Category: Magazine Articles
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ECU Diagnostics – part 4 : Wireshark Patching and OBD-II Results
Uses patched Wireshark decoding to inspect Caterham CAN bus captures and compare the useful diagnostic data available through OBD-II.
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ECU Diagnostics – part 3 : Test Setup
Sets up the Caterham ECU diagnostics test rig using the OBD port, Raspberry Pi, PiCAN interface, Easimap, and CAN bus capture hardware.
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ECU Diagnostics – part 2 : ECU, OBD and CAN
Explains the Caterham MBE 9A4 ECU, how it exposes diagnostic data, and how OBD and CAN bus concepts fit into the ECU diagnostics project.
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ECU Diagnostics – part 1 : Introduction
Introduction and index for the Caterham ECU diagnostics series, covering MBE ECU traffic, CAN bus, OBD-II, ISO-TP, test setup, protocol decoding, and supporting Python and Wireshark tooling.
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Visit to Millwood for Flat-floor and Stalling Problem ECU Reset
So, after over 2000 miles in the car, it was time to address one of its biggest niggles… low temperature stalling. Ever since I’d built the car it would stall at low engine temperatures. It would stall as I sat on the drive putting my harness on, it would stall at junctions for the first…
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Caterham 420R Build Tools and Trinkets
Caterham 420R build reference post covering tools, consumables, and useful trinkets from the kit-build process.
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The Wiper Motor Fuse… and Test Rig Overkill with a Logic Analyzer
Drip, drip, drop, click, bugger! … or in other words… rain… followed by another wiper fuse blowing. The Story So Far: For those of you that need a recap, I’d tested the wipers in December, prior to the IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) test, and they had also been tested by the dealer that sold me…
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The 2018 Taffia Fish & Chip Run YouTube Video
Warning: this post contains techie stuff. Sorry, had to get that out of the way. Some people will have gone by now, you can carry on reading if you like this sort of thing. YouTube So, this is my first YouTube video and creating this video of the day out was no mean feat. While…
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Taffia 2018 Fish & Chip Run – The Full Story
After posting a quick Drone shot of the start of the Fish & Chip run I’ve gone back to give a longer post on the day, read on… YouTube For those of you that are impatient and don’t like reading my posts… how about a YouTube video… The Main Event The Taffia Fish & Chip…
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80+ Sevens on the 2018 Taffia Fish and Chip Run – Drone Shot
Today, my co-driver (Joel) and I took part in the Lotus7.club 2018 Taffia Fish and Chip Run. I’ll put a longer post together when I get a chance along with hopefully a YouTube Video, but for those interested, here’s a drone shot I took just before we all left from Chepstow to Aberdovey on a…