DIY diagnostics for Classic EAS
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DIY diagnostics for Classic EAS
Hi All
This is my first posting here. I have owned a '94 LSE "Softdash" for the past 4 years.
At the end of last year I started getting problems with my EAS. My "specialist" could not even manage to mount 4 new height sensors correctly so I decided I needed to do it all myself. At the same time a couple of the guys from rr.net published a DIY EAS program to reset the faults in the EAS of a P38a. Since the EAS is almost identical I decided that it must be possible to connect this software to the Classic. After some experimentation and searching for the correct connectors I was able to make a cable that connects this software to the diagnostics connector under the RH seat. As I have a background in programming I also decided to continue to develop the software for PDA's/phones running Windows Mobile 2002/2003. This software and the instructions are all available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/easunlock. This software is freeware so it is free but there is of course no guarantee.
Since the initial "unlock" software there has been a speedy development. The software is now able to Read Faults, Clear Faults, Calibrate, Monitor current heights and very soon de-pressurise the whole system. There is even a tiny hardware device called a Buddy Box which when you plug it in automatically resets the EAS (currently for the P38abut can easily be modified for thr Classic).
I am posting this message because I want as many people as possible to be able to take advantage of these new possibilities. The EAS is not that complex and now with the help of these tools and the possibility to re-condition the valve block is is perfectly possible to maintain your EAS yourself.
Regards
Rishi
This is my first posting here. I have owned a '94 LSE "Softdash" for the past 4 years.
At the end of last year I started getting problems with my EAS. My "specialist" could not even manage to mount 4 new height sensors correctly so I decided I needed to do it all myself. At the same time a couple of the guys from rr.net published a DIY EAS program to reset the faults in the EAS of a P38a. Since the EAS is almost identical I decided that it must be possible to connect this software to the Classic. After some experimentation and searching for the correct connectors I was able to make a cable that connects this software to the diagnostics connector under the RH seat. As I have a background in programming I also decided to continue to develop the software for PDA's/phones running Windows Mobile 2002/2003. This software and the instructions are all available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/easunlock. This software is freeware so it is free but there is of course no guarantee.
Since the initial "unlock" software there has been a speedy development. The software is now able to Read Faults, Clear Faults, Calibrate, Monitor current heights and very soon de-pressurise the whole system. There is even a tiny hardware device called a Buddy Box which when you plug it in automatically resets the EAS (currently for the P38abut can easily be modified for thr Classic).
I am posting this message because I want as many people as possible to be able to take advantage of these new possibilities. The EAS is not that complex and now with the help of these tools and the possibility to re-condition the valve block is is perfectly possible to maintain your EAS yourself.
Regards
Rishi
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Can you tell me where to find the documentation to the software?
I downloaded and use it to reset and raise the EAS but if faults ALMOST every day.
Some days I see error codes, some days I see none.
I downloaded and use it to reset and raise the EAS but if faults ALMOST every day.
Some days I see error codes, some days I see none.
Hi All
This is my first posting here. I have owned a '94 LSE "Softdash" for the past 4 years.
At the end of last year I started getting problems with my EAS. My "specialist" could not even manage to mount 4 new height sensors correctly so I decided I needed to do it all myself. At the same time a couple of the guys from rr.net published a DIY EAS program to reset the faults in the EAS of a P38a. Since the EAS is almost identical I decided that it must be possible to connect this software to the Classic. After some experimentation and searching for the correct connectors I was able to make a cable that connects this software to the diagnostics connector under the RH seat. As I have a background in programming I also decided to continue to develop the software for PDA's/phones running Windows Mobile 2002/2003. This software and the instructions are all available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/easunlock. This software is freeware so it is free but there is of course no guarantee.
Since the initial "unlock" software there has been a speedy development. The software is now able to Read Faults, Clear Faults, Calibrate, Monitor current heights and very soon de-pressurise the whole system. There is even a tiny hardware device called a Buddy Box which when you plug it in automatically resets the EAS (currently for the P38abut can easily be modified for thr Classic).
I am posting this message because I want as many people as possible to be able to take advantage of these new possibilities. The EAS is not that complex and now with the help of these tools and the possibility to re-condition the valve block is is perfectly possible to maintain your EAS yourself.
Regards
Rishi
This is my first posting here. I have owned a '94 LSE "Softdash" for the past 4 years.
At the end of last year I started getting problems with my EAS. My "specialist" could not even manage to mount 4 new height sensors correctly so I decided I needed to do it all myself. At the same time a couple of the guys from rr.net published a DIY EAS program to reset the faults in the EAS of a P38a. Since the EAS is almost identical I decided that it must be possible to connect this software to the Classic. After some experimentation and searching for the correct connectors I was able to make a cable that connects this software to the diagnostics connector under the RH seat. As I have a background in programming I also decided to continue to develop the software for PDA's/phones running Windows Mobile 2002/2003. This software and the instructions are all available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/easunlock. This software is freeware so it is free but there is of course no guarantee.
Since the initial "unlock" software there has been a speedy development. The software is now able to Read Faults, Clear Faults, Calibrate, Monitor current heights and very soon de-pressurise the whole system. There is even a tiny hardware device called a Buddy Box which when you plug it in automatically resets the EAS (currently for the P38abut can easily be modified for thr Classic).
I am posting this message because I want as many people as possible to be able to take advantage of these new possibilities. The EAS is not that complex and now with the help of these tools and the possibility to re-condition the valve block is is perfectly possible to maintain your EAS yourself.
Regards
Rishi
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