The tuning reference
Practical knowledge for identifying hardware, understanding systems and getting the details right. Written and maintained by the Tuning.wales community.
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Calibration & working methods38 pages Diagnostics
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Diagnostic tools, flashing and tuning tools & equipment203 pages Reference
Terminology, abbreviations & shared reference8 pages Flash & Device Programmers
Flash, EEPROM, microcontroller and general-purpose device programmers.95 pages Microcontrollers (MCUs)
Processor families, individual chips, architecture and ECU application examples.5 pages Tuning Software
ECU calibration software, map editors and hex editors.10 pages Tuning Tools
ECU and TCU programming equipment, tuning tool makers and related measurement devices.17 pages
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ECU checksums: identification and workflowECU hub
Identify ECU image coverage, checksum dependencies, correction tools and verification steps.
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ECU checksums: principles and correctionECU hub
Additive checksums, compensation, CRCs and layered integrity checks, with worked examples.
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ChecksumsECU hub
Detailed ECU checksum explanations, correction methods and worked Bosch and Siemens examples.
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Bosch ME7 checksum worked exampleECU hub
Read a published ME7Sum report and understand overlapping Bosch ME7 checks.
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Siemens MS43 checksum worked exampleECU hub
MS43 CRC and monitoring-sum locations, partial-file offsets and correction order.
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MSS54 checksum worked exampleECU hub
MSS54 partial-file CRC ranges, parameters and a repeatable byte-level correction example.
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Tuning Tools directory
Directory of ECU and TCU programming tools, manufacturers and related equipment.
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PassThru devices directory
Directory of J2534 PassThru manufacturers, vehicle interfaces and compatibility considerations.
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Hella Gutmann mega macs X
mega macs X diagnostic system with PassThru operation.
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Hella Gutmann PassThru devices
Hella Gutmann mega macs PassThru interfaces.
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TEXA Navigator TXT MULTIHUB 2
TEXA Navigator TXT MULTIHUB 2 diagnostic and PassThru interface.
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TEXA PassThru devices
TEXA Navigator interfaces used for PassThru.
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ACTIA PassThru XS
ACTIA PassThru XS 1 and XS 2 vehicle interfaces.
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ACTIA PassThru devices
ACTIA PassThru interfaces and remote platform.
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Bosch Mastertech II
Bosch Mastertech II J2534 VCI.
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Bosch PassThru devices
Bosch KTS and Mastertech J2534 interface overview.
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Tactrix Openport 2.0
Openport 2.0 USB interface with J2534 support.
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Tactrix PassThru devices
Tactrix PassThru interface overview.
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Snap-on Pass Thru Pro IV
Snap-on J2534 Pass Thru Pro IV vehicle interface.
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Snap-on PassThru devices
Snap-on PassThru vehicle programming interface overview.
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Opus IVS DrewLinQ
DrewLinQ interface listed in the Opus IVS J2534 range.
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Opus IVS SuperGoose Plus
SuperGoose Plus J2534 interface.
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Drew Technologies MongoosePro
Earlier MongoosePro J2534 interface family.
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Drew Technologies Mongoose-Plus
Mongoose-Plus J2534 interface family and variants.
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Drew Technologies CarDAQ-M
CarDAQ-M J2534 vehicle interface.
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Drew Technologies CarDAQ-Plus 3
CarDAQ-Plus 3 multi-brand J2534 interface.
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Opus IVS CarDAQ-Pro
CarDAQ-Pro J2534 vehicle interface.
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Drew Technologies and Opus IVS PassThru devices
Manufacturer overview of Drew Technologies and Opus IVS J2534 interfaces.
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Elnec device programmers
Elnec BeeProg, BeeHive and AutoBee current and discontinued programmers.
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Dataman device programmers
Dataman programmer range, individual models and legacy equipment.
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Dataman Omni Pro II
Dataman Omni Pro II: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman S4
Dataman S4: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman S3
Dataman S3: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 40Pro
Dataman 40Pro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman T51Pro
Dataman T51Pro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman PIKPro
Dataman PIKPro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman MEMPro
Dataman MEMPro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 848Pro2
Dataman 848Pro2: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 848Pro
Dataman 848Pro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 448Pro2AP-AU
Dataman 448Pro2AP-AU: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 448Pro Plus (448Pro+)
Dataman 448Pro+: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 448Pro
Dataman 448Pro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48Pro Plus (48Pro+)
Dataman 48Pro+: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48Pro
Dataman 48Pro: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 848XP
Dataman 848XP: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 848
Dataman 848: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48UXP
Dataman 48UXP: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48XP
Dataman 48XP: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48LV
Dataman 48LV: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Dataman 48
Dataman 48: legacy device programmer and support reference.
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Elnec PREPROM-01
Elnec PREPROM-01: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec SIM2051
Elnec SIM2051: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PREPROM-02
Elnec PREPROM-02: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PREPROM-03
Elnec PREPROM-03: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec LabProg-48LV
Elnec LabProg-48LV: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PIKprog
Elnec PIKprog: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec 51&AVRprog
Elnec 51&AVRprog: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PREPROM-02aLV
Elnec PREPROM-02aLV: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec LabProg Plus (LabProg+)
Elnec LabProg+: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec T51prog
Elnec T51prog: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PIKprog Plus (PIKprog+)
Elnec PIKprog+: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec SmartProg
Elnec SmartProg: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec JetProg
Elnec JetProg: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeProg
Elnec BeeProg: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive4
Elnec BeeHive4: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec MEMprog
Elnec MEMprog: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive8S
Elnec BeeHive8S: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive4 Plus (BeeHive4+)
Elnec BeeHive4+: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec MEMprogL
Elnec MEMprogL: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec SEEprog
Elnec SEEprog: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec PIKprog2
Elnec PIKprog2: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec T51prog2
Elnec T51prog2: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeProg Plus (BeeProg+)
Elnec BeeProg+: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec MEMprog2
Elnec MEMprog2: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive204AP-AU
Elnec BeeHive204AP-AU: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec SmartProg2
Elnec SmartProg2: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeProg2
Elnec BeeProg2: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeProg2C
Elnec BeeProg2C: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive208S
Elnec BeeHive208S: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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Elnec BeeHive204
Elnec BeeHive204: discontinued device programmer and support information.
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WinOLS
EVC electronic’s Windows ECU calibration editor, covering map discovery, raw data views, project versions and checksum plug-ins.
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Elrasoft UPA-USB
Elrasoft UPA-USB serial and device programmers and software.
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CK-PROG
CK-PROG automotive chip and module programmer.
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Xhorse Multi-PROG
Xhorse Multi-PROG device and selected ECU/TCU programmer.
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Xhorse VVDI PROG
Xhorse EEPROM, flash and microcontroller programmer.
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Orange5 programmer
Orange-5 memory and microcontroller programmer, software and optional licenses.
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ELDB XPROG
ELDB XPROG device programmer, authorizations and adapters.
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Elnec AutoBee-D1
Elnec AutoBee-D1: an automated production programmer.
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Elnec BeeHive204AP
Elnec BeeHive204AP: an industrial concurrent programmer for automated programming systems.
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Elnec BeeHive404
Elnec BeeHive404: a concurrent production programmer with ISP capability.
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Elnec BeeHive304
Elnec BeeHive304: a concurrent production programmer.
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Elnec BeeProg2AP
Elnec BeeProg2AP: an industrial programmer with ISP capability.
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Elnec BeeProg4C
Elnec BeeProg4C: a universal USB programmer with ISP capability.
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Elnec BeeProg4
Elnec BeeProg4: a universal USB programmer with ISP capability.
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Elnec BeeProg3
Elnec BeeProg3: a USB/LAN universal programmer with 64-pin pindrivers.
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Dataman 448Pro2AP
Dataman 448Pro2AP: an industrial gang programmer.
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Dataman 448Pro2
Dataman 448Pro2: a gang ISP production programmer.
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Dataman 48Pro2AP
Dataman 48Pro2AP: an industrial universal programmer.
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Dataman 48Pro4
Dataman 48Pro4: a universal ISP programmer.
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Dataman 48Pro2
Dataman 48Pro2: a universal ISP programmer.
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