Josh from lm tuning here, in this video im going to explain the basics behind reading your ecu, flashing your ecu using nefmoto and also doing a throttle body adaption using vcds. Prior to his role as consul general, andrew spent three years as deputy director at certuk the uks national. Running acrossed an issue when running the software. This screen controls the interaction of the software with the ecu. Hi rob, for going freescan you will need a laptop or pc with a serial rs232 port and the freescan software and a proper interface cable that will link your cars ecu to your pcserialport. With the help of this program one can change the ecu settings, such as idle, max and over rpms, warn and shut off temperature, throttle and max speed, and so on. They also use their own type of interface connector too with a nonstandard 8197 baud signalling speed. With many years experience in the field of car tuning and chip tuning software, the viezu team has created a solution which couples cutting edge tuning software, award winning ecu remapping and ecu tuning files, with real research and development, along with market leading customer service and dealer support. These are recommended for use with the excellent alfadiag software available on the web. Ecufix enables you to load a binary from a supported bosch ecu and. Software for computer labs on campus it services works hard to ensure that each individual computer lab has the correct applications installed and tested prior to the commencement of each semester. A variety of other software, for personal machines, is available for purchase at a significantly discounted price through ecus onthehub service. Id like to know whos out there tuning their own ecu with these tools.
A totally free media pc software for your television entertainment centre. I believe freescan began life sometime in early august 1999 when a guy called andy whittaker decided he would connect a vetronix tech1 scanner to his lotus esprit gt3 and initiate a conversation with the ecu. Some people around here are familiar with such programs as nefmoto, tunerpro and winols. At any rate, according to whittaker, iso 9141 requires an init of send 0x33 at 5 baud, then read communicate at 10400 baud. Oct 09, 2009 andy whittaker was named presenter of the year at the 2009 gillards andy whittaker has worked in a catalogue shop and a pork pie factory in the past but his big love has always been radio. My car is currently running on a race chip which has its own quirks and problems, and due to other modifications injectors, i cannot use the updated s4s versions that have been tweaked by andy whittaker.
Andy whittaker andrew whittaker digital transformation. Luckily for all us andy was not only a esprit enthusiast who wanted. Dont forget that we also have 12v obdii sockets complete with a short length of lead too. This software is easy to use and designed to configure your decs ecu with features as monitoring, logging and trending. Whittaker is dedicated to supporting our customers. I use a small piece of excellent software to deal with the licensing within ecufix. Contact me for details on vouchers andy whittaker photography. I didnt get the echo and confirm byte of 0x55 that i was expecting after the init byte. Configuring can bus communication between emu black or emu can and pmu16. It does not correct them but is useful because the mtxelectronics plugin mentioned above does not provide feedback. After performing the above runs, i do a 0 to 60mph run in the esprit. Learn about our blue ribbon service, find cleaning instructions, and use the parts finder.
Want to have a look at some of the components and software i sell. Recompiled with microsofts latest version of visual studio 2019. The same model ecu will have the same checksum values, because the code on the ecu is the same. I tried this out in software using the tactrix cable and software i wrote. Dec 19, 2017 this version has added vag binaries 363497, 366494, 362510 and me72002 wasnt correcting all checksums on first pass since the last update. Andy whittaker has been involved with control systems for the best part of 30 years. If i start the program with the default elm327 obdii protocol selected, freescan throws an exception. Ok, ive fired up the latest version of visual studio 2019 and recompiled the project. We are specialized in software changes of vehicles with ecus from europe and japan. Information on the porsche 964 obd motronic interface. I am now stocking moulded obdii plugs with an openended lead for both 12v and 24v types. The blog is to help vehicle owner get more ecu programmer info and use the chip tuning tool easier.
Andy whittaker is the founder of the british film distributor dogwoof, which focuses on films about social issues and documentaries, such as food, inc. Ive gotten real interested in manipulating some off the shelf tunes i have and im sure theres others out there who would be interested in knowing that they can design their own tune with proper knowledge and the hardware sw. At 10400 baud, all i would get from the ecu is the echo. Ecu manager runs as a 32bit application on ms windows. Whereas obdii is a 12v protocol, aldl is a 5v protocol. Ecu manager is a free toolset for decs engine control units. Dpf, egr, dtc, adblue, lambda02, flapsswirl, torque monitoring, maf sensor. Ecu remap software free downloads shareware central. Andy is an application that lets you connect your mobile device and desktop, together in a virtual environment, which is ideal for gaming. Toms hardware a particular favourite of mine, essential for guys who like the latest hardware and it in their pcs, homes or workplaces. Electronic control unit ecu training automotive appreciation 5. Ecuware is a service for modifying software of engine control units.
Jul 20, 2018 josh from lm tuning here, in this video im going to explain the basics behind reading your ecu, flashing your ecu using nefmoto and also doing a throttle body adaption using vcds. Over the past 56 years several people such as john welch, andy whittaker and most recently marcus freudhoefer puk have reverse. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 50. The latest version of the software can be installed on pcs running windows xp7810, 32bit. It is functionally the same as the above two interfaces with the exception of all the lights and the box. Join facebook to connect with andy whittaker and others you may know. This interface was used to develop the first bits of the freediag project. Andrew whittaker has been hm consul general to san francisco since august 2016. The ecu will recalculate some checksums every startup and compare the values to the one stored in the ecu. Andy whittaker s ecufix me7check is a free executable written by forum member setzi62 will tell you whether the checksums in a file are valid or not. In fact, his interest stems from one of his jobs as a prefect at secondary school, when he used to operate the microphones for school assembly.
Ecufix is a licensable piece of software and must be purchased for. If you would like to give it a try, the new version can be downloaded direct from ecufixs product page or from the download directory here. This free program is an intellectual property of graham susman. The application also provides you with unlimited storage capacity, pc compatibility and freedom to play all your favourite mobile titles on your desktop.
Andy whittaker takes you through disassembling a bosch me7. Since he is also a bit of a petrol head, when those two come together there is always some fun and understanding to be had. Dec 24, 2019 recompiled with microsofts latest version of visual studio 2019. Apr 30, 2019 andy whittaker takes you through disassembling a bosch me7.
Writingflashing your tuned file back to the ecu is the same as the reading process above. Join facebook to connect with andy whitaker and others you may know. The ecu contains a few different checksums, depending on the ecu model. Mark hills sz c110 science and technology building.
Mtxelectronics sells an affordable tunerpro plugin that will correct checksums for me7. In this era of preobdii protocols, each manufacturer had their own way of talking and interfacing to the ecu. Toms hardware a particular favourite of mine, essential for guys who like the latest hardware and it in. Over the past 56 years several people such as john welch, andy whittaker and most recently marcus freudhoefer have reverse engineered the engine mapping stored as a binary file in the eprom, on the ecu s memcal. Tuning software ecu remapping software tuning files.