pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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ms droid and shadowdash both wont detect the ecm/firmware info and "pauses" the connection. i do get a popup on shadowdash but im a pretty slow reader and theres no way i could time a screen shot to actually read it.

the bluetooth im using is from efianalytics, the class 1 one...also it IS the 115200 one. i have the switch away from the db9 connector per instructions. it powers and pairs to my phone perfectly. in shadowdash the connection icon stays green, just says searching for controller and in my notification bar it says connected but paused. i cant remember what ms droid said.

my next idea, i was going to connect to hyperterminal using the serial-usb adapter ive been using for tunerstudio, but hyperterminal just reads the com/baud of the adapter and not the bt. i dont have a serial port on any computer i own. when i connect the mini usb to the side of it nothing pops up in my device manager and hypterm wont pick up any ports to open, i still needed to have the cable connected to supply power because my adapter wouldnt light it up.

ill get to my next idea but some background first. the serial-usb adapter im using has almost always intermittently dropped connection for split second and usually pops back up just fine. i think it does this worse during autotune and datalogging on. at one point i lost connection on both of my laptops ive had working. the ecm version detected was like a corrupt robot language, random symbols almost as if it was trying to cuss me out but got censored. i fixed this by reflashing the firmware. another fyi, i had to remove the board and install the boot jumper in order for the flash to take...im still a total newb, dont know if thats the norm or not.

i have a feeling something like that happened again, but the serial-usb connection to tunerstudio is working fine and so is the usb-usb connection. not sure if its got anything to do with it but reflashing, possibly updating the firmware is my next idea to try.

please any advice. ill also be contacting efi and if/when i get a solution ill be sure to update this post...i found a guy that had the exact same symptoms on this or another forum and it just never got fixed i guess, i hate when people dont update posts, lol.

thanks in advance!
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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when i was using shadow dash ect about a year ago i always had issues connecting when using the alpha fw
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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when i had the corruption issue before i did do the latest firmware but my tune wouldnt transfer over...any advice on that? i clicked the right button when it first pops up to take it anyways but it kept giving an error that it wouldnt work, cant remember what it said exactly.
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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Do you by chance have both the Bluetooth Adapter and a USB cable plugged into the MS3?
This does cause drop outs.
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I had a feeling it would've caused issues, I've only been trying with only the Bluetooth connected
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Do you have bluetooth on your laptop to try connecting bluetooth from there?

Also it may be worth seeing if Shadow Logger can detect, while a very basic app, that doesn't need ini files and has more comm debug logging. So it is helpful debugging troubles.

http://tunerstudio.com/index.php/downloads
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thanks phil, attatched are the files i got from shadow logger debug

also note i upgraded firmware to 1.3.2 and still will not work.

i stumbled across this about bluetooth setup...http://www.megamanual.com/com/bluetooth.html
in the post it shows needing to jumper wires behind the db9. i havnt done any jumpering because i would assume it would be in the instructions given from efi. the post seems outdated to me so ive ignored it until now. do i need the jumpers pictured in the post?
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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Are you getting a solid blue light on the BT Adapter while it is trying to detect?

It is probably best to work with Brian at EFI Analytics to see what is up.

Also include what hardware you are using (v3.0 / v3.57 )
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Thanks, I just spent about an hr or more talking with Brian. Bluetooth connected to teraterm is reading ok. Tunerstudio connects to megasquirt through the db9 ok. We're under the impression that the gender changer might be the issue.
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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It is a v3 board with expansion, the Bluetooth blue light stays solid once paired but shows searching for controller in shadow dash
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yall got any of those working bluetooths?
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Re: pre1.4alpha1 ser bluetooth not connecting

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late reply but i wanted to post the solution to my problem.

here is the bluetooth i bought from efi
https://www.efianalytics.com/products/c ... tooth.html

on this link ^^^ you have instructions download/pdf. the pdf is a 2 page instruction.

now here are the instructions i received in the box (note i only got page 1 of 2...not knowing there was a page 2)
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once i discovered page 2 here, i typed the command ATI1 and realized the flow control and echo did not match the example. once i typed each command in the instructions and re-typed ATI1 everything matched and VIOLA, it works great! :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!:
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please do not take this as a complaint, brian and phil have been very helpful! but, if i were to make a request to either of them, please send page 2/2 along with future bluetooth purchases to be safe. if i had the 2nd page (or atleast known it existed on the main site...yes im a bit slow :oops: ) i would have saved myself over a week of pain and suffering...also would have saved brian WELL over an hour of me messing around over the phone.

also like to add one more glitch i ran into (completely separate topic btw) im running the htc one (m8) and gps would not light up in shadowdash. i ran this way about a week thinking i just needed the gps module from the site. one night i a bit of lag on the shadow dash rotation to landscape...so i uninstalled/reinstalled and i noticed the gps icon lit up. "no way..." got in the car, drove around, works faster than my garmin. :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!: :yeah!:

money very well spent! i just hope this helps someone in the future thats had a bad configuration right out of the box.

i absolutely LOVE this product, it makes me smile EVERY time i get in my car. thank you!
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