OpenFlash Tablet: OFT 3-Touch Programming with Preloaded Tune File Database

[FrsDuke]

If I may I'm going to take a stab at clearly saying what is and is not locked. If I'm wrong I'm sure shiv will clarify.

.dev file tells the oft how to generate a set of tunes appropriate to the car and puts them in the OFT memory slots. These tunes are tied to the devise and cannot be removed or altered, but they can be overwritten.

.bin files are open and can be copied over a .dev generated tune.

Currently there are stage 1 and 2 and e85 tunes available for everyone. These will remain available and continue to be updated.

Down the road there may be tunes that are not and never will be open. Carb certified tunes for example would have to be locked. If some company makes a tune available for their supercharger and want to allow OFT users access they may choose to lock it to preserve the warranty or something. Those tunes will only be made available by .dev file.

I see no reason to make normal 1,2,e85 updates only available in .dev when it's all free anyway.

The OFT isn't just a cable. It can check and clear codes. It can data log and they are expanding those capabilities.

Also none of this impacts the ability of end users creating their own .bin files and sharing them. Some dude comes up with a great tune for some specific mods and makes it available you can get it and try it.

I hope that helped.

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by FrsDuke

If I may I'm going to take a stab at clearly saying what is and is not locked. If I'm wrong I'm sure shiv will clarify.

.dev file tells the oft how to generate a set of tunes appropriate to the car and puts them in the OFT memory slots. These tunes are tied to the devise and cannot be removed or altered, but they can be overwritten.

.bin files are open and can be copied over a .dev generated tune.

Currently there are stage 1 and 2 and e85 tunes available for everyone. These will remain available and continue to be updated.

Down the road there may be tunes that are not and never will be open. Carb certified tunes for example would have to be locked. If some company makes a tune available for their supercharger and want to allow OFT users access they may choose to lock it to preserve the warranty or something. Those tunes will only be made available by .dev file.

I see no reason to make normal 1,2,e85 updates only available in .dev when it's all free anyway.

The OFT isn't just a cable. It can check and clear codes. It can data log and they are expanding those capabilities.

Also none of this impacts the ability of end users creating their own .bin files and sharing them. Some dude comes up with a great tune for some specific mods and makes it available you can get it and try it.

I hope that helped.

+100

[FrsDuke]

If anything ecutek users owe shiv and all the guys at brzedit and romraider a big "thank you" for helping ecutek open their doors. The more open platforms the better the tunes the better our cars will be. Maybe I'm just a sap, but the economist in me absolutely loves all this and I am a FAN of the people making it happen.

[Victor Draken]

I think that the language barrier didn't help me, I wanted to be a bit provocative but It seems like from your point of view some of what I wrote has a more deep meaning that I could imagine.

Apologize.

[Grip Ronin]

so how bout those 1.50 updates? interesting to see what changes are to the stage 2 avcs

[Fizz]

I haven't been following the OFT threads for awhile...so please excuse my ignorance. Are the Australian delivered 86 ROMs supported with the latest v1.50 tune?

[steve99]

Originally Posted by Fizz

I haven't been following the OFT threads for awhile...so please excuse my ignorance. Are the Australian delivered 86 ROMs supported with the latest v1.50 tune?

I believe australian ROM's for BRZ/86 are supported on current 1.34 and 1.42Beta tune files, so suspect they will also be supported in 1.50 when its released

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by steve99

I believe australian ROM's for BRZ/86 are supported on current 1.34 and 1.42Beta tune files, so suspect they will also be supported in 1.50 when its released

This is correct. Aussie ROMs have been supported for a while

[Burn]

Originally Posted by shiv@vishnu

This is correct. Aussie ROMs have been supported for a while

I've been running it since dec 2013 and so far so good.

[jflogerzi]

Wait can you flash the ECU with ecutek using OFT flash files? Or did I miss something.

[AdrianG]

Originally Posted by jflogerzi

Wait can you flash the ECU with ecutek using OFT flash files? Or did I miss something.

No, but since they are open you could open the tunes in TunerPro or RomRaider and either visually or mechanically copy the tables over. In the end, both tuning platforms do the same basic thing, changing the quantitative values in several tables to alter the way the car runs.

Hell, you could even take Shiv's maps altered or not and flash them with a Tactrix cable. You'd be taking a hell of a risk using beta software to load code onto your car which you haven't confirmed for yourself, but Shiv isn't doing anything to stop you from doing that.

FWIW I have everything I need to use Shiv's works without paying him a penny for it, and today I ordered an OFT/OFH combo anyways, because I know it will be more useful.

[jflogerzi]

Originally Posted by AdrianG

No, but since they are open you could open the tunes in TunerPro or RomRaider and either visually or mechanically copy the tables over. In the end, both tuning platforms do the same basic thing, changing the quantitative values in several tables to alter the way the car runs.

Hell, you could even take Shiv's maps altered or otherwise and flash them with a Tactrix cable. You'd be taking a hell of a risk using beta software to load code onto your car which you haven't confirmed for yourself, but Shiv isn't doing anything to stop you from doing that.

Thanks for the clarification

[taiquach]

siv or any one with the latest version of oft pre loaded maps please help. I got my oft through top gear solution and I have been told that is the latest version, but after the reading complete, the screen told me to turn key off and disconnect the oft, I did that and reconnect then turn key back on and hit the tunning tab on the oft, it then show another screen with write tab, I hit the write tab but nothing happen. anny one have the same problem or my unit is the old version which require lap top to up load maps to oft. I am new to ecu flash , any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by taiquach

siv or any one with the latest version of oft pre loaded maps please help. I got my oft through top gear solution and I have been told that is the latest version, but after the reading complete, the screen told me to turn key off and disconnect the oft, I did that and reconnect then turn key back on and hit the tunning tab on the oft, it then show another screen with write tab, I hit the write tab but nothing happen. anny one have the same problem or my unit is the old version which require lap top to up load maps to oft. I am new to ecu flash , any help would be greatly appreciated.

We start shipping out OFTs with preloaded tunes on Monday so it is safe to say that you unit doesn't have any files preloaded on to it. So you will need to manually load tune files on to your device as everyone else has done from up to this point. Instructions are on the website. But I'm sure Jeff@topgersolution can also help you