Fcon Vpro Gold problems and what ECU is everyone using ?

[Suprash]

Hey, its been a while, but basically Im out of my depth here and stuck in a very bad situation. Seems Austec cant map my car currently as they cant get the laptop to communicate with my Fcon, trouble is we dont know if its a config error or faulty ECU. First off does anyone have any real experience with the Fcon and error codes ? Im getting an comm's error 32, either poorly made cable or buffer size not set to absolute minimum or incorrect baud rate setting.

 

Now using a different laptop that doesnt have a comm port 1, so Im using a serial to USB converter on comm port 4, thats what its listed in device manager, to which I've set that baud rate to 567000, and on the software I make sure I set that baud rate to which ever I have dip switch 6 on the ECU set to, on being 56000 and off 34800. I set the buffer size to absolute minimum as per online techs.

 

"Communication Error 32 - caused by poorly made RJ11/RJ12 serial cable.

Alternatively, can be caused by having default COM buffers size set to 16, instead of absolute minimum.

This problem can also be caused by using incorrect COM port or incorrect baud rate setting."

 

I have the cable as being this but can only find online information for this relating to 3.2 or above......Im 3.1

http://www.race-technology.com/wiki/index.php/ECUType/HKSF-CONVProV3-2And3-3

 

Even trying the Fcon Filer software to determine firmware Im getting a comm's error ?

http://1jzmerc.com/hks-faq/software/

 

Im just literally at a loss for why I cant get the map pulled from this ECU and at the moment, about to bin my Fcon all together.

 

Firstly, if anyone has any real knowledge or understanding around this, or someone that might be able to shed some genius on this issue I would really appreciate it

 

Otherwise what other ECU options are there out there ? Of course Im talking financially realistic options ?

[Lee P]

Speak to Sam at TDI, he is your best option for the FCon