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1. inre Tuam 8200 em amm VAG 1551 1552 OEM Scan Tool and the replacement for the 1551 1552 which is the VAS 1551 1552 Scan Tool There is a learning curve to oper ate all the various functions as there would be with the OEM Scan Tool m Aud brir mem ibr cmd Fem aa oie because the VAG COM s functionality corresponds 1 1 with the OEM Scan Tool The advantage of this is that it makes it possible to follow the factory repair manuals and procedures result ing in more accurate diagnostic and GEARS October 2004 ATRA mem 715 Discount on Mitchell 7 software Mitchell 178 alf new Ontenands Transmssion provides the ROW here you need to make diagnosis and service rao smoothly and more profitably than ever before The autamtrye Industry s mast comprehensive and exsy to uee transmission repair software is now more powerful with added Engine Performance Wiring Diagrams to help diagnose today s complex transmissions ATRA Members receive 15 off any Mitchell 1 computer based system or an additonal 510 off monthly TeambVorks pricing eT Hose diagrams proie a Clear understanding of infernal pressure controd circa amaking Amui and ropair quicker easter 888 724 6742 ext 6313 ww mitchelll com For siapa witir networked PGs Engine Performance M ring Diagrams Due canning disc swearing Manual amp Automatic Transmission v2. One last important comment about the AutoTap program In addition to an excellent sales and support staff the AutoTap program comes with a thirty day money back guarantee Contact the sales staff at B amp B Electronics for more info Well that s it for now folks We hope that you have found this Tool Time article informative and enjoy able Special thanks to Uwe Ross of Ross Tech for furnishing us the VAG COM Program for Tool Equipment evaluation and keeping us apprised of program updates Special thanks also to Mark Palmer Sales Manager at B amp B Electronics B amp B has kept us abreast of updates and has also furnished us some unique Palm PDA based programs for OBD II com pliant vehicles as well as the Allison 46 ES ES EE Ses oe aru E e 1 nu l uem Lim dm LIU bir Clee apran 1 Fames DOC Palm PDA interface which you will see in a future Tool Time article Stay tuned for more Tool Time because got more power 2 ITem Lj aem m nus isan GEARS October 2004
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4. irae Avail esearch nnd UEA Voice 573 785 8233 Fax 573 785 3203 waw teckpak frtzall com nd Computer Based Scan Tool Emulators VAG COM creme dr4 T Mire aimub mae emn em ad Figure 2 1990 95 2x2 Figure 3 HEX COM OBD II Adapter VAG COM Tuin oy bla Commas Cristie Caner DorWor Cor eien Figure 4 Main Screen screen is shown in Figure 4 This is where you would select a spe cific module an auto scan of all responding on board modules for fault codes control module finder and some program setup screens The screen in Figure 5 is the Select Module Screen From this screen you choose which module you want to communicate with Unlike any of the generic OBD II applications VAG COM allow full access of all diagnostics capable systems in the car including body and entertainment You can choose one of the listed modules shown or you can go to the sub grouped modules shown on the buttons from left to right near the top of the screen Let s say you choose Drivetrain from the sub grouped module listing You Figure 5 Select Module Screen you NANE TO BUILD A VALVE BODY ZF5HP30 Experience The in Difference WHY NOT LET US DO IT Completely Rebuilt And Computer Tested Call 1 800 776 4433 Fax 856 222 4169 www wesellhardparts com 40 GE
5. screen in Figure 9 VAG Scope is a graphing Plug In for the VAG COM program You can use VAG Scope in one of two ways You can allow the VAG COM program to launch VAG Scope by clicking on the VAG Scope button shown in the Measuring Blocks screen shown Figure 9 or manually start the VAG Scope in stand alone mode to play back VAG COM Log Files You cannot however do both at the same time A small sample of a Log File being played back is shown on the screen in Figure 10 You can setup the screen to display the graph in either conventional lines or in analog gauges like what is shown on the screen cap ture in Figure 10 Closing Comments On Ross Tech VAG COM Program This is an excellent program to interface with the applicable vehicles It is a great substitute for the very expensive 42 Baar wesrk ii HC E F mp j Ser JELIN 1 1 orga cr e E E E i BELL ILL UCM M 81s ps5 8 1I AutuTap Te i afk here Dr Bg EST ium Leg Be Fs playback E Rad hy nre be sr pe fh Hoey RR Perma i ese ee rem la apas a Corta chet a B pina bo Edidi keel Ba vi Lii enar wen uni cn Fifa abri
6. ARS October 2004 would be brought to a screen similar to what is shown in Figure 6 You ll notice that the buttons shown in Figure 6 correspond with Drivetrain operation Let s choose 01 Controller Doing so will bring you a screen similar to that shown in Figure 7 From here the Controller Info is shown near the top of the screen You can also select func tions such as for example Fault Codes Measuring Blocks Basic Settings and Output Tests The Output Tests functions will vary with model year and model Let s choose Fault Codes Doing so will bring you to a screen shown in Figure 8 In this case the 1999 VW Jetta GL we were working on had two Oxygen Sensor Faults Codes listed From this screen you can print and or clear the Fault Codes Going back to Figure 6 let s AT miis Figure 7 Engine Controller select 02 Auto Trans The screen would change similar to Figure 7 how ever this time let s select Measuring Blocks You would be brought to a screen as shown in Figure 9 The Measuring Blocks are data lines of the specific module that you are interfaced with Also notice that on the left side of the screen in Figure 9 there are Groups shown as 001 002 and 003 Groups are used to form a series of individual data lines You can scroll Up and Down on each Group until you have the selected the data lines that you want to view The amount and availability of the da
7. TIME by Stevie Lavallee TEST Research Center We will be discussing two PC based software programs that emulate a con ventional scan tool Specifically we will be highlighting the VAG COM Program developed by Uwe Ross of Ross Tech in Pennsylvania The VAG COM Program is diagnostic soft ware and hardware to interface with 38 VW Audi SEAT and Skoda applica tions from 1990 through 2004 We will also be discussing the OBD II Diagnostic Scanner Program developed by B amp B Electronics in Illinois We ve been using both of these programs for about two years and have actual program files from past diagnostic routines NOTE We are aware that some after market Scan Tools will interface with the Audi VW system as well as OBD II systems We will be reporting on Scan Tools in future articles This article covers PC based software hardware only The VAG COM consists of soft ware installed onto your PC preferably a laptop PC so you can easily place the PC inside the car for diagnostic routines and test drives as shown in Figure 1 The software program requires two basic cable interfaces for OBD I and OBD 2 applications as shown in Figures 2 and 3 In addition Ross Tech has also developed HEX CAN interfaces which support 2005 and beyond applications The HEX CAN interfaces have already been tested in Europe on Golf 5 plat form cars The VAG COM main GEARS October 2004 genre M ue
8. d that you go to the company website at www ross tech com and scroll through the various pages filled with informa tive information You can even down load the User s Manual in Adobe PDF format and print the pages You can also call the company at 215 361 8942 The AutoTap OBD II Program By B amp B Electronics The AutoTap OBD II Program has been developed by B amp B Electronics in Illinois B amp B Electronics Mfg Co is a major produc er of computer interface converters and data acquisition products for industrial and business automation processes B amp B Electronics is a subsidiary of AVTEK Corporation AutoTap is installed to either a PC or a Palm Personal Digital Assistant PDA Please note that Palm PDA based pro grams will be seen in a future Tool Time article Ideally the AutoTap is loaded onto a laptop PC for portability GEARS October 2004 What you see in Figure 12 is live data that can be played back in either text mode like you see on the screen This is especially beneficial not only in the service bay but for test drives as well AutoTap can be used on OBD II compliant vehicles The program emu lates the functions of a scan tool except you are using a PC to view the data The recording buffer for data collection is greatly expanded because it uses the PC s hard drive The enhanced modes allows the technician to view many Parameter Identification lines PID s which proves invaluable
9. especially when diagnosing a transmission con cern that is being caused by an engine performance or other powertrain relat ed systems issue The AutoTap opening screen is shown in Figure 11 This is where you would connect to a vehicle open a log file recording for playback or open a configuration file which allows you to quickly design and change custom screen displays Referring to Figure 12 this screen represents AutoTap running on a 1996 Ford Explorer with a 4R55E overdrive transmission We selected twenty one specific PID s for the test drive What you see in Figure 12 is live data that can be played back in either text mode like you see on the screen or you can add a custom screen as shown in Figures 13 and 14 There are quite a bit of different screen display combina tions that you can configure much more than we have room for in this arti cle Bruce Bonebrake of BAT Auto has an in depth article regarding the AutoTap program on his website You GEARS October 2004 Current transmission nalculated gear ratin Desired Torque Converter Clutch Sig EFC Chenrnurrent Circuit Monitor Elechonic Pressure Control pressure P ereenr Take CHF Secondary Thott Position Faw inseri Bern EHE ini ard edd dj eer For MENNHPM 5517 Volts aa PSI Hirt n 1 Shift Snlennid 1 Un Shit Of
10. orm Case Ovara d Electronic Coutrots Tamsnmisxsion Serwicing Electronic Code Dimmnostics Color OW Flow Diagrams Madustry Leacdng Mining Diagrams Electrical Component Locations Fast Easy Testing Technical Service Biletins amp Safety Recalls Chrtohes Drive Autos amp FWD Ario Shafts CV Joints amp Tie Fine Cinisi of Enotes Computer Based Scan Tool Emulators IE ern el PR id um emi um Fare amasa f ee DU ee hemem E Figure 12 AutoTap Recording Playback Get Ready to Shift Gears D REMIUMS THAT WILL R EDUCE YOUR INSURANCE COSTS FROM A N EWLY ENDORSED BROKER READY TO D ELIVER PRICE amp SERVICE YOUR TRANSMISSION BUSINESS IABILITY PROPERTY AUTO COVERAGES amp MORE PETIERE m A CL For more information and a quote call Brant Watson Rachel Lavin or Erin Trevethan Toll Free at 1 800 234 6787 Heffernan Insurance Brokers License 0564249 Referring to Figure 12 this screen repre sents AutoTap running on a 1996 Ford Explorer with a 4R55E overdrive transmission repair routines The program screens are menu driven and have intuitive buttons to guide the user through the various func tions Due to the space allotted for this article most of the basic functions have been shown To fully appreciate the capabilities of the VAG COM Program it is suggeste
11. ta lines varies with model years and mod els The screen in Figure 9 happens to be the data lines we selected while working on the 1999 VW Jetta GL If you look to the bottom right of the screen shown in Figure 9 you will see a button titled Log This functions allows you to Log the data from the GEARS October 2004 Serie Fate Rewiry Hamke Price iru An VAG COM aient Cond PA riae Green Chassi Badanie 1 Beninis 2 Bi ngsss A Dads Ann Trani EEATT Lic Dres iHa Pherae 8i Pay Saji ather Haer Cim Er ry Wa ded Figure 6 Drivetrain Screen Lun s IINE Figure 8 Fault Codes Displayed The screen in Figure 9 happens to be the data lines we selected while working on the 1999 VW Jetta GL rpu ari nai fug Tum coda m eh Cpu Farm 4 Pom pymes Bonis im enm m Gerace Figure 9 Trans Measuring Blocks 41 Computer Based Scan Tool Emulators Er a ee Se Breda ERIT Tess van rm mises Mecca bonum Measuring Blocks screen to a CSV file which can be opened and analyzed with Microsoft amp Excel or other spread sheet applications Take note of the VAG Scope but ton on the bottom of the
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