• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

The iBeat Thread

So, I bought the cable (and drivers) from Semco. If a guy was looking for the software... Any options?
 
I think i have found an old laptop i can borrow to run ibeat. I have downloaded the software ... So am I right in saying i only need to purchase the cable from semco as the software above is the same as the disc they sell ?
 
GeekVenture said:
Awesome...thank you sooooo much for all your help DB!

Just a side note on the software files...once you download the .iso files, you can actually extract them to a folder using WINRAR.
Just right click on the .iso file and select "extract to iBeat 2.1 folder" or "extract to iBeat Husqvarna EFU USB V2 Drivers 1.0 folder" .
Once this folder w/ files is created, you can execute the install from that folder and not have to burn to a CD!
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I thought I was all set to install and run with iBeat on my Windows Vista 32 bit system...But...I get an error during install that reads something like "Key invalid for your State". The install quits. So I'm thinking "State" may mean "Country" in the broken Japanese that I see in the docs. The install knows my Country but likely not my state. Any thoughts? I have iBeat 2.1.

Update 5-31-2015:

Hold on, I found the problem. The error was not an iBeat message but a Windows registry message. I'm a Linux guy and always get confused by archaic Windows. I got the software installed and seem good to go.
 
eddychecker said:
You do not need the semco connector, one from amazon works every bit as good, without the slick semco packaging, but it's only $8.00. I own an Aprilia Futura, ultra cool modern and exciting sport tourer circa 2001. It has a Sagem computer that is quite tune-able with the freeware tuning software Tune ECU . Following the forum instructions, I modified my OBD2 adapter to work with my Futura and had very good results. My amazon adapter has the output capabilities required for the iBeat software. Looking at the output for ISO9141, the K Link (post 7 on the OBD2 connector) is the very one we need for the iBeat software and Mikuni EFI. On the TXCi 250, the diagnostic plug has five wires attached to it, however I used only three of them. Pins 1,5 & 6 are the ones needed. 1 is for the computer interface, 5 & 6 are for the power coming from the bike. On the OBD2 connector, pins 5, 7 & 16 are the ones required. 7 is the interface wire, it connects to 1 on the bike. 5 & 16 are for the positive and negative from the bike (5&6)


Here is a link for the OBD2 connector pinout:
http://www.mbcluster.com/Media_Diagnostics/ODBII Master Pinout.jpg

Hi wonder if you can help Purchased amazon adapter, down loaded ibeat and burnt to disc loaded on to lap top running XP. Made a pin connector from the obd to bike. Started ibeat all I get is communication stop. 12Volts at 5 and 16 and also at 7 . I have tried loading the husqy the driver but it will not let me as it keeps asking for CH341SER.SYS file. Loaded driver that came with the Vag adapter matched comms on i beat but still nothing. I'm using this for a 2012 black top TE310 are the connections the same
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Have you guys heard anything about HST (the dealer software for the FI) being updated and no longer allowing changes to the FI map on the pre-KTM Huskies? My dealer uses that and says the new version they got last year is "read-only" for my 630 but the previous version would allow changes. I mentioned iBeat but the tech said he's heard of it but never used it (and obviously doesn't have it). They're calling the Husky rep to get direction on how to change the fuel map on my 630 with the new version of HST... and we're playing the waiting game for Husky to call him back.
 
I've never heard of it (HST). Wouldn't surprise me if they took away the adjustment function to placate the EPA.

I'd tell anyone who plans to keep a 630 to download iBeat while you can, even if you don't buy/make the adapter now.

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Does anyone have a known working iBeat image that they can share with me? I'm still stuck trying to install the one found here:
iBeat https://www.dropbox.com/s/9yr7xbfh36dl4ot/iBeat 2.1.iso?dl=0

Getting a message saying: Key not valid for use in specified state. I changed my country to Japan and Canada but no joy.

All I want to do is set my TPS since the dealer in Tucson was clueless about any pre KTM bikes. I'm installing on a 32 bit laptop running Vista, which is supposed to work!

Edit 5-30-2015:
I found that the error message was a Windows registry error (or maybe a cryptography key issue) and not an iBeat install error. I logged on as another user and was able to install. Yeehah! I live in the Linux world and don't get out much :)
 
hi guys
has any one had problems with installing the drivers for the cable??
i made the cable from the obd2 one and i'm unable to install the proper drivers to have a port com that is communicating with the bike.
can some one post how to install the drivers or mybe some pics of how should the driver look in the device manager.
im using win 7 32 bit
 
eddychecker said:
You do not need the semco connector, one from amazon works every bit as good, without the slick semco packaging, but it's only $8.00. I own an Aprilia Futura, ultra cool modern and exciting sport tourer circa 2001. It has a Sagem computer that is quite tune-able with the freeware tuning software Tune ECU . Following the forum instructions, I modified my OBD2 adapter to work with my Futura and had very good results. My amazon adapter has the output capabilities required for the iBeat software. Looking at the output for ISO9141, the K Link (post 7 on the OBD2 connector) is the very one we need for the iBeat software and Mikuni EFI. On the TXCi 250, the diagnostic plug has five wires attached to it, however I used only three of them. Pins 1,5 & 6 are the ones needed. 1 is for the computer interface, 5 & 6 are for the power coming from the bike. On the OBD2 connector, pins 5, 7 & 16 are the ones required. 7 is the interface wire, it connects to 1 on the bike. 5 & 16 are for the positive and negative from the bike (5&6)


Here is a link for the OBD2 connector pinout:
http://www.mbcluster.com/Media_Diagnostics/ODBII Master Pinout.jpg

I tried it today and it works!
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I bought the Amazon adapter and see that it comes with a driver cd. So did you use that driver or the one that comes with iBeat? Both? I'm guessing that in this case "driver" means the low level program that allows communication over the cable/com port.
 
i downloaded the ibeat software from here:
iBeat .iso file https://www.dropbox.com/s/9yr7xbfh36dl4ot/iBeat%202.1.iso?dl=0
installed ibeat on win 7 32 bit from a virtual cd. and so far all is good.

when i tried to install the obd2 cable drivers from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aoez1atenxm77cu/iBeat Husqvarna EFU USB V2 Drivers 1.0.iso?dl=0
i'm not able to install it.

i tried to install a different obd2 drivers from the cable manufacture and it is installing them - this is what i get as the obd2 drivers from the device manger "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge(com3)"
the problem now that the ibeat software don't react to it when i plug it to my husky, it gives me the "communication stop" signal


**what driver should i install for the cable and how ?
 
Checking in. I have the iBeat software, but it's not sitting on my Google Drive right now. Boheme did send me a PM but I think he got his download issue worked out without me.

Anyway, if you need it, just PM me and I'll put it back up again. I took it down just because it was taking up space and I think the demand had died off.
 
Sharoni said:
i downloaded the ibeat software from here:
iBeat .iso file https://www.dropbox.com/s/9yr7xbfh36dl4ot/iBeat%202.1.iso?dl=0
installed ibeat on win 7 32 bit from a virtual cd. and so far all is good.

when i tried to install the obd2 cable drivers from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/aoez1atenxm77cu/iBeat Husqvarna EFU USB V2 Drivers 1.0.iso?dl=0
i'm not able to install it.

i tried to install a different obd2 drivers from the cable manufacture and it is installing them - this is what i get as the obd2 drivers from the device manger "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge(com3)"
the problem now that the ibeat software don't react to it when i plug it to my husky, it gives me the "communication stop" signal


**what driver should i install for the cable and how ?
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Yeah Sharoni I am in the same spot that you are. I used the instructions from eddychecker and used the same cable he did, but am also getting the "communication stop" error. That cable is designed for VAG-COM which is a Volkswagen scan tool. I happened to have a VW Passat and was able to test the cable and the driver that came with it and it works.

If the driver is only providing a COM port for I/O for iBeat it seems it could work; however if the settings for the com port are different than VAG-COM expects it could fail. As I recall it was setting baud to 10.4K and there are several other settings. I'm thinking it may be possible to override via the "command window" whatever the VAG-COM driver configures after it loads. Just need the right settings. Anybody? Options are:
Serial port:
MODE COMm[:] [BAUD=b] [PARITY=p] [DATA=d] [STOP=s] [RETRY=r]
Typing "mode com[1,2,3,4]" will show current settings.
 
One of the most important things to remember about iBeat is the sequence you turn things on. With the computer on, plug in the USB adapter. Then plug the bike in. Now turn on the bike and see that the LED on the adapter is lit. Only after it's lit, open iBeat. It should work if your wires are attached correctly.
 
The suggestion from eddychecker to use the chassis ground pin (4) from the OBDII connector instead of signal ground (5) did the trick for me! I was able to finally set my TPS, a trivial task after all this work! Thanks for the great info and assistance from all the contributors.
 
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