ECU Connect: Settings Menu
Settings
Vehicle Interface
With you can check the current firmware with any connected bluetooth dongle currently paired with the phone. It can also allow you to update the firmware on the unit should it be out of date.
Demo Vehicle
Puts the software into "Demo" mode. This will allow you to look around at various features without having a car hooked up. Keep in mind, any changes made to the vehicle settings will NOT be made to the vehicle when it is hooked back up.
Save DTCs to Archive
Allows you to keep track of any Diagnostic Trouble Code (Check engine light) your car may have gotten. That way, even if you clear it, you have a record of it happening in case it comes back up.
Units
Allows the shift between metric and imperial units for each option in turn.
ECU Definitions
Help
Brings you to the ECU Connect FAQ for help with the ECU Connect APP.
Contact Support
Brings up your email client in order to send an email to EcuTek Support. Automatically populating some facts about your phone as well as the APP version in order to give us more information.
App version
Indicates your current APP version.
Diagnostics
Within ECU connect serveral diagnostics proecures can be undertaken to assist support requests,
These function are
Vehicle Recognition - This is a test that records the can communications and app procedures that occur when you press the my car button to identify your vehicle. this function is used to generate extra information to help support personnel determine the issue when your car is not identified correctly
OBD log - this is used to record the OBD communications between ecu connect and the ECU when you undertake processes in ECU Connect, such as map switching or data logging. If one of these features is not working correct this may be requested to help identify the problem.
CAN Sniffer - this function is to log communications on the CAN bus.
Vehicle recognition tool
to use the vehicle recognition tool got to settings-> vehicle recognition, and press run test, once this is completed you can send the log file generated to your tuner.
OBD Log Tool
The OBD log tool records the button presses and OBD communication that ECU Connect makes with the ECU when interacting with the ECU. You will be requested by the tuner/EcuTek to use this depending on the error you are encountering. To use this function got to Settings-> OBD log and press start OBD log.
You will then perform the actions that your tuner has requested, for example my car and data log until the error you have been seeing has occurred. then you will go back to the Settings-> OBD log menu and press the Stop Log button and then the Send log to EcuTek button to send this to your tuner.
CAN Sniffer
This is a button used to record all of the CAN traffic found on the bus and is used to identify modules interrupting communication and other type task. instructions on use of this option will be delivered by the tuner when requested.
When using it just enter the CAN ID with an "x" for digits you want to ignore, like "7xx". which will log all of the ids starting with with 0x7. If you want to log everything, you just enter "xxx".
Clear Cache
this button clears the remembered information from ECU connect, e.g. the last programmed vehicle and the RR patch meta data associated with that VIN etc. Use this if request by your tuner / EcuTek support.