Unable to connect to ecu with new computer Help!

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  • Zacm829
    E30 Mastermind
    • Jan 2008
    • 1919

    #1

    Unable to connect to ecu with new computer Help!

    I have encountered a new problem . I purchased a Megasquirt unit from whodwho. All was well but now I have a new computer to run tunerstudio and cannot get it to connect to the ms ecu. Not sure which .ini file to run. If I run detect ports, it does detect com3 on my laptop, but I always get an error message when trying to connect to the ecu. Any suggestions?
    1987 325i-M60b44 swap
  • whodwho
    E30 Mastermind
    • Jun 2008
    • 1547

    #2
    Is this with a USB adapter? Make sure the driver is loaded for it and you can find the port it is bound to in Device Manager.

    On the CD there is a portcheck.exe under the tool director and let it scan for it and see if it finds the controller.

    Remember to set the Tunerstudio project to Microsquirt Module ;)
    My M20 Frankenbuild(s)
    4 Sale - Fully Built TurnKey Megasquirt Plug and Play EMS

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    • Zacm829
      E30 Mastermind
      • Jan 2008
      • 1919

      #3
      Thanks for the response Keith, I got your email as well but cant bring that up at work.

      Yes, I'm trying to interface with a serial to USB cable. My computer supposedly automatically installed the drivers with the cable was plugged in, I will double check that in device manager tonight.

      The portcheck.exe is on the driver cd or the MS cd you supplied?

      When I was trying to connect last night it would not recognize MS2extra v 3.2.1 and ask that I select the other option and search for a .ini file. Should I be doing this? Which one is the correct .ini file?

      I selected Microsquirt in the project menu, as you remember that has given us headaches in the past.

      Thanks for all of your help!
      1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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      • Zacm829
        E30 Mastermind
        • Jan 2008
        • 1919

        #4
        been messing with it tonight. Uploaded the driver for the usb cable and its tied to com 5, which I have it installed in. Ran the port check off the cd and it says port five open and says connection made at 115200. 1 valid port found. I'm also unsure what .ini file I should be using.
        1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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        • whodwho
          E30 Mastermind
          • Jun 2008
          • 1547

          #5
          it should of given you the version when the port checker found it? I would let Tunerstudio detect and use the correct ini file
          My M20 Frankenbuild(s)
          4 Sale - Fully Built TurnKey Megasquirt Plug and Play EMS

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