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- | ====== Install the latest ECMLink application ====== | + | |
- | It's a REALLY good idea to download and install the latest application off our website. | + | |
+ | ====== 1. Install the latest ECMLink application ====== | ||
+ | It's a REALLY good idea (and sometimes absolutely necessary) to download and install the latest application off our website. | ||
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For minor bug fix releases, this will not be technically necessary. But for any release where we are actually adding significant functionality, this step may be absolutely required. The application needs to know about all the new stuff that got added to your ECU. Otherwise it may not be able to reconnect to the new ECU after the firmware upgrade has finished! | For minor bug fix releases, this will not be technically necessary. But for any release where we are actually adding significant functionality, this step may be absolutely required. The application needs to know about all the new stuff that got added to your ECU. Otherwise it may not be able to reconnect to the new ECU after the firmware upgrade has finished! | ||
- | ====== Check your current firmware version ====== | + | |
+ | ====== 2. Check your current firmware version ====== | ||
{{http://www.ecmtuning.com/images/forums/v3screenshots/fwversion.png }} | {{http://www.ecmtuning.com/images/forums/v3screenshots/fwversion.png }} | ||
Bring up the ECMLink application and connect to your ECU. | Bring up the ECMLink application and connect to your ECU. | ||
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Before requesting a firmware upgrade from our website, it's important to grab an up-to-date firmware request from your ECU. All the settings (both ECU Config and Direct Access) present at the time the firmware request file is saved will be the settings your ECU will start out with after doing the firmware upgrade. | Before requesting a firmware upgrade from our website, it's important to grab an up-to-date firmware request from your ECU. All the settings (both ECU Config and Direct Access) present at the time the firmware request file is saved will be the settings your ECU will start out with after doing the firmware upgrade. | ||
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====== Request a firmware upgrade off our website ====== | ====== Request a firmware upgrade off our website ====== | ||
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http://www.ecmtuning.com/apps/firmwareupgrade | http://www.ecmtuning.com/apps/firmwareupgrade | ||
- | Click the "Browse" button to locate your firmware request file (.FWR), then hit Submit. | + | Click the "Browse" button to locate your firmware request file (.FWR) created in the previous step, then hit Submit. |
When your personalized firmware upgrade file is ready to download, you'll get a confirmation screen with a link to your file. This link should remain valid for a very long time. But to be sure you have a copy, you should download the file immediately and save it off on your hard drive. This file will end with .EFW to indicate that it's an ECMLink firmware upgrade file. | When your personalized firmware upgrade file is ready to download, you'll get a confirmation screen with a link to your file. This link should remain valid for a very long time. But to be sure you have a copy, you should download the file immediately and save it off on your hard drive. This file will end with .EFW to indicate that it's an ECMLink firmware upgrade file. |