos! 😎👍🏻
This, so much this. It would have been way better to simply include a buzzer in the device. (And a button to mute it too.) That dependancy for a such a critical function is no bueno.
Great review, honest and on point. I would purchase this PressurePro Pulse FX if something fails on my existing TPMS. I loved the unboxing at 2:53 the smoking users guide at 3:20
I bought one of the cheapo TPMS systems from Amazon. The solar power for the receiver is wonderful. The management of settings and sensors... well... Jason shows what you get when you buy the better system.
@@Everlanders The Tymate TPMS I have goes well above 65psi (that's where I've got the high pressure alert set on mine). It's just a royal PITA to make any changes to the initial receiver sensor configuration. Another small gripe is that I tried to use another of the same brand as a suspension pressure monitor and the "sudden pressure loss" alarm would go off every time I hit a bump. Maybe it's not a fair criticism because I want to disable a feature that is important when used for tires, but... as I tell my kids, life isn't fair.
I have one of those solar units. It came with high pressure sensors suitable for my 6 tired bus and works excellent... When parked. However, while driving it loses signal to one of the rear tires and screams until you stop and it can reconnect. Then when you drive off, it loses another rear wheel connection. I wrapped it in a towel and buried it under a seat. I really want a tpms but I need to ensure it works with a 6m long bus.
Great review... I appreciate that you waited some time before putting out a review. I think something that should be considered is a way to lock the sensors to the tire stem to prevent theft.
We air up or down nearly every day, so we wouldn't want this. Further, we have two sets of valve stems, so lately I've been running the sensors on the inside set, out of reach. But with the old setup this was a pain because the system would assume the setpoint as the pressure the sensor first detected when reattached. This meant I needed to pull it off and reattach it anyway... That was nice in many ways, faster than adjusting it for each axle in the App.
Thanks for going through this. Love the unboxing. We have been looking for something to monitor our tires since we plan on driving in the sand and off road also once we finish our build. 🤙👍🌊💯💪 Great idea with adding 2nd vehicle to hook up spare sensor. So no listing to radio just Bluetooth. Still looks like a good system.
Awesome video! I’ll be checking this out. However I wanted to mention that the audio routing issue isn’t easy to fix as any audio through the phone would still go to the stereo. One possible fix is a pop up notification after 10 seconds of the alarm start time. Or something like that. That way you don’t rely on audio primarily.
Great review, thanks! One android tip, which you may already know, is that you can set custom names and icons for apps on most launchers. If you long press on the app icon in the app list, you'll probably get an 'Edit' option, then you can rename the app alias to 'TPMS' manually.
Well, It's gone now... After we got this one, we gifted the orignal to another traveler with a 35 foot monster overland rig who was fed up with his cheapo Amazon junk loosing signal.
I’ve got the same ‘Bluetooth not notifying me problem too’ but everything I am using is different. Device-iPhone, Bluetooth-Tune2Air, car-BMW, app-Waze. Waze is a navigation app that also notifies of Red light cameras, road hazards, police traps, etc. and I need to unplug the Tune2Air device whenever I am not using it, which for me, is an option.
Hard to tell from seeing the app but if it was accurate showing the bottom of the truck it means that you flip the tires left to right on the displays the only way to test it would be to flatten one tire and see if it's the right one shows up
Great demo. The only problem with that system is that the sensor can be stolen so easy e.g. at a parkin lot. There is no safety feature that the sensor installed once only work with your device.
Since you're a DIYer, have you looked in to using a SDR hooked up to your Raspberry Pi to receive the signals from the TPMS sensors? Many of them can be received using rtl_433. Once my winter tires go back on in the next few weeks I'm going to be playing around with that in my Fiesta. It looks like the system you're using has similar sensors (most do) so if you're interested you could possibly tinker with that while still using the unit as intended.
Unfortunately auto makers only have to put TPMS in vehicles under a certain weight class so my 3500 doesn’t have. I can hardly drive without one so I spent $50 or whatever for one of those Solar stick on units after a cheaper on started to fail. The new one works great except the alert limit upper limit is something like 84psi. I keep 80 in the back as I am fully loaded and that’s what the sticker says. Going through the desert in the summertime is a real pain in the arse. What is the upper limit on the warnings for that unit? I already use two phones for different things in my cab so the “stick on the wind screen” type is preferred. I doubt they have an API you could use to integrate that into your head unit?
My head unit is not running Android OS, It's Android Auto, which is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phone's data, GPS, media, Apps, and telephony services.
Nope, It's not an Android headunit, it doesn't run Android OS, Android Auto is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phones data, GPS, media and telephony services.
Question: Does this app sap your phones battery like mine does? I’m just getting started with it and it appears that I’ll need to delete the app every time we stop traveling for a while so I can have reliable service from my phone.
Nope, no problems here... What you say makes no sense to me whatever, even if the app was the culprit as you suggest, simply stopping the app would be sufficient, you wouldn't need to delete it. To prove that, you would need to go into the battery usage statistics on the phone, there it shows what percentage of the battery is used on each app and service. If your assumption is correct, it will be shown there.
My head unit is not running Android OS, It's Android Auto, which is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phone's data, GPS, media, Apps, and telephony services.
I don't really want to depend on a smartphone for a critical vehicle management system. Is it possible to connect the receiver directly to a Raspberry Pi for monitoring and logging?
@@Everlanders Since the sensors on the tires transmit their data via radio, would it be possible to receive the data directly into a microcomputer using an RTL-SDR dongle or similar?
It would be good to have a switchable beeper in the unit as well as the LED, that way the issue of audible alerts being missed wouldn't be a problem, without going for the standalone unit. Easy enough to hack I suppuse, but that's the end of the warranty
This is really interesting, so first of all; thanks! We’ll be installing a TPMS and that’s not a Toilet Paper Managing System, but something for the black-round-wears-too-fasts. We, just like you, will definitely want to keep an eye out on the spare. The spare should be in better condition than the wheels on the truck, so this is important. Also, as a burnt out software guy, I’m pleased, but also annoyed, that almost all the glitches you’re mentioning are software based. It’s good, because they can fix them, and by the sounds of it they will. It’s bad because they’re so obvious and pretty easy to fix. However, I know the strains a software team gets put under, so I’ll cut them a bit of slack.
However, I am a bit surprised at the level of dependency on the phone. I don’t want to rely on my phone to drive our truck. What if the better half is driving and I’m down the boozer getting jolly. Do I have to give up my phone for her to drive the truck? No. Not acceptable. IMHO, the phone should be an addition (haven’t looked into the pre-millennial version you mentioned, so ‘scuse me if this is already the case) to control complicated things, or fiddly things. A small display with basic graphics and a big red light, like you have now, would be good. A basic graphic of the vehicle and green bars for every wheel, and then some amber or red ones when the excrement is about to hit the air propulsion device, or something…. If we are going to rely on these devices, they need to be very idiot proof, and keep in mind, us idiots keep evolving too.
Finally; big thanks for a very honest review. Hopefully this will improve the product and everyone will benefit. Kudos! 😎👍🏻
This, so much this.
It would have been way better to simply include a buzzer in the device. (And a button to mute it too.) That dependancy for a such a critical function is no bueno.
It has a button... it just needs a buzzer wired to the LED...
You reading the burning user's manual was absolutely hilarious lol
Loved the 'fastest unboxing ever' and the added drama/smoke (especially the smoking manual).
Big thumps up for the short beard!
Thanks Jason - this equipment looks better than the flying tire pieces method I use.
From what I've heard, that method has a very loud notification sound... 🤣
Great review, honest and on point. I would purchase this PressurePro Pulse FX if something fails on my existing TPMS. I loved the unboxing at 2:53 the smoking users guide at 3:20
But I've left myself little opportunity to ramp it up for the next one... 😂
Love the slowmo of jason frantically running away from explosives
Lol best unboxing EVER!! Hope you guys are having a blast exploring!
... Blast! 🤣🤣🤣
Awesome, can't wait for the next video!!!
Awesome review and product, thanks for the work you put into this one.
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Looks like a great system! I’ll have to try it out on my camper. Your unboxing’s really blow my expectations out of this world every time!
But I'm making it harder and harder to 1-up myself next time...🤣
@@Everlanders you can do it! 😂
Love this review! I've been wanting a new TPMS so the timing is perfect. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
love your unboxing fireworks lmao
Very nicely done review. I really enjoy your work. I think the shaggy look suit you well. It was quite the contrast to the trimmed look at first.
Excelent video! Now I know about TPMS! Love the unboxing!
Omg that unboxing was epic
Best unboxing ever 😂
Love you guys
I bought one of the cheapo TPMS systems from Amazon. The solar power for the receiver is wonderful. The management of settings and sensors... well... Jason shows what you get when you buy the better system.
The problem I had with the cheap ones is that most of the tire pressure sensors only go to 40 PSI or something very low...
@@Everlanders The Tymate TPMS I have goes well above 65psi (that's where I've got the high pressure alert set on mine). It's just a royal PITA to make any changes to the initial receiver sensor configuration. Another small gripe is that I tried to use another of the same brand as a suspension pressure monitor and the "sudden pressure loss" alarm would go off every time I hit a bump. Maybe it's not a fair criticism because I want to disable a feature that is important when used for tires, but... as I tell my kids, life isn't fair.
I have one of those solar units. It came with high pressure sensors suitable for my 6 tired bus and works excellent... When parked. However, while driving it loses signal to one of the rear tires and screams until you stop and it can reconnect. Then when you drive off, it loses another rear wheel connection. I wrapped it in a towel and buried it under a seat. I really want a tpms but I need to ensure it works with a 6m long bus.
I guess fighting with connection issues is something I've never fought with these PresurePro sensors...
Great review... I appreciate that you waited some time before putting out a review. I think something that should be considered is a way to lock the sensors to the tire stem to prevent theft.
We air up or down nearly every day, so we wouldn't want this. Further, we have two sets of valve stems, so lately I've been running the sensors on the inside set, out of reach. But with the old setup this was a pain because the system would assume the setpoint as the pressure the sensor first detected when reattached. This meant I needed to pull it off and reattach it anyway... That was nice in many ways, faster than adjusting it for each axle in the App.
I forgot the point I wanted to make and that is that you can get jam nuts for valve stems, that would slow them down at least...
@@Everlanders good to know... thanks again!
Thanks for going through this. Love the unboxing. We have been looking for something to monitor our tires since we plan on driving in the sand and off road also once we finish our build. 🤙👍🌊💯💪 Great idea with adding 2nd vehicle to hook up spare sensor. So no listing to radio just Bluetooth. Still looks like a good system.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video! I’ll be checking this out. However I wanted to mention that the audio routing issue isn’t easy to fix as any audio through the phone would still go to the stereo. One possible fix is a pop up notification after 10 seconds of the alarm start time. Or something like that. That way you don’t rely on audio primarily.
HAHAHA, love the videos, keep them coming...
Great review, thanks!
One android tip, which you may already know, is that you can set custom names and icons for apps on most launchers. If you long press on the app icon in the app list, you'll probably get an 'Edit' option, then you can rename the app alias to 'TPMS' manually.
Sadly not on mine...
Nice informative video
Thank you for sharing
Not going to lie I prefer the old unit you had. Seems a lot better for your use case.
Well, It's gone now... After we got this one, we gifted the orignal to another traveler with a 35 foot monster overland rig who was fed up with his cheapo Amazon junk loosing signal.
I’ve got the same ‘Bluetooth not notifying me problem too’ but everything I am using is different. Device-iPhone, Bluetooth-Tune2Air, car-BMW, app-Waze. Waze is a navigation app that also notifies of Red light cameras, road hazards, police traps, etc. and I need to unplug the Tune2Air device whenever I am not using it, which for me, is an option.
Hard to tell from seeing the app but if it was accurate showing the bottom of the truck it means that you flip the tires left to right on the displays the only way to test it would be to flatten one tire and see if it's the right one shows up
Great demo. The only problem with that system is that the sensor can be stolen so easy e.g. at a parkin lot. There is no safety feature that the sensor installed once only work with your device.
What world are you living in? We've driven through 15 countries, throughout Central and South America and still have all our sensors...
AvE would be proud of that unboxing 😂
oh... Uncle Chris and I haven't talked in a while...
Since you're a DIYer, have you looked in to using a SDR hooked up to your Raspberry Pi to receive the signals from the TPMS sensors? Many of them can be received using rtl_433. Once my winter tires go back on in the next few weeks I'm going to be playing around with that in my Fiesta. It looks like the system you're using has similar sensors (most do) so if you're interested you could possibly tinker with that while still using the unit as intended.
I think I'll just tap the RS232...
@@Everlanders Oh nice, the receiver has an official serial port? Then yeah, obviously that should be a lot easier.
@@SeanHarlow It doesn't, but I'm sure I can tap something in there...
@@Everlanders - That's a video I would like to see. (hint, hint) :-)
Unfortunately auto makers only have to put TPMS in vehicles under a certain weight class so my 3500 doesn’t have. I can hardly drive without one so I spent $50 or whatever for one of those Solar stick on units after a cheaper on started to fail. The new one works great except the alert limit upper limit is something like 84psi. I keep 80 in the back as I am fully loaded and that’s what the sticker says. Going through the desert in the summertime is a real pain in the arse. What is the upper limit on the warnings for that unit? I already use two phones for different things in my cab so the “stick on the wind screen” type is preferred. I doubt they have an API you could use to integrate that into your head unit?
40+ tire capacity at 8-215 psi range, they are working on integration with our Android Auto headunit now...
why not install the TPMS software onto the android auto device..?
My head unit is not running Android OS, It's Android Auto, which is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phone's data, GPS, media, Apps, and telephony services.
17:45 Yeah for standalone systems! And old farts.
Does that thing has a API? Would be great to catch the alerts. :-)
Unfortunately not
What do these typically cost? Can’t find any prices on their websites, just dealers..
$300
Can't you install the app on the Android headunit to run in the background, and start up when the car starts?
Nope, It's not an Android headunit, it doesn't run Android OS, Android Auto is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phones data, GPS, media and telephony services.
Question: Does this app sap your phones battery like mine does? I’m just getting started with it and it appears that I’ll need to delete the app every time we stop traveling for a while so I can have reliable service from my phone.
Nope, no problems here... What you say makes no sense to me whatever, even if the app was the culprit as you suggest, simply stopping the app would be sufficient, you wouldn't need to delete it. To prove that, you would need to go into the battery usage statistics on the phone, there it shows what percentage of the battery is used on each app and service. If your assumption is correct, it will be shown there.
What would really be useful is if they had an Android Auto app for your head-unit.
They've told me they are working on adding this functionality in the future.
Why don’t you install the app on your android auto unit ?
My head unit is not running Android OS, It's Android Auto, which is a remote interface for a mobile phone, utilizing the phone's data, GPS, media, Apps, and telephony services.
I don't really want to depend on a smartphone for a critical vehicle management system. Is it possible to connect the receiver directly to a Raspberry Pi for monitoring and logging?
I'm working on it... Their other model witht the screen, the "Pulse", has an exposed RS232 connection - but not the FX.
@@Everlanders Since the sensors on the tires transmit their data via radio, would it be possible to receive the data directly into a microcomputer using an RTL-SDR dongle or similar?
Yes, but I don't have one here...
It would be good to have a switchable beeper in the unit as well as the LED, that way the issue of audible alerts being missed wouldn't be a problem, without going for the standalone unit. Easy enough to hack I suppuse, but that's the end of the warranty
👆 Already done!
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