newb needs advice

[Cooter]

I got a crispy dollar says your right SMJ. Hope so!

[Simplymichaeljr]

That's the message that pops up when I forget to flip the switch. *palm to forehead*

[Johnboub1]

key is on... switch is on.... bike was idling

sorry Cooter

[Johnboub1]

is there drivers that I should have acquired ???

[Simplymichaeljr]

Did you try the other comm port? Can you post a screen shot. ...that will eliminate the guess work.

[MtnRider]

I had to download and try several drivers before I got close to getting ECMSpy to talk to my bike. Even then, I had to jump around to the different USB ports on my old laptop.
Keep at it, you'll get the right combination of drivers & USB ports eventually.
Another thing that helped me was keeping a trickle charger on my battery. Cycling the fuel system on and off so many times trying figure it out will drain a battery pretty quick.

[Johnboub1]

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still getting same warnings

[Johnboub1]

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this is cable I bought

[Johnboub1]

ok so here is my timeline of events so tell me where I am lacking in procedure.

1: purchased bike noticed CEL was on and immedilately joined this forum
2: downloaded ECMSpy and Buell owners manual
3: purchased cable from NavePoint.com
4: downloaded driver from www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm but did not install this on my windows 10 laptop because I'm not sure if I need it or not
5: tried to do this but am obviously ECMSpy illiterate

thanks in advance for any suggestions

[Simplymichaeljr]

Let's narrow down your ECMspy process. Open ecmspy. Connect cable. Turn key on. Turn switch on. Click the button with the key icon in the ecmspy window. *Your bike should now be connected and showing readings in the overview tab* Click the button with the cable icon in the ecmspy window. A drop box appears. Select comm port 3. Click ok. If that port isn't working then select comm port 1 from the drop box. *it will say communication has timed out if it doesn't connect* If you have the correct drivers then at this point you will be able to use the tools in ecmspy. If you're still having issues then PM AZmidget he is a good source for sorting out your tuner software issues. I hope this helps. GL