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[energizedtech]

@Rocket Man Yup the mileage is a part of the process when you buy this cluster, send in current KM (or my guess since it would be a 3 week ship, guesstimate how much I'll drive in 3 weeks), specify if steering wheel has the hands free controls and of course model of truck

 

[Rocket Man]

@Rocket Man Yup the mileage is a part of the process when you buy this cluster, send in current KM (or my guess since it would be a 3 week ship, guesstimate how much I'll drive in 3 weeks), specify if steering wheel has the hands free controls and of course model of truck

Awesome. Should be set.

 

[energizedtech]

Woohoo! Clock Spring and new Cluster on order from the States as well as my Tech 2 scanner

 

[energizedtech]

Well as they say ... "There goes the weekend!" (In a good way)
I have the new cluster from Texas installed
Clock Spring has arrived
Tech2 is sitting in my hands now. Having some communication issues but I'm chalking it up to an older USB adapter hacked to Windows 11 not passing through to the Oracle Virtual Box properly. I'll grab a new one at Canada Computers tomorrow.

The only part the kinda bites is I will need to swap the over from the new cluster over (it's in MPH not KMH and although it DOES show km on the dial, it's on the inside and not lit)

 

[imi4tth3w]

Well as they say ... "There goes the weekend!" (In a good way)
I have the new cluster from Texas installed
Clock Spring has arrived
Tech2 is sitting in my hands now. Having some communication issues but I'm chalking it up to an older USB adapter hacked to Windows 11 not passing through to the Oracle Virtual Box properly. I'll grab a new one at Canada Computers tomorrow.

The only part the kinda bites is I will need to swap the over from the new cluster over (it's in MPH not KMH and although it DOES show km on the dial, it's on the inside and not lit)

When I use vm ware I just get a pop up to pass the device to the vm or not whenever I plug in a new device. Never had any issues.

Good luck!

 

[Fless]

@energizedtech What is the exact make and model of the USB to Serial dongle you're using?

 

[energizedtech]

@Fless it's an older USB to RS232c from Radio Shack. It's running well on a laptop (Lenovo T510) I picked up from the local value Village for $25. Dropped in an SSD and Windows 7 and It's good to go!

The only "booboo" I just did was to inadvertently downgrade the software on the Tech2 to whatever came on the CD. So the Tech2 is working again but at an older version that doesn't recognize dates newer than 2010. But as long as it knows what my 2006 Subby is, I'll be happy.

Other task is to order in an adapter to allow the wheel controls to talk to my Pioneer 2400NEX

But so far Clock spring installed and working. The one I ordered was missing the connector for Trans temp sensor so.... small loss but I can rewire in later

 

[energizedtech]

But on a very happy note, the Cluster does NOT care about the VIN. The cluster has the technical knowledge of the Mileage/Fuel Economy/Advancedx DIC. the BMC contains the list of options it can can change and will differ with each BMC including some of the selectable options

So m new cluster now works from the steering wheel. I will have to play with a disassembly at one point since it SHOWS km on the inside but it's different or possibly painted / hidden colour on the inside and not visual at night.

So I do the old 6x rule when I see a sign to flip km to miles

 

[energizedtech]

So on a completely pointless "Sean messed up note", anybody here in the Ottawa GTA that if I bring over my PCMCIA card we can dupe from another Tech2 to update it?

*cough cough* I can bring cookies, or beer

 

[Fless]

Someone here a while back was doing something like that with an extra PCMCIA card. Can't remember who, though! (now I sound like @swathdiver LOL)

 

[Fless]

I can confirm that this USB serial converter (dongle) works in WinXP:

https://manhattanproducts.us/products/manhattan-en-usb-to-serial-converter-205153

I got mine at my local Microcenter store for $22.

Curious, though, there are several drivers available on Manhattan's web site. When I had Virtual XP running under Win10 the driver that came on the included CD worked to connect to the Tech 2. However, that one didn't work on a laptop running XP natively; I had to use one of the ones on the Manhattan support site.

 

[energizedtech]

@Fless It's an option in the silly Tech2. I could probably get an adapter and do it all on Windows/Linux but well.... that's just me and i try to stick to a stock solution vs. a Sean created one

 

[swathdiver]

Someone here a while back was doing something like that with an extra PCMCIA card. Can't remember who, though! (now I sound like @swathdiver LOL)

Getting old man! LOL It was @gooffeyguy

 

[Fless]

Getting old man! LOL It was @gooffeyguy

Thank you, I have selective memory. What's your name, again?

 

[gooffeyguy]

Getting old man! LOL It was @gooffeyguy

Actually, I copied the software from my pcmcia card to a .bin file and emailed it to @George B who wrote it to his pcmcia card to update his software version.

 

[George B]

Actually, I copied the software from my pcmcia card to a .bin file and emailed it to @George B who wrote it to his pcmcia card to update his software version.

Yeah, I accidentally erased my card so we tried writing it and it worked.

To sum up what we did here:
I accidentally saved my PCMCIA card back to an older version.
Using a windows 10 laptop running a virtual machine loaded with XP and connected to the Tech2 with a SERIAL to USB adapter I was able to follow these instructions and load a .bin file that a member was able to save and send to me via file sharing. I am not sure if the writing software would work on windows 10 or not. I used the virtual machine because it was all set up to communicate with my tool through the adapter already.

 

[energizedtech]

Yeah, I accidentally erased my card so we tried writing it and it worked.

To sum up what we did here:
I accidentally saved my PCMCIA card back to an older version.
Using a windows 10 laptop running a virtual machine loaded with XP and connected to the Tech2 with a SERIAL to USB adapter I was able to follow these instructions and load a .bin file that a member was able to save and send to me via file sharing. I am not sure if the writing software would work on windows 10 or not. I used the virtual machine because it was all set up to communicate with my tool through the adapter already.

Any chance you may still have that BIN file booting about? I would quite grateful. I mean the Tech2 *is* working fine now but on an older version of the software that has no clue what the year 2021 is

Oh ... good grief.... same site... I can see the needed bins Thanks for the nudge!

 

[George B]

Any chance you may still have that BIN file booting about? I would quite grateful. I mean the Tech2 *is* working fine now but on an older version of the software that has no clue what the year 2021 is

Oh ... good grief.... same site... I can see the needed bins Thanks for the nudge!

If you need it I still have it.

 

[energizedtech]

@George B Thanks for the hand up. I found the bins on the site and have brought my tool back up to the most current NAO bin

Also just ordered a battery for my Lenovo T510. It's running Windows 7 with no Virtualization needed and all good.

Now to read up and see how to use this beast !

 

[energizedtech]

Now onto the final phase which is getting the Steering Wheel wired into the Radio. I picked an Axxess adapter but it looks like it doesn't like my AVH2400NEX (it wants the Idatalink connector) so that arrived today.

The only "Scary part" is running a wire down to Pin 31 to pull the Steering Wheel control pulse and "patching in" to the wire. Once that is done it will be operational. As an added bonus I found out my AVH2400NEXT has a hidden DVD slot. So I ordered in the Parking Brake bypass from Metra for $30 to get it all running the way I want it to.

Now I have to wait until dinner break to plug it all together