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1320 Electronics LLC                                                                                 ALDL Bluetooth Adapter  
  

                                                                       User’s Guide 

 

 

Quick Start Instructions 

 

1.

 

Download the 

‘ALDL Scan’

 App from Google Play onto your Android device. 

2.

 

Visit our downloads section on our website to determine the ALDL protocol for your vehicle. 

3.

 

Connect the supplied power cord to the 

‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’.

 

4.

 

Plug the 

‘ALDL Bluetooth Adapter’

 into the ALDL connector of your vehicle.  Configure switches 

1-4 prior to applying power. 

5.

 

Plug the supplied power cord into the utility power receptacle of your vehicle. 

6.

 

Start your vehicle. 

7.

 

Go into your Android Device Settings. 

8.

 

Go into your Device’s Bluetooth Settings. 

9.

 

Pair the Bluetooth adapter to your Android device. 

10.

 

Start the 

‘ALDL Scan’

 App. 

11.

 

Press the 'Select Vehicle Protocol (Preinstalled)' button.  

12.

 

Select the ALDL Protocol for your vehicle from the list. 

13.

 

Select one of the two menu items: 

View Data

, or 

Reset

14.

 

Select the Bluetooth adapter from the pop-up list. 

15.

 

The main app window should now be visible.  Press the 

‘Start/Stop (opposing arrows)’ 

button 

to view data from your vehicle’s computer . 

16.

 

When finished, press the 

‘Start/Stop (opposing arrows)’

 button to stop data collection. 

17.

 

Press the 

‘Exit (X)’

 button to exit. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for ALDL

Page 1: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 1320 Electronics LLC User s Guide for ALDL Bluetooth Adapter ...

Page 2: ...ALDL Scan App Installing an aldl File 19 ALDL Scan App Connection to the Analog Channels Port 20 ALDLDroid App Installing the App 21 ALDLDroid App Selecting the adx file 23 ALDLDroid App Communicating with the ECM 24 ALDLDroid App Adding Gauges 25 ALDLDroid App Deleting Gauges 27 ALDLDroid App Moving and Resizing Gauges 28 Installing FX File Manager Software on Android 30 Using FX File Manager to ...

Page 3: ...r s feet and legs Don t Operate While Driving Do not operate this device while driving Make sure your vehicle is off the road and transmission is in park neutral with emergency brake set ALDL Scan App provides a data recording feature Utilize this feature for your safety If device is operated while vehicle is moving bring a passenger in the vehicle to operate the device Flashing ECMs Flashing ECMs...

Page 4: ... Channels 4 8 bit resolution Channel 1 4 Limits 0 12v max non isolated vehicle ground referenced Switch On Off S1 10K Diag Mode Open S2 8192 Baud 160 Baud S3 Not Used Not Used S4 Enhanced Mode Analog Data Regular Mode LED Indication LED1 ALDL Data Communications LED2 Power DB9 Pin Nomenclature 1 Analog Channel 1 2 Analog Channel 2 3 Analog Channel 3 4 Analog Channel 4 6 Ground 7 USB Data 8 USB Dat...

Page 5: ...r receptacle of your vehicle 6 Start your vehicle 7 Go into your Android Device Settings 8 Go into your Device s Bluetooth Settings 9 Pair the Bluetooth adapter to your Android device 10 Start the ALDL Scan App 11 Press the Select Vehicle Protocol Preinstalled button 12 Select the ALDL Protocol for your vehicle from the list 13 Select one of the two menu items View Data or Reset 14 Select the Blue...

Page 6: ...t contain a contact 3 Connect the ALDL Bluetooth adapter to the ALDL connector on the vehicle The ALDL connector is typically located on the bottom of the dashboard in the driver s side foot well 4 Configure switches per instructions on the next page Operating the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter Switch configuration is only checked at power up by the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter 5 Connect the ALDL Bluetooth adap...

Page 7: ...log data and regular mode Enhanced mode is used with the ALDL Scan app from 1320 Electronics No other software packages support Enhanced mode If you are using the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter with any other software or app select Regular Mode Note Switches 2 and 4 should only be changed with the power off to the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter The software within the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter only checks their stat...

Page 8: ...LC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide Bluetooth Interface Pairing with Android 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen Click the Gear icon to go into the device s settings 2 Select Bluetooth under Wireless and Networks ...

Page 9: ...h Adapter User s Guide 3 The ALDL Bluetooth adapter should be listed under Available Devices It will display as HC 05 or by the Bluetooth device address Select the ALDL Bluetooth adapter under Available Devices 4 Enter the pin code 1234 ...

Page 10: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 5 Press the OK button 6 The ALDL Bluetooth Adapter should appear under the list of Pair Devices ...

Page 11: ...he Search Icon looks like a magnifying glass 3 Search for ALDL Scan 4 Select Install 5 Click the Home button to return to the main screen 6 At the bottom of the screen click the Apps icon 7 Scroll until the ALDL Scan icon is visible 8 Press and hold the ALDL Scan icon Once the background changes to the home screen drop the ALDL Scan icon where desired ...

Page 12: ...Scan App Selecting the Bluetooth Adapter 1 Click the ALDL Scan app icon on the Android device 2 Press the Select Bluetooth Adapter button 2 Select the Bluetooth Adapter from the list The Bluetooth Adapter will be named HC 05 3 The app will return to the main menu ...

Page 13: ...uetooth Adapter User s Guide ALDL Scan App View Data 1 Click the ALDL Scan app icon on the Android device 2 Press the Select Vehicle Protocol Preinstalled button 3 Select the ALDL protocol applicable to your vehicle from the list ...

Page 14: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 4 Select View Data from the main menu 5 The View Data screen should be visible ...

Page 15: ...er the ALDL connection The Status should reflect Communicating or Logging Data in the Android app 8 The communication can be stopped if necessary by pressing the Start Stop opposing arrows button again Communication can be resumed by pressing the Start Stop opposing arrows button The Status should reflect Ready to Log or Logging off in the Android app 9 Pressing the MALF Codes tab will make the ma...

Page 16: ... Note not all ECM s can be reset via the ALDL connection Most 1980 s vehicles do not support this feature 1 Click the ALDL Scan app icon on the Android device 2 Press the Select Vehicle Protocol Preinstalled button 3 Select the ALDL protocol applicable to your vehicle from the list ...

Page 17: ...uetooth Adapter User s Guide 4 Select Reset Codes from the main menu 5 The Reset Code screen should be visible 6 Press the Send Reset Command button to reset the ECM 7 Once complete press the Exit button to return to the main menu ...

Page 18: ...our Android device click the File Manager icon 2 Navigate to the ALDL directory 3 Select the csv data log files 4 Select the Share icon 5 Select Bluetooth option 6 Select your computer from the list of Bluetooth devices 7 On the user s computer start the Windows Explorer application 8 Navigate to My Documents Bluetooth 9 If the csv files were transferred successfully they will appear in the folder...

Page 19: ...The application also creates the ALDL folder if one does not exist At this point we aren t going to select a file we are just allowing the app to create the ALDL folder 3 Click the Exit button to exit out of the application and return to the main screen 4 Using the Android browser navigate to www 1320electronics com 5 Download the aldl file for your vehicle from the Downloads section The file will...

Page 20: ... Adapter Signals are reference to vehicle ground The analog inputs are non isolated 2 Solder wires to the pins of the female DB9 connector corresponding to the desired channel based on the signal to be monitored It is recommended to use small gauge braided wire when making connections to the female DB9 connector 3 Connect the wires of the female DB9 connector to the analog outputs of the devices t...

Page 21: ...uetooth Adapter User s Guide ALDLDroid App Installing the App 1 Download the ALDLDroid App from Google Play onto your Android device Select the Buy button to purchase Select the Install button to install ALDLDroid 2 Open ALDLDroid ...

Page 22: ...0 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 3 The first time you start ALDLDroid it will create a folder structure Later we will need to put the adx file in that directory 4 Exit out of ALDLDroid ...

Page 23: ...e needs to be moved to the ALDLDroid adx directory of your Android device prior to performing these steps 1 Start the ALDLDroid app 2 Go into ALDLDroid settings by pressing the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the screen then select Settings 3 Select Datastream file then select the adx file for your vehicle ...

Page 24: ...0 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide ALDLDroid App Communicating with the ECM 1 Connect to the ECU by pressing the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the screen then select Connect to ECU ...

Page 25: ... gauges After the grid becomes visible tap the sign to add a gauge 2 Edit the gauge characteristics The Source selection allows you to pick the parameter from the available data The Indicator type allows you to pick the gauge style The Title and Value colors may alos be changed Once all parameters are set press Create ...

Page 26: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 3 Double click to exit out of grid edit mode ...

Page 27: ...eleting Gauges 1 Double tap on the screen to enter grid edit mode After the grid becomes visible select the gauge to delete A white box will appear around the gauge when selected Once the gauge is selected press the pencil icon 2 Select the Remove button to delete the gauge ...

Page 28: ...App Moving and Resizing Gauges 1 Double tap on the screen to enter grid edit mode After the grid becomes visible select the gauge to move or resize A white box will appear around the gauge when selected 2 Using one finger drag the selected gauge to the desired position ...

Page 29: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 3 Using two fingers pinch zoom on the gauge to resize the gauge 4 Double tap the screen to exit the grid edit mode ...

Page 30: ...arch Icon looks like a magnifying glass 3 Search for FX File Manager 4 Select Install 5 Click the Home button to return to the main screen 6 At the bottom of the screen click the Apps icon 7 Scroll until the FX File Manager icon is visible 8 Press and hold the FX File Manager icon Once the background changes to the home screen drop the FX File Manager icon where desired ...

Page 31: ...been already downloaded prior to performing these steps The files will reside in the Downloads directory 1 Go to your home screen Click on the FX File Explorer icon 2 When FX File Explorer opens it should be at the home screen You can verify this by the home icon beneath the FX logo in the upper left corner Select Download icon from this screen ...

Page 32: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 3 PRESS and HOLD the file that you want to move A pop up window shall appear 4 Select the Cut Move option ...

Page 33: ...ectronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 5 In the upper right corner of the screen it should indicate Clipboard 1 Cut Select the House icon in the upper left hand corner 6 Select the Main Storage icon ...

Page 34: ...for the ALDL Scan App if moving an aldl file Select ALDLDroid then the adx folder for the ALDLDroid app if moving an adx file 8 Click on the Clipboard icon in the upper right hand corner 9 Select the Paste button to move the file to this directory 13 The file should now appear in the directory list ...

Page 35: ...C The following steps cover Bluetooth pairing on Windows 10 Other versions or Windows are similar 1 Right click on the Bluetooth icon in the lower right notification area You may need to click on the arrow pointing up to make the icon visible in the pop up panel 2 Select Add a Bluetooth Device ...

Page 36: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 3 Verify Bluetooth is ON Select HC 05 from the list of devices ready to pair 4 Enter 1234 for the passcode Select the Next button ...

Page 37: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide 5 HC 05 should now show a status of Connected 6 Click on the More Bluetooth Options ...

Page 38: ...apter User s Guide 7 In the Bluetooth Settings pop up windows click the COM Ports tab 8 Observe the COM Port number associated with the outgoing direction This is the COM Port to use with TunerPro RT Click the OK button to close the windows ...

Page 39: ...uld be performed to determine the COM port number for the ALDL Bluetooth Adapter 1 Start the TunerPro RT application on the PC 2 Select Tools on the menu bar 3 Select Preferences from the menu bar drop down 4 Select the Data Acq Emulation tab on the Preferences pop up window 5 Select Configure Plug In Component button ...

Page 40: ... Select the Port Number drop down 7 Select the port number noted from the PC COM Port Verification procedure or Bluetooth Interface Pairing with a PC procedure 8 Select OK button 9 Tuner Pro RT is configured to use your ALDL Bluetooth Adapter for communication ...

Page 41: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide TunerPro RT Loading an adx File On the menu bar click Acquisition then select Load Definition File Select the adx file from the pop up dialog ...

Page 42: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide At the top of the screen it should now indicate the new adx file ...

Page 43: ...ould indiciate that it is not currently connected Click the opposing arrows in the tool bar to start communication At the bottom of the screen TunerPro RT should indiciate that it is connecting then connected TunerPro RT will also indicate the frequency of the data packets as X XX Hz Click the opposing arrows in the tool bar to stop communication ...

Page 44: ...1320 Electronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide Tuner Pro RT should again indicate that it is not connected ...

Page 45: ...a as a List TunerPro RT provides multiple views for analyzing your vehicle s data The simplest and easiest view to use is the List View Click the toolbar icon that looks like a flip folder In the main viewing area of the screen a window should appear with various vehicle parameters ...

Page 46: ...ronics LLC ALDL Bluetooth Adapter User s Guide This window can be manipulated like any other window in MS Windows The drop down menu at the top of the window can be used to select between various available lists ...

Page 47: ...nt to the adapter The easiest way to accomplish this is by sending the data byte by byte and waiting for each byte to reflect back through the adapter By design anything written to the adapter will be reflected back to the sender By waiting for each byte to reflect back the flashing software can minimize the chance of data corruption Other things to do when flashing an ECM 1 Ensure the vehicle s b...

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