SDS Instructions For Connecting and Using
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1. In my configuration once the MUX is connected to the laptop and the car and the green light is on the Virtual Machine Desktop Desk Band icons look like this Explained later Figure 8 SDS Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons MUX Unlocked Then once Xentry is opened and is communicating with the car the Desk Band MUX icon changes from Unlocked to Locked Figure 9 SDS Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons MUX Locked The Host Windows Laptop PCMCIA External Slot contains a Compact Flash OX16CF950 Cardbus Adapter configured as a Serial Port COM2 with 19 200 9 600 bps baud rate and 14 7456 MHz crystal frequency Note the supplied Pamphlet states to use 115 200 bps and a Crystal Frequency of 1 8432MHz with a Baud rate divider prescaler of 8 625 The baud rate was confirmed by the SDS Supplier but I found these figures didn t work for some reason Ri medius Vicui 9 7 Ports COM amp LPT Compact Flash OX 16C F950 COM2 Figure 10 Compact Flash OX16CF950 Cardbus Adapter COM2 My MUX is a Type D employing automatic configuration Part D Figure 11 SDS MUX Part D Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 8 of 39 My detailed Instructions for Connecting and Using SDS also show how to monitor the RS232 data into and out of the Laptop I only use this serial monitor when I want to check that the SDS is actually connected and talking to the MUX and to the vehicle I downloaded a Free Serial2. Once you have completed your diagnosis session delete all Stored Faults possibly caused during testing in the Diagnostic Trouble Code Memory In order to erase codes following on screen prompts the ignition key needs to be switched off and then back on to position 2 when instructed by DAS 9 22 Shut Down DAS Before disconnecting the cable from the vehicle shut down DAS by clicking the ESC button Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 19 of 39 ESC Figure 45 DAS Escape Exit Quit Icon Then the End DAS and OK buttons ireturnm TO niat mask Figure 46 End DAS Icon 9 23 Close Xentry Whenever Xentry has been used it must be powered off before closing the Virtual Machine Click the Running Man icon in the bottom left corner Figure 47 Xentry Close Icon EENT Y Sea o Padua pra gaus C 1790 C nn rea imt E th P m an ZEN ou C bs sary 8 iam 8m t oer ZLA em CRM Oei arg _ Cs 21m a dg A gs cipem EAD S mano mE m zn de cm SL mE EX ST I3 cn Uu RB o be c msnm M dd NE T ch ee a ded CR a CR HR im Say mugin Fo Tair autumn pus ee ERE Fus UL pa KBB une Rus LT diac u pais Ape deed Rus arde Fu H e Pa PPR sp Peer Leis mw em mtm m E E F _ R TR ee UE Gee TUUS Figure 48 SDS Virtual Machine Xentry Home Page Select Close Xentry and Yes Created
3. Mrinal Machine Sette Deus O summwy al ES W vem 512 MH convestrd Wi ou f jared k EC Pad Handeare Aur arg sco IDE Hardware Type Ta ECR MINED Abet trpe of haere do pou went to reisi USE Controle Port rExnisnaton Add s serial port Hats mu ard Dusk 5 C0 OV0 Deve tH Finony Orre BR ez ork capitis ruse Controller Denti SOSI Devices Figure 82 Virtual Machine Settings Add Hardware Add another serial port and set Use physical serial port on the host Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 36 of 39 Aart Pier eee Cant Epes x vo bu Hets IP Iul La ex ACE LUE Serial Post Typ Esa uim Roues dtt phon amp c Hak necu Dort REEE T Jg Cors pes mE Pari iml cert au rr eared pori ac Ta hes C Oum inim C gupi 19 saut por Figure 83 Virtual Machine Settings Add Hardware Serial Port Select COM22 as the Physical Serial Port If you cannot add a new COMJ22 Port just add another COM2 or whatever REBEL Pe fee 1 ag felt a Miyak E hrt Pat a yes ee oe Um aca pnr oe i e o J Figure 84 Virtual Machine Settings Add Hardware Serial Port COM22 Now the Virtual Machine Settings should show two serial ports COM2 and COM22 Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 37 of 39 Figure 85 Virtual Machine Settings Showing Serial Ports COM2 and COM22 Remove the original Virtual Machine COM2 Figure 86 Virtual Machine Settings
4. and use it as an aid to setting up my SDS before each diagnosis session I follow the steps exactly and have not had a problem connecting since instigating this regime The steps are explained in more detail in Section Detailed Instructions for Connecting and Using SDS Connect Charger Turn off Wireless and or Ethernet start Laptop Set Laptop Date to January 2012 One Month After SDS Date perds Insert RS232 Cardbus Serial Adapter Open VMware Player Open the Virtual Machine 9 Check Virtual Machine Date is January 2012 10 Check Laptop MUX Link Red MUX Unlocked Red Cross 11 Connect MUX to Vehicle 12 Connect MUX to PCMCIA Card 13 Check Laptop MUX Link Green MUX Unlocked D 14 Open Xentry 15 Make Coffee 16 On Xentry Select Model 17 Click Diagnosis Assistance Symbol Button on Left 18 See Tab Alt information and wait 19 Check Green Vehicle Battery Voltage gt 12 4V e E Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 3 of 39 20 Perform Quick Test 2 Delete Stored Faults 22 Shut Down DAS 23 Close Xentry 24 Power Down Virtual Machine 25 Remove Cable from Vehicle 26 Remove MUX Cable from RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card 2l Remove RS232 Cardbus A Ed from Laptop PCMCIA Slot 28 Remove External HDD from L a ot OL y USB Port C n ly f Re quir re gt d 29 Power Off the Laptop 5 Introduction I purchased a Chinese MB STAR Diagnosis System SDS Compact3 C3 on the Internet purely for ed
5. 19 Jul 2012 Page 20 of 39 Figure 49 Close Xentry Icon 9 24 Power Down Virtual Machine It is a good idea to ensure that the Virtual Machine is always powered off when closing rather than suspended as the SDS is then more stable The Virtual Machine is powered off by clicking the Virtual Machine Start button then Turn Off Computer 16 All Orap aT P Serm Figure 50 SDS Virtual Machine gt Start gt turn Off Computer Icons The click Turn Off Figure 51 SDS Virtual Machine gt Start gt Turn Off Computer gt Turn Off Icons 9 25 Remove Cable from Vehicle 9 26 Remove MUX Cable from RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card 9 27 Remove RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card from Laptop PCMCIA Slot 9 28 Remove External HDD from Laptop USB Port Only If Required 9 29 Power Off the Laptop Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 21 of 39 10 Tips For Using SDS http www benzworld org forums r230 sl class 1573730 chinese mb star scanners 3 html Try scanning it with the car running I had some problems with mine with just the key on too I don t know if it starts draining the battery because it takes so long or maybe the car puts it in a different state when it sits with the ignition in the on position for too long Either way I had much more success scanning it while the engine was left running http www benzworld org forums w2 1 1 e class 147042 1 diagnostic software 18 html Official tools are set to expire in a few m
6. CAESAR components Errors during detection 9 14 Open Xentry Open the Xentry Application from the Virtual Machine Desktop Note icon Xentry SIM is for running the Xentry Application in simulation mode without a vehicle connected and is excellent for training purposes Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 16 of 39 Figure 36 SDS Virtual Machine Xentry Icon Produces Xentry Diagnostics Screen as the application opens Figure 37 SDS Virtual Machine Xentry Diagnostics Opening Screen 9 15 Make Coffee Make a cup of coffee as Xentry takes several minutes to load Once Xentry is loaded and is ready to use the MUX icon changes from Unlocked to Locked Figure 38 SDS Virtual Machine MUX Locked 9 16 On Xentry Select Model Select your model from Product Group menu COLE S mi E ai fas E RH EZ aw 29 e ERE TEE Bo Fee CL iz 9h E 1 EET E TII Hii Wi HH Kdu mu REOR GNU RR mum ge oru mai rant Pel P BR HC TE pus dR eren petu 1 399 T mo uw rep Hd ee Do pae HY Regel LEM R DDR PSY Heres ns g Figure 39 Xentry Product Group Enter some basic data Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 17 of 39 18 08 01 mw marie bee patum B ETB pee veru med gta E 3 Eepe UIN Traum N X pm eee ee LR ee p nem camur Figure 40 Xentry Basic Vehicle Data 9 17 Click Diagnosis Assistance Symbol Button on Left Click Diagnosis Assistance Symbol button on
7. M PR 4 Figure 14 Host and Guest Serial Data Traffic With Two Free Serial Port Monitors Running 8 Where to Connect SDS All MB cars after 1998 have a standard On Board Diagnosis 2 OBD II port Refer to SDS WIS for where to connect the OBD connector in a particular model aeaii adet cn eek Ud Wo OTS Cees 6114 um cb oae Rs Figure 15 Where to Connect SDS 9 Detailed Instructions for Connecting and Starting SDS These instructions are for starting the SDS Software on a Virtual Machine already installed on a stand alone Laptop Windows XP SP3 and for checking that the SDS is connected and working Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 10 of 39 9 1 Connect Charger Always connect a trickle charger to the vehicle battery Under hood bonnet is easiest 9 2 Turn off Wireless and or Ethernet On Laptop turn off all Internet Connections Wireless or Ethernet In my configuration the Laptop must be completely standalone to avoid downloading any addons to the SDS 9 3 Start Laptop Start Host Laptop and wait for the Windows XP Desktop 9 4 Set Laptop Date to January 2012 One Month After SDS Date Set Laptop Host Windows Operating System Date to within three months post of the SDS Version date In my configuration SDS Version 11 2011 is dated 2011 11 09 and I always reset the laptop date to January 2012 Start Control Panel Date Time January 2012 Apply 9 5 Connect SDS HDD to
8. Port Monitor which was easy to install and use There are many gs ry 1 rg m LET id a x s EL H om o Pemi w 4 5 x E n a R S qi Ee a tare lg eee ee m Ba s L mo Begs Lely Cun Mr SS TEE M SE lia J AM sy Do wnload CP r ae mn Domim rcrum SOBRE 1 aepo lima OES lop PTO a Parm STE Sores Boom LOI T 1 asd m Qevwicpgmanr Cebu gg Free Serial Port Monitor 3 11 Emra Figure 12 Free Serial Port Monitor Home Page Monitoring actual data flow was crucial to getting the Host and Guest COM2 ports configured and working The SDS Xentry DAS application only shows an animated cartoon and you are never really sure that it is doing anything gF 0 gt Data are being determined please wait a Figure 13 SDS Xentry DAS Data Traffic Status With the serial port monitor running on the side you can see the actual serial data being transferred through the COM port Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 9 of 39 a Tha aw Fagg Larig E ir aS i P i Hirt Fegatri pui 7 7 i NT L Bete 147 Mar 745 TY 10 TI PA Device OM i Dra m Bapa ni Jii a 17 6 XT EE Is P d r fi hi FT UE I iF Rai 1 A A RRC 1217 16 11 ee PD Rim 4g 1217 19 NE ER imm Jii I 1 15 19 1 5994 nm Begeg His C3 T 7 18 oe E TES HH DO Fh ER BE HD SS DD E steal AMM d BINE THH
9. USB Only If Required Connect SDS External Hard Disk Drive HDD to Laptop USB port Doesn t matter which one 9 6 Insert RS232 Cardbus Serial Adapter Insert RS232 Cardbus Serial Adapter Card into Laptop PCMCIA slot The laptop usually beeps once when the card is recognised Figure 16 RS232 Cardbus Serial Adapter Card 9 6 1 Start Serial Port Monitor Only If Required start Free Serial Port Monitor on Host Laptop Desktop Ed Free Serial Port Monitor Figure 17 Free Serial port Monitor Icon Configure to monitor COM2 Previously set as the PCMCIA RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card with 19 200 9 600 bps baud rate and 14 7456 MHz crystal frequency tone 8D nR CG9 OO 0 wi h T Gwe ORL LI j aj rM v M Somer ru DRE CE wd ra md Figure 18 Free Serial port Monitor COM2 Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 11 of 39 When I was having serious connection issues I would test the Host COM2 connection using HyperTerminal to send and receive serial data before opening VMware and the Virtual Machine See Annex C Fault Finding SDS Software and MUX for details Open VMware Player application from the Lapto 9 7 Open VMware Player Desktop K VMware P Figure 19 VMware Player Icon Produces VMware Player Home and Library Page DAS poii dd Bw n h Figure 20 VMware Player Home Page 9 8 Open the Virtual Machine Open the SDS Software which
10. Virtual Machine Desktop set the Virtual COM2 baud rate to 19 200 9 600 bps Virtual Machine Desktop Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM amp LPT Right click Communications Port COM2 and select Properties Port Settings and set Bits per second to 9 200 9 600 Fans i rI ri t b pat it x K T a 55t M Devico Communications Port COM2 SE i Al Acte Gems E im Laas ma Seu HH A Te Bipa cond TR B i r E AQ LNDK Daabis B d Fo T Pio fede Man auia Sira bgr 1 x 6 IDE A E i Kes Thee DAbvd Ree j J 6 8 y k Mode eue pes Cid WB ela He F Pots i F Cn F Coi Eri s e oos Figure 60 Virtual Machine Device Manager gt COM2 Port Settings Note use 9 600 bps and not 19 200 bps Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 27 of 39 13 Annex C Fault Finding SDS Software and MUX This document only applies to a SDS working on a laptop without a connection to the Internet My laptop only communicates to my W220 via the RS232 serial data connection and the vehicle On Board Diagnosis OBD connector X11 4 The initial assumption here is that the Virtual Machine has been installed on the laptop and the PCMCIA Rs232 Cardbus Adapter Card installed and configured to COM2 with a Crystal Frequency of 14 7456MHz and baud rate of 19 200 9 600 bps What follows 1s my fault finding technique that got my M
11. again Once Xentry is running and DAS has been opened and is communicating with the vehicle the MUX icon changes from Unlocked to Locked Figure 91 Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons With Xentry Connected and Communicating
12. left Starts vehicle determination automatically Figure 41 SDS Virtual Machine Xentry DAS Icon 9 18 See Tab Alt Information and Wait See Tab Alt Soe Cane Returns NOTES eee NOTES daninimation nn pesventing damage to eectrnniz composems due ns esertrostame Sr KAUR Tea kit formation and descrpiona aes p ip FS MRT Dr oie A Greta beet cocdilicna LR pni rabia BT orum Soo hoes Euch mme ae epg accmpored pra mr oul A crane mar A maocen art is ba carnes not on nias tn au dw comet connector cfowspucmued pig connector urine d pree pm ai i tun peces a fau code a ash ode map De are diel Dy leat dez uicti m mieripe abe n a PER rud a Tes quen mae impor aor nies n cta eE core h KP aou ps agnonid CH gni a creer rei Tinh Ea RCE SL ud aid Ope cHru 1 Tess ri ga riiedeg iiis i Hg des fiore Timm 3 905 necne Pop atiarmon io Rer nota As PA on mobile usage OF STAR DIST vani Dasara inborn a Tra data rua oat of the contd unie ter in HB9 HY ents or ravi virium acu sere 3a R Dess 04 ITE dram dra moss of Ha Select The data may Pee a ference and mae Heereftsie rcl necessari pe posae ho fee Herm Fo certam eom bocamon or fima EN a FI ri Fr Figure 42 DAS First Notes Page Press F2 to advance Produces another NOTES Page in German Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 18 of 39 D rap ER E REO ACIE i Ln Paje mab aal Eaj PER Fai aa era hrr ar H weha be zi 94 Canine uesr H TE n EAT IE oe
13. not configure the MUX LA 171 2011 2011 10 20 Additis 2H172122213224140 2181221857247323178 Ld a Vehicle 220 173 Control undi MOTE D Fouk 11 1501 8551 E LV Sic herhiei ae rae o Aem Tu po amm a has j i fe p Fu hne Pes Tua h rda spana ee md RON mure gna ms p p m SE i Flea 6 e i Lr T bagno Eli Hg AT derm riie bap trb und 15 cdurapie I sme t EX m he dmm i j Ey iis Ew Tki l LS PI t 4 RRC F1 FQ Pi Figure 78 Xentry DAS Fault 1 1 1 501 9551 I spent days checking the various fuses supplying the vehicle OBD connector X11 4 and tracing the wires in all the SDS cables and connectors All worked perfectly One of the tricks to get my system working was to add a new Virtual Machine Serial Port COM22 and then delete the existing Virtual Machine COM2 I then reconfigured the new Virtual Machine COM22 as COM2 and set the baud rate to 19 200 9 600 bps as before Here is how to do it Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 35 of 39 13 3 1 Add a New Guest Serial Port COM22 Open the VMware Player application VMware Player Figure 79 SDS Virtual Machine Desktop VMware Player Produces VMware Player Home and Libra ry Page Figure 80 SDS Virtual Machine Desktop VMware Player Home Page Then highlight file DAS 2011 11 By Mark Figure 81 Highlight File DAS 2011 11 By Mark Go to Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Settings Hardware Serial Port Add Produces the Add Hardware Wizard
14. ra ZF ELE Ses amas gigi Cee Pa 1708 rer le Check 6619 LATE HE Lain Scr IR 7 m ERRA cid 213 fm in Be REUT ILI D LS et qo mr a LEES hin E cones Fm drug m TER L Figure 2 SDS STAR Utilities Caesar Test on 2003 W220 Good A Caesar Test on a later model 2008 W204 is much more comprehensive ET Deed arrn Pet OF Teles uteri m 18 k S gn mE Tupict cee get PRE GT EZEEREEREEEENEEREENREEREREEREEEEEEEEREGNEEEEEXEEERER CAEN STO HE Z iz Te 9RO lum Pe TOPER grub i EE 44 91 a 3 Setter eck a i o BH KE CINE oa ete ia c prt ts i 9 259 pee Di wd dlc ee La KMS al H SR S LIU TAEDA forrige CE Parch SP ERL ipa m ha N age ee cnr Cama he Seca lume oo H balni Lere H Fert cR ianiai h we arena CRS MO EE Spend B aU 19 ehEER 3 wd REESE zx M n Irt datar O8 apl CANT Ten TA Spera TE ae at CE B v zI47mk3 RDC hack SV ER DO KS a Deere Be nur a ope Attach gn 19 ead Mur eu DASH Sere Lee Level Ax at mc mamas em aa rR R r em ime Gear hm cmn e Nar rrr Dio i 3179 Gom ortas k RT a Ia Ge C188 manc n Tap H 1 5 round 12 RAM P Ud PLA RN UUG DEN BJ ERA ee PRL ED KERE e eree ee CE pra uer 9 CRO H R Figure 3 SDS STAR Utilities Caesar Test on 2008 W204 Good A bad result looks like this Selfdiagnostic ERRCR Device U 1 isn t in state available Device Part D Toolkit Resu
15. the recommended baud rate of 115 200 bps It seems that the MUX provided could not cope with these high data rates My SDS worked at 57 600 bps but to be on the safe side I have set host and guest COM2 settings to 19 200 9 600 bps and the SDS is now very reliable and connects every time Later note I now have set COM2 baud rate to 9 600 bps as it seems even more stable I couldn t be bothered changing all the figures I just replaced 19 200 with 49 200 9 600 throughout the document I also think the order in which you connect is important and I have slightly adapted a procedure suggested by Taztheman 6 Research and Experimentation If you are interested in how I got my SDS going again see Annex C Fault Finding SDS Software and MUX The critical things to do are listed here and in the Detailed Instructions for Connecting and Using SDS Section After recovering from the classic software time expired fault which occurs when opening Xentry after three months of use I found that I could not connect to my vehicle Once the Virtual Desktop is running a simple easy test for proper connectivity is to connect to the vehicle and turn on the ignition Then run STAR Utilities Self Diagnosis Caesar Self Diagnosis and inspect the result A good result looks like this Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 5 of 39 o Dete Put Timid Es AR Gerren TE ec ocdummemtr Port Te ee ee ee HO wm GE eS ee ee a
16. 2 Host Free Serial Port Monitor and Host HyperTerminal Showing Loop Back Data Traffic 13 1 6 Exit HyperTerminal When HyperTerminal is closed the Free Serial Port Monitor shows this fact as Port closed Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 32 of 39 ea a bag nu BONS a P ae aT Pu ba E LE LEE e AL Pa ar Dd TOI C ED wes i k i Li is zia ar H cma TI Feil ol i der pu um 1 jim sar b pesa ar 5 send mm L i 9 L b krpam CA lude y EC Bd m I ad i O Are Nepas d lal Fari cpasaesb y precmas Usyppertrm ae F Fuga ld ad id mi isk A E i Bh h 8 S 1 3 T a P IZ E P s B B xXx MESI ram ji TE tk i zm Femen uh ig A x uo ER HE iun ae Pauri chamai gl kapp Ni jp 72 7 8 5 CAE 13 DW n a ees R FI LE il p La n atu crede nd c d nd and Figure 73 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Showing Port Closed by Host HyperTerminal In conclusion the serial data communication via the Host Windows Laptop PCMCIA RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card on COM2 and the external cable up to the DB9 connector is working OK 13 2 Check Guest COM2 Port Using HyperTerminal The assumption here is that the Virtual Machine has been installed on the laptop and the Virtual Machine COMZ2 Port set to a baud rate of 19 200 9 600 bps 13 2 1 Open Virtual Machine and Guest HyperTerminal Once again use HyperTerminal but this time it is opened in the Virtual Machine Desktop to send data to Virt
17. 456MHz and checked the Use default baud rate box Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 23 of 39 1 2 z Lome Gee PR E Da Coded lum E x maba mrg e a bb 6 Lli daar hb dad Ha Figure 53 Default RS232 Cardbus Adpater Card COM2 Data Rate 11 1 1 RS232 Cardbus Adapter Configuration The PCMCIA card is easy to configure since once installed it shows up under Windows Device Manager as an additional COM Dor called oma Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Figure 54 Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 If it s not COM2 then change it under Properties Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM amp LPT Right click on Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 and select Properties Fo Acum ga Fir T Fa ZR R E HJR Figure 55 Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Properties Button Click on tab Settings Set Bits per second to 19 200 9 600 OK Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 24 of 39 DE j bL E M N LOT Fri iu aal ere al PPOs Dim cmm Cres otsis Fees Mepis bevy a f a DT aes NOTE DeF i MESH C S x permuta es NIENNO Eas Kan le Poy ls 5 Seen TT Cm embed pines Figure 56 Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Settings Note use 9 600 bps and not 19 200 bps Click on Advanced button and set COM Port Number to COM2 OK Connect Flesh 0X Er r9 50 COM Properties ama is Bubyaaced Settings for CORT2 Bispersecond Treen Figure 57 Co
18. 50 Noodles eric242340 Ne3M Okiebenz bhatt Mackhack Diesel Benz grinich robledoch BenzModz et alia and Taztheman at JCRecordings Software Forum http www benzworld org forums r230 sl class 1573730 chinese mb star scanners html http www jcrecordings com index php option com kunena amp func view amp catid 3 amp id 9201 l emid 571 9201 3 Introduction This document is part of my SDS quartet of documents which I produced after months of research and experimentation with a Chinese SDS e SDS What is it e SDS Instructions For Connecting and Using e SDS Software Installation Instructions e SDS Transfer From External HDD to Internal HDD I do not profess to be an expert in SDS far from it but I do find that keeping the important information in one or two documents in as simple a form as possible helps me in future when I have a need to revisit the subject It may therefore be of use to other BenzWorld members As always any feedback is much appreciated A few weeks after getting my Chinese STAR Diagnosis System SDS Compact3 C3 setup and talking to my car it stopped working It took me two months to recover from this problem and for many weeks I thought that the MUX had failed It turned out not to be the MUX but a combination of hardware PCMCIA Card software Xentry expired date and configuration Host and Guest COM2 issues Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 2 of 39 This document only applies to a SDS Compact3 C3 wo
19. Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 1 of 39 Instructions for Connecting and Using A Chinese MB STAR Diagnosis System SDS C3 BenzWorld Member ricebubbles Table of Contents ke RC VS NOUNS 1 Da PRCKMO WICC GOING ces cpccsccessscace sccstemtasssades tecctaxcaseseacecacseestosevecessecctaucssessacesaceeescesersteacecctassuss 01 1 3s TT S OG CO 1 cas aa 1 4 Quck Connection SUMMALY siseescsesczeiccccccsccdseetenccescosecssewecseteacsecseseevindcewesecsescdviedsenceseasecsesess 2 Esdr 3 6 Research and Experimentation eese eese e pae ERI EAR NEEEPEESKNSS n ncesi s peann ER NER ERU SAn ANN RAT Een RES 4 1 SDS Serial Data C OM Me UETUQOND ocior eroi Pepe cuo accuse erp eroe eva eei PI EE eite tei oho ereeeni ee 6 S WRG 10 CONNCCE SDS T 9 9 Detailed Instructions for Connecting and Starting SDS eeeeee eere 9 10 TADS FOE WU SUNG SDS PR 21 11 Annex A PCMCIA and COM2 Settings on Host cc eeee ecce eee e ee eee eene eee enean 22 12 Annex B COM Settings on Guest Virtual Machine eee ecce eere nennen 26 13 Annex C Fault Finding SDS Software and MUX ccce eee e creer eese ee eene eene unus 27 1 Revisions Version 01 19 July 2012 Original document 2 Acknowledgement Benz World Members especially MBSL5
20. DB9 Connector RS232 to RS485 Converter Box With Hardwired Cable lt gt Free Large Round Male Connector Figure 32 SDS MUX Fixed Large Round Female Input Connector 9 13 Check Laptop MUX Link Green MUX Unlocked D My MUX icon then change takes a few seconds from a Red Cross icon to an unlocked Part D and a green connection between Laptop and MUX In my configuration it is OK to have redi icon for the link Peni the laptop and the Internet Figure 33 SDS Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons 9 13 1 Check SDS Virtual Machine is Working Only If Required From the Virtual Machine Desktop open STAR UTILITIES Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 15 of 39 Figure 34 SDS Virtual Machine STAR Utilities Icon select tab Self Diagnosis and the Caesar Self Diagnosis Wait for the Caesar Test Result to open m If required also check the Host RS232 COM2 data flow in the Host Free Serial Port Monitor m mm LE a o T lt Figure 35 SDS Virtual Machine STAR Utilities Caesar Self Diagnosis Result A positive Caesar Test Results should be similar to Selfdiagnostic Device Part D Toolkit Resultcode 1 SDconnect Toolkit device diagnostic Part D CAESAR STOS Rev 1 12 from Jun 16 2005 generated protocol file from 13 01 2012 14 24 SystemCheck Check serial OOK CAESAR HW Detection D2Access OOK D2Download 104 No download possible No
21. SDS Serial Data Configuration Remember these instructions are for starting the SDS Software on a Virtual Machine already installed on a stand alone Laptop and for checking that the SDS is connected and working My SDS Software 1s Release R2 0 V 11 2011 2011 11 09 Reference SDS STAR Utilities Programs Dpoore Window a y 4 STAR Pad Jacky Information SErteey manager ae Danos ern manae Version Information EE ig sms iri Bio Baie B2 Y 10 7001 0081 11 02 n 12 a EFa Auri ry L I Es s opr anm wD CAXBET DNI 400 5 alr Cinta s data 11 2031 201 1 10 15 Dt pere 951 PLA Soe 13 Dp nora Y 11 2018 7111 a HH sn LTR Ra RST cor Ww JL 03 8HILE 13 878 IHHT sen Tricks Aly 81 03 85 ES TEEN sari Perl vin pris dem v 80 1 vte ee grua dbi a 11 11 11 Figure 6 SDS STAR Utilities Version Information Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 7 of 39 In my configuration the SDS Software 1s installed on an external USB hard disk drive and the MUX is connected by a RS232 Cardbus Adapter inserted in the Laptop PCMCIA slot A P x me BAV Mene a So Lapp ma PSA HET ma XT LER Tanirian R466 A ME SFI TES ON iC aprel Coie T ay ska CAN YM VOS iT rammida COMAND a m am mm emm KISTRR r RI L Heodlamp Banger CusiraL OTR Xrsau STAR Diagnosis System 5D5 Wening Carrel i WM Greed Figure 7 SDS STAR Diagnosis System SDS and OBD II Connector
22. Showing Serial Port COM22 Change the new Virtual Machine COM22 to COM2 Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 38 of 39 X eich Acenter Bridge B LZ u Figure 87 Rename Virtual Machine Serial Port COM2 Exit out of the Virtual Machine Settings and return to the VMware Player Home Page Open VMware Player by clicking on the file DAS 2011 11 By Mark T Figure 88 Open File DAS 2011 11 By Mark Produces the Virtual Machine Desktop Now set the Virtual Machine COM2 baud rate to 19 200 9 600 bps as before Virtual Machine Start Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager Ports COM amp LPT Right click Communications Port COM2 and select Properties Port Settings and set Bits per second to 19200 9600 Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 39 of 39 T4 L wil a gb Control Pane S n Communications Port COMZ Prope PES zr 2 M stris ime Ps EJ DSWE Daph f j Lud amp uam th oe uis v d DVD 1 Pa i NY s i Step aa K vad L SET 7T LI Figure 89 Virtual Machine COM2 Properties Note use 9 600 bps and not 19 200 bps Return to the Virtual Machine Desktop and plug the MUX into the vehicle and then into the RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card in the laptop PCMCIA slot In m case once the MUX is plugged in to the car and the laptop the Desk Band eae from to this Figure 90 Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons and all else going well Xentry will work
23. UX connected to the Virtual Machine COM2 again 13 1 Check Host COM2 Port Using HyperTerminal 13 1 1 Open Host Free Serial Port Monitor On the Host Windows Laptop Desktop open Free Serial Port Monitor application Pg Free Serial Port iu Far LERTI Figure 61 Host Desktop Free Serial Port Monitor Icon Hae 165 S1G RIE Are Clar Phe Serial Port Hie SHU i BIR Sv haee ae serial See mitts i hebr scd Re Pe red bE Pe eee dams riu ea HZ fD dee n 4 81 iT fa diHLD Ea EI rag iius al rimum rh Eng Hals Figure 62 Host Desktop Free Serial Port Monitor Wizard COM2 Select the data visualizers and processors I like to see as much as possible so I select Data View Line View and Request View Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 28 of 39 Lamha Lain Pria ug riza Pus dd ge aeo gnam Zj Lesa nu d BI Dunt DA ab aod Ty N PE b e Far BL N dI Heep acf uri donas ta fedha Pee Np ra eer een p FILES OS ed mY KB ee B Wwun FUEiBob 4 oe RKB Mmt bi maloas mma oe gR gummi ona s Cem maip Figure 63 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Wizard Data Processing Options The Free Serial Port Monitor then opens and waits for any data flow T a Fr EN da mm Ame e UE L GEO n Fa zzk demas V asd mud DE oe uH IH Figure 64 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Waiting For Data 13 1 2 Open Host HyperTerminal I used HyperTerminal as a Telnet application to generate some RS232 seria
24. in my case is a VMware file DAS 2011 11 By Mark vmx gd DAS 2011 11 By Mark Figure 21 VMware file DAS 2011 11 By Mark vmx This produces the SDS Virtual Machine Desktop Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 12 of 39 MN g N a eS ee LAN lt a Mercedes Benz L m Imm 5 fa die ed ie Ge ae a ee oe Ee o Figure 22 SDS Virtual Machine Desktop 9 8 1 Check Host COM2 Port Status Only If Required Now return to the Host Laptop Desktop Press Ctrl and Alt keys simultaneously and check the Host Free Serial Port Monitor that the Virtual Machine has opened COM2 Port opened by process vmware vmx exa 5 amp 65 73 74 20 47 75 65 73 74 20 43 4T 4D 32 TT 69 T4 amp B 20 GC EF EF 7D 2D amp Z 41 6 amp 3 EB 1 A AR A Figure 23 Host COM2 Port Opened 9 8 2 Check Guest COM2 Port Status Only If Required If you are really keen install the Free Serial Port Monitor application on the Guest Virtual Machine as well as the Host and run it to watch the Virtual Machine data on the Virtual Machine COM2 At one stage I had both Host and Guest Serial Port Monitors watching the data traffic while Xentry was running See Annex C Fault Finding SDS Software a X for details Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 13 of 39 Dene erO O9nGO tie I ac ix ai Go f dA eae m TS ox a BI FT TE E EU B FB m Figure 24 Host and Guest Serial Data Traffic With Two Free Serial Port Monitors Run
25. l data as 1t was already installed in Windows XP SP3 Run HyperTerminal from Host Windows Laptop Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal b COmmuracatiors c Faw Wi T cic Connections f Network Setup Wizard x Hes Connection Wizard za Wireless Network Setup Wizard amp Bluetooth Fle Transfer vad Figure 65 Host Start gt All Programs etc HyperTerminal Icon 1 Create a New Connection with any name and icon Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 29 of 39 thes oT OT Al DIS eee cim ge 11 io p Om La nimm oan fuam noms la Fo m nr lim Fer ODER stp E n aemw 355065 Tia rmm Bad lu kr l D TEN I Figure 66 Host HyperTerminal Test Name and Icon Ed ITI ESI EP omm MMM du Bus REER Bm Do LEG Ro o um mmm mu em e m m Figure 67 Host HyperTerminal Test COM2 3 Set the Bits per second to 19200 9600 then select the type of Flow control as Xon Xoff which is a software flow control that only requires that the transmit data TXD and read data RXD pins be connected together for the Loop Back Test Rabe 7 shut oe c w Figure 68 Host HyperTerminal Flow Control Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 30 of 39 When you click OK HyperTerminal opens the COM2 port which shows as an entry in the Free Tone eccens nBc ss 58 LI Hai LI Figure 69 Host HyperTerminal Port Opened 13 1 3 Test Serial Port Open Loo
26. larger Pus m FIA Kie i J Tai ir era p an F mi sh LD Trew El ce m rs Van As Sicheieibuhinieise LI LEN UE i Ioab bo re Sur LST temm See ee rl ae eri wee sleere baim PER LEFI a E Rr 351 i aR T BERI umm ab RA PS rasis ied i i L aA il L Bhi qure aig dr lt er lakte EZ Bd Tnt Ch 9199 CH gap Bee ee st Bide uil isa B a Figure 43 DAS Second Notes Page German Ihr System ist mit der Berechtigung Developer Kit ausgestattet Somit stehen Ihnen die aktuellen Entwicklungsstande zur Verf gung Sicherheitshinweise Die Daten haben nicht alle Massnahmen zur Qualit tssicherung durchlaufen Durch unsachgem sse Verwendung des Systems k nnen PERSONEN und FAHRZEUGSCHADEN verursacht werden Mit dem Betatigen der Taste F2 bestatige ich dass ich die Sicherheitshinweise gelesen habe English Your system is equipped with the right Developer Kit This will offer you the latest professional development available Safety The data have not undergone any quality assurance measures Improper use of the system can cause PASSENGER VEHICLE DAMAGE By actuating the F2 key acknowledge that have read the safety instructions 9 19 Check Green Vehicle Battery Voltage gt 12 4V You should see a green Vehicle Battery Voltage icon with at least 12 4V Battery voltage 12 5 V d ol Figure 44 DAS Battery Voltage Icon 9 20 Perform Quick Test Always perform a Quick Test first 9 21 Delete Stored Faults
27. llrode 1 Figure 4 SDS STAR Utilities Caesar Test on 2003 W220 Bad Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 6 of 39 The SDS SDconnect Toolkit Information function also showed No signal from my Part D MUX The 06 MUX is a legacy from my initial connection Administration x SDcc 1 QD Mercedes Benz Administration 4 a x pu dd e La imp oo QE qux He my MIT pi r e Figure 5 SDS SDconnect Toolkit MUX D No Signal In my initial ignorance I spent weeks reading up on Virtual Machines Network Adapters and Bridged Connections and experimenting with IP TCP configurations eventually to realise that these were not important for a simple RS232 data link via a cable between the SDS and the car If you are interested in connecting to the Internet one of my critical findings was that in the Virtual Machine Desk Top Folder Info it lists IP Addresses which cannot be used in SDS as being 172 29 127 0 to 172 29 127 255 From the supplied video instructions I had been using 172 029 127 123 which would not work properly It was a lot better using 172 129 127 123 Why I do not know and gave up further research as in my situation the IP settings are irrelevant What were important were the serial data port settings and I have included a section on how to set them up as this was critical to the successful operation of my SDS and MUX See Annex A PCMCIA and COM Settings on Host and Annex B COM2 Settings on Guest Virtual Machine 7
28. mpact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Com Port Number Then click on tab Data rate Detect Crystal Frequency Returns Crystal Frequency MHz of 14 7456MHz Check the box Use default baud rate OK Conpact Flask OF eC PSO COM Properties Dere Semone FiFO Cata iai Creme Dean Prizren ris EO pm impar Clock LESTR Ermey Sir CR Canal Firsaimos 1a EC lt p B P Figure 58 Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Data Rate Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 25 of 39 In summary my configuration for the host computer laptop running Windows XP SP3 operating system looks like this A RS232 Port COM2 available via the PCMCIA slot and the Compact Flash Adapter Card The COM2 baud rate 19 200 9 600 bps The Compact Flash OX16CF950 COM2 Data rate should have Crystal Frequency MHZ as 14 7456MHz and Use default baud rate box checked The COMI Port settings do not matter The link between the laptop and the Internet has been disabled Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 26 of 39 12 Annex B COM2 Settings on Guest Virtual Machine In the Virtual Machine Settings ensure that Serial Port is Using port COM2 If not select COM2 in the Connection Use physical serial port drop down window on the right Said CFU ome oe ddem Pg ote oe ig pede oes ER 0 mr pert ss pnd cuiu pT pe orla add L x c 5 j Figure 59 Virtual Machine Settings Then in the
29. ng just in case and Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 4 of 39 progressed to the point where I could exercise the cabin lights easy to watch from outside the vehicle and got to the stage of opening and closing various flaps on the ACC I was able to read out the list of fault codes stored in my vehicle and was surprised to find a transmission issue which has been there for several years I then learnt the hard way that installing and switching on the SDS on a laptop connected to the Internet results in the system automatically downloading SDS Addons and in the process it seems being Black Listed by MB thus preventing the MUX from working connecting I could still use Xentry in simulation mode ie with no vehicle connected and this 1s extremely useful for training purposes but I just could not get the SDS to connect again to my vehicle It took me two months of full time research and experimentation in order to recover from my predicament I then ran into the problem that it seems all Chinese Star C3 SDS have in that they are prone to cease working three months after the date of the SDS Version In my case an application or patch was provided which reset the SDS software My guidelines should avoid the need to do this in future as I now always configure the laptop date at my SDS Version plus one month at the start of each session My most important and unexpected discovery was that the RS232 data link 1s temperamental if operated at
30. ning 9 9 Check Virtual Machine Date is January 2012 Check that the date on the Virtual Machine Desktop is set to January 2012 9 10 Check Laptop MUX Link Red MUX Unlocked Red Cross The lower right Virtual Machine Tool Bar shows the Desk Band group of icons Note in my configuration with no Internet connection I am only interested in the SD system Multiplexer link Operating modes Figure 25 SDS Operating Modes Should now have MUX icon unlocked with a red cross and a red link for the SD system Multiplexer status Figure 26 SDS Virtual Machine Desk Band Icons 9 11 Connect MUX to Vehicle Connect the SDS MUX to the vehicle Check that the MUX green light comes on Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 14 of 39 Figure 27 MUX Fixed Male Large 55 Way Round Output Connector Free 55 Way Round Connector and Cable Free Male 16 Pin Plug To Suit MB Connector X11 4 or OBD II Figure 28 MB Connector X11 4 in W220 In my SDS there is no need to switch on the ignition until instructed to do so by the SDS Dis Biek T Switch on ignition Figure 29 SDS Xentry Warning to Switch on Ignition 9 12 Connect MUX to PCMCIA Card Connect the MUX to the serial port via the cable plugged into the RS232 Cardbus Adapter in the Laptop PCMCIA slot Figure 30 RS232 Cardbus Adapter Fixed Socket Free Male Plug and Cable lt Free Male RS232 DB9 Connector RE232 TO RSS Figure 31 Free Female RS232
31. onths if not updated I assume we are talking about devices for private use where the software 1s typically modified not to expire The tool would then work forever and would cover models built before the date of the diagnosis SW also cars built later as long as the car is one of the models supported by the SW a face lift may already make a car at least partially unknown for the tool http www benzworld org forums w21 1 e class 147042 1 diagnostic software 19 html Developer Mode Warning Most of the clone vendors have all that unlocked They do not unlock developer mode and for good reason In developer mode things can be done to very pricey modules that render them useless Also that mode is mostly in German so it 1s not a cakewalk I doubt you would need it anyway http www benzworld org forums w220 s class 1534458 star diagnostic system html For those of us new to using a Star System ignition on doesn t mean to have the engine running The key has the 0 off 1 accessories 2 ignition on and 3 start engine positions It is only necessary to go to position 2 just before starting the engine and the STAR system should communicate with the car Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 22 of 39 11 Annex A PCMCIA and COM2 Settings on Host 11 1 PCMCIA to Serial RS232 Adapter Card A Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA to Serial RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card was supplied with my MB STAR C3 System to pro
32. p When the RS232 serial connector is not connected to anything it is called Open Loop and there will be no data return The data shown in red in the next Figure was produced by selecting the HyperTerminal window then typing a few keys on the key board Notice that there is no data showing DEBS arnoceng ARO as s arem Te PE p Esa SSeS RR L lai oe ee SS CENEdSTHR ses al T M Figure 70 Host Free Serial Port Monitor and Host HyperTerminal Showing No Data Traffic 13 1 4 Configure Serial Port For Loop Back Test A good test of a serial port is to put a link between pins 2 and 3 on the serial DB9 connector to loop the outgoing data back to the input This 1s called a Loop Back Test Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 31 of 39 DB 9 Male aT Titi 1 Pin d 0 get Z Kill HR cere ligare 54 ilies rhe i sque Lega Jar ae jm d Mx lt r a UND 8 oner nr G H vaii UI GERE CBE RE a MID gmm Z Ee TD pem Ji Figure 71 Serial DB9 Connector Configuration For Loop Back Test 13 1 5 Conduct Loop Back Test on Host Serial Port In the HyperTerminal Window I typed the words Test with loopback on Host COM and HyperTerminal shows the data being returned when connected for a Loop Back Test I also aqua inj n zn data the arrows whilst capturing the next image tone eT OMe a Oe lt Ga om 6 lez wiih Laocmsback om Reni O ane CLR YER TB pre oe Figure 7
33. rking on a laptop without a connection to the Internet It applies to either external HDD or internal partition storage of the SDS application My laptop now ONLY communicates to my W220 via the RS232 serial data connection and the vehicle On Board Diagnosis OBD connector X11 4 I have disabled the laptop Internet link During my fault finding activities the most important discovery was that the RS232 data link is temperamental if operated at the suggested baud rate of 115 200 bps My SDS 19 now very reliable at 9 600 bps I am happy to just use the SDS Workshop Information System WIS and the Diagnosis Assistance System DAS accessed via the SDS Xentry master application Another favourite application is StarFinder accessed from the Virtual Desktop but nothing I use now accesses the Internet I now understand the Internet side of SDS but the configuration of the Virtual Machine and the associated IP and Network Adapter settings are particularly confusing and fraught with problems In my scenario I don t need this functionality anyway In this document I have tried to summarise in simple terms how to fault find a serial communication issue as well as how to connect and how to use a SDS It took weeks of research and a lot of trial and error to figure this out Hopefully this document will help others to reconnect to their cars It seems a common issue 4 Quick Connection Summary I print a copy of this Quick Connection Summary
34. ual Machine COM2 Use the same configuration settings for Virtual Machine Guest COM2 as for the Host COM tests If you are really keen you can also install and run the Free serial Port Monitor on the Virtual Machine and watch the data traffic in both the Guest and Host systems Note the VMware Player has opened Host COM2 again e E L usa 82 LRU iu ve MEL CMT Laas T ui 7 6 hafe rih Da sJ OF F fr FR nk E S PT rh uh H a J Figure 74 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Showing Port Opened by Virtual Machine Guest HyperTerminal Created 19 Jul 2012 13 2 2 Page 33 of 39 Test Guest and Host Serial Port Open Loop HyperTerminal can be used from the Virtual Machine with and without the Loop Back link on the DB9 connector This then exercises the connection from the Virtual Machine through the Virtual Machine COM2 port to the Host Laptop and through the PCMCIA Cardbus Adapter configured as COM2 to the external DB9 connector Typing on the key board while the Virtual Hane r ef ann U CALI p io rae Le oo Machine is selected produces no data return a a i lot ais cepe Pere om CELETTE m Figure 75 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Showing No Data From Virtual Machine Guest HyperTerminal 13 2 3 Test Guest and Host Serial Port With Loop Back Once again connect pins 2 and 3 on the RS232 DB9 connector and then type Test Guest COM2
35. ucational purposes and so that I could experiment with some of the settings in my W220 S500 especially to do with my pet subject the Automatic Climate Control ACC Mercedes Benz MB STAR C3 new version 11 2011 w Price LT chest hee 906 alinm Figure 1 As Purchased MB STAR Diagnosis System Compact3 What I received was e Ix MULTIPLEXER Ix 16pin OBD II cable Ix 4pin cable Ix 38 pin cable Ix 14pin track cable Ix COM cable Ix RS232 to RS485 Cable Ix Serial adapter cable Ix PCMCIA RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card and Pamphlet Ix Hard Drive Disc for DAS EPC and WIS V2011 11 FINDER V2011 11 Purchasing owning setting up and using a SDS has turned out to be an extremely difficult project and one not to be undertaken lightly There is a plethora of information available on SDS on the Internet but unfortunately it is mostly non constructive quite often abusive and fairly often not available without paying a fee to some very enterprising people My SDS as supplied came without any installation instructions other than a couple of crude videos and an out of date pamphlet for the RS232 Card After a lot of assumptions and several emails to the supplier I eventually got connected and began cautiously testing the various functions and capabilities of SDS I particularly like the Workshop Information System and the StarFinder applications and have used them many times to date I have yet to have a real need to use DAS but began self traini
36. vide a serial port for connecting a laptop to the MUX I initially tried using the inbuilt serial port on my Dell D820 laptop but couldn t get it to work User Manual Installation Instructions for the Serial RS232 Cardbus Adapter Card as provided were Ver 1 10 dated Jun 04 Ver 2 00 was downloaded from http www redist eu media import manuali CX235 MAN pdf The driver I used was found on the supplied CDROM under F Cardbus Serial and Parallel RS232 LONG CARD I selected the 32bit XP spec file The User Manual refers to OXCB950 Cardbus UART but the CDROM installs an OX16CF950 Compact Flash UART Card Reference the Internet the OX16CF950 is a low cost asynchronous 16 bit PC card referred to as a PCMCIA or a Compact Flash Card In summary the critical step for me was to NOT use the crystal frequency and baud rate as suggested in RS232 Cardbus Adapter User Manual CX235 MAN pdf 14 If the set baud rate successfully in Windows XP you will see IVa TZ S RETE TER RU RUIT the following wizard Dewa Seling FIFOs Dita ral Davs 18 950 F Input LC keck Lira Frequency PHI Deen Cross Frecauencu 1 BA m Baud rae configuration aphiont Ue del sh Fas me D eemds Configueston Bau rate multiple 1 V Dusd speed he Baud rate desde prescalei T MEN v Reje Delaukes Canca Figure 52 User Manual Settings RS232 Cardbus Adpater Card COM2 Data Rate Instead I used the Detect Crystal Frequency value of 14 7
37. with loop back on the keyboard and watch the data flow as it returns to the Virtual Machine HyperTerminal Window In the next Figure the Window on the left is the Free Serial Port Monitor which is monitoring the data traffic on the Host Serial Port and the PCMCIA Adapter Card COM2 The Window on the right is the Virtual Machine Desktop with Virtual machine HyperTerminal sending and receiving e 8 Dene ententio E ol data through both the Guest and Host systems mem L 3j acum yl od gol oe ge MPa Se Pa A Mnr ken ER IL ES Pari 5 E o on AM a Figure 76 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Showing Data Flow From Virtual Machine Guest HyperTerminal 13 2 4 Conclusion For Guest and Host Serial Port Connection After weeks of failure with a 115 200 baud rate performing the above tests established that I need to use a 9 600 baud rate and proved that both the Host and Guest serial data connection via COM2 then working OK Created 19 Jul 2012 Page 34 of 39 Once the data 1s working on both the Guest and Host Desktops disconnect the Virtual Machine HyperTerminal The Host Serial Port Monitor shows Port closed a E bui ETE CTUM De ee ro uh Figure 77 Host Free Serial Port Monitor Showing Port Closed by Virtual Machine Guest HyperTerminal 13 3 Fault Finding Guest COM2 Connection Initially my Guest COM2 connection would not work as above I could
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