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Rayycc1
Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2014 - 09:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I have recently done a ton of mods to my 06 Uly and As i am gaining confidence with working on the bike I'm thinking I'd like to check the timing and do a TPS reset (10K miles and I'm pretty sure its never been done)...so i'll be using the ECM spy for the first time...Any hints or things i should/shouldn't do ? Thanks in advance for your help!
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Sagehawk
Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2014 - 10:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Backup and save several copies of original eeprom in several different places. They are like gold. Get a binder , sharp pencil, and document everything by date n activity. I have vista and open as administrator for spy to work. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Sagehawk
Posted on Sunday, May 04, 2014 - 11:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Second note, if you have new version of spy, watch out for tick boxes. I did tps reset, made a few other changes , went to save and burn file. Fired uellymae up and would not idle for crap. Found after a few minutes of panic, that tick box for cps was unchecked. Rechecked ,saved and idling again. No idea how box got unchecked. That is why i write everything down to have a point to go back to.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2014 - 04:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
bah...went to use the ecm spy today and found out the cable that came with the bike was the wrong one...ordered the correct cable so hopefully i'll be able to use it later this week. Thanks for the tips!
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Tootal
Posted on Monday, May 05, 2014 - 11:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Hey Ray, sorry to hear the cable didn't work. Anyway I'm back from "bier trinken" so let me know if there are any issues.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 10:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
got the new cable today...plugged it all in and got an error msg...port not recognized or some silly thing? I'm running windows 8...any help to be had on this issue would be greatly appreciated!
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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 10:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Go into device manager (Press Start, type in Device Manager then hit enter), then find the cable. It will have the COM port number listed.





From there, go into the ECMspy settings and make sure it is using the right port.

Alternatively, you can try the auto detect option, or you can brute force it by just trying the COM ports till one works.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 11:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks Froggy...i will try it as soon as i go to the garage tomorrow...it located the cable so i think it will work now. Thanks again!
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General_ulysses
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 06:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I received an error message when I first tried to get ECMspy to work. I had to load a special file to a certain location to get it to function correctly. Can't remember exactly which file it was or where it went. How do you search your own old posts? I can try and find it again, but I don't know how to use this website's search function.
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General_ulysses
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 06:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Ok found the post. The missing file is called CDM 2.04.06. It was a required driver on my XP laptop to get it to work with the cable to bike connection. Here's the thread with all the details:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/709678.html?1367201014
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Rayycc1
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 07:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thank you General!!!! I may need that!
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Windows 7 and 8 don't need an additional driver, it automatically downloads and installs the right one.
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Rayycc1
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 06:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I have tried everything to get this to connect...keep getting the same error...can not open com port
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Etennuly
Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 07:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I had the same problem years back. I had to dump it and down load it from a different source.....where ever that was.

Long time ago, sorry I can't help more than that.
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Uly_man
Posted on Friday, May 09, 2014 - 04:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The cable is not just that and has a chip in the USB end. You will need the driver for the cable go here for it.
http://www.ftdichip.com/

(Message edited by uly_man on May 09, 2014)
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Rayycc1
Posted on Sunday, May 11, 2014 - 11:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Still can't get this damn cable to work and I've had some semi professional help...I think the cables bad.

There is good news though...the original cable that came with the bike also came with software...technoresearch...and I found an old Windows xp computer that would run it....connected to the bike...reset the tps and afv and...WHEEEELIIIEEEE!
I would have never in my life thought a tps reset would help this much...I would still love to get the ECM spy running...but for the moment I'm happy and going riding!
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Uly_man
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 - 01:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
"I would have never in my life thought a tps reset would help this much...". Err YES and the reason folk keep going on about doing it right. Get it wrong and it will......aha but you know NOW?
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Rayycc1
Posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 - 07:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yep...i know now
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