Help newbie get started burning chips
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From: Johnson Kansas
Help newbie get started burning chips
I've recently built up a 383 for my 89 and it is slowly dawning on me that I will have to burn a chip to get where I want to be. I've been reading all the stuff I can find and checking out the posts on this forum (many great links). I'm missing the most basic question. Do I need a scanner and a laptop both? or do I load software that makes the laptop into a scanner and therefore I simply need a cable to adapt the laptop to the car? I am computer literate but don't own a laptop and really have no need/desire to own one until now. It my understanding that no one makes a Palm interfacae for OBD I, correct? Does anybody make a scanning device that I can put in the car and record "snapshots" of performance and then bring it back in the house and analyse the data on a desktop computer? All input appreciated!
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From: Norcross GA
Re: Help newbie get started burning chips (Kendall)
Background info:
Scanner is any device that will translate the ECM data into human type info.
Editor is a device that will allow you to easily modify PROM/FLASH data.
Programmer is a device that will reprogram your PROM/FLASH for you.
Weather you do either or any of these w/ a PC or a Laptop, or hand held, that's your call.
Scan it
Evaluate the scanned data
Modify the PROM data
Program the updated data
Repeat process until happy
Scanner is any device that will translate the ECM data into human type info.
Editor is a device that will allow you to easily modify PROM/FLASH data.
Programmer is a device that will reprogram your PROM/FLASH for you.
Weather you do either or any of these w/ a PC or a Laptop, or hand held, that's your call.
Scan it
Evaluate the scanned data
Modify the PROM data
Program the updated data
Repeat process until happy
