ECU connection

[cerbielee]

Hi all, does anyone know how to get my laptop with the software connected to read the ecu? cant seem to enable serial port to link up to ecu!
Thanks in advance

[Byker28i]

Have you got the ignition turned on and the imobilser 'blipped'?

[Byker28i]

Oh and check this thread for all the mistakes I made before I did the above and the helpful suggestions.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[cerbielee]

Yeh, tried it with the engine running! but cant get software to read ecu

[SlvrCrb]

cerbielee said:

Yeh, tried it with the engine running! but cant get software to read ecu

What O/S are you running? Works with Win98/2000 for certain. Not sure about XP/Vista et al. Anyone got it working with these windoze vers?

[cerbielee]

SlvrCrb said:

cerbielee said:

Yeh, tried it with the engine running! but cant get software to read ecu

What O/S are you running? Works with Win98/2000 for certain. Not sure about XP/Vista et al. Anyone got it working with these windoze vers?

Running xp! was told it worked with all modern laptops!

[marcus1970]

cerbielee said:

Hi all, does anyone know how to get my laptop with the software connected to read the ecu? cant seem to enable serial port to link up to ecu!
Thanks in advance

This should get you going...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

MB

[cerbielee]

marcus1970 said:

cerbielee said:

Hi all, does anyone know how to get my laptop with the software connected to read the ecu? cant seem to enable serial port to link up to ecu!
Thanks in advance

This should get you going...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

MB

Cheers Marcus will try it out and let you know tomorrow!

[cerbielee]

cerbielee said:

marcus1970 said:

cerbielee said:

Hi all, does anyone know how to get my laptop with the software connected to read the ecu? cant seem to enable serial port to link up to ecu!
Thanks in advance

This should get you going...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

MB

Cheers Marcus will try it out and let you know tomorrow!

Nope! still cant read ecu! not the best with computers! must be thick?

[marcus1970]

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

[cerbielee]

marcus1970 said:

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

Hi Marcus, im getting my laptop ready with the blue cerb on the screen then pluggin in one end to laptop then the other end of the lead into ecu,then turning ignition on and nothing!

[Byker28i]

cerbielee said:

marcus1970 said:

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

Hi Marcus, im getting my laptop ready with the blue cerb on the screen then pluggin in one end to laptop then the other end of the lead into ecu,then turning ignition on and nothing!

Blip the imobilser so the car is ready for starting - took me a week to discover this...

[cerbielee]

Byker28i said:

cerbielee said:

marcus1970 said:

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

Hi Marcus, im getting my laptop ready with the blue cerb on the screen then pluggin in one end to laptop then the other end of the lead into ecu,then turning ignition on and nothing!

Blip the imobilser so the car is ready for starting - took me a week to discover this...

Yeh, i done that and also tried with engine running!

[Byker28i]

There's a newer version of the software with a multicar background (yellow car)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.hinns/software.h...

The speed 6 doc also gives a good overview.


Check the comms setting of the software:
Press F10 with the software running.

Settings on mine for Com 1 are :-
BPS=9600
Data bits=8
Parity=none
Flow Contrl=none

make sure this corresponds with the pc settings. I take it you are using a laptop with Com1 used?

Worse case scenario is I'll be at Supercar Sunday next weekend at Gaydon - your neck of the woods? It would be no problem for me to put the laptop in the boot.

[marcus1970]

cerbielee said:

marcus1970 said:

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

Hi Marcus, im getting my laptop ready with the blue cerb on the screen then pluggin in one end to laptop then the other end of the lead into ecu,then turning ignition on and nothing!

Press F5 twice...

Are you 9 pin serial to 9 pin serial, or usb to 9 pin serial?

MB

[cerbielee]

marcus1970 said:

cerbielee said:

marcus1970 said:

How are you connecting up to the car?

MB

Hi Marcus, im getting my laptop ready with the blue cerb on the screen then pluggin in one end to laptop then the other end of the lead into ecu,then turning ignition on and nothing!

Press F5 twice...

Are you 9 pin serial to 9 pin serial, or usb to 9 pin serial?

MB

Im using USB to 9 pin! will try tomorrow now as weather is crap!
Also cheers for all the info and to byker28i for offering to take his laptop to supercar meeting! Will keep you informed if i can get there?
Lee

[Byker28i]

AH USB

have you checked your USB port is coming up as Com1 as the software defaults to expect this. I think F5/F10 changes this, but I found it easier to change my serial ports around so that the USB to serial device was Com1

[Byker28i]

P.S. Section G of the workshop manual explains how to setup the parameters so it's well worth a read.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dave.hinns/workshop.h...

[Byker28i]

LOL - just noticed section G downloaded

[cerbielee]

I give up!!!