hi just a simple question when i turn the ecu on the first light breifly lights up then goes out, is this ment to happen or what does it mean? and im also struggling to to get the ecu to connect to the laptop. any help would be great thanks juff

 

Light flickering on is normal, whats the problem connecting?
Have you chosen the correct port and baud rate, are you using a USB - RS232/Serial adapter? Is the ECU powered up?

 

ok as far as i know the ecu powers up with 1of the 3 lights coming on then going off and im using the cable that was supplied with it everything else is unkown to me untill i start getting to know the softwear this is the first time i have used it, please explain simply

 

normal pal, it's just the injectors priming.
if you disable priming, i.e. set to zero in the table, then it won't happen IIRC.
ideally you need a bit of priming though just to clear the lines of air and get a bit in the manifold for hot/cold starts.

 

all i keep getting is (no responce) when i try to verify ecu communication. what is the baud rate to be set at

 

if MS1, then 9600
if MS2 then 115200

are you using a usb to serial cable?
if so make sure it has the right drivers and you check your com port in control panel-sytem-device manager select ports and check the settings.
set the buffering to lowest setting to keep reliable too.

 

im using a serial cable mate

 

just check which com port it should be on using the previous settings to determine and set the megasquirt to the same com port, and use the baud rate settings i've also done above, these are specified by the developers.

 

Where did you buy your ECU from? All the info you need to set it up with your lappy should be on the cd you got with it in a step by step guide.

If not then here you go............

MS Setting should look like this, but your Port should match whatever COM Port your computer shows in the screen shot below in this case COM 6.



To get to this screen, right click My Computer, Properties, Device Manager..



In the above screen shot yours will not say USB Serial Port because that is my USB to Serial adapter and you are not using one, so it will just say COM # or Serial Port or somthing like that, should be pretty easy to spot as it wil probably be the only Serial device plugged into your PC!

You may also need to double click that and change the following setting to the same baud rate as MS which is 115200..

 

i have now got it to work through ms1 extra software baud 9600 rate. does this mean it is a ms1 as i bought it as a ms2? what is the easiest way to tell, please help as i will ring up the supplier tomorrow as i have had nothing but problems as i thought it was the ms2

 

Hmmm it does sound that way!! Where did you buy it from?

 

i will let you know if i dont get any joy tommorow. i dont want to say names unless they are not willing to help. Thankyou for the help guys. much appreatiated.

Is there any way of telling or visuall inside that would confirm it as ms1?

 

you need to open the case and take a pic of the circuitry from above, easy to undo though, the two top screws on either side of the case and lift off.

 

 

MS1 pal, no daughter card with the faster processor on top.
you've been robbed mate, value of an MS1 is about £100 less than an MS2 from what i've found.

 

Yup, as above no daughter board, MS1!! Worth about £150-£200 new depending on options!