getting closer

[xzener]

Ah the Black Box... Those were the days. Never had a more solid idle and timing curve. Paired with the Magnaspark II, that was a smooth running 1500. What cable are you using for the BB?? I had an RS232/USB converter cable. I think I had purchased a couple before finding one that worked.

[rubenski]

I had the same issue with finding the right cable to work with the blackbox.

Even with my cb gen4 i can only run my laptop to ecu via 1 usb port on my laptop. The other 2 don´t connect...

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-A528B met Tapatalk

[dino1369]

I bought the right cable. The problem is that if you don't get the cable with a genuine prolific chipset, the newer drivers won't recognize it. Windoes 7 has ver 5. I want to roll back to ver 2. Windows wants to keep the newest version. Comm port 3 works, just not with this cable/driver combo. Soooo frustrating

[dino1369]

I've been fighting with this for 2 weeks. I just ordered a genuine chipset cable. If it doesn't make a difference I might take it to a computer place. I think the cable will fix it.

[Bruce.m]

There are two major chipsets for usb-serial converters. As used in many microcontrollers like the ESP32 range. Maybe worth installing the drivers for both?

[Eddie010]

Cb delivers a driver for the usb on the accompanying disc, did you install that. I also bought the USB to data cable from Cb.
And than it works, Must say for only one USB socket on the laptop that is true.

[Bruce.m]

With tuner studio and other serial app like Putty, you perform a search for a device on the available ports and select it. Switching devices means another search.

[dino1369]

I'm using an old laptop running Windows 7. The driver that comes with the black box didn't work. I got the driver on the web from the prolific site to work. The computer recognizes the cable correctly now. Problem now is that I can't assign/change ports. It requires editing the registry. I haven't found which driver to edit yet to give myself permissions. I am the administrator but regedit is still needed. So stupid. If I go to 6BTM, it uses the same cable. The black box software is pinging the box but not connecting. I need to probe the box for power. That's my hail Mary. What an ordeal this box has been.

[dino1369]

Update! Black box and streetfire box both gone. Got the 6al-2 programmable with the 2 bar map sensor. Box connects to the laptop no problem. I need to go into datapro software and make a timing map and a boost retard map. Anyone here use that software and want to share a pic of their curves? Timing and boost retard curves,not your wife. LOL

[panel]

I wonder if you could start off with a 009 or 010 distributer map and then it depends on the engine but a general rule of thumb is to retard 1 degree per psi.

[dino1369]

Success! Fired up on the first try. I need to set the float height and make a few adjustments but at least it starts. I did pull 1 degree for each pound of boost and retarded for startup. So excited to get it going. It's been a long year to get to this point.