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Matt Danger

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	How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « on: March 01, 2011, 08:33:06 PM »

I've been doing some bench flashing to get myself used to the flashing tools and the process in general. Pretty simple, here's how I did it:

What you need:
- ECU
- DC power supply
- Flashing cable (Ebay, Galleto, etc)
- Multimeter
- Small gator clips
- Wire
- Small gauge connectors

Set up your DC power source. I have a $17 Pyramid PS-3KX that does 13.8v. I tried using an ATX (computer) power supply (12v) but it would shutdown after a minute or so of powering the ECU and harness. Not sure if I was overloading the power supply or if it was because the power supply was 10 years old.

The wiring is simple. Power the ECU and power the cable. Then connect one K-line wire between the two.

ECU pins:
Pin 1 -> Ground
Pin 2 -> Ground (can be shared/connected with pin 1)
Pin 3 -> 12v
Pin 43 -> K-line on your ODB cable (Pin 7)
Pin 62 -> 12v

ODBII cable pins (see attached below)
Pin 4 -> Ground
Pin 7 -> K-line on ECU (Pin 43)
Pin 16 -> 12v

ECU pinout reference: http://www.nefariousmotorsports.com/forum/index.php?topic=59.0
ODB pinout reference: http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/aftermarket-radio.html NOTE: The ODB pin out on Ross Tech is from the vehicle side.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #1 on: March 01, 2011, 10:54:57 PM »

Nice, thank you. I found the thread below to be fairly helpful.

http://www.ecuconnections.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1403&p=11290

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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #2 on: March 02, 2011, 03:43:45 PM »

This has been well covered. I've found an ATX power supply to work well. Don't cheap out on your power supply thats for sure, make sure its very stable.

NOTE: To make a harness that can do all ME7 ECU's (Immobilizer MK4's) Pin 21 on the ECU needs 12v as well.

http://wiki.obdtuning.com/?title=Bild:AudiPorscheSeatSkodaVAGME7.jpg

As from this thread:

http://www.nefariousmotorsports.com/forum/index.php?topic=115.15


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Breaks everything!

	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #3 on: March 02, 2011, 04:21:00 PM »

I switched to an ATX supply as well... I also added this:

http://www.amazon.com/picoUPS-120-Uninterruptible-Power-Vehicle-Security/dp/B004CSRXRO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1299104303&sr=8-1

With an SLA battery, which works awesome, in case of power outage when flashing.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #4 on: March 04, 2011, 09:27:48 AM »

Here's the pinouts I use

and

You only need K line on OBD plug.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #5 on: April 08, 2011, 07:16:20 AM »

Quote from: Matt Danger on March 01, 2011, 08:33:06 PM

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Thanks, worked for me like a charm except for the part where I first wired obd2 plug the way your diagram shows only to realize it is a socket diagram not a plug... Since nobody will be looking at socket side of obd2 port when bench flashing, maybe we can "mirror image" the plug diagram so that it looks like the way plug will when you look at it?

For a power supply I used my trustworthy Vector dual-halogen flashing which has two 6v lead batteries (12v total) in it and was designed as an aid in starting cars. It has enough juice to run ECU almost indefinitely and connects directly to wall outlet too while still supplying nice 12v. The output socket is standard lighter 12v.

One of these guys:
http://www.elightspot.com/v3millionrechspotlight.aspx


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #6 on: April 08, 2011, 10:13:22 AM »

Quote from: Julex

Good call. I made the same mistake when I first followed the diagram. I've edited my original post and added a new diagram of the OBDII cable pins that should make the instructions more intuitive.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #7 on: April 08, 2011, 05:37:59 PM »

Perfect!


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 10:32:47 PM »

I am looking to replace my shoddy bench harness with something more proffesional. I just received this gem from the FedEx man.

How are you guys connecting to the ATX power supply?


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #9 on: April 14, 2011, 08:43:21 AM »

I've since started using a harness to make connecting the ECU and ODB cable easier. I need to solder up the connections, but here's how it's setup for now.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #10 on: April 14, 2011, 10:09:19 AM »

Quote from: Matt Danger on April 14, 2011, 08:43:21 AM

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What a mess Wink

I ended up using a female obd2 plug and soldered/shrink tubed everything but the couple of terminal connectors I slide over ECU pins when bench flashing. Makes life easier and eliminates grave mistakes.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #11 on: April 22, 2011, 08:51:14 AM »

I just did this last night... perfect.
I probably had the most ghetto setup yet.
car battery on trickle charge, obdII port and gator clips... still waiting for my ecu connector in the mail.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #12 on: April 26, 2011, 06:37:47 PM »

hello i am having trouble getting this to work. i have everything set up the way it should be and i get power to the cable but its unable to connect to the ecu. could the issue be with my pin 42 and 63 that it might be slightly touching another connector? because i cant get it to not touch another connector slightly. or is the issue somewhere else? i use vag-com, ecux all the time without any issues but have not done bench flashing before. any help would be appreciated. trying to flash using the nefmoto program.


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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #13 on: June 28, 2011, 08:33:05 AM »

Anyone interested in this cable? i will be ordering a few from a supplier overseas, they are about $55-60 shipped.


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f up your ecu, i can help http://nefariousmotorsports.com/forum/index.php/topic,892.0title,.html

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	Re: How to bench flash your B5 S4 ECU « Reply #14 on: June 28, 2011, 11:41:52 AM »

That's pretty nice! Not a bad price for a plug-and-play setup. I think I paid $25 for my ECU and OBD harnesses.


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