PC Based XR25 USB Cables

[dkrevs]

This is when engine is running(or at least key in contact position).
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/xr253jpeg.jpg/
Gauges while car running.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/207/xr252jpeg.jpg/
Car not running(same as cable only connected via US.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/xr25jpeg.jpg/

Hope this helps.

 

[Chet T16]

OK I'll have a proper look shortly (I'm sat in a lecture using my phone) I can see the fonts haven't been installed but that wouldn't affect it.

The engine needs to be running and the small screen should say 43 bytes (maybe 1 or 2 out, depends on the model) Usually when it shows the 50+ it means it can't find the right sequence in the byte stream to decode it

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[dkrevs]

So this means that cable is ok and that poblem lies in the software? What can I do next to make it work?
Thanks for the help so far.

 

[Chet T16]

We'll have to look closer at it before we say it's not the cable

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[dkrevs]

Well I just opened the big connector on the cable and found no visible faults with PCB. There are only two wires going from PCB to connector, that's probably the way it should be. I can upload pics if you want.
Do you think that transistor could be at fault?
How do I correctly install the fonts? Can I manually copy them into Fonts map and replace those files?

 

[PhilA]

We'll have to look closer at it before we say it's not the cable

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I get similar trouble using mine, but I think it's because it doesn't like the firmware version on my car. The data shows up in the bottom but nothing else.



--Phil

 

[Chet T16]

One of the screenshots shows 56 bytes received but there is nothing showing down the bottom

Fonts install but extracting them then manually putting them into the windows/fonts folder

 

[dkrevs]

Thanks. I think that I installed the fonts correctly now(some things are written with that "lcd" font(XR25 for example)). I'll try again tomorrow morning. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for all the help so far,

David

 

[Chet T16]

Get the engine running, connect the cable then open the software.

Let me know what it says in the little pop up window, the data field down the bottom and on the righthand side

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[dkrevs]

No luck. I still get 56kbytes recieved in that little pop up window. And no data(deafult values). I hope to try another car(Mk1 Clio E7J '94) on friday.
And I accidenatly typed wrong description to the links in that first post.
That's what I meant:

This is when engine is running(or at least key in contact position).
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/xr25jpeg.jpg/
Gauges while car running.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/207/xr252jpeg.jpg/
Car not running(same as cable only connected via US.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/xr253jpeg.jpg/

 

[Chet T16]

OK, engine needs to be running, not just ignition on.

Yeah, try it on another car and see if it works

 

[dkrevs]

Tried with other Clio yesterday and still no joy(56 bytes...). My car was once tested with real XR25 and it worked fine, so I think this rules out the car's fault. I'm starting to believe it's the cable at fault. If you can give me schematics and list of components I'll make one and try with that, don't really know what else to do.

 

[Chet T16]

I'll find some suitable terminal software for you to try first

How much would postage back to me cost? (ireland)

 

[dkrevs]

Ok.
Postage to Ireland would be around 4€.

 

[Chet T16]

Can you download and run this

Make sure under settings you pick the right port and select baud rate as 62500bps, databits as 8, stopbits as 1, parity as none.

Start the engine, connect the cable and see if that can get any data, if so copy and paste it here

 

[dkrevs]

I have some troubles with determing which port to choose. How do I pick the right one? Where on the computer I can get this info?

 

[dkrevs]

Nevermidn, found it was COM4. I'll upload results in a minute.

Result:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/resultsv.jpg/
This strange data is constantly appering all over again.

 

[Chet T16]

Can't really make out that pic on my small screen, is hex mode turned on? (under plugins)

 

[dkrevs]

No, hex mode was off. I'll try with hex mode on later when I come back home.

 

[dkrevs]

78 60 60 60 60 00 00 00 60 60 60 00 60 60 00 60 x````...```.``.`
60 00 60 60 60 60 60 60 00 60 60 60 60 60 60 00 `.``````.``````.
00 60 60 00 60 60 60 00 60 60 60 60 00 60 00 60 .``.```.````.`.`
00 00 e0 00 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 00 e0 e0 ..ŕ.ŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕ.ŕŕ
e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 00 ŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕ.ŕŕŕ.
e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 00 e0 e0 00 e0 ŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕ.ŕŕ.ŕ
e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 00 00 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 ŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕ...ŕŕŕ.ŕŕ
00 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 .ŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕ
e0 00 00 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 ŕ..ŕŕ.ŕŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕ.ŕ
00 e0 00 00 e0 00 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 00 .ŕ..ŕ.ŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕ.
e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 00 e0 ŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕŕ.ŕ
00 00 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 00 e0 00 e0 e0 ..ŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕ..ŕ.ŕŕ ŕŕŕ.
00 e0 e0 00 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 00 00 e0 e0 e0 00 .ŕŕ..ŕŕŕŕ...ŕŕŕ.
e0 e0 00 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 ŕŕ.ŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕŕŕ.ŕŕŕ
e0 e0 e0 00 00 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 00 e0 e0 e0 e0 .ŕŕ.ŕŕŕ.ŕŕŕŕ

This is start of data I get with hex mode on. It continues this last few lines on and on...