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posted on April 4th, 2009 at 10:26 PM
EJ20 Select Monitor logging
Well, last week i've been toying with the idea of hooking up the subaru engine computer to some sort of laptop-datalogger. Did a bit of net searching
and found a few programs and tools. 1st up I tried the B10 datascan, which hooks up the select monitor port on the ECU and uses the old parallel port
of a PC. It's meant for US cars, hence why it didnt seem to work on my JAP one.
I looked at the VWRX.COM select monitor software. It uses a serial COM port to communicate, only problem is the ECU uses TTL type logic, the computer
has CMOS type logic, and they arn't compatible. I ordered a special USB to TTL serial converter, wired it up, but couldnt get it to read even the ROM
ID in the ECU. Then further research found other people having no luck with the same USB-TTL coverter, others found it to work ok. Also modern
USB-Serial converters are a no-go as well. You need to use a laptop with a hard wired RS232 serial port. Software support for USB devices is coming in
the new version of the software.
So today went to jaycar, grabbed a handful of components and a prototype PCB board, put them all together, borrowed an oscilloscope from work to
verify my circuit was working, hooked it up to the ECU, and bingo, i could read the ROM ID. The ROM ID wasn't recognised by the software, however
doing a memory dump i quickly found that the addresses which were for an 95 wrx sti seemed to match up, so used it's lookup table... And the
result.
This is the memory dump straight off the ECU.
Now if only the old laptop (my new laptop and most new laptops don't have rs232 ports) had a working battery I could drive around and do some
logging, will have to get a laptop-car power adapter.
One thing I found interesting, the 1sr radiator fan didnt turn on until the ECU thought the temp was 96 deg. It then turned them off at 88. Havn't
got the manual in front of me, but thought it was lower than this.
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posted on April 4th, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Hi
Good work, this will give you hours of fun. So I'm guessing that you can only look but cant adjust anything.
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posted on April 5th, 2009 at 10:31 AM
i'd be interested to know if there is a display screen thing you can get to plug in - i've got a stock 2002 STi ECU - is there something you can
plug in that displays water temp, oil temp, oil pressure etc.
another point i throw at the pursists when they ask why go subaru
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posted on April 5th, 2009 at 11:18 AM
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i'd be interested to know if there is a display screen thing you can get to plug in - i've got a stock 2002 STi ECU - is there something you can
plug in that displays water temp, oil temp, oil pressure etc.
2002, your car should have OBDII which is a universal protocol used by just about all cars, theres a lot more tools available for them.
The subaru select monitor is subaru's own protocal, which is what they used on the earlier models before OBDII was standardised.
And yeah, you can look but not touch!
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posted on April 5th, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Mick , is your motor / front cut a JDM or ADM ?
I hope its a JDM !
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