RMarine
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:21 PM |
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megajolt to pc problems
hi all, i need some help connecting my megajolt to my laptop. i keep on getting the message "time out reading cylinder count". i have
tried a different laptop but with the same result. Last week end when i could get the car started due to me wiring the edis up side down, it did work
but had some strange readings. And now i have to bloody engine started i can’t connect to it and the little light is on so i know i have power. Any
pointers would be great. Thanks all
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snapper
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:31 PM |
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Check the com port the computer has allocated.
Megajolt can only use ports 1 to 10 and if using a serial to USB adaptor the computer seems to allocate a different com port every time.
I had to into hardware manager and delete some things on the com ports to free up a port, also in megaton you can allocate the com port to use
[Edited on 14/7/10 by snapper]
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RMarine
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:55 PM |
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its running on com port 1 and i have changed it to port 1 in the megajolt menus.
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FrankP
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 08:05 PM |
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Hi - I have an old laptop with a serial port on you can borrow.
Cheers
Frank
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RMarine
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 08:18 PM |
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i have tried to laptops with the same result, one using a usb lead and the other using the serial port...... i have just plug it into the car again
and the car is no longer on " limp home mode" and it now ticks over, so i would say that the megajolt is working. it just wont talk to the
laptop... that said, i am willing try anything 50 times if i have to after i was convinced that i had wired the edis correctly. so thanks frank for
the offer i'll see if i can come around in the next few days.
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 08:20 PM |
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Are you running Vista, MJ does not like Vista, try getting a laptop with XP
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RMarine
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 08:40 PM |
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i am running XP on both lap tops. does anyone know if i can get a software update ?
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 09:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RMarine
i am running XP on both lap tops. does anyone know if i can get a software update ?
We run our MJ with a bog standard XP laptop, can't see you need an upgarde, are you sure your crank position sensor is close enough to generate
a signal (they have to be very close to the trigger wheel), we had problems at first and had to reposition the sensor.
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mediabloke
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 06:58 AM |
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Check your mj & software version. We got the same message with the wrong software version for the model of mj. Need to use V3 mj & v3.x
software, v4 mj & v4 software
Cheers, Francis
[Edited on 15/7/10 by mediabloke]
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RMarine
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 08:23 AM |
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Sorted, the cable had a broken connection. thanks for all your help
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 15/7/10 at 11:49 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RMarine
Sorted, the cable had a broken connection. thanks for all your help
Good news, glad you got it sorted
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