Pain in the butt by I guess hide a quick on/off switch in line so you can turn it off and on “disconnect/connect” quickly without having to actually use the key.
Yeah, i thought about this. I'd normally consider it, but after spending the $$ on this setup, it'd really bum me out to have to toggle it every time I started up.
But it's the BIM module that shows the error and not the RTX, so that doesn't really make sense...although none of it really does anyway. Not sure why power would change anything unless there is a problem with one of your boxes or wiring.
What I mean is, the BIM module shows the error, then the error is the info TO the bim module, I guess unless that error means there's an error with the comm to the RTX. Strange that they can't tell you what 8 means.
When it shows the 8 on there, is there any status indicator light in the too left of that window or just the 8 and nothing else? Supposed to flash steadily when receiving data. Mine does.
Yeah, i think removing the wire feeding the BIM powers it down. Then reconnecting it forces it to reconnect to the ECU? Pretty sure it's some sort of handshake issue with the BIM.. either between the ECU or RTX. But until I can figure out what the '8' means, i'm pretty much just testing a black box.
I'm not much help here because I've spent very little time messing with the DD clusters. Lots of people run them and they just seem to work with very little setup. I also can't really make out your screen shots on my phone. But, I can tell you with certainty that the Explorer protocol is J1850-PWM. So perhaps it is something that can be corrected in the app.
Thanks Garry. My DD tech support person was telling me that the that ID shouldn't make a difference (and I tested all 4). But the BIM manual defiinitely says to switch the Unit # if using J1850. I'm going to debug it a little more. He asked for a full image of the ECU for 'testing' if it gets that far.. but I told him I sent it off and it'd be tough to obtain.
Very true.
I think there is a problem somewhere either way and if you can spare the time, talk to DD support and ask them about either sending in your cable and box for them to test or them sending you a replacement to compare.
Yeah, thankfully my first level tech support rep has been very responsive (i've sent him like 10 emails so far). But doesn't have any deeper knowledge of what the '8' means. I've asked if I need to send in my BIM/RTX controller and he sent it off to engineering to determine next steps.
test the cable, don't just buy a new one.
DD support is outstanding and they stand behind their products. I've gotten fantastic support from them with my oddball setup.
Nothing but top notch and made me glad I bought so much pricey stuff from them.
I actually bought a brand new cable from Summit.. as I couldn't find the one that came with the BIM. I'll test it, but I suspect it's either a software incompatiblity or something odd like a ground (unsure how since everything else works). My tech support person suggested isolating the BIM/RTX to a different battery to rule out any interference or ground issues. I'll try that when i'm back in the shop.. and while I wait for engineering to offer additional ideas.
My rep did say that they've seen this '8' error before but it's pretty new to them. He wasn't sure how the last person resolved it though. I was really hoping they'd have a key that mapped the error to a reason or additional debug steps..
