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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 1 of 11 Installation Manual ECOM™ Driver Installation Manual For All ECOM™ E204600X Product Variations Enovation Controls LLC. Confidential and / or proprietary information. Do not copy or distribute without prior written approval. ...
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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 2 of 11 Installation Manual CHANGE RECORD REV DATE SECTION / PAGE REASON / REMARKS MODIFIED BY A 07/03/08 All Initial Release R. Rader B 07/22/13 All Updated pictures and text for latest J. Kaufmann ...
GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 3 of 11 Installation Manual 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .................... 3 ABLE OF ONTENTS .................... 4 NTRODUCTION ...
GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 4 of 11 Installation Manual 2 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing an ECOM cable from EControls (a subsidiary of Enovation Controls, LLC). The ECOM cable is a USB 2.0 device that allows Controller Area Network (CAN) traffic to be transmitted and received using a computer or laptop. It was originally designed by EControls to provide a CAN interface for our OEM customers to communicate with our ECUs, but it is now offered for use in custom software development. E204600X ECOM is available in multiple variations which are designated numbered as , where E204600 = the ECOM family part number root, and = an application‐specific part number modifier.. For example, the following ECOM variations are designated by part number and logo color as follows: ...
GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 5 of 11 Installation Manual 3 ECOM INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 3.1 Running the Setup Program IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, make sure that all ECOM devices are detached from your computer and that all programs are closed. 1) Download and run the ECOM driver installation application. Versions 3.1.0.15 or newer will work on 32‐bit and 64‐bit Windows operating systems including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. ...
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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 6 of 11 Installation Manual 2) After the opens, click WELCOME to the ECOM Drivers and Software Setup Wizard on the button [NEXT>] 3) Select the folder you wish to use for installing the driver software. This folder will ...
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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 7 of 11 Installation Manual 4) Select the options to install: Driver Support Files – required drivers for using the ECOM device. All software that uses the ECOM must have this to function properly Library and Header files – optional files that are only required if you plan to develop custom software using the ECOM and developer’s API. Sample Files – includes a number of sample files to demonstrate how to program a custom application using the ECOM library. This includes a few Microsoft Excel examples, a C# example, a LabView example, and a Java example. NOTE: This installation *does not* include EControls Display and Interface Software (EDIS) for connecting to any EControls ECMs or other CAN based devices. If you are planning on using the EDIS software to ...
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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 8 of 11 Installation Manual 6) Wait for the installation to complete. While Windows installs the hardware device drivers, the installation may appear to be unresponsive for up to a minute. 7) Once the installation is complete, the Completing the ECOM Drivers and Software window will open. To finish the installation place the mouse cursor over Setup Wizard the [ button and click with the left‐hand mouse button once to close. ...
GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 9 of 11 Installation Manual 3.2 Connecting the ECOM The first time you insert an ECOM device into a new USB slot, Windows will complete the hardware installation for that specific ECOM and port. A Found New Hardware ECOM Communications Device bubble – followed by a Found New Hardware E2046000 Communications Device bubble – should appear at the bottom of your computer screen, indicating that it recognizes the ECOM device. Subsequently a bubble should appear at the bottom of your computer screen message will appear stating that the drivers are installed and the new hardware is ready to use. ...
GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 10 of 11 Installation Manual TROUBLESHOOTING ECOM PROBLEMS 1) When the ECOM drivers are properly installed and loaded, the power light on the ECOM device will turn from red to green. Thus if the power LED is red, then you should focus on driver installation problems, and if it is green, then you should focus on other problems such as the CAN wiring. 2) When the ECOM driver is properly loaded, an entry should appear in your “Device Manager” as seen in the screen shot below. If an error or no icon appears, then please check all connections and try the installation again. 3) Although not necessarily a software installation problem, physical CAN hardware issues and other wiring problems will prevent you from communicating with other CAN nodes. ...
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GET YOUR WEICHAI & AFTERMARKET SERVICE PARTS AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM WEICHAI & PSI SERVICE MANUALS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT FLYPARTSGUY.COM ECOM™ Driver E204600X Document No: EPC0062 Rev C Page 11 of 11 Installation Manual The CAN bus requires at least one 120 ohm terminating resistor connected between CAN‐H and CAN‐L in order to function properly. If the CAN bus you are connecting to is already functional then this would imply it already has the terminating resistor and thus should not be a problem. Please consult your documentation on CAN for specifics about the terminating resistors. The red flashing light on the CAN LED will also occur if there is no other node on the CAN bus when the ECOM attempts to transmit a CAN packet. In this case you must connect and activate another CAN device in order to resolve this error. Enovation Controls LLC. Confidential and / or proprietary information. Do not copy or distribute without prior written approval. ...
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