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  • Page 1 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 1320 Electronics LLC User’s Guide for: ALDL Bluetooth Adapter...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ALDL Scan App - View Data ALDL Scan App - Reset ECM ALDL Scan App - Download and display the logged data files ALDL Scan App - Installing an .aldl File ALDL Scan App - Connection to the Analog Channels Port ALDLDroid App - Installing the App ALDLDroid App –...

  • Page 3: Warnings

    Replacement with a different fuse may result in fire! Cord Entanglement! ALDL connectors are typically located in the driver’s foot well. Route the ‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’ cabling and secure to prevent cord entanglement with the driver’s feet and legs. Don’t Operate While Driving! Do not operate this device while driving.

  • Page 4: Specifications

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide Specifications Input Voltage: 10v min-15v max Input Current: 100mA max ALDL Baud Rate: 160 or 8192; switch selectable Bluetooth Modem Baud Rate: 9600 Analog Channels: 4, 8 bit resolution Channel 1-4 Limits: 0-12v max;...

  • Page 5: Quick Start Instructions

    1. Download the ‘ALDL Scan’ App from Google Play onto your Android device. 2. Visit our downloads section on our website to determine the ALDL protocol for your vehicle. 3. Connect the supplied power cord to the ‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’.

  • Page 6: Installing The 'Aldl Bluetooth Adapter

    1. Connect the power connector to the 'ALDL Bluetooth adapter'. 2. Verify that either terminal ‘E’ or ‘M’ on your vehicle’s ALDL connector contains a metal contact, not both. If both contain a metal contact, contact 1320 Electronics for a special Adapter. (Pin ‘E’ is the 160 baud data connection.

  • Page 7: Operating The 'Aldl Bluetooth Adapter

    ‘ALDL Mode’. This is required to force some vehicles to communicate. S2 - Switch 2 selects the ALDL baud rate. The baud rate can be set to 160 or 8192 bits per second. Newer vehicles typically require 8192 baud and older vehicles communicate at 160 baud.

  • Page 8: Bluetooth Interface - Pairing With Android

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide Bluetooth Interface – Pairing with Android 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen. Click the ‘Gear’ icon to go into the device’s settings. 2. Select ‘Bluetooth’ under Wireless and Networks.
  • Page 9 ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. The ALDL Bluetooth adapter should be listed under Available Devices. It will display as ‘HC-05’ or by the Bluetooth device address. Select the ALDL Bluetooth adapter under Available Devices. 4. Enter the pin code ‘1234’.
  • Page 10 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 5. Press the ‘OK’ button. 6. The ALDL Bluetooth Adapter should appear under the list of Pair Devices.

  • Page 11: Aldl Scan App - Installing The App

    6. At the bottom of the screen, click the 'Apps' icon. 7. Scroll until the 'ALDL Scan' icon is visible. 8. Press and hold the 'ALDL Scan' icon. Once the background changes to the home screen, drop the 'ALDL Scan' icon where desired.

  • Page 12: Aldl Scan App - Selecting The Bluetooth Adapter

    User’s Guide ALDL Scan App – Selecting the Bluetooth Adapter 1. Click the ‘ALDL Scan’ app icon on the Android device. 2. Press the 'Select Bluetooth Adapter' button. 2. Select the Bluetooth Adapter from the list. The Bluetooth Adapter will be named ‘HC-05’.

  • Page 13: Aldl Scan App - View Data

    ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDL Scan App - View Data 1. Click the ‘ALDL Scan’ app icon on the Android device. 2. Press the 'Select Vehicle Protocol (Preinstalled)' button. 3. Select the ALDL protocol applicable to your vehicle from the list.
  • Page 14 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 4. Select ‘View Data’ from the main menu. 5. The ‘View Data’ screen should be visible.
  • Page 15 6. If it is desired to log the current data session, click the ‘Save Data (3.5” disk)’ button. The app status will change to ‘Ready to log’. Logged data will be stored to the ‘ALDL’ directory on the Android device in three files;...

  • Page 16: Aldl Scan App - Reset Ecm

    ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDL Scan App - Reset ECM Note: not all ECM’s can be reset via the ALDL connection. Most 1980’s vehicles do not support this feature. 1. Click the ‘ALDL Scan’ app icon on the Android device.
  • Page 17 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 4. Select ‘Reset Codes’ from the main menu. 5. The ‘Reset Code’ screen should be visible. 6. Press the ‘Send Reset Command’ button to reset the ECM. 7. Once complete, press the ‘Exit’ button to return to the main menu.

  • Page 18: Aldl Scan App - Download And Display The Logged Data Files

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDL Scan App - Download and Display the Logged Data Files Note: It is assumed that the user's Android device and computer have been Bluetooth paired. It is also assumed that the user has a working version of Excel installed upon their computer.

  • Page 19: Aldl Scan App - Installing An .Aldl File

    1. Click the 'ALDL Scan' icon. 2. The first screen opens. The application also creates the 'ALDL' folder if one does not exist. At this point we aren't going to select a file, we are just allowing the app to create the 'ALDL' folder.

  • Page 20: Aldl Scan App - Connection To The Analog Channels Port

    3. Connect the wires of the female DB9 connector to the analog outputs of the devices to be logged. Most typically, these will be devices such as wideband oxygen sensors. 4. Connect the female DB9 connector to the male DB9 receptacle on the ‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’.

  • Page 21: Aldldroid App - Installing The App

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App - Installing the App 1. Download the ‘ALDLDroid’ App from Google Play onto your Android device. Select the ‘Buy’ button to purchase. Select the ‘Install’ button to install ALDLDroid. 2. Open ALDLDroid.
  • Page 22 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. The first time you start ALDLDroid, it will create a folder structure. Later, we will need to put the adx file in that directory. 4. Exit out of ALDLDroid.

  • Page 23: Aldldroid App - Selecting The Adx File

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App – Selecting the adx file Note: The .adx file needs to be moved to the /ALDLDroid/adx directory of your Android device prior to performing these steps. 1. Start the ALDLDroid app.

  • Page 24: Aldldroid App - Communicating With The Ecm

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App – Communicating with the ECM 1. Connect to the ECU by pressing the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the screen, then select 'Connect to ECU'.

  • Page 25: Aldldroid App - Adding Gauges

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App – Adding Gauges 1. Double tap on the screen to add gauges. After the grid becomes visible, tap the '+' sign to add a gauge. 2. Edit the gauge characteristics. The ‘Source:’ selection allows you to pick the parameter from the available data.
  • Page 26 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. Double click to exit out of grid edit mode.

  • Page 27: Aldldroid App - Deleting Gauges

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App – Deleting Gauges 1. Double tap on the screen to enter grid edit mode. After the grid becomes visible, select the gauge to delete. A white box will appear around the gauge when selected. Once the gauge is selected, press the ‘pencil’...

  • Page 28: Aldldroid App - Moving And Resizing Gauges

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide ALDLDroid App – Moving and Resizing Gauges 1. Double tap on the screen to enter grid edit mode. After the grid becomes visible, select the gauge to move or resize. A white box will appear around the gauge when selected...
  • Page 29 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. Using two fingers, pinch/zoom on the gauge to resize the gauge. 4. Double tap the screen to exit the grid edit mode.

  • Page 30: Installing 'Fx File Manager' Software On Android

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide Installing 'FX File Manager' Software on Android 1. Click the Google Play icon on your Android device. 2. Click the Search Icon (looks like a magnifying glass). 3. Search for 'FX File Manager'.

  • Page 31: Using 'Fx File Manager' To Move .Aldl And .Adx Files

    User’s Guide Using 'FX File Manager' to move .aldl and .adx files Note: The .aldl or .adx file should have been already downloaded prior to performing these steps. The files will reside in the ‘Downloads’ directory. 1. Go to your home screen. Click on the FX File Explorer icon.
  • Page 32 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. PRESS and HOLD the file that you want to move. A pop-up window shall appear. 4. Select the ‘Cut(Move)’ option.
  • Page 33 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 5. In the upper right corner of the screen, it should indicate ‘Clipboard, 1 Cut’. Select the ‘House’ icon in the upper left hand corner. 6. Select the ‘Main Storage’ icon.
  • Page 34 ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 7. Select the desired folder. Select ‘ALDL’ for the ALDL Scan App if moving an .aldl file. Select ‘ALDLDroid’, then the ‘adx’ folder for the ALDLDroid app if moving an .adx file. 8. Click on the ‘Clipboard’ icon in the upper right hand corner.

  • Page 35: Bluetooth Interface - Pairing With A Pc

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide Bluetooth Interface – Pairing with a PC The following steps cover Bluetooth pairing on Windows 10. Other versions or Windows are similar. Right click on the Bluetooth icon in the lower right notification area. You may need to click on the arrow pointing up to make the icon visible in the pop-up panel.
  • Page 36 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 3. Verify Bluetooth is ‘ON’. Select ‘HC-05’ from the list of devices ready to pair. 4. Enter ‘1234’ for the passcode. Select the ‘Next’ button...
  • Page 37 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 5. HC-05 should now show a status of ‘Connected’. 6. Click on the ‘More Bluetooth Options’.
  • Page 38 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide 7. In the ‘Bluetooth Settings’ pop-up windows, click the ‘COM Ports’ tab. 8. Observe the COM Port number associated with the outgoing direction. This is the COM Port to use with TunerPro RT. Click the ‘OK’ button to close the windows.

  • Page 39: Tunerpro Rt - Setting The Com Port

    ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide TunerPro RT – Setting the COM Port PC COM Port Verification should be performed to determine the COM port number for the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter. Start the ‘TunerPro RT’ application on the PC. 2. Select ‘Tools’ on the menu bar.
  • Page 40 7. Select the port number noted from the ‘PC COM Port Verification’ procedure or ‘Bluetooth Interface – Pairing with a PC’ procedure. 8. Select ‘OK’ button. 9. Tuner Pro RT is configured to use your ALDL Bluetooth Adapter for communication.

  • Page 41: Tunerpro Rt - Loading An .Adx File

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide TunerPro RT - Loading an .adx File On the menu bar, click ‘Acquisition’, then select ‘Load Definition File’. Select the adx file from the pop up dialog.
  • Page 42 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide At the top of the screen, it should now indicate the new adx file.

  • Page 43: Tunerpro Rt - Starting / Stopping Data Acquisition

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide TunerPro RT - Starting / Stopping Data Acquisition At the bottom of the screen TunerPro RT should indiciate that it is not currently connected. Click the opposing arrows in the tool bar to start communication.
  • Page 44 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide Tuner Pro RT should again indicate that it is not connected.

  • Page 45: Tunerpro Rt - Viewing Data As A List

    1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide TunerPro RT - Viewing Data as a List TunerPro RT provides multiple views for analyzing your vehicle’s data. The simplest and easiest view to use is the ‘List View. Click the toolbar icon that looks like a flip folder.
  • Page 46 1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User’s Guide This window can be manipulated like any other window in MS Windows. The drop down menu at the top of the window can be used to select between various available lists.

  • Page 47: Flashing Ecms

    Disclaimer: 1320 Electronics is not liable for damaged ECMs. Due to the limited buffer size in the ‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’, only software specifically designed to flash ECMs with this ‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’ should be used. This adapter contains a very small buffer that can overflow easily, resulting in data corruption and possible ECM failure.

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