Tunercat issue
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: St. Louis Missouri
I bought a laptop with a serial port because I couldn't find a reliable and consistent response for a good USB cable.
That being said, is there some kind of handshaking issue with the COM port that can be fiddled with?
That being said, is there some kind of handshaking issue with the COM port that can be fiddled with?
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: St. Louis Missouri
I have a USB to serial converter somewhere. It works with a computer with no serial interface. Never had an issue with it. You'll need a cable with a serial interface, though. If you can get access to a cable you can borrow my interface to see if it's a cable issue. I haven't been using it, because I don't like all the extra wires. That's why I bought an old laptop.
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I use a generic USB <--> Serial adapter I picked up at Staples with a gift card and it works just fine. I use EASE Scan Tool in WIn7 as I haven't yet bought an APU1.
Know anyone with something like an old Snap-On ODB1 scanner? I'd be interested if any tool at all can scan the car ok. If you're running a 6E tune then telling the <insert tool> it is an '89 will probaly have to happen.
Last edited by scorp508; Jun 25, 2011 at 10:27 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
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From: St. Louis Missouri
No it wouldn't, just wanted to make sure if he tried going to a stock burn that the correct type would be used.
I use a generic USB <--> Serial adapter I picked up at Staples with a gift card and it works just fine. I use EASE Scan Tool in WIn7 as I haven't yet bought an APU1.
Know anyone with something like an old Snap-On ODB1 scanner? I'd be interested if any tool at all can scan the car ok. If you're running a 6E tune then telling the <insert tool> it is an '89 will probaly have to happen.
I use a generic USB <--> Serial adapter I picked up at Staples with a gift card and it works just fine. I use EASE Scan Tool in WIn7 as I haven't yet bought an APU1.
Know anyone with something like an old Snap-On ODB1 scanner? I'd be interested if any tool at all can scan the car ok. If you're running a 6E tune then telling the <insert tool> it is an '89 will probaly have to happen.
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From: Athens AL
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Code readers really just ground the two ALDL connectors same as paper clip trick, that much will work. I can pull codes and drove it in Diagnostic Mode yesterday.
I dont know anyone in TN with the tool nearby, I guess I'll have to wait til I get back to the shop in Smyrna tuesday and talk with the tuner who burned it. The various programs I've used shouldn't care too much but I believe both the Tunerpro and Datamaster were tried for 89. I tried everything I could think of and used the Datamaster troubleshooting (latency in the Com port, ALDL link timing, etc.). Nothing reads.
I dont know anyone in TN with the tool nearby, I guess I'll have to wait til I get back to the shop in Smyrna tuesday and talk with the tuner who burned it. The various programs I've used shouldn't care too much but I believe both the Tunerpro and Datamaster were tried for 89. I tried everything I could think of and used the Datamaster troubleshooting (latency in the Com port, ALDL link timing, etc.). Nothing reads.
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Well, talked to the chip tuner today. He didnt datalog when he burned the chip. He had a scan tool to read the BLMs and an LM1 wideband clipped on the tailpipe while she was on the dyno. He originally had trouble burning the chip but Craig Moates helped him through it.
So it looks like I still can't read anything on my laptop, but in principle you can because I watched them read the scan tool values with a GM reader.
So it looks like I still can't read anything on my laptop, but in principle you can because I watched them read the scan tool values with a GM reader.
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