I have just refitted my Plenum and am now about to mess about with Data Scan from the recent group buy. Anyone got an idiots guide tp hooking up and using Data Scan.

 

Cheers John Crisp

im not saying usb is bad its jst these days winxp is a bit to clever for its own good iv been a pc technician for 10 years now usb is ok when it works but if can cfg it yorself all the better

Hi Guys,

 

There is free support available through the Cable manufacter and Software developer :

 

Datascan support - nissandatascan@yahoo.com

 

Blazt cable support - support@blazt.biz

 

Be sure you are selecting the correct port in Datascan, either by trial and error with each port number or by looking it up in Device manager.#

 

I know a couple of you have had connection problems, Im not sure why as yet, when others have had no problems. Perhaps we can try and work out a pattern :

 

Windows Version

Driver Version

Vehicle Year

Vehicle type (UK/Jap , TT, NA)

i can get mine to work a treat. wish i knew what i was looking at though.

Hi Guys,

 

There is free support available through the Cable manufacter and Software developer :

 

Datascan support - nissandatascan@yahoo.com

 

Blazt cable support - support@blazt.biz

 

Be sure you are selecting the correct port in Datascan, either by trial and error with each port number or by looking it up in Device manager.#

 

I know a couple of you have had connection problems, Im not sure why as yet, when others have had no problems. Perhaps we can try and work out a pattern :

 

Windows Version

Driver Version

Vehicle Year

Vehicle type (UK/Jap , TT, NA)

 

Good idea,

 

Windows XP, Home Edition, 2002 version, SP2

Driver version 4.28

1991

UK TT Auto

 

Like I said earlier all I had to do was make sure Datascan and Windows were both using the same port at the same speed.

Windows XP Pro SP2

Driver Version 4.28

1993

UK TT Manual

Modified ECU

sorry to sound dum but what is datascan and what does it do

So where do we get the 4.28 driver.....anyone got it as a file??

 

Cheers John Crisp

Nate sorry I just seen your post. Datascan is a diagnostic tool used with a laptop, checks fault codes and you can watch sensors on the engine.

 

HTH Cheers John Crisp

problem with the 4.28 driver is most of us just let windows find it , so we dont have the exe file for install.

Wish I had realised that you could set your base idle using datascan earlier though.

Retro, why is windows on some pc's finding the files and on others isnt? I know pc's are kinda succeptible to being weird at times but wtf. Surely if I need the driver, windows should find it end of story.

 

Cheers John Crisp

hmm, windows should find the correct driver for the damn thing, which one is it finding for you, fecking windows.

It cant find any drivers, thats the frustrating thing. When I ask it to search it flashed up that windows cant find any drivers.

Are you using the CP2101 uart drivers?

John i have found a 4.28a version of the driver give it a try and let me know mate

 

http://www.chip45.com/index.pl?page=Crumb128_Downloads&lang=en

Graham am using the Blatz driver and I tried the silicon labs driver as well.

 

Retro, cheers will load it onto laptop tonight and try tomorrow.

 

Cheers John Crisp

john i have just installed the 4.28a drivers over the ones i had and the cable works fine so should be a good un

Cheers Again Retro :headvswal

 

What happens when it is connecting, does it go straight in or is here a counter, also does the car need to be running as previously stated.

 

Cheers John Crisp

First off once you have connected the cable without it connected to the car make sure the cable port and the programs expected port are correct.

 

ignition on after connecting the cable to the car, then click connect.

ecu part number should come up.

I advise before using you go to data display in settings and test for live registers to make sure your picking up relevent info, once done select what you want the gauges to display , then go into display and et viola.

The reason i advise checking your registers if you have a gauge selected that is not a live register it will freeze the system up.

Cheers Retro........I was gonna go out tonight and try it but my car is sardined into the garage surrounded by crap....tomorrow it is mate.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Installed the 4.28 driver tonight.......still wont connect. Have changed the port and still wont connect. What settings on the laptop can I check.

 

Cheers John Crisp

Installed the 4.28 driver tonight.......still wont connect. Have changed the port and still wont connect. What settings on the laptop can I check.

 

Cheers John Crisp

 

John does your Laptop have a unused serial port, if so, would you prefer me to exchange the USB for a Serial Datascan cable ?

David,

 

I dont know what I am doing wrong here mate, when I try to connect nothing happens. Does the serial connection work without drivers etc as if it does an exchange would be appreciated. Being honest I thought the usb would be the easier of the two.

 

Cheers John Crisp

David,

 

I dont know what I am doing wrong here mate, when I try to connect nothing happens. Does the serial connection work without drivers etc as if it does an exchange would be appreciated. Being honest I thought the usb would be the easier of the two.

 

Cheers John Crisp

You have PM (in a minute :))

:bow: Cheers David you are a KING.

man thats wierd, damn things...computers that is.