Help needed - Rover Gauge
Help needed - Rover Gauge
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Plan B

Original Poster:

347 posts

146 months

Wednesday 5th April 2017
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Hi all
Today tried using Rover Gauge for the first time. I'm using a USB connection emulating a serial interface out of a Windows laptop (Win 7). The RG software is seeing and configures the COM port and all appears well. When clicking the "connect" button (not connected to the car at this stage) RG seems happy and accepting the "connect" showing null values as expected as it isn't hard connected to the car. The red LED in the USB plug/logic also lights up. When I do plug into the car, no values register on the RG dashboard. I've tried disconnecting/reconnecting and closing down and re-starting the app but still nothing is reading across. Any advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

Colin RedGriff

2,541 posts

278 months

Wednesday 5th April 2017
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Do you have the ignition on and the immobiliser disabled? The ECU will only power up with the ignition on.

I assume you have set the correct com port in the Rovergauge options?

Plan B

Original Poster:

347 posts

146 months

Wednesday 5th April 2017
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Yes - COM port selected and immob disarmed then engine started. Beginning to suspect the USB cable ............

blitzracing

6,417 posts

241 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Loopback test for the cable

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Connection test for the ECU- done with the power off!

|https://thumbsnap.com/eWB3c47V[/url]

Plan B

Original Poster:

347 posts

146 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Mark
The "2.3K" measures 2.7K (ignition on) and open circuit ignition off
The "10K" measures 1K (ignition on) and 10K ignition off

Plan B

Original Poster:

347 posts

146 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Mark
Apologies - just tried it again and with ignition off:
"2.3K" was 2.7K
"10K" was 10K

sorry for the confusion