VAGEDCSuite user manual

1.1.9

EDC15P SUITE MANUAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of contents............................................................................................................................................................................2

Purpose and scope.........................................................................................................................................................................5

References......................................................................................................................................................................................5

General information.......................................................................................................................................................................5

File menu........................................................................................................................................................................................6

General – Open file...................................................................................................................................................................6

General – Save as......................................................................................................................................................................7

General – Create a backup........................................................................................................................................................7

General – Export XDF................................................................................................................................................................7

General – Build library..............................................................................................................................................................7

Settings – Application settings..................................................................................................................................................7

Settings – Application settings – Auto size new mapwindows................................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Auto size columns in mapviewer..........................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Use red and white maps......................................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Don’t display colors in mapviewer......................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Auto load last file on startup...............................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Synchronize equal mapviewers...........................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Always synchronize mapviewers.........................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Show graphs in mapviewer..................................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Auto dock maps from same file...........................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Auto dock maps with same name........................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – New panels are floating.......................................................................................................8

Settings – Application settings – Show addresses and lengths in hex.....................................................................................9

Settings – Application settings – SHow tables upside down....................................................................................................9

Settings – Application settings – Default view size for maps...................................................................................................9

Settings – Application settings – Default view type for maps..................................................................................................9

Settings – Application settings – Auto update checksum........................................................................................................9

 Settings – Application settings – Request a note on changes..................................................................................................9

Settings – Application settings – Project folder........................................................................................................................9

File – projects – Create a project.................................................................................................................................10

File projects – Open a project.......................................................................................................................................10

File projects – Close project..........................................................................................................................................11

File projects – Show transaction log............................................................................................................................12

File projects – Roll back/undo.......................................................................................................................................12

File projects – Roll forward/redo..................................................................................................................................12

File projects – Rebuild file.............................................................................................................................................12

File projects – Edit project.............................................................................................................................................12

File projects – Add note to project...............................................................................................................................13

File projects – Show project logbook...........................................................................................................................13

File projects – Produce latest binary............................................................................................................................13

Actions menu.........................................................................................................................................................................14

Actions menu – Verify checksums................................................................................................................................14

Actions menu – Firmware information........................................................................................................................15

Actions menu – VIN decoder.........................................................................................................................................16

Actions menu – Compare with another binary...........................................................................................................16

Actions menu – Binary compare...................................................................................................................................17

Actions menu – View file in hex....................................................................................................................................18

Actions menu – Search map content...........................................................................................................................19

Actions menu – View performance...............................................................................................................................20

Actions menu – Activate Launch control (EDC15P only)..........................................................................................21

Actions menu – Edit EEPROM........................................................................................................................................22

Tuning menu.........................................................................................................................................................................23

Tuning menu – *.............................................................................................................................................................23

Help menu..............................................................................................................................................................................24

Selecting symbols.........................................................................................................................................................................25

Searching for information in the views........................................................................................................................................26

Filtering information....................................................................................................................................................................27

Sorting information......................................................................................................................................................................28
Editing maps.................................................................................................................................................................................29

hexadecimal mode..................................................................................................................................................................29

Color indicators.......................................................................................................................................................................29

Adjusting values in a map........................................................................................................................................................31

PURPOSE AND SCOPE
By using this document users are assured to use the correct functionality of the software. The
information from this document should be followed as stated and compared with expected output
from the software.

REFERENCES
This section references, by identity and title, documents that facts in this document depend upon.
Those documents are not necessarily the latest version.

Document Title Rev

VAG VAG 1.00
EDC15P.docx EDC15P

GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you for downloading and installing VAG EDC15P Suite. In this manual you will find an overview
of the most commonly used functions. After starting VAGEDC15P Suite a splash screen will be
displayed and after all components are loaded and the application is initialized the main screen will
be displayed.
The top menu is a ribbon style menu also found in the latest Microsoft Office environments. It allows
you to navigate through the available options quickly and easily. This first chapter will show you
around the available options one by one.

FILE MENU

GENERAL – OPEN FILE

This option allows you to open a binary file. VAGEDC15P Suite will automatically extract all the
relevant information from the file after selecting it in the open file dialog.

Once the file is opened and all information is extracted the symbol list on the left hand side of the
main screen will be filled with information.
GENERAL – SAVE AS
This lets you choose a different location and/or filename for the binary file you currently have open.

GENERAL – CREATE A BACKUP

Lets you create a backup file for the binary at this point. It is wise to create backups before you start
to make big changes to your file. If a project is opened, the backup file will be stored within the
project folder otherwise it will be stored in the folder where the bin file is located.

GENERAL – EXPORT XDF

Writes a XDF (tunerpro definition file) from the currently opened file. Experimental!

GENERAL – BUILD LIBRARY

Lets you parse an entire directory including subdirectories for binary files and have the software try
to identify the files it finds. It shows a gridview with all identified files and lets you export this data
to excel.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS

This will show the options screen for VAGEDC15P Suite.
 SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO SIZE NEW MAPWINDOWS

Determines whether or not new map windows will automatically be resized to fit their respective
contents.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO SIZE COLUMNS IN MAPVIEWER

Determina si los visitantes del mapa deberían intentar cambiar el tamaño de las columnas que contienen
para que el contenido encaje. Como se puede imaginar, el avance de ignición, por ejemplo, expresado
en grados enteros y fraccionarios, requiere más espacio que un número decimal simple que oscila entre
0 y 10.
SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – USE RED AND WHITE MAPS
Obsolete.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – DON’T DISPLAY COLORS IN MAPVIEWER

Obsolete.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO LOAD LAST FILE ON STARTUP

Si trabaja en un archivo durante un período prolongado de tiempo, es posible que desee que
VAGEDC15P Suite vuelva a abrir el último archivo automáticamente cuando lo inicie. Esta opción te
permite controlar ese comportamiento. Si el último elemento abierto fue un proyecto, VAGEDC15P
Suite volverá a abrir automáticamente ese proyecto en el inicio.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – SYNCHRONIZE EQUAL MAPVIEWERS

Con esto habilitado, VAGEDC15P Suite intentará mantener múltiples visualizadores de mapas abiertos
con el mismo mapa visualizado sincronizado entre sí. Las selecciones de celdas, la rotación de gráficos,
etc. se realizarán en todos los visualizadores de mapas abiertos.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – ALWAYS SYNCHRONIZE MAPVIEWERS

Con esto habilitado, VAGEDC15P Suite intentará mantener todos los visualizadores de mapas abiertos
sincronizados entre sí. Las selecciones de celdas, la rotación de gráficos, etc. se realizarán en todos los
visualizadores de mapas abiertos.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – SHOW GRAPHS IN MAPVIEWER

Para obtener rendimiento en computadoras livianas, puede desactivar la visualización gráfica en el visor
de mapas junto con esta opción.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO DOCK MAPS FROM SAME FILE

Si abre más de un mapa desde el mismo archivo (por ejemplo, mapas de combustible y encendido),
puede optar por conectarlos usando esta opción. Si la opción está desactivada, las ventanas se ubicarán
una al lado de la otra.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO DOCK MAPS WITH SAME NAME

Si abre los mismos mapas de diferentes archivos (por ejemplo, el mapa de ignición principal de 2
archivos) puede optar por conectarlos usando esta opción. Si la opción está desactivada, las ventanas se
ubicarán una al lado de la otra.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – NEW PANELS ARE FLOATING

Upon opening a new mapviewer you can choose to have this window docked in the main screen or
have it floating.
 SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – SHOW ADDRESSES AND LENGTHS IN HEX
VAG EDC15P Suite puede mostrar direcciones y longitudes de símbolos en forma decimal o hexadecimal.
Esta opción te permite cambiar entre los dos.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – SHOW TABLES UPSIDE DOWN

Para los usuarios que prefieren voltear los mapas de la manera en que winOLS los muestra

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – DEFAULT VIEW SIZE FOR MAPS

Le permite ajustar el tamaño del visor del mapa para diferentes resoluciones de pantalla

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – DEFAULT VIEW TYPE FOR MAPS

Easy view is best if you don’t know what this means ;)

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – AUTO UPDATE CHECKSUM

Having this checked will rid you of the constant worry whether or not the checksum of your file is
valid. We advise you to keep this turned on!

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – REQUEST A NOTE ON CHANGES

If you are working in a project you can have VAGEDC15P Suite ask you for a comment every time you
make a change to one of the maps. This way, you can keep track of changes very easily.

SETTINGS – APPLICATION SETTINGS – PROJECT FOLDER

Allows you to set an alternate project root folder for creating projects. You can use this if you want all
the projects to be located on a separate disk partition for example.
FILE – PROJECTS – CREATE A PROJECT
VAGEDC15P Suite allows you to work on your tune in a project based fashion. This option lets you
create a new project. Projects have the advantage of having roll-back and roll-forward functions,
having versioning and keeping things tidy and together. You are advised to work in a project if you
do more than simple easy-tune your binary file.

FILE PROJECTS – OPEN A PROJECT

Lets you select and open a previously created project. If no projects are available (none were created
before) VAGEDC15P Suite will notify you with a message box.

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FILE PROJECTS – CLOSE PROJECT
Closed the project and allows you to work on single files again.

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FILE PROJECTS – SHOW TRANSACTION LOG
Shows the transaction log for the current project. Since a project contains only one binary file, you
could see this as an undo/redo list for the project binary file.

FILE PROJECTS – ROLL BACK /UNDO

Lets you rollback the last transaction made to the binary file. If no transactions are available to
rollback, the button will be disabled.

FILE PROJECTS – ROLL FORWARD/REDO

Lets you roll forward (redo) the last transaction that was undone/rolled back. If no transaction are
available to roll forward, the button will be disabled.

FILE PROJECTS – REBUILD FILE

This enables you to rebuild a project file (binary) up to a certain point in time. VAGEDC15P Suite will
ask you

for a date and it will restore – if possible – the file that you had at that specific date.

FILE PROJECTS – EDIT PROJECT

Lets you edit the project properties for any project. This enables you to manage your version
numbering yourself. Version numbers are stored, together with all other project properties, in the xml
file in the project folder.
FILE PROJECTS – ADD NOTE TO PROJECT
You can add a note to you project with a timestamp attached to it, so you can keep track of changes
you made in your setup. For example, if you start using different injectors or mount a bigger
intercooler, you can enter a note of this into the project log for later reference.

FILE PROJECTS – SHOW PROJECT LOGBOOK

Shows you in details what has happened in your project.

FILE PROJECTS – PRODUCE LATEST BINARY

Lets you export the project binary in its current state so you can save it in another location easily.
ACTIONS MENU

ACTIONS MENU – VERIFY CHECKSUMS

If you don’t have the automatic checksum routine turned on, you can manually verify and correct the
files checksum with this option. Incorrect checksums will generate a dialog screen asking you for
intervention;
ACTIONS MENU – FIRMWARE INFORMATION

Lets you view the settings for the current binary file.
ACTIONS MENU – VIN DECODER

Lets you decode VAG VIN numbers into readable format.

ACTIONS MENU – COMPARE WITH ANOTHER BINARY

The most time-consuming thing is comparing maps for different firmware versions by hand.
VAGEDC15P Suite gives you the tools to compare maps in different binaries with a click of the
mouse. To do this you must first open the primary binary you want to compare. Then, select
“Compare maps with other binary” from the Actions menu under Actions. Now, select the secondary
binary you wish to compare the first one with. VAGEDC15P Suite will now display a list of symbols
that differ in the selected binaries.
ACTIONS MENU – BINARY COMPARE

Lets you do a binary (byte-by-byte) compare of two files. This is a good tool to verify whether a
programming session was successful or not. Sequences of steps would be:

1. Program ECU

2. Read file from ECU

3. Compare original and downloaded file with Binary compare.

If the result screen is empty the files are identical (successful programming).
ACTIONS MENU – VIEW FILE IN HEX

Lets you explore the binary file in hexadecimal form (advanced users!)
ACTIONS MENU – SEARCH MAP CONTENT

Allows you to search maps for a specific value. The result will be shown in a list.
ACTIONS MENU – VIEW PERFORMANCE

VAGEDC15P Suite incorporates a function to verify the final (estimated) performance results based
on the most common airmass and torque limiters). The result from these calculations are shown
in a table that also shows the limiter that is holding more airmass per combustion back.

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ACTIONS MENU – ACTIVATE LAUNCH CONTROL (EDC15P ONLY)

EDC15P firmware contains a “hidden” map that controls injection quantity (IQ) by gearbox/speed
ratio and engine speed. We can build a launch control function with this map.

To make this map visible (the binary fill will be altered for this!) you can use this function. Please
note that this will only generate the maps, not fill them for you. By default the map is set in such a
way that launch control will not be activated.

If you want launch control to be active, you need to set the map to your wishes. An example is given
below.

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ACTIONS MENU – EDIT EEPROM

VAGEDC15P Suite incorporates a function to view and alter EEPROM contents once you’ve
downloaded that from the ECU.
TUNING MENU

TUNING MENU – *

Lets you directly start a mapviewer with the specific map for quick access to the most imporant maps.
HELP MENU
SELECTING SYMBOLS

After the symbol list has been displayed you can choose a symbol from the list by double clicking it
or by highlighting it and pressing <enter>. Whenever you do this a new panel is shown with
the detailled information about the symbol in question.

This panel will look something like in Image 3.

 IMAGE 1: SYMBOL DISPLAYED IN EDITOR

SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION IN THE VIEWS

The used data viewers all support something called “incremental searching”. If you select a value in
one of the views and start typing the name or address you are looking for the view will automatically
scroll to the given entry (best match). You normally should have the column you are searching in as
the primary sort column. To do this just click on the columnheader of the column in question.
 IMAGE 2: INCREMENTAL SEARCH IN ACTION

FILTERING INFORMATION

You can easily filter information in the views by selecting the little filter image in the column header
and choosing one of the options. The most elaborate filters can be defined in “custom” of course.
Here’s a sample.
 IMAGE 3: CUSTOM FILTER

SORTING INFORMATION
Information can be sorted ascending or descending by clicking the column header you want to sort
on.
EDITING MAPS

HEXADECIMAL MODE

When you select “View tables in Hex” in the ribbon menu under Actions, Options all maps will be
displayed in hexadecimal values. If you don’t really know how to interpret hexadecimal number, you
can also switch do decimal mode by unchecking the “View tables in Hex” option. This setting will be
stored and retrieved the next time the application is started. In the images below you can see the
difference of viewing in hex or in decimal format.

COLOR INDICATORS

You can adjust how the maps are displayed to some extend. By default all maps will be displayed
having color from green (low values) to red (high values). If you find this confusing you can check
the “Show red and white maps” option in Actions, Options and the maps will be displayed using red
only. In the images below you can see the difference in viewing in red&green and red&white.
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 ADJUSTING VALUES IN A MAP

To avoid that you have to adjust all values of a “large” map manually some features have been added
to the mapeditor.

Plus key: adds 1 to all selected cells

Minus key: substracts 1 from all selected cells

PageUp key: adds 10 to all selected cells

PageDown key: substracts 10 from all selected

cells

Home key: sets all selected cells to the maximal value

End key: sets all selected cells to the minimal values

To be able to get your work done faster you can selected one or more cells in a table and copy them
to the clipboard by rightclicking and selecting “Copy selected cells”.

To paste the cells select the location where you want to cells to appear – this could be in another
map and even in another binary – rightclick and select “paste selected cells” and then “At original
position” or “At currently selected location”.

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