How to: Reading from an Mitsubishi ECU using Ecuflash [Archive]

GrayW

28-01-2009, 10:02 PM

1) First open Ecuflash and select read from rom on the top toolbar, or ECU menu.

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2) Select the year and model of the vehicle you are reading from.

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3) Connect the flash cable to the OBD port and flash connector, then turn the ignition to the on position. One this is done select the OK button and the ECU should start to read.

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4) The ECU starts to read the image from the ECU, progress bar should run from left to right at the bottom.
Should the ECU not respond to any known code, you may have to run ECU Unlocker (http://www.aktivematrix.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=13) before opening Ecuflash.

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5) Once the ECU has finished reading, the righthand window will display interface close, and rom data will be displayed in the left window.
You may now turn the ignition off and remove the cable.

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jimn

29-01-2009, 06:15 PM

Good stuff gray. May i also congratulate you on a nice looking forum. :)

As a side - when i first started messing with ecuflash i got loads of problems like not having the right XML and it asking where to inherit from.

Can you put a little bit about the XML being like the instructions so ecuflash can understand what you have downloaded and what not.

Just, i was never that computer literate so i struggled a bit. I would write something myself but i might mess it up. :blink:

AndyF

29-01-2009, 08:35 PM

Here you go Jim,
I've just written it in the last 5 mins so it'll probably need some tarting up with lovely images etc but I'll get around to it ;)

http://www.geekmapped.com/forums/showthread.php?p=367#post367

Andy

amzevo7

09-09-2009, 07:53 AM

hey andy
how u going doing well!! hope well!! hve a evo 6.5 the special tommy makinen edition! cant read de ecu at all!! even does not log on evo scan!! need to de limit it!!and re map the fuel and etc....

AndyF

09-09-2009, 08:10 AM

The E6.5's can't be flashed at the moment and if you attempt to change anything then the likelihood is you will kill the ECU and it cannot be used anymore therefore don't try to change it.

The easiest option for now is to install a standard ECU from an Evo 6 GSR and use that.

Andy

wally

09-09-2009, 08:17 AM

evonut270

09-09-2009, 04:00 PM

Andy, since u mentioned above killing the ECU, can a standard 6 or 7 ECU be killed, the reason im asking is that I still cant read from both ECU, and have tried them on a E7 and an 8, but still nothing...mind you I have tried each and every possible thing mentioned over here and on other forums...nothing!the evo 5+6 had problems before but had them rectified in the latest version of ecuflash.7+8s didnt have this problem.what have you tried to do to access the ecus?

wally

09-09-2009, 05:07 PM

ecuunlocker....both 1.3 and 2.0 cables....both versions of ECUFLASH......i can log fine with evoscan, and the cable works fine on other cars.....but what is confusing me is that i have tried it on another 6...same prob...tried my 7RA on a 7...same prob...and bpth the 6 and 7 ecus are not accessible from my car...nor any other car as a matter of fact!

could it be that the voltage is low??

Punk_rallye

15-09-2009, 07:54 PM

Having trouble with JDM 7 and TME also..... EvoScan is fine by EcuFlash reads
(0001),
(0003)
and then (FFFF)
Then commnication error?

evonut270

15-09-2009, 08:24 PM

Having trouble with JDM 7 and TME also..... EvoScan is fine by EcuFlash reads
(0001),
(0003)
and then (FFFF)
Then commnication error?run ecu unlocker then open ecuflash and try that.also do not try and flash the TME as you may kill the ecu

neilm

31-07-2010, 12:39 AM

hi all im a new to all this
so im trying to read a ecu in a jdm evo7
iv run the unlocker 1st then opened ecuflash
it downloads then this comes up

http://i30.tinypic.com/2uyq13o.jpg

were /what do i go next ? i can get and info off the car etc
just let me know what you need

thanks for any help

GrayW

31-07-2010, 02:52 AM

Select the last option and it will list a rom ID, you just require the an XML for the rom you have.

neilm

31-07-2010, 11:13 AM

Select the last option and it will list a rom ID, you just require the an XML for the rom you have.

hi this is the list that drops down etc
can you tell me were to find the xml /rom id for my ecu is it on the ecu box ?
sorry for all this im not the best with computers and need to be spoon fed
every thing

http://i28.tinypic.com/2yjvu3o.jpg

HermaN

31-07-2010, 12:51 PM

Mate, post your ROM up here, and I will see if I have an XML for it. However, if you look in the downloads section, there are XML's for most ROMs.

neilm

31-07-2010, 12:58 PM

Mate, post your ROM up here, and I will see if I have an XML for it. However, if you look in the downloads section, there are XML's for most ROMs.

very sorry how do i get the rom ? were is it ?
do i down load it ?

HermaN

31-07-2010, 01:05 PM

The ROM is what you are trying to open in EcuFlash (by the looks of it, one you have read off a car).

Simply read the ROM off the ECU as normal, save it somwhere and post it up on here.

neilm

31-07-2010, 02:50 PM

The ROM is what you are trying to open in EcuFlash (by the looks of it, one you have read off a car).

Simply read the ROM off the ECU as normal, save it somwhere and post it up on here.

that it wont open with ecu flash so i cant save it /see it

neilm

01-08-2010, 02:45 PM

had a look at the ecu as i was un wiring some gauge from it

looks like a ralliart ecu to me
have this bad pic

http://i26.tinypic.com/10y0vgi.jpg

can some one give me a step by step guide how to get my rom
so i can see the map etc

thanks alot neil

HermaN

01-08-2010, 02:54 PM

neilm

01-08-2010, 03:09 PM

Download the XML from here (http://www.geekmapped.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23) (2nd post), close EcuFlash, then put the XML into C:\Program Files\OpenECU\EcuFlash\rommetadata\mitsubishi\evo

Now open EcuFlash again and try to read your ROM. TBH, it should be identical to the one in the first post of that thread I linked to.

just did it there i think it worked thanks alot
going to have look at it now

next thing i need to know is how do i up load a map to the site?
like the one in the link

thanks all again

Lee5

01-08-2010, 03:28 PM

next thing i need to know is how do i up load a map to the site?
like the one in the link

When you post there is a option called manage attachments,click that box it will then bring up another box, just up load it in there and click attach and thats it.

Lee

HermaN

01-08-2010, 03:29 PM

To upload a ROM, click the "Manage Attechements" button just under the box you are typing into. It will bring up a window that allows you to upload ROMs, logs, pics, etc.

EDIT: Beaten by Lee by just 1 minute!

neilm

01-08-2010, 03:40 PM

thanks lads im very new to all this
i was feeling like i was falling at the first hurdle lol here just a test to see my rom

HermaN

01-08-2010, 03:43 PM

No worries mate, and that is just a normal Ralliart ROM, identical to the one in the first post of the thread I linked to.

Ranjaya

08-01-2012, 05:43 PM

Hello,

Well basically when i open EcuFlash 1.42 and when i click on the ECU column it opens 4 links,

Read From ECU
Write to ECU
Test Write to ECU
Compare to ECU

but they all are locked. Why is that?

When will it be accessible? and what Software should i use to tune a EVO 6.5 TME Rally-Art ECU.

Please Advice.

Thankx,
Cheers,

Ran-j

Lee5

08-01-2012, 05:52 PM

Do you have a tactrix open port 2.0 cable ?

Ranjaya

08-01-2012, 05:55 PM

nop im having a VAG 409.1 cable which was advised at Ceddy mods. where should i plug the cable in the car??

Lee5

08-01-2012, 06:03 PM

You need an open port 2.0 cable to read write.

I just copied this from the Ceddy web page..

Cable

The OpenPort 2.0 cable is needed for Flashing, and can be used for logging also.

The VAG 409.1 cables can be had on ebay for less then $20.
I often use one of these for logging because:

They’re cheap. Don’t worry about being broken or stolen.
They’re faster. Because it isn’t a Pass-Thru design, it is 10-20% faster then the OpenPort 2.0
They’re compatible, use same FTDI chip set as OpenPort 1.3. Just select OpenPort 1.3 in EvoScan
They’re rugged. I always worry about bumping my 2.0 cable and breaking it, or yanking the USB cable

Ranjaya

08-01-2012, 06:11 PM

neilm

12-01-2012, 11:23 AM

okay say i got the OpenPort 2.0, But then how will the EcuFlash options starts functioning like. Coz currently the said 4 buttons are locked.

Also once i get the openport 2.0 where do i connect it in the car and get it working??

thankx mate

what car have you got ?

under the dash drivers side you will see the 16pin odb11 plug (evo 4-9)
plug your op2 in there

then on the newer cars 789 there is a flash plug right beside it

or if its 5/6 the white plug taped to the loom just above the odb plug
pull it down and plug it in to the plug on the op2 cable

then open ecuflash and pull the rom from the car

start a new thread and post up your rom file, do not adjust any thing
you will need to log the car and post the logs up

then we will help you more