Stinger help

[Bigzavs]

hey guys i got my harness from aaron today and i went to go bring the ecu online and load the file into it, when i found out i had the wrong style serial connector on my laptop, so i went and got a serial to USB adapter. loaded the drivers for that, and connected it all, but i cannot bring the ecu online, it just says com port not found. any of the stinger guys have any ideas on what i can do?

 

[hottscennessey]

first things first, make sure your stinger is getting a good 12v power/ground.

2nd.
if running windows xp.. right click on "my computer", click on properties. Click on the harware tab. Click on device manager. From there find the "ports" icon..or your usb adapter may be under the it may be under the USB devices. Once you find the adapter you should be able to set it to what port you want it to use.

3rd.
In the stinger software, click on "Application settings">"paramaters">"Com port". Then set the com port, as the same port you set your usb adapter to under device manager.

 

[Bigzavs]

is there anything else i need to do harness wise for the power/ground?

the harness is the PnP from BigAaron

 

[hottscennessey]

I wouldn't think so, I'd just unplug the harness from the stinger, grab a voltmeter, touch the prongs to the + & - to see if you're getting power.

 

[Bigzavs]

well i did the device manager thing, and its telling me the location for that usb adapter is location 0 and when i went into the stinger software the lowest one it goes to is 1

 

[suprahero]

Did you run the software that comes with the adapter? If you dont' run that software, it won't read the usb adapter. Ask me how I know? I didn't even know my adapter came with a cd until someone told me. It was hidden in the package behind the lettering. Good luck.

 

[Bigzavs]

ya i installed it, didnt think that it would need it for a lil adapter, but its on there, im not computer savvy if yall cant tell

 

[suprahero]

Is your key on? I have to ask, just to make sure, and I dont' mean anything negative by it.

A green light in the lower right hand corner should come on meaning it's reading from the ecu or at least that it's connected.

 

[Bigzavs]

ya the key is turned 2 clicks and everything that normally has power is on. and all ive got in that corner right now is a black box and to the left of that is NO COM-PORT FOUND (<----literally) but its not giving me a choice of the location that the adapter is saying its on

i wish i knew more about how to make computers work


BTW guys thanks b4 hand for all the help

 

[suprahero]

My laptop has four ports. Have you tried all of the ports and restarted it? I had the same problem at the dyno one day for an hour and a half and we ended up having to go get another usb adapter because the one I had was for a macintosh or something like that and wouldn't work. It hooked up the same, but it wouldn't read from my laptop. Sorry I'm not much help, but I'm a computer idiot as well.

 

[Bigzavs]

well i loaded the software up on my spare laptop, and it still gave me the same location for every-time

tomorrow im just gonna get the right serial cable after work.

im just hoping im not having the same prob that i was a couple months ago with power to the ecu

 

[suprahero]

Good luck Ben.

 

[Bigzavs]

Good luck Ben.

im gonna need it, i think my car just hates me

u gonna go to houston this year?

 

[suprahero]

Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!

A bunch of us southern dudes and one damn yankee are riding out together.

 

[Bigzavs]

wish i coulda gone down there to meet yall, but i got too much goin on at work that week, and then im gonna go to chicago or socal for that last weekend

Update: dunno how, but ive finally got the green light for the ecu, and now im getting one of two messages when i try to bring the ecu online


WRONG ECU

or

OFF LINE

where do i go from here guys?

 

[suprahero]

I messed with mine a few times today and it seems to be temperamental.

All I can tell you is to make sure it's plugged in all the way into the stinger. Then make sure the connectors to the adapter are as good as they can be. Mine works only in port number two which is on the left side of my laptop and the second one from me towards the back. I turn my car on first and then I click the stinger icon and it comes on and I go to ecu and click read from ecu and it reads it. The only problem I have is trying to close out my windows, my laptop responds with.........This devide doesnt' recognize that command.

Try that and see if it helps. Good luck.

 

[Bigzavs]

tried all the different usb ports, but i still am getting the same wrong ecu and offline thing


is it possible theres no power to the ecu?

 

[suprahero]

If you have everything plugged in right with the stinger then you should have power fromt he ecu.

 

[hottscennessey]

why don't you check to make sure it's getting power via voltmeter/multimeter?

 

[Bigzavs]

why don't you check to make sure it's getting power via voltmeter/multimeter?

gotta get one of those, or see if we have one at work