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    After some assistance please, i am using professional software which is connecting and working no probs, the only thing is when in the dashboard mode with the engine running it only lasts for a few seconds then you have to hit the green button every time,then a few times latter it stops working all together, when the engine is not running the dash works continuously reading the info.

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    Can you turn on View->Serial I/O and log the data until it cuts out.
    Then copy/paste the text into this thread so I can see what is happening.

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    59:11.510: Finished reading frame
    59:11.510: MAX232 echo: $F4,$58,$04,$81,$00,$2F
    59:11.510: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.520: Start reading frame
    59:11.521: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.521: Aldl frame length byte: $56
    59:11.521: Recv: $F4,$56,$04,$B2
    59:11.521: Finished reading frame
    59:11.599: Start writing frame
    59:11.599: Send: $F4,$5E,$04,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$10,$FF,$9B
    59:11.599: Finished writing frame
    59:11.599: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.609: Start reading frame
    59:11.609: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.609: Aldl frame length byte: $5E
    59:11.620: Recv: $F4,$5E,$04,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$10,$FF,$9B
    59:11.620: Finished reading frame
    59:11.620: MAX232 echo: $F4,$5E,$04,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$10,$FF,$9B
    59:11.620: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.630: Start reading frame
    59:11.630: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.630: Aldl frame length byte: $56
    59:11.630: Recv: $F4,$56,$04,$B2
    59:11.630: Finished reading frame
    59:11.699: Start writing frame
    59:11.699: Send: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.699: Finished writing frame
    59:11.699: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.709: Start reading frame
    59:11.710: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.710: Aldl frame length byte: $57
    59:11.710: Recv: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.710: Finished reading frame
    59:11.710: MAX232 echo: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.710: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.720: Start reading frame
    59:11.720: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.720: Aldl frame length byte: $8E
    59:11.914: Com timeout: Data frame truncated: $F4,$8E,$01,$02,$E8,$03,$00,$AD,$7D,$8D,$70,$F0,$F B,$15,$C8,$00,$74,$00,$01,$25,$8C,$80,$7D,$16,$88, $03,$8B,$FF,$8A,$04,$00,$C6,$3A,$00,$38,$00,$00,$1 C,$06,$72,$00,$00,$00,$80,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00, $20,$00,$15,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$A4,$00
    59:11.915: Aborting request due to previous error
    59:11.916: Start writing frame
    59:11.916: Send: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.916: Finished writing frame
    59:11.916: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.926: Start reading frame
    59:11.927: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.927: Aldl frame length byte: $57
    59:11.927: Recv: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.927: Finished reading frame
    59:11.927: MAX232 echo: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:11.927: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:11.937: Start reading frame
    59:11.937: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:11.937: Aldl frame length byte: $8E
    59:12.132: Com timeout: Data frame truncated: $F4,$8E,$01,$03,$09,$03,$00,$AD,$7D,$8D,$70,$4E,$3 F,$FB,$15,$C8,$00,$6B,$00,$01,$19,$8C,$80,$7D,$16, $88,$E7,$F6,$8A,$04,$00,$E1,$3A,$00,$33,$00,$00,$1 C,$06,$72,$00,$00,$00,$80,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00, $20,$00,$16,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$83,$00
    59:12.133: Aborting request due to previous error
    59:12.134: Start writing frame
    59:12.134: Send: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:12.134: Finished writing frame
    59:12.134: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:12.144: Start reading frame
    59:12.145: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:12.145: Aldl frame length byte: $57
    59:12.145: Recv: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:12.145: Finished reading frame
    59:12.145: MAX232 echo: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    59:12.145: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    59:12.155: Start reading frame
    59:12.155: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    59:12.155: Aldl frame length byte: $8E
    59:12.350: Com timeout: Data frame truncated: $F4,$8E,$01,$02,$E6,$03,$00,$AD,$7D,$8D,$70,$4F,$3 F,$FB,$15,$C8,$00,$6B,$00,$01,$1E,$8C,$80,$7D,$16, $89,$03,$8A,$FF,$8A,$04,$00,$EA,$3A,$00,$3A,$00,$0 0,$1C,$06,$72,$00,$00,$80,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00, $20,$00,$16,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$91,$00
    59:12.354: Aborting request due to previous error
    59:12.358: Stop macro: Common Dyno Setup: DYNO

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    Can you please send the *.xml vehicle definition file that you are using to me at paul@efilive.com and also let me know what type of vehicle you are trying to log?

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    Hi Paul,

    I am connecting to a vs v8 commodore, using the file to suit the car thats allready in the efilive software,all functions work except when you start the engine the dashboard wont work, the commands work (eg-fuel pump off , inj off etc) just the dashboard doesnt work.

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    It looks like the checksum byte (the very last byte - which is always showing as zero in the trace above) is not being transmitted by the PCM before the normal 200ms (i.e. T3) elapses. I'm not sure why it would work with the engine off but fail with the engine on.

    Try increasing T3 (on the [Timing] tab page of the vehicle definition) to around 500ms to see if waiting an extra 300ms will help.

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    Can you also post a trace of the same data (that works) with the engine off?
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    31:45.707: Start macro: ECM Engine Data: Engine Data Table0
    31:45.695: Start writing frame
    31:45.695: Send: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.695: Finished writing frame
    31:45.695: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    31:45.705: Start reading frame
    31:45.706: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    31:45.706: Aldl frame length byte: $57
    31:45.706: Recv: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.706: Finished reading frame
    31:45.706: MAX232 echo: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.706: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    31:45.716: Start reading frame
    31:45.716: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    31:45.716: Aldl frame length byte: $8E
    31:45.781: Recv: $F4,$8E,$01,$00,$00,$02,$EE,$97,$8D,$60,$89,$FA,$F F,$FB,$15,$C0,$00,$65,$00,$06,$C0,$7B,$80,$74,$04, $63,$03,$7A,$FF,$80,$00,$00,$00,$90,$00,$41,$00,$0 0,$1C,$00,$7E,$00,$00,$00,$80,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00, $00,$20,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$AF
    31:45.781: Finished reading frame
    31:45.795: Start writing frame
    31:45.795: Send: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.795: Finished writing frame
    31:45.795: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    31:45.805: Start reading frame
    31:45.806: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    31:45.806: Aldl frame length byte: $57
    31:45.806: Recv: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.806: Finished reading frame
    31:45.806: MAX232 echo: $F4,$57,$01,$00,$B4
    31:45.806: Wait 10 ms after writing, before reading...
    31:45.816: Start reading frame
    31:45.816: Aldl frame header byte: $F4
    31:45.816: Aldl frame length byte: $8E
    31:45.881: Recv: $F4,$8E,$01,$00,$00,$02,$EE,$97,$8D,$60,$89,$FA,$F F,$FB,$15,$C0,$00,$65,$00,$06,$C0,$7B,$80,$74,$04, $63,$03,$7A,$FF,$80,$00,$00,$00,$90,$00,$41,$00,$0 0,$1C,$00,$7E,$00,$00,$00,$80,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00, $00,$20,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$00,$AF
    31:45.881: Finished reading frame


    It works fine when the engine is not running.

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    Notice the frames that do not get the "truncated" error, they all end with a non-zero byte. That byte is the checksum byte, its value is calculated so that adding an 8-bit sum of all bytes in the message results in $00.
    The frames that do get a "truncated" error are being transmitted one byte short. You can tell because the checksum byte is the second last byte instead of the last byte (the last byte is added by EFILive to make the frame the correct length).

    That means when the engine is running something is interfering with the normal data transmission from the ECM. It could be any of (in most to least likely):
    1. A fault in the ALDL interface or cabling that you are using that is triggered by the engine running - maybe the voltage supply to the ALDL interface is unstable.
    2. Bad earth connection(s) in the vehicle.
    3. Electrical noise from the engine or alternator.
    4. A fault in the ECM itself.


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    I've recently come across a wideband powersupply that was so noisy it was screwing with the ALDL data, disconnect the wideband and it was fine. Ran a separate earth for the wideband and it was all good. Some are a lot noiser in their power supplies than others. Never had any issues with Techedge ones but Innovate and AEM appear to be very agressive and noisy in their power supply - probably due to how they drive the wideband heater.

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