Stand alone date yet?

[Naf]

So no stand alone yet?

Hmm, i should have checked here before buyin...

[Ninety8C5]

Is there any news at all, good or bad?

[Blacky]

http://forum.efilive.com/showthread....ed=1#post50390

Regards
Paul

[mr.prick]

The third cable that ships in the FlashScan box. It has a 9 pin serial D connector on one end and an RJ12 plug on the other.

The RJ12 connects into FlashScan next to the USB connector and the 9 pin connects to the wideband's RS232 cable. A custom made (i.e. user made) patch cable may be required for some wide bands that do not supply a standard 9 pin serial connector.

Regards
Paul

there will still need to be an adapter
because both of these plug ends are male.

[Blacky]

there will still need to be an adapter
because both of these plug ends are male.

True, both devices, FlashScan and wide band controllers are normally considered DCE* not DTE** devices so they both ship with male connectors that mate with the female connectors of a DTE device (i.e. a PC or laptop).

However, FlashScan can function as both DTE and DCE. DCE when connected to something like a dyno controller where the dyno computer is the host and FlashScan is the peripheral. And DTE when connected to a wide band controller where FlashScan is the host and the wide band controller is the peripheral.

*DCE: Data Communications Equipment (i.e. a peripheral communications device).
**DTE: Data Termial Equipment (i.e. the computer to which the peripheral is connected).

Most electronics stores sell "gender-benders" for a few dollars. Maybe EFILive will offer them as well.

Regards
Paul

[ntae]

Paul with connecting Flashscan to a dyno via the RS232 cable will it be implemented in flashscan V7 or V8 ?

[Blacky]

Paul with connecting Flashscan to a dyno via the RS232 cable will it be implemented in flashscan V7 or V8 ?

It is scheduled for EFLive V8 using FlashScan V2

Regards
Paul

[mr.prick]

True, both devices, FlashScan and wide band controllers are normally considered DCE* not DTE** devices so they both ship with male connectors that mate with the female connectors of a DTE device (i.e. a PC or laptop).

However, FlashScan can function as both DTE and DCE. DCE when connected to something like a dyno controller where the dyno computer is the host and FlashScan is the peripheral. And DTE when connected to a wide band controller where FlashScan is the host and the wide band controller is the peripheral.

*DCE: Data Communications Equipment (i.e. a peripheral communications device).
**DTE: Data Termial Equipment (i.e. the computer to which the peripheral is connected).

Most electronics stores sell "gender-benders" for a few dollars. Maybe EFILive will offer them as well.

Regards
Paul

so connecting the lc1 and v2 with an adapter will be a strait forward deal,
or will there need to be a firmware update for the lc1?

[joecar]

I believe Blacky said that FlashScan V2 will require a firmware update.

The LC-1 already spits out the AFR on it's SERIAL OUT port...
this is how the LogWorks software gets it from the LC-1 in real time,
so the LC-1 itself will not require a firmware update;

(Don't update the firmware on your LC-1, there's a good chance of lobotomizing the LC-1).

[Blacky]

Exactly - what Joecar said