need help with sert
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RE: need help with sert
Check e-bay. You don't need much of laptop for this. Doesn't take much computer power to change a few numbers.
But make sure it has the right kind of connections. From the catalog pictures, it doesn't look like it has a USB connection. It looks like a serial connection??? Of course, for about $30 you can get a USB/Serial adaptor.
But make sure it has the right kind of connections. From the catalog pictures, it doesn't look like it has a USB connection. It looks like a serial connection??? Of course, for about $30 you can get a USB/Serial adaptor.
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RE: need help with sert
Use one of them USB storage thingies. You will most likely need to find a USB gender changer or extension cable. You can then load and run the PCIII program from the USB device. I think that you will also need to have the bike running or power up the unit with a 9V battery. I have not actually tried it, but It should work in theory. Good luck.
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You need either a home PC or a laptop. Laptop is better because you can ride the bike with the computer in a bag and record data. Others have purchased real long serial cables and run them from the house to the garage.
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Got a SERT and laptop, put in Data Mode, disabled standby mode on the laptop (so I could close the lid and keep collecting data)
Problem (happened twice) is that the Data Collection stops - get PCM Sync Failed
What can be causing this error?
I can run in idle and collect data all day - just gets this error when I try and drive the bike.
Problem (happened twice) is that the Data Collection stops - get PCM Sync Failed
What can be causing this error?
I can run in idle and collect data all day - just gets this error when I try and drive the bike.
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RE: need help with sert
home computer works great!!! You will have a hard time finding a laptop with a serial port these days. you just need to buy a longer cable to reach the garage or outside. They have cables as long as 50 feet. 2 or 3 of those should work if you need it that long. i only needed 25 feet myself.
I got mine at altex, a computer supply store
I got mine at altex, a computer supply store
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Got a SERT and laptop, put in Data Mode, disabled standby mode on the laptop (so I could close the lid and keep collecting data)
Problem (happened twice) is that the Data Collection stops - get PCM Sync Failed
What can be causing this error?
I can run in idle and collect data all day - just gets this error when I try and drive the bike.
Got a SERT and laptop, put in Data Mode, disabled standby mode on the laptop (so I could close the lid and keep collecting data)
Problem (happened twice) is that the Data Collection stops - get PCM Sync Failed
What can be causing this error?
I can run in idle and collect data all day - just gets this error when I try and drive the bike.
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