mpscan trouble shooting

[2POINT5TURBO]

I am having an issues with mpscan it keeps telling me to turn the key to make a connection with the vehicle

i have loaded all the drivers necessary and the FTDI cable connection is visable

but i get this error message.

[wowzer]

post up the mpscanport.txt and mpt2coms.txt files. might find an answer there. did you make sure you inverted the tx/rx signals using the ftprog program? the key needs to be on before you try connecting also.

[2POINT5TURBO]

post up the mpscanport.txt and mpt2coms.txt files. might find an answer there. did you make sure you inverted the tx/rx signals using the ftprog program? the key needs to be on before you try connecting also.

i dont see where these files are located

[2POINT5TURBO]

post up the mpscanport.txt and mpt2coms.txt files. might find an answer there. did you make sure you inverted the tx/rx signals using the ftprog program? the key needs to be on before you try connecting also.

where are these files located i looked in the directory of mp scan they are not in there

where can i get the ftprog program ?? never mind i am not programming my own cals

[2POINT5TURBO]

What is the grey cable connected to the ftdi from boosted button? Would that cause the issue ?

[ShelGame]

What is the grey cable connected to the ftdi from boosted button? Would that cause the issue ?

The gray cable?

The USB should (obviously) be plugged into a computer. The other end of the cable goes to the SCI connector under the hood. Since you seem to be trying to connect a SMEC, the 'extra' wire coming off the SCI end just needs to be tapped back. It's only used for the flashing the SBEC.

[wowzer]

in mpscan go to help / computer info. the location is shown in the user directory box.

[2POINT5TURBO]

in mpscan go to help / computer info. the location is shown in the user directory box.

sorry wowzer i just read your message here are the files you requested

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...MPScanPort.txt

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...s/mpt2coms.txt

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I don't see any reason why that won't work. I do it similarly. My cable is always plugged in. I plug in the USB, start mp scan, open profile, start the car (this is the biggest difference), hit record. It always works.

Have you tried it with the car running?

i will give that a shot tomorrow Rob.

[2POINT5TURBO]

Thanks rob I'm going to go try it again in a min

[2POINT5TURBO]

Turned the car key on position, turned on laptop, plugged cable into diagnostic port, plugged into laptop, tried to press record and I got the same issue as posted in original post

[ShelGame]

What is the PN of the SMEC/calibration?

[2POINT5TURBO]

I'm not sure rob this is a calibration from fwdperformance

[ShelGame]

Try using the 'SMEC T2' communications setup.

I believe FWD's SMEC cals are all based on the T2 code. The baud rates are different in the T2 (it's really a DRB-I system) than the T1 SMEC and later SBEC's. That's most likely why MP Scan can't connect to the car.

[2POINT5TURBO]

Thanks Rob I'll create a new layout and hook it up using the smect2 and let you know how it goes

[2POINT5TURBO]

is there any reason when i go to create a new layout under smec t2 it wont let me choose from the gauges all i get is the default (000)

[ShelGame]

You need to download the updated definition files.

[2POINT5TURBO]

Do you have a link for that rob ?

[ShelGame]

Should be able to update them from within MP Scan. I forget the menu selections...

[2POINT5TURBO]

for everyone following the tread the menu selections for the updates are as follows ( settings, layoutfiles, update settings ) select all then press download

I was able to get the smec t2 gauges and allocations

Thanks again Rob for answering my questions

PS i'll be advertising boosted buttons on my car at the track.

Nick

[2POINT5TURBO]

well same issues as first post ahh i'm about to give up