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There should be a test button in where you select the com port. Tools menu, preferences, then look on the aldl tab

Did you test things by running the cable test Without being connected to the pcm?

Does this one require the resistor across pinA->B on the aldl plug to get the data flowing? Sorry ive never talked with the 160 baud stuff, and unfortunatly unless that cable comes up as a rs232 port in device manager you cant use the hdd serial monitor program:( I think they might have usb one, tho...

I tryed my prolific usb->rs232, and was a no go:( I'll have to grab a diff manufacturer and try it, was thinking the ftdi ones, or just order up some samples from ftdi

You say you see it connecting, in which way?
There is a program out there that is free, its called hdd free serial monitor, with it you can run it in the background and see any communications flow. That should get you started on finding where things are going wrong.

Has the cable been tested before with another setup?
Does the laptop have a serial port, or are you useing a usb->rs232 adapter?
Are you connecting to the correct pins on the vehicle?

Thanks, I'll have to give that a try as ive noticed some other errors ive had with v4. I hope all this work building an ads file for a218 imports to v5. Or is there one for v5 around? I'll have to test out v5 on my laptop first before making the jump, as its win2k p366, anything I have bigger doesnt...

I didnt see a version 5 for downloads

Have you connected to THIS car, with THIS cable, and with THIS laptop before? What setup are you useing ?

32,000 is the high limit on tables

Unfortunatly yes its a 16 bit value for this instance

Signed numbers use the highest bit to hold the sign.
0x7F = 01111111 = 127d so our range with 8 bits is -127<>127d
If high bit is set = negative value.

Sorry I still dont see where. I see where in a xdf, but not an ads

I dont see where that is.

Any ideas on how to get TunerProRT to display the slip correctly , as in it is a signed number, so how to show that in the display correctly.

Well A218 datastream lines upto the data correctly when one sends the correct command packet for the data that is wanted. I was sending $F4... instead of $F5... So rebuilt the .ads file useing the corrent command and gettting the data that I want. Thanks for the help

I built the ads using the data breakdown out of the A218.ds file. I am also looking at the raw data, as in doing a manual breakdown in notepad as I go. For example mode1 message1 Byte6 shows my battery volts, byte19 is coolant temp.

Message 0 data seems to line up with the A217 breakdown vers the A218 breakdown. I tryed to apply the A218 breakdown to message 1 data, and it doesnt line up with correct information.

1994 GMC K1500 4x4 ext cab 350 tbi Auto - 4L60E 16196395 < PCM BJLH << Bin I am trying to find the 'Slip' information in the datastream for the transmission. Viewing the datastream for message 0 works fine using the $0D mask files, but i do not see any slip information. I have started to log message...