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Simon220 · Mar 15th, 2006, 02:13 PM

What's to stop a Bluefin from being used on more than one ECU?

Thanks

GR33NIE · Mar 15th, 2006, 02:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon220

What's to stop a Bluefin from being used on more than one ECU?

Thanks

Ive had the bluefin upgrade done

As far as I know 2 things:

1. It registers itself against your car only
2. It takes the original settings from your ECU to store them, so even if it did work on another car you would only be uploading original settings

Thats how the chap from superchips explained it to me anyway

deggles · Mar 15th, 2006, 02:50 PM

That sounds about right. The car's ECU will have a unique identifier and the firmware/software on the Bluefin will detect this on first connection and then only allow transfers to and from that ECU.

I suspect it will be able to store both the original and modified maps on-board, but it will be impossible to use on another vehicle without reprogramming the unit at the factory.

(This is my 'best guess' explanation, offered as an incompetent mechanic but accomplished software engineer

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Mar 15th, 2006, 02:13 PM	#1
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Mar 15th, 2006, 02:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
GR33NIE Polo GT Owner! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oxfordshire Local Time: 09:44 AM Posts: 3,732 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Simon220 What's to stop a Bluefin from being used on more than one ECU? Thanks Ive had the bluefin upgrade done As far as I know 2 things: 1. It registers itself against your car only 2. It takes the original settings from your ECU to store them, so even if it did work on another car you would only be uploading original settings Thats how the chap from superchips explained it to me anyway

Mar 15th, 2006, 02:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
deggles MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds Local Time: 09:44 AM Posts: 208 Offline	That sounds about right. The car's ECU will have a unique identifier and the firmware/software on the Bluefin will detect this on first connection and then only allow transfers to and from that ECU. I suspect it will be able to store both the original and modified maps on-board, but it will be impossible to use on another vehicle without reprogramming the unit at the factory. (This is my 'best guess' explanation, offered as an incompetent mechanic but accomplished software engineer )...

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